The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-13
Special Meeting of the Business
League.

4 special meeting Of the Business Lea2ae
of Sumter vas beid 10 the \. 81. G. A. bail
Monday evening at S O'Clock Though the
weather was very Dad the attendance vas
very encouraging
The meeting scaled to ordar bt Pce,-
deat Noses. who stated that, N conssq sqlence
Of ,he failure TO hold uee;ing o. " cues
dav night of last week, the regular time .or
il. be bad called SPECIAL meeting );
nj h1. as there were eev raj lnpor'an 81
lers for tie league to co sder He stated
tha. the conmluee appointed f.om toe ie"gns
10 preseot the petition OF citizens IN The Shi-
lob and S lem secuo,s fox Lew road. hs5
gone before the Co1rty Board, sod he aske'
Hon R. | Man0log, aemoer, TO make tne
report CT the coDu.l:ee.
Mr Manni g stated tia, the full comn,lttee
met the Coua,- Board and iald the mater
before the members, with he ie;itlon o! c,tl
zans of the section through winch the oro
posed road would ruo, also 're pe'l;ion tfon
ciuzsas of the city of Sum er asking thai tae
road ne opened, With be maps, etc |; was
Shown that the read would shorten the DIS
tsnce 10 Sumter oy any miles, and wouid
oe great 1nolic oeue6t
The committee was faced bv oppos tion,
represented os Mr. r c. Mctaddio. who wss
evideotly very violently opposed 10 tne road
He said that ai least - ordees would oe
necessary and the swamp would be very
hard 20 get across Mr. Manning said tnat
ole committee asked The board to appoint
committee from among themselves to examine
into the matter aud TO engage CO pe,eot
surveyor to lay ort the best route. Thl- re
quest the BOARD granted. The importance o.
ri rbe
matter discussed at leog,h, and there
every reason to believe TIL the board va
impressed with the showisg z made.
port be received as Information and ,he COM
m,,tee continued. Capt A ". Suder suz
ges,ed that the Busirs-s League engage an
from the Ccunty Board He did not thiok
II would ne at all discourteous th,s was
matter of p-actical business Mr. R7,,ep.
berg's motion was adopted and Cap. Sucef
moved thapa gu veyor be offered the com
mutee, this Surveyor TO be seol oy the league
also the map. aud other Data be turned ovef
10 them, aod that committee of ooe fro.
the league De Appoia' ed 10 coooeraie with 'be
county Board cou mittee This@as carried
aud motion that $40 be appropriated TO
cover the expense, il 50 muca De necesssr,
prevailed. Capt Suder vas appointed as
pecial committee from be league
letter :roD Mr NJ. Ohander, tbe com
piier of Progressive Sootn Caroli' Was
read. he asked for ap ropria'ion fro
tne league to prope II pvssen," Sumter in
the forthcoming work 90 motion the prop
osllion vas unanimously clined
President Moses stated that be togetbe
with Messrs Henry j q rby and
Bowman bad held conference With the Raj,
ROAD Connissicner in Coiu bola wi,a refer
epce TO the rate ou compressed cottoo, aoo
b "a shoWo that Sum,er oeing discrin,
Dated against IN the matter Mr Ne.' OF to-
Soulhero Ra,road was lresent at the ne4ri e
but the Coast Line had % representative
Mr. " Bosm.n met the commission Or
the same suojscs agalo yes'erdav, ADD tha
bow has tue matter under consideration
Sir Max Con.n. of W Wash,ugton was pre.en
aod was lntrod uced TO tne league cy be res
ident, and gwen The privileges of I e floor
Mr Cohen said that i, was his im pressioo.
pracucal business man, that Sumter Vas
magnificent place TO es aolisa large cotto
factory BE stated that he Was 10 touct
With moneyed meo y DO would Ii e 10 get
cafe and sure tnves,meot for their capital
aad they would be wiling 20 invest 10
large mill, provided SO nf6c,ent crest was
shown by the people here Investors like t.
see that home people age a >ufi cient amouo'
Of stock to guarantee faith AID interest In
the enterprise, along with proper manage
ment. Mr. Cohen considered ths field to De
ripe tor this kind OF i"ves ment There ls
great activity in cotton maniac ~, z
presenr, and there IS no pia e 10 the Sout.
80 we'll situated TO. cotton m,li as umter
10 bis opinlon, S250,oCo mih should be
built, aod tha, one Ihlrd OF the capital ITO
should be subscribed here He had 10 I'd
that there would oe any trou"le 10 oett;cg
the balance elsewhere a e1pected to show
bis faith in the enterprise by su sc.lo.ng to
the extent oil bis ability
Sir Coheo 5 remarks we're listened to witt
grea, interest, and be was followed by Hou
r. Manning who spoEe strongly and 10
the poiu, He said be did no, know any
thing which would beoe6t the city more than
the establish. en' Of a iar.e cotton mil
II shoald be gone ioto as pure busi-
ness matter, aud all infcr NATION necessary
gotten together aud the amouot of money
the, Can be raised at hotne promised. Then
We will De in position 10 make SOD sort Of
showing TO outside capitalists Mr. Man
ning's re Iark met With favor, and il was
moved sud carried that committee CT 6Te
oe appointed by the president at his pleasure,
With tull power TO act and report oack TO the
league The motion Yes amended by maxi
log The presid nt a member of the CON-
mittee.
There being no further business before it,
the league a5jourHed
1t taxes but uinute 10 overcome tck!iug