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

A special meeting OF the Business League
vi Sumter ~as held IN the Y. n. G. A. hail
Monday evening at s O'Clock Though the
weather was very bad the attendance vas
very encouraging
The meeting We called to order bv Pref.
dont Moses, who stated that, IN cons. auence
OF ths failure to hold a meeting o. Wrdnes
day nigh, of lsst week, the regular time for
IL. he bad called q special meeting Gr last
ht, 40 there wers eev raj important mat.
'ere for the league to co slider He stated
that the committee appointed from the league
TO prescott the petition OF citizens in the Sbi.
lob aad S'lem Bections for q new road, had
gone before the County Board, and he asked
Hoo r.. Msnniog, a u ember, to make the
report CT the COMMITTEE.
Mr Msani 9 stated tBa, the full committee
met the County Board and ia,d the matter
before The members, with The peti,ion of c,ti
ssos Of The section throogh which the pro
posed road would run, also the petition from
cibGsns OF the city of Sum;er asking that tue
road oe opsned, With he maps, etc. Ii wss
shown that tho road wouid shorten the dis
taoce TO S-m,er by any miles, and would
oe great public oeoe6t
The comu'tses was faced bv position.
represented os Ne r O. Mcfsddio, who we
evfdeotly very. violently opposed 10 the road
He said that ai least IL 0r,dLes would be
neceesary Aod the swsmp would be yerv
hard 10 get aerops " Ar. Maouiue said tina,
cis eomwittes asked The board to appoint A
comuittee from among themssl ves to examine
into The matter aud TO engage Q co peret
surveyos TO lay out the besl roote. Th,. re
quest the oosrd granted. The importance OF
toe road vas urged upon the board, and the
matter discussed 81 length, and there v 9
every reason TO believe ,h,t the board wa
imprsssfd witn ,he showing made.
AraA. @ Rytscberg moved that ,be re
port oeseeetved - Information and ,be com.
@itsee eonnonsd. Cspt A w. Suder sui
sested that Shs '8usinsss League engage en-
epgteeer 70 cooperate with the committee
ffosn the Coeoty Board He did not thick
u vouiq 10 OF ell ,discour,eous; this vas .
matter OF Practical bosiuess Ne Ryueu.
barge motiou Va, adopted and Can, suos,
eosso sesss surveyor be offered the com
@cWes son surveyor TO DO scot oy the league
also tne osps aud other data be turned Over
70 ,hsuA. sod that . committee of one from
toe league os sppoin,ed 10 coooers,e With N,
county Board cou mi,tes Tbis.wss carried
aud motion that $40 be appropriated TO
cover the excense, h'so much be necesssr,
psessilrd. Capt Suder Vas appointed az
'psciAl committee from ibs league
/ - letter sroo Ars n. 0hiander, tho com
Ptsst OF '.Pfogresatvs Sautn Csrolia" Was
rssa' De rsksdfor az sp )ropfia,ion fro
tns lesRue TO props ~ prssen," sumter ip
'os !oftneouing work DO motion the Drop
oslltos wss upsubno6siy d 5ci,ned
Freesdsns Moses stated that be togetbe
S''h Sessrs hepsy J "a ,rby and W A
boWmAo bsd beld . conference With the Raj
roso Oomwissicosrs 10 Ooiu bo,a with refer
eocs TO The rate 90 compressed cotton. aoo
hsd sooso that SINNER " Q being discrim,
oatse against 10 tbs matter NJ Ns., of IN,
Southsrs R~,soad vas tsessot at the ne.r,co
ousl The Coast L,ns had 20 rspreseo,s,iyr
". W = bosmsa met the comm lesion on
ths saue saojsct again yes,erday, snd tba
BODY .hee the Aattsf under consideration
Hs Max Ooasa. of Wash,uetou IVES pre,ee
aod vss ,otfodoced 10 toe league ~ he rss
idnnt, apd s'ssn ,ba privileges Oft q aoor
NJ Cohen sssd thai 4, Vas kis impression. a.
pssc,,cat busissds oan, that Samter vas .
usgnidesot plsee ipes' aolisn . large cot,o
factory He Atsied that he vas 10 touch
wth moasJsd nee q ho would ii to Re, =
ssfs aod' soss sovss,msot for their capital
aud they would os. wiling 20 invest 10 /,
large @ill. psovided % dic,eot 10 leres, cas
shtws oy tho people bers Investors like 4,
zee toat hone Qsopie tkss sufficient amman,
OF stock 70 guarantees faith snd interest in
tbe enterprise, along with proper manage.
Gent. Ne. Cohen CO. s,dsfsd th- Geld 70 bs
ripe tor THE kiod or ,aves ment. Thor. =.
great activity 10 cotton msufsc ,ur, 20 n,
present, and there 10 no pls o 10 ,be Soul,
20 ~si! situated tor a COTTON n,li AZ um,er
10 HE opie,op. e &1So.0 900 m,k should be
osil', and that one third OF tbs capital sto K
should 'ee subscribed here He had 20 I'd ;,
that ihers would 90 sny trouble 10 se,ti,o
the balances elsewhere He expected to ,ho n
nis faith inIhs enterprise oy gu ,sc.iu.np To-
the ex,eotoi h,s sbiIiy =.
NJ Coheo's remarks we're listened to with
great interest, aod re wss followed by Hon
X. hanotov who spOxe strongly and 10
the point he ssid DO did not know .nv
thing which would beoe6i the c,tv more than
toe estaoiishl ent of q iar,e cotton mil
IL should be gone toto az a pu,e busi.
oess matter, snd all ioformstiou necessary
gotten together aod the amount of mooev
'ba' Can be era,sed at hotos promised. Then
We will DO 10 a,positioo ID msks som. sor, NJ
showing to ouiside c.p,isiists Mr. Man.
o'nge remark met with favor. And 4, vss
moved and carried that a committee of Va
oe appointed by the president a, his pleasure.
Win iull power to act and report oack TO the
league The motion was amended bv nah.
iog the presid nt = member of the com.
mittee.
There beng 20 further business before Il.
the league adjourRed