- Collection:
- Western and Atlantic Railroad Records, 1836-1870
- Title:
- Western and Atlantic Railroad General Freight Agent’s Outgoing Correspondence, January – October 1870
- Date of Original:
- 1870
- Subject:
- Western & Atlantic Railroad
Railroads--United States--Georgia
Railroads and state--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Western and Atlantic Railroad General Freight Agent’s Outgoing Correspondence, January – October 1870
The General Freight Agent’s major function was to set the rates of freight traffic for the railroad. His correspondence deals with: lowering rates to attract new business, overly competitive rates, local tariff barriers, reconciling way bills on shipments, settlement of overcharges with shippers and carriers, shipping delays, and rates for commodities and finished goods. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17154.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/warr/id/2539
- IIIF manifest:
- http://cdm17154.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/2/warr:2539/manifest.json
- Original Collection:
- Outgoing Correspondence, General Freight Agent, Western and Atlantic Railroad, RG 18-7-57, Georgia Archives
Western and Atlantic Railroad Records - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
-
