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Superintendents Office A. & G. RR {Atlantic
& Gulf RR}
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| Savannah 19th November 1864 |
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| Col F. W. Sims A. A. G. |
| Richmond Virginia |
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| I address you these few lines to request
that you will consent to allow this road an increase on the present
government tables of transportation. (Those established at Columbia on
the 13th April 1864) and if not in your power to allow it, that you
will present the matter to the proper officer and use your influence
to have the rates advanced at least by 50 or 100 per cent as in your judgment
may seem most advisable. You are no doubt aware that the Government
have but few Troops in Florida and on the line of this road, That we
are a side line off of the main line of thoroughfare, with but a
limited supply of Rolling stock & no machinery to perform the
necessary work of Repair, submitting us to very heavy Expenditures
which most of Roads are not subjected to. I assure you that the rates
do not remunerate us sufficient to enable us to Keep up with the rapid
advance in the price of all Rail Road supplies. This company was not
represented at the meeting in Columbia on the 13th April 1864
nevertheless anxious to extend any facility and accommodation to the
Government and desiring of being as liberal as other Roads we accepted
the Rates and have been working by them ever since Not withstanding
this Road is classed by the post Office department as a second class
road. By reference to the proceeding of that meeting you will see that
Mr. P?? Offered the following Resolution which was adopted Viz |
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| Resolved that it is the sense of this Convention that
the Roads classed by the Post Master General as second and third class
are entitled to an increase of Compensation over these rates to be
subject to agreement between the Government and the Rail Road
Companies. |
| In accordance with the above resolution we
are as a second class road (classed by the post Office Department for
Transporting the Mails) entitled to an increase on the rates of the
13th April 1864. I sincerely hope it will be allowed and regret
the necessity of having to ask it. |
| Yours Very Respectfully |
| G. J. Fulton |
| Genl Super |