The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-22
He Will Leave The State
Board Of Control.
The Pressure of His Business
Makes the Step Necessary
Letter to the Governor.

Col Willie Jones resigned his mem
bership in the state board of control
this morning.
The public will be surprised at
this resignation, as only a few of
Colonel Jones's friends were aware
that it was coming.
Colonel Jones announced his inten-
tons in the following letter to Cover
nor Ellerbe:
To His Excellency. Wm II. Ell
lerbe, Governor of South Carolina.
My Dear Sir: hereby resign as
a member Of the state board Of con-
troll, to take effect January 6, 1898,
upon which day the board will meet.
/ resign because ! have not the time
to epare from my business to give
this very important branch of the
State government the proper atten-
ton. have served the State for the
past twenty one months on this board
as faithfully as I knew how Thank
ing you for the many courtesies you
have extended to me in our official
relations, / have the honor to remain
most respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
VILE JONES,
Chairman State Board of Control.
Columbia, 8. c., Dec 20, 1897.
At the session of the Legislature in
1896, Colonel Jones was elected q
member of the state board of control,
his term commencing in April of that
year When the board met and Or
ganized. it being the first elected by
the Legislature, Colonel Jones drew
the four year term, 80 that it lasts
until April, 1900. He has served
twenty one months During that time
he has served as chairman sixteen
months When the board was or
ganized, he was elected chairman
and served year. When the time
for election came around again, there
was a deadlock, as, Colonel Jones
would not vote for himself for chair
man He held over as chairman for
two mouths, and then the deadlock
was broken by adoption of the rotary
Craftsmanship plan, under which he
has served as chairman two months.
being chairman this month.
Throughout the state the fact that
q man of Col Willie Jones' standing
in the financial world was connected
was the dispensary management has
strengthened confidence in the insti-
tuition, and it will be generally re
GREETED that he deems it necessary to
resign.
His resignation is due entirely to
the pressure Of bis business. As
cashier of the Carolina National
bank, he has an immense amount of
business to attend to Besides that.
be has private business interests of
importance that demand time and
attention
Membership on the state board of
control required that he be at the
dispensary three or four days each
month, and when he was chairman,
his presence was required there
oftener. This was more time than he
could spare Even while he would
be in attendance at the meetings of
the state. board of control, people
would call him out of the board room
to see him on business matters
Colonel Jones is thorough be.
lever in the dispensary system, and
he feels that it is the duty of every
good citizen to do all in his power to
make the institution moral and
business success But having served
faithfully for twenty-one mouths, he
thinks he has right to retire now
and put the burden he has been car.
ryipg on other shoulders.
He leaves the board with the very
pleasantest relations existing between
himself aud the other members, and
will at all times do anything in his
power to aid them in their work.
1t is his opinion, after an eight
months trial of the plan, that the ro-
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