Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-10-02

the fostering of Bamberg ut the expense
of Orangeburg. A law was passed at the
last session of the Legislature, somehow,
God knows how! clartering this road.
What kind of a petition went up tc that
body to secure this passage of the law, l
do not know. l do know, however, that
great.many persons who are assessed by
the net 10 perform labor on the road
knew nothing, whatever, of the existence
of any such act, much less the petition,
until they were summoned to work OIL tho
road. Let the manner of attaining the
passage of the act be as it may, it is an
act nevertheless, and in its operation,
perpetrates the grsssest injustice upon the
citizens of Orangeburg generally, and the
people of the Fork of Edisto in particu-
lar.
Who wants the road? That's the ques-
tion. Answer! The citizens of Bambcrg
and probably three or four individuals of
the Fork. Where does the new road
cross the South Edsto, and what course
does it describe? About two. miles below
Binnacker's bridge and in its course de-
scribcs the .hypothcnuse of. triangle,
about five miles Tong, the altitude ,f which
is only about two miles. Ifit is intend
cd to benefit the people Of the Fork at all,
why docs it not biscct the distance be-
tween Cannon's and BinnacAer's bridges
and intcrscct either the Cannen's briJro
OF Binnackcr's bridge road, near iLe
North Edisto river swamp Because to
/ have done this. would have made tho
cauzeway On the Barrwcll side Of the
South Edisto more difficult to construct.
Blu. there is 10 need &C :i.o road at all
Should il be orcncd, however, i. VII.
be''ond doubt divert n considerable
amount Of trade from Orangeburg. at
present, prices rule higher at Bambcrg
than at Orangc.urg, bot competition will
reduce thcm. When customers from the
Fork GO to Bambcrg and relate that they
can make purchases cheaper ut Orange
burg The merchants Of Bamhcrg are Ger
tain to reduce their prices. l know from
observation and experience that this is
true of Grallam's and cannot see Why
it will not be true of Damberg.
The whole County must be taxed hun
drc'ls of citizens must be called out three
days in each mon.h to work on this road,
for the benefit of few individuals.
Where's the justice III the ease? Are
not the taxes sufficiently heavy already?
Docs not the illconditon of the ronds
and bridges eftnc County argue against
the openi ing of ncw roads aud The build
ing of bridges, which will be otalvantaee
to only a few persons at the expense Of a
great many?
Judge Graham has granted ain niunc-
ton, staying this work till the first day
of January next w" learn that Two of
the commissioners the road are circua-
ting IL petition with Il view Of obtaining
signatures to have the injunction dissolv-
GU. w lc'tii lVItucC llitt II SoiiuiN
number Of the signatures thus far obtain
Cd are those Of old colorcd manmas, wo-
men, and itii inraIt youths whose opinions
as to who the I'D viii benefit, will bc
received rs nought il The estimation Of
all sensible men. One you, upon my
asking him why he signed the petition
answered, 81 reckon Mr.. Qun.tlebaum
wants to make some money without
working for it, This was lis reason for
signing it. He wanted Mr.. Q ",o make
money without WORKING for it. And per-
haps Mr.. Q.-but, honi soft qui nal v
pcnsc.
PAY SAN.
Sept %.
We publish the above as a matter of
general interest and invite the pcrusal Of
our readers ED.
AZ we said in our last, the arrange
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