The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
A DEATH BLOW
TO THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE ESTAB-
LISHMENTS.

Some of the railroads are getting
tired of handling the original package
stuff and propose to refuse it shipment
in future. The two most extensive
railroad systems in the State. the South
ern and the Atlantic Coast Line, have
issued circulars to the above effect.
The following is the circular Of the
Southern Railway:
Southern Railway Company,
General Freight Department.
| Transportation of interstate ship
ments of spirituous and malt liquors
to points within the State of South
| Carolina.
Notice to shippers and connecting
| lines:
Counsel having decided that spirit.
uous and malt li9u' RS in bottles when
| not packed in cases or casks are not
in proper shipping condition, and that
| the usual form Of release will not re-
| lieve the company from liability in
case of damage by wrecksge, notice is
hereby Given that on and after Sep
tember 10Th, 1897, shipments OF spirit,
uous or malt liquors in glass loose not
packed in cases, kegs or casks, will
| not be accepted by this company for
transportation.
Issued September 9th, 1897, by Fl. F.
Smith. General freight agent, Wash
ineton, D. G..
Effective September 16'h, 1897. Ap.
proved by J. N Culp traffic manager,
| Washington, D. @.
1t will be noted that in the circular
of the Southern, it is stated that
shipments of spurious or malt liquors
in glass loose, net packed in cases,
kegs or casks, will not be accepted" 1t
| will be remembered that shortly after
the decision of Judge Simonton,
| many shipments Of original pack
ages" the bottles being wrapped in
tissue paper and packed in sawdust in
the car, were received by agents. The
| extra p.ecaution of shipping in saw.
dust was, of course, done for no other
| purpose than to prevent breaksges.
| But the circular states particularly
that originals" cannot now be so
shipped. It appears that the alterna-
tive of this is, that it each bottle is Sc
| curely fastened in a wooden box then
Original packages" can be shipped!
Again, it would appear, from the
circular, that if a jug of whiskey is Sc
| curely packed in small half barrel
| size," for instance, the road will ship
the same.
The following is the circular of the
Atlantic Coast Line, which speaks for
itself:
Wilmington. N. O., Sept. 9, 1897.
| To Agents and Connections:
Referring to Circular No. D. 13O,
subject: Handling shipments of liquor
to points in South Carolina.
Inasmuch as our legal department
advises that the release adopted for
shipments of liquor in bottles, packed
in separate cases, will not be OF legal
effect to protect US against loss, in
case of wreckage caused by our own
negligence, and as property is not IN
shipping condit OF without legally
Effective release, we give notice that,
from and after September 18th, we
will not receive shipments of liquor
so packed.
Circulars Nos. 1884 and 1886, Au-
ust 7tb, 1894, continue in effect.
Issued by Fl. NJ. Emerson, general
freight agent.
Approved: T. M. Emerson, traffic
manager.
It was learned from reliable author.
itv that the Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens road and the Seaboard Air
Line had issued circulars quite similar
to that of the Coast Line.
In connection with the recent cir
cuars the Sumter Item has the follow.
ing to say:
If the Atlantic Coast Line enforces
the order that no more shipments OF
] original packages are to be transport
cd over that system, the original pack
age dealers in this section OF the state
will find themselves in a very awk
| ward predicament. They will soon
dispose of their stocks and will then,
being unable to procure new supply,
have to 90 out of business.
The Columbia State of Thursday
says the Seahuard Air Line and the
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
railroads have Joined forces with the
Southern and the Atlantic Coast Line
| in their refusal to longer haul uncased
bottles packed loose in boxcars for
| original package stores. The Florida
Central and Peninsular, the South
Carolina aud Georgia and the Charles
| ton and Western Carolina roads seem
still bent on getting all the business
they can. In view of the C rculars
sent out by the Southern and Coast
Line, the Florida Central and PENN
sular has issued instructions to its
agents not to receive shipments for
| connecting lines.
At first sight the action of the South
ern, the Coast Line and the Seaboard
would appear to be death blow to
| the original package dealers through
| cut the State, but glance at a rail
| road map entire disproves it. The
counties that can be reached by the
roads independent of the agreement
are: Oconee. Pickens, Greenville,
Spartanburg, Laurons, Anderson, Alb
beville, Edgeield, Aiken, Barn we'll,
Hampton. Beaufort, Colleton, Berke'
ley, Charleston. Orangeburg. Lexing-
ton, Richland, Georgetown, Kershaw,
Lancaster, York, Chester and Horny:
The counties most seriously all .cted
are those of Union, Fairfield and New
berry, Sumter, Clarendon, Williams
burg, Florence, Marion, Marlboro and
J. arlington. But some OF these are
near enough to the North Carolina