The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-05-13
Carolina at Chicago.
County Commissioners Dis
cuss the Outlook.
From the State.

From the State.
The convention Of the county COM
missiouers for the Chicago Southern
States exposition vas held yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock in the senate
cham Der Of the State house.
Governor Evans. after calling the
meeting to order, said that its object, as
they all we'll knew, was to devise
means to nave South Carolina repre-
seuted at Chicago 10 getting up an
exhibit for Atlanta, great trouble was
had 10 getting the delegates from the
several counties to attend the meetings,
but be was glad to say such was cot
the case with this.
It would be best to have the getting
up of an exhibit iu the hands of an ex
perienced man, such as Mr.. Roche.
The Atlanta exhibit was on hand and
would serve as nucleus for the one at
Chicago.
The meeting was to decide on some
plain to raise the $4,000 needed for
the purpose. The assessment plan had
been proposed, but it was left to the
meeting to decide % such plan as it
thought best.
The secretary, Mr.. Aul. Of New
berry, called the roll Of the county
commissioners and the following we're
found to be present:
Abteville, \ j Sproles; Aiken, Il
j Ray; Anderson, R S Ligon Barn
we'll, J F Folk Beaufort, W H Lock-
wood /; Berkeley. J B Morrison
Charleston. G f Tucker Chester, Il
A Love; Colleson, B II Padgett; Oar
lingtoo, W E James; Edge6eld, G B
Lake; Fairfield, j + Coan; George
towo, W D Morgan; ; Greenville, A H
Dean; Horny, B r King; Kershaw,
c J Shannon Lancaster, Leroy
Springs; Marion. E H Gasque; Marl-
boro, T B Gibson Newberry, E H
Aull; Ocouee, 4 W Jordan; Orange
burg. B H Moss Pickens, J & Boggs;
Richaud, W McB Sloan Sumter, r
I Manning Union. j A Faut; Will
liausburg, T B Grier; York, W B
Moore
Chesterfield, Florence, Hampton,
Laureus. Lexington, Spartanbu7g and
Saluda were not represented in the
meeting.
Commissioners Roche. after the roll
call. took the floor and stated that after
the meeting in Spartan burg, he had
locked thr 70 tbe comptroller gene
rails Office = gotten the last assess
meut Of all the counties 10 the State,
which he had here, and from which he
apportioned the $4,000 among the
counties according to she amount Of
taxable property 10 each. He would
like the secretary to read it, SO that
every one present could see what sum
his county had been assessed.
Mr.. Boggs, Of Pickens. to get the
matter before the meeting iu proper
manner, made g motion that Mr..
Roche's assessment be adopted. It
would not Of course be binding on each
county to raise the amount assessed,
but each you'd simply do its best to
get such sum.
Mr.. Moore. of York, said that some
of the cou~ ties did not have as much
interest in the exposition as others,
and by this assessment plan all would
not be equally treated. Some Of the
counties With the largest assessments
would not have so large manufacturing
interests as others. aud he thought the
counties having such Interests should
do a greater part toward getting up the
exhibit for Chicago.
Mr.. Sproles said if $405 was what
Abbevile was to raise, he would do his
best to get it, aud though there would
be difficulty in getting it, yet he would
60 before the different town councils
and ask for appropriations and try iD
other ways.
Mr.. Moore asked If there could not
be plan devised by which the factor
les could be assessed so much. accord
ing to the number of spiudles OF
looms. He chat that all the money
would have to come from the towns or
factories, or it would not come at all.
Mr.. Boggs said that the commission
ers must first 60 to the individuals aad
ask for contributions. ln his county
ne was going to appoint soliciting
agents at each precinct and he would
get so cents from each Of them, any
way, and as there would be a good
number of them, the amour; thus
raised would be considerable.
Mr.. Dean stated that in his opinion,
the plan proposed by Mr.. Roche was
the most equitable. Let the money be
raised, even if hot suppers mad to De
given as last resort. Greenville
would come up with her share and he
moved to vote on Mr. Roche's plan.
Mr. Thicker of Charleston. arose and