The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-02-01

prisoners has been employed in this
work for the past two years. Last year
thirty-one miles OF road, radiating
from the city, were remade, graded,
ditched, laid with sand or clay, or clay
on sand, and converted into smooth
and satisfactory highways, capable,
with timely and systematic care, of in
definite maintenance in good condi-
ton. During the preceding year fully
ten miles had been remade, so that
now there are over forty miles OF these
permanent roads leading out OF Co.
lumbia.
"With the levy asked for, the mile
age can be doubled this year, the work
on each road being taken up at its
present terminus from five to seven
miles from the city, and carried an
equal distance beyond. By following
this plan every main road in the coun-
try can be remade in from three to four
years more. Columbia is now far more
accessible by highway than it has ever
been, comments the State of that city,
q fact daily evidenced by the number
Of wagons and carts coming and going
from the city, the traffic on certain
roads at certain hours assuming pro-
cessional proportions"
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Legislative Notes.
This is the first session Of the legis-
lature of this state where the duration
of the sitting is limited. Under the
constitution adopted in 1895, the leg
islature was given unlimited time un.
til this year. when from now on the
sessions cannot extend over forty
days that is, the members can
only draw forty days pay. Half OF
the allotted time has been consumed,
but really very little has been accom-
plished.
In the house the bill providing for
an extension of their limits by cities
was killed. Columbia wac chiefly in
terested in this measure. The town
is only two miles square and there are
5000 people in the Immediate vicinity
of her boundaries that she wanted to
take in, but the legislature was not
willing. There was considerable lob
bying done against it. The anti cigar
cite bill, the bill reducing the rate of
passenger fare to 24 and 8 cents and
the measure providing that state off.
cials now entitled to mileage shall
have free transportation from railroads
were killed.
A very important bill, in which
Charleston, Columbia, Rock Hill,
Greenville and a number OF other
towns are interested in-or rather
deeply concerned in, is pending in
the house. It is to permit vote at
the next election on constitutional
amendment allowing cities that have
already reached the limit Of their
bonded Indebtedness to incur more
indebtedness in order to make public
improvements. Columbia is anxious
to spend $500, 900 for waterworks,
sewerage and pavements aud Charles
ton about $500, 900 for waterworks,
but under the present laws they are
helpless.
Among the other important bills in
troduced in the house and pending is
the trust bill; providing for the sale OF
the two big state farms; providing for
establishing fertilizer factory at the
penitentiary; providing for leasing
convicts to counties for use on state
roads and prohibiting conyicts being
leased to private parties.
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Georxetowa Railroad Sold.
It is reported in Florence from re.
liable source that the Georgetown and
Western Railroad, running from
Lanes, on the Atlantic Coast Line
system, to Georgetown, s. c., . dis
tance Of forty miles, has been sold to
the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company,
of Georgetown, 8. c., q company
which has already purchased and built
up large baud saw mills at George
town. The employees OF the George
town and Western Railroad Company
were notified by circular letter Of the
change of ownership. The price paid
for the road could not be ascertained.
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New FurnitgFe Factory.
The Castor Milling and Manufacur-
ing Company, of Columbia, has been
organized by election of NJ. r. Coop
er, president; F. 8. Earle, vice presi'
dent, and John T. CASTOR, superin'
tendent and general manager. The
company is to manufacture furniture
GEORGIANs ENTHUSIASTIC.