The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
Wednesday, March 6, 1885.
Unsatisfactory City With. Which 10
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Some weeks ago we made mention that At
lanta was an unsatisfactory place to deal with
We referred 10 dealer in printers supplies
and forthwith the Commercial. an evening
paper OF Atlanta, had considerable to say
about 1t, and among other things that paper
referred to the Dodson Printers Supply Com
pany by name, which was mere assumption
on the part Of the Atlanta editor.
We received marked copy of the CONNER.
cial, enclosed in an envelope with the Dodson
Printers Supply company's imprint on it,
but having no malice, after having written a
rejoinder, we concluded to throw ii aside and
not publish it.
Last Saturday we received q marked copy
OF the Madison Advertiser, echolng and re-
echoing the Commercials Ideas, and flying to
the defense Of the Dodson Printers Supply
Company. The wrapper which enclosed this
paper also had on it the name OF the Dodson
Supply Company.
Here follows the article, which was written
for last weeks paper, but which was thrown
aside. AS they seem desirous Of getting lit
tie more free advertising we now produce the
article:
Naturally this section Of the country would
like to trade with Atlanta. 1t is near to MS
and some time ago we thought to turn all oui
business In that direction. not that we were
dissatisfied with any dealer TO whom we had
sent orders, but because Atlanta is nearer to
us than any other city.
Experience, however, has proven the folly
vexation and annoyance OF the experiment.
1t may be that our luck is different from
that Of others, but repeated efforts to trade
with Atlanta have proved unsatisfactory 10
us.
We itemize our grievances thus in general
ist. Charges for boxing and drayage.
ID. Charges for exchange in the payment o.
drafts.
are due. without making. the proper discount
for cash payment
4th. Persistence in shipping by the South
ern Railway. AbbevilIe Is on branch o.
a branch OF that system. Goods have never
as far as we know. been received In Abbevlile
from Atlanta in less than four days by the
Southern. Sometimes it requires week oi
longer. The freighth train on the Seaboaro
Air Line leaves Atlanta in the evening and
arrives at Abbeville before daylight.
5th. Overcharges, or excessive charges FOL
goods.
9Th. Disregard of orders and filling them
differently from the manner in which order
ed.
7th. Even though it, were right to charge
for boxing excessive charges Tor the same.
Sth. We charge the shipping our goods by
an indirect or circuitous route, when dlrec'
route was equally accessible TO the shipper.
Supply company as the firm OF which we
complained. We did not say TO whom we
had reference Other men in Atlanta haye
served us less satisfactorily than the pooSons
We charge specifically:
We charge that in one instance the most in-
ferlor goods we're sent when we ordered the
best. ,.
with charges for boxing and drayage with ex-
pense of exchange, and with sending more
goods than we're ordered.
We charge firm with disregard OF @ oruers'
blank sheets like sample enclosed, WITH order'
they did not send the blank sheets. They
printed, padded and trimmed the paper so
badly that we did not show or offer the goods
to our customer, and thus it is that the three
thousand statements, which were printed by
that firm for Aug. w. Smith now lie
among the rubbish Of this offce-a clear loss
our own work, and do 1t better than the At
lanta dealer from which we ordered blank
paper.
that last Fall we ordered from firm in AT.
lanta six reams of poster paper, worth W cents
or dollar ream. As we'll as we can DOW
recollect, SS.40 was charged fer the paper. We
Immediately notified them that we would not
receive the goods at that price. and by the
same mail ordered the same goods from the
Richmond Paper Company, for which they
We charge one firm with charging US one
dollar for a twenty-five cents box. Just now
we do not recollect whether exchange or
'.drayage" was in the bill or whether these
items were supplemental thereto
This q simple statement OF our reasons for
believing that Atlanta is the poorest place on
the face OF the earth with which to trade.
When we order goods from Richmond they
come promptly--always shipped as we have
directed. They never made but one mistake E
with us, as far as we now recollect, and when
notified Of 1t, Immediately made the neces-
sary correction.
In the above statement reference is had TO
% four different firms-all with whom we recol-
lect to have dealt, except the Platt Company,
in Atlanta.
We now have a contract with the Holland
Advertising Agency, but have no reference to
them in the above, and will wait for develop
ments, or conclusions, before saying anything
OF them.