The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04

ss seis osstins . psrnaesnt orgauisatiou
would b Effected. he asked that the League
sssd fell delegation Of ct least IL or Is
ds'ssssss froe Ssatsr.
Prss'dsos noses returned the thanks Of tho
Lsssss 10 hr. Blsekhsrs for bic very io,sr.
sssisg sadssss. Hoo. B. I. nsooios said
ssss BE- bed beard the remarks with pleasure,
ssd sevsd shss the president b requested BY
tAs Lsaass 10 appoint . delegation Of IL or
% delegates at bic leisure. The motion was
slepsed.
TIE matter Of the Black River Rosd wss
brought ~ By the president Who stated that
nssrs. q. d. Lss ssd r 1. Msuniss, Who
: vsss Of sbs eouoistss to urge the matter be-
fore tss 0essty Beard Of Ceuuisslousrs ws,s
preset ssd wesld report what the result
efshslr EFFORTS bed been. Col. Lee said that
they had goss before the Coouty Board asd
disssasssd The dsty sssisrsd them With
his degree of sseesss. Had saecssdsd 10
asstisg The Board 10 dosass the samof 81 200
toward The opssisg Of ths road, on the coedi.
siee that the city should pay the balance.
He shousht the work should bs begun ct
eses, - The tios wss short, sud sussssssd
that s'ds fos IL b advertised for.
NJ. Naming rspsrtsd ,sst tie sub.com.
nissss bad gone down to the point whore
the caassvsy would bs opsusd, sud
they we're net there BY Q member Of
The susll farmers sad large fsrmsrs
ef that ssetios. ell Of whom we're greatly
sssssssssd iu the opsuing Of The road. He
ssid hs did not realise bsf,rs how many peo
pie 10 Suessr Csssiy would bs benefited BY
The rosd. II wss shown to the eoumi,tes
vhils os The ground that By opsuiae up
seoss two nilss, that oil the people living
10 lover Shiloh snd the Taylor section
vesld DO several miles nearer to Sumter than
they sov are. Not . single uan who was
% oil familiar With the situation bu, who
said that the road would briog ail the 10.
esceo snd cotton trade Of that section 10
Ssu'sr. aed would DO Q great beos6, to the
isr~sss 10 the hauling OF their fertilis.rs.
Csp'. A. W. Suder asked tia, the power
TO make contract for the road be vested 10
The Bsssutivs Committee Of the League With.
cot delay. Hs said that MA. D. Haoeoct,
OF Ric6mond, We. we present, and had
done good deal Of york Of that nature, bu,
- expected 10 60 down to Block River at
eses and sxamias the route 90 - to pu, 10 q
bid Tor II.
Ne. Hsscock said that hs was not prepared
10 make any estimate % to eost until bs hsd
looked over the ground.
Ne. q. J. Hardy thousht Capt. sudor's
snssss'ios . good one. and moved that tss
matter bs lsh to The Esses,ivs Committee,
9th power 70 set. Carried.
nr. hsseiss said there vas Q matte
which be though, should bs brought TO The
si'se'iou Of the business men. He had besu
recently Informed that the Sou,hurn
Railroad he'd been ope.a,isg lhs
sumter sad wa,eree ct Q ioss: tina,
The rosd has been patrooissd only
10 limited degree by the business ueu
o this town. he had interested him.
MS 70 dod on; What the cause vas, and
the 1sult sssns to be 10 the shipper. BE
thooeht the matter deserves attertio as Inst
sush action led TO the closiog up Of the O. 8.
SN.R r r ~ . competing iioe. That the
schedule had been changed, giving Us much
lees accommodation, aud virtually cutting
od the trade which Sumter had been getting
from sloog the Camden branch Of the South.
ssn. He had taken Il upon himself TO zee NJ.
Sands. the Supssiotsodsat OF the Southero
about ,hst matter. sod that that official had
agreed to open up the question again.
xr. J. II. Levy said he took issue With
hr hsooing ss to the condi,ioo complaiued
of seios the faul, Of the shipper. lie said
there we're numerous cases where goods had
been routed over the Southern road, aud had
essn gotten over ,hs Coast Liue; a bill of
lsdina would come, showing tha, the goods
had been shipped over the Southern, and the
Cosy Lios would get the oods. He said he
c,uld GOT understand how }, come TO happen
90 of,ea.
Mr. n. J. Hardy said he had had SON
trouble along tho sane lioe.
Col n. ID. Lee said ibs, when the Sum,,r
a wsrrts Co. built there was an understand. &.
lag that, all thugs being equal, iba, road
would get . full share OF the business CT
San,sr. Tie said 'hs; the two roads, how
ever, seemed TO &c "iniolerso!y iotimate," +"
sod u was eviders that there must be some
sort OF seere, arrangement between them.
He gave sn ios,aoee that bad happened r.
esssIy Ia the course Of his practice, which
would indicate tha, there was some such pool
log arrangement, Of which the public bss
90 knowledge.
nr. W. A. Bowmsn moved tbs, ID. matter
b referred 10 the executive eommi,,s for 10.
vsssisstioe sod report.
Ne. J. n. Lsvy moved the, the president