The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-13
REFUSED TO DELIVER IT.
The S., F. & v. Holding Naval Stores
Until the Rolling Charges Are Paid.


Bills Were Presented Yesterday and
/ the Factors Refused to Pay the Ad-
ditional 3 Cents for Rolling Along
With the First Months Storage-The
Factors and Railroad Men to Meet
/ To-day to Discuss the Situation,
Which Is Rather Bad One for the
/ Shipping Interests.
/ The dispute between the railroads and
the naval stores factors over the question
1 OF the rolling charge for rosin and spirits
Of turpentiue has taken a serious turn,
and it looks gerry much as if there were
trouble ahead.
The factors have remained firm in their
position. They have done as they said
they would do all along, and refused to
pay the charge of three cents per barrel
at the same time the storage for the first
month is paid. Bills were sent in a day
or two ago for the first months storage
charges of three cents a barrel for rosin,
and four cents a barrel for spirits To
each of these charges was added three
cents a barrel for rolling.
ANA-A NaHA ~ ELL y En- ] II 4 STUFF
Yesterday the railroads sent around to
collect some of these bills, or at least the
Savannah, Florida and Western railroad
did, with the result that the bills were
turned down. Payment for the first
months storage was rendered as has al
ways been the custom, but the road re-
fused TO accept this, 50 the bills were not
paid.
But the Savannah, Florida and West
ern was not to be outdone. Or
ders were sent to the road by
several of the factors for stuff
that was to be delivered to buyers, and
the road absolutely and fatty refused to
deliver it. This is a new phase of the sit
uation As long as the factors refuse to
pay this charge in advance the railroads
or at least the Savannah, Florida and
Western, will refuse to deliver the stuff
that is already on its yard. The Savan-
nah. Florida and Western Railroad is the
only one of the storage companies that
has yet been heard from. The Central
railroad has as yet sent in no bills for the
extra charge of rolling, and it seems to be
the Savanna, Florida and Western that
is taking the determined stand.
A MENACE TO SHIPPING INTERESTS.
If something is not done to settle the
matter much damage to the shipping in
terests will no doubt be wrought There
will be meeting of parties representing
the factors, with representatives from
the railroads, some time to-day, for the
purpose of seeing what can be done about
the matter. But it is hard to predict
what, if anything, will be accomplished
since both sides take a determined stand
and absolutely refuse to withdraw from
their positions.
Unless they can come to some agree
ment IL is decidedly probable that the
matter will get into the courts. Now
that the railroads have refused to de-
liver the stuff the factors might have TO
become the plaintiffs in the suit, and in
stitute bail in trover action or swear
out a possessory warrant.
TALK OF SEEKING OTHER PORTS.
In all this some Of the factors say that
much damage is liable TO be suffered by
the port and shipping interests here 1t
is said parties have already written from
New York and other points to find out at
what rate and with what advantage they
can have stuff shipped through Bruins
wick, Jacksonville or Charleston If the
railroads endeavor to enforce the charge
it is said this action may
drive thousands of barrels of
spirits and rosin away from
Savannah, and cause it to be shipped
through other ports, where the producer
is not taxed with any such charge, for a
service which the factors contend is per-
formed for the buyer, as it is done after
the stuff has been delivered The factors
say good deal of buying directly at the
distilleries would also result to the last
ing detriment of Savannah as a naval
stores port