The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
THE S. A. L.
Some Remarks In Reference 10 iTe
Officers Of The Same.

Tho Press and Banner will note with more
Or less Interest the various "write.ups OF the
Seaboard Air Line, which the editors who
went to Nashville last week ere presumed TO
have contracted for, as one Of the conditions
of the exchange OF courtesies."
Newspaper editors are very much IKE oth.
| er people In one respect-that Is to say, they
like those who treat them well, or show them
| selves to be friendly.
This newspaper is now pretty evenly divid
ed In opinion us to whether to write up" the
SeabOard or TO o"write-it-dOWn.
When we have business relations with MIR
Charles Il. Capps, the General Freight Agent
we feel like writing up" the railroad He Is
not only q thorough gentleman in his In
at least, has so Impressed the editor OF this
newspaper. We have had occasion to meet
him, and speak auvisedly.
When we try To have business with MIR. /.
J. Anderson, the General Passenger Agent,
we feel like .'writlDg-down" the Seaboard
a great deal depends upon how we are
treated whether we feel like "Writing-up'
road, or whether we feel like "writing II
down."
Whether true or not we imagine that MIR. T.
j. Anderson, has either taken offcnse at this
newspaper and would punish us, or else he
expects us TO crawl on our stomach 10 him be.
cause Of his official position.
1t would be hard for him 10 find printer
who Is more independent OF the r.ilroad than
this editor. We seldom ride on railroad-per.
haps not once in a year-snd if we have ever
received any civility, to say nothing or Tree
tickets, from Mr.. Il. j. Anderson. the General
Passenger Agent Of the Seaboard Air Line,
we have forgotten the circumstance. ,,
Very frequently, however, he sends litera-
ture 10 this Office Tor publication, and some
times we have published his pieces, moi ably
on May 49, when long and fulsome extract
from Our Sunny Home" appeared.
Two or three days ago we received the fol-
lowing pinned to an advertisement or IL
inches, accompanied by two readers; aggre.
gating inches more-or 10 l-2 inches In all oi
copy:
Editor Press and Banner:
Dear Sir:-If you can find complimentary
space In your local columns for the enclosed,
the S. A. l.. will be greatly obliged.
This matter will doubtless be noted with IN,
terest by your readers and we should be glad
to have you make as many insertions Of same
as you can conveniently grant.
Yours very truly, I. j. Anderson,
General Passenger Agent.
The actual outlay In cash to set up that
have no special reason TO pay out that money
for the benefit Of concern whose represen Ia
tive treats this Office with contempt.
All the fayors have been going one way
General Passenger Agent, will answer our
letters before we will publish any more OF his
old stuff. He can't dead beat this office for
ever.
1t was, we believe, Mr.. Anderson Of the
Seaboard Air Line who played practical
joke on this town some two or three years
ago In asking US 10 entertain Governor Flow
er and other distinguished citizens OF New
York. Considerab cash. and much time
and labor were given to prepare great ban
quet. The train was delayed. The table was
Kept waiting until after twelve o'clock on
Saturday night. When the train came the
distinguished guests did not appear, but, in.
stead, military company came, some OF
whose members did not excel In good man.
ners. The disgust Of some of our citizens was
ill-concealed.
When the proposition was afterward made
by Mr.. Anderson or other Seaboard represen-
tative for us TO entertain prominent Northern
IN II men, on their tour of the South, our peo-
pie. recollecting the former practica joke, re-
fused TO prepare collation. for they knew
not whom.
The Seaboard Air Line owes amends to this
community for the outrage which was per-
petrated upon them In The practical joke In
reference TO Governor Flower.
This community cares nothing for Govern
er Flower but when the railroad asks US to
entertain their guests, the authorizes have no
right TO palm off a joke on US by sending
wharf rats or gutter snipes.