The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-23

tact with them. He had appreciation
from all sides of the work already
done. Mr.. McMahan said CaparS ap-
| proved his county superintendent bill
ard Mr.. Capers said this was mis-
take. Capers. he said. was running for
! advertising purposes. McMahan joked
Capers for defeating paralytic op.
poncnt in Richland and Capars said e
would paralyze McMahan on election
G2y.
Gen. Floyd thanked Aiken for the
jine vote given him two years ago. He
wanted a comparison Of the record OF
the office as conducted by the vete"anS
and that of the younger men since
1876.
Can't. Rouse said he had pitche' his
campaign on a high plane and would
continue to do so. and spoke Of the
ambition Of young men.
Mr.. ]. H. Wharton said freight rates
mad increased on the South Carolina
pnd Georgia division since the pur-
hase by the Southern. He said 1t
rosts more to ship cotton 81 miles IN
South Carolina than so miles in Geor-
g;a. quoting the rate from McCor-
mick.
He never thought railroads were
chartered with the right 10 passing
stations without stopping for passen-
oers, He wanted sheds or stations
built at every place where freight n
delivered.
Barnard B. Evans first took up the
rate from Aiken to Charleston. This
has been doH'ed and he wanted the
proof published that the rates had
been increased
1898. 1900
Rate from New York to Aiken
on sugar. - 90
Rate New York to Augusta on
sugar. ~ -
Rate from Charleston to Aiken
on commodities. ....ol o5
The increases on this line he held
were from 10 to 300 per cent. He then
took up the North Carolina and South
Carolina compG rative local rates and
insisted that tle North Carolina local
rate was lower and that w. d. Evans
had made niSStatements on these
rates. The board could not deny the
figures he gave. Here he has mag
nificent station for northern people,
and at Warrenville he has station
showed up. They have a regular 81
shanty there. Aiken has been put in
the same class with Bath and Granite
vile. which was not fair to Aikens
Wholesale dealers. The merchants here
mad 10 force the railroads to reduce any
rates. The Cumberland Gap road
misses connections regardless OF the
public and this should be stopped. w.
d. Evans, he said, had denied there
vas any increase in the rates to anu
from Aiken and on the South Carolina
ard Georgia railroad. but he had the
records to prove the increased rates he
charged and he would do so.
Mr. Thos,, n. Berry spoke Of his sIe'
cial business qualifications and wanted
to be elected as business man for
business Office.
J. E. Pettigrew said he would do as
much as any one man could and ne
would always be found Struggling IN
the interests of the people.
/ W. D. Mayfeld said it wouid not be
long before all the small roads are
gobbled up by the larger ones. Con-
gress 10 now controlled by railroads
and it Will be we'll to see that this
legislature is not so controlled. The
! low rate on cotton seed has brought
cotton seed mills. A low IA e on furn-
Litupe win bring more such factories
The bleachery' was established here be-
cause of the water and not the, rates.
The cotton rates to the South Carolina
ports bottled up these ports and the
rates forces South Carolina coon
from this section to Savannah and
Wilmington. Until the wholesale deal
ers here are given rates they cannot
compete.
W. D. Byans said he wanted to be
Judged on his record and has served
the people honestly a. faithfully nc
matter what was said. Then he tcok
u3 the reduction on fertilizers, WooG
apd cotton. The Piedmont mills Pre-
fer not to buy cotton here but prefer
to buy cheaper cotton in Alabama.
where 1t is more plentiful and cheaper.
he took up the reductions in live
stock. wheat and tobacco. B. 3. Evans
did rot deal in personalities when ne
came after him and then he took ur
the insurance placed by 3. B. III al
legged bogus" companies, and that the
losses under the B. B. Evans POS
were never paid. If the rates were SC
! had why is there so much prosperity
He expected over in Georgia some
| demagogue is also talking about rates
as here. He was willing for past re-
| cords to be considered.