The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-18
GIVE Us GOOD ROADS[
The Cry of the People Heard and
Answered.
THE LEGISLATIVE PR0GRAMJ
A Permanent Organization Of th9
Good Roads Convention Perfectedo
The Work in Detail.

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The Good Roads Convention met In
Columbia in the Supreme Court room,
on Wednesday of last week, and the
following is Drief summary OF the
work done: Supervisor King, of Dar-
lington, who issued the call for the con-.
vention, called the meeting to order.
He briefly told of the motives which
prompted him to call the convention and
expressed his qualification at the man
ner in which it had been responded to.
He then suggested that temporary
organization be perfected.
This was done by calling Mr.. J. E.
Breazeale, of Anderson, to the chair.
| Mr.. BreaZeale expressed his gratifca-
/ tion of the house bestowed on him and
| briefly outlined the work of the conven-
! tion. One of the most important things
, that this body would have to do, he
thought, would be to memorialize the
| legislature to make o uniform road law
for the entire State which would pro-
! vide for systematic manner OF road
improvement.
When this brief review Of what the
conventions work should be was fn-
ished, Mr.. Breazeale suggested that the
nomination of secretary was In order.
Mr.. G. G.. Wilson, of Columbia, was
elected temporary secretary.
Among the principal speakers were:
Gen. Roy Stone, United States road COM
| missioner, Prof j. A. Holmes, State
geologist of North Carolina. Twenty
eight counties were represented by
| solid business men. The represents
tives of the different counties gave their
experience in road work. The COM
mittee on order of business made their
report as follows, which was adopted:
First-Reports Of progress from coun-
ties.
neutrality-suspicious. Of amendments
Of road laws and general discussion.
Third-This convention to resolve
itself into the South Carolina Good
Roads Association.
Fourth-Each county delegation
present to report within ten days .
name for the vice-president Of the az
sociation for their county.
Fifth-A committee Of ten be chosen
separately by this convention to report
within thirty days permanent organ
ization to draft constitution and by
laws for its government and TO call o
meeting of the associStion at its dis
cretion; also to fill all vacancies in
county vice-presidencies
Sixth-The county yice-presidents to
organize county branches Of the az
sociation in their respective; l6cali-
ties.
Mr.. Whitmire, Of Greenyille offered
the following:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
convention, that the Legislature amend
the presentroad law of the State 30 that
the limit of the term of convicts In
county chaingangs shall be ten years
instead of three years, as prescribed
by the law at present.
This was adopted
This, by MIR. Stuckey, Of Ssater.was
adopted:
Resolved, That the Legislature bs
requested to so alter the law a. to give
the supervisors of the several Counties
the exclusive power of appointing and
discharging the overseer and guard OF
the county chaingang. t.
A motion that committee OF one from
each county be appointed TO memorial
ize the legislature to pass wfde-t tire
law was referred to the p. p.rmanent Or
ganiZation. 49,
The following offered by Mr.. Mitchell.
of Charleston, was adopted:
Resolved, That committee of Eve ba
appointed by this convention to draft
an act for the creation of road COM
mission for thisState by thelegislatures
and report at the first meeting OF the
organization.
The committee of ten for perfecting
the organization was elected as fol-
lcws:
NIL. Donaldson, of Greenville, WP.
Snelgrove, of Anderson. w. 8. King, OF
Darlington, W.P. Cantwell, Of Charles
ton, J. B. Kilgore, of Spartanburg, F.
H. Hyatt, of Richland, A. II. White, 6f
York, NJ. B. HcSweeney, Of Hampton,
r. NJ. Littlejohn, of Cherokee, and j.
+. Breeden, of Marlboro.
Gen. Buffers interest in this move
ment is already known throughout the
State. HIS several newspaper contri-
buttons have embodied his views so
thoroughly that it is hardly necessary
to repeat what he said.
He advocated the establishment of q
State bureau OF r. ad Improvement. It
would NOT do to let this movement stop
short OF that United action of the
State was necessary for uniform fm-t
provement OF all the roads.
The permanent organization appoint
ed committee to draw up constitu-
ton and bylaws which viii be reported
at meeting to be held the first
Thursday in December at s p. m. in
Columbia.
The convention then adjourned sin9
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