The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27

The Watcbman and Southron now ha'
.le combined circulation and influence
81 both of the old papers, and is nsnl
ssssly the best advertising medium It
Samter
Hon. A. F. Lever, Congressman
elect, who spent yesterday in this city,
having stopped over on his way tc
Washington 9here he will take his
seat whea Congress convenes next
week, stated 20 the writer that he viii
devote considerable effort to the exten-
sioa of the rural mail service in this
district and win gladly cooperate with
The people Of any community desiring
rural mail route. If the required con
d:ijons can be. complied with it is only
question Of time before the route
viii be established. Mr.. Lever, how
ever, cannot establish mail routes
without the cooperation of the peo-
Die. If acommunity wants a tri-week-
II or daily mail route, some one
should write for blanks and informa-
lion as to how to proceed to secure the
establishment Of the route and then
get everything in shape, as far as
possible. Mr.. Lever viii then be in
position to work intelligently and to
some purpose. He will know that the
people want the route and feel encour-
aged to work persistently until he sue
ceeds in gettingeit.
Thee Establishment of Rural Route
Nc. 1 from this city on November lst,
IS but a, beginning and three or four
other routes radiating from this city
could be, with no great difficulty, es-
tablished il those who viii be most
benefited would interest them
selves. Ore route that occurs to US
feasible would follow the sstateburg
road to tae Frierson place, then
across te,the road leading to Wedge
field and thence back to this city.
This would give route of about the
REQUIRED lengsb and would serve at
least hundred families, probably
more. This route would interfere
with no existing star route or post
effce and would be great convent
ence to everybody living within a
mile OF efsher Of the roads Travelled by
the mail carrier. Other routes that
are practicable as well as desirable
viii suggest themselves to our read
ers We cannot TOO strongly urge
those Who. want a route for their
neighborhoods TO take np the matter
at once; get their papers in shape and
put the application on file. The
country from the farthest north to the
extreme south is beginning to awake to
the Importance of the rural mail service
and the applicationms for the estab-
hshment of routes are piling up in the
postoface department and those who
are slow about fling applications will
have to wait long time.
The matter Of redistricting the State
is beginning to be discussed again
and. we are sorry to say, great many
,aonIe who should know better.
discuss it as if the future success or
defeas Of the seven men now holding
down Jobs in Congress is the only
kbfue to be considered. A disposi-
tior is evidenced to ignore the inter
ests of the people and to dodge the
main issue that smacks of the two-for-
Ave politicians. We are in favor Of
redistricting, we are in favor Of COM
pact and symmetrical districts, whose
inhabitants are homogeneous and
those interests are not conflicting; we
oppose giving any consideration what
ever TO tie effect the redistricting will
have upon the political future of this
that or the other man. The State will
get along pretty we'll whether they re-
main in Congress or are retired to pri-
rate life, and their future is OF small
Importance as compared with redis-
tricting the State.
The Richmond Dispatch Sold.