The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-02-11
STATE GOOD ROADS
Convention Met in Columbia Last
Tuesday Week.
THE ATTENDANCE WAS GOOD.
A Memorial to the Legislature Was
Adopted, officers Reelected
and Other Business
Disposed OF.

The annual convention CT the South
Carolina Good Roads Association met
in Columbia on Tuesday Of last week
and was in session two days. The
convention was opened with an i'm
pressiye prayer by Rev. J. f. BeaSley.
An address Of welcome was made by
Hon. Francis II. Weston and Governor
Hayward then spoke for few minutes
in an enthusiastic manner upon the
purposes of the convention and the
subject with which it was dealing.
Governor Hayward believes that the
success of the movement can be &C
complished through taxation and by
the bond system. He assured the
members that he would heartily rem
der them any aid in his power.
Mr.. f. H. Hyatt, the president Of
the association, then addressed the
meeting chiefly upon the Brownlow
bill recently introduced in Congress
providing for a national appropriation
for the good roads movement.
The roll was called by State Geolo-
gist Earle Sloan. the secretary, and
about 10 members responded.
The minutes Of the meeting held at
Greenville on Dec. 19 last were read
and the former officers were then re-
elected by acclamation. They are +.
H. Hyatt, president; Earle Sloan of
Charleston secretary, and B. F. Talley
of Anderson. treasurer.
A committee Of five was appointed
for the purpose of drawing up suitable
resolutions and memorials to be sub
mitted to the legislature The mem
bers Of the committee were J. NJ.
Major, Greenwood: c. D. Smith,
Greenville: E. Mel. Williamson, Dar-
lington; S. H. Owens, Richland: w.
P. Cantwell, Charleston, and the
president, ex-otfcio, chairman.
The convention then took recess
until 7:30 o'clock when the resolutions
prepared by the committee were SUBJ
mitted and discussed. The resolutions
as adopted read as follows:
Whereas the Development of the re-
sources and industries and the ad-
vancement of the highest civilization
of this State largely depend upon the
facilities for intercourse and transpor-
tation, and
Whereas the constantly increasing
service imposed upon the highways
renders them extremely difficult Of
travel, the improvement Of these high
ways becomes an imperative necessity
for which the present statutory pro-
visions are lamentably inadequate,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the honorable legiS-
lature now in session be earnestly me-
morialized to enact such legislation as
will relieve the oppressive burdens OF
almost impossible travel to the marts
Of trade, to the school houses and to
the churches. That this honorable
body be petitioned accordingly to
grant the following prayers, to wit:
l. That the respective counties be
authorized to issue county bonds for
the betterment of their public high
ways and bridges, provided the major
ity of such qualified electors as are
may so decide in an elec-
tion to be called by the county COM
missioners.
2. That the respective boards Of
county commissioners of this State be
authorized to institute tax levy for
the improvement of their respective
roads and bridges.
3. That the honorable legislature
will enjoin upon our representatives in
congress the importance OF according
their earnest support to the measure
now pending before that body which
provides for national cooperation in
the improvement Of the public high
ways the same being essential to the
ready transmission OF the United
States mails.
i. That the honorable senate be
urged to enact the measure approved
by the honorable house which provides
that all convicts under sentence to
penal servitude for period Of 10 years
or less Shall serve on the chaingangs
OF the respective counties in which
they have been convicted.
5. Resolved, That the chairman
shall appoint committee, of which
he shall be eX-otficio chairman, to ten
der copy Of these resolutions to the
appropriate committees of the senate
and house and to urge that they grant
the relief herein prayed.
The second section at first indicate |
that each township might be taxed at
the discretion of a majority of its free
holders but this was thought inadTis-
able and that section was SO altered
as to force the richer townships to
help the poorer ones in case CT tax
levy.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the most earnest ex-
preston of grateful appreciation be
extended to his excellency, Governor
D. C. Hayward, for his warrn sympa-
thies and very active cooperation with
the Good Roads Association OF South
Carolina, and that we thank him tor
his able address on the subject OF
Good Roads.
The president announced that the