The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-09-06

built from Cincinnati TO CndrleStOu
without passing through Sumter, pro-
yded the men building it are seeking
the best route.
The plan Of the Cincinnati, Hamll-
ton and Dayton Railroad to build a
through line from the West to
Charleston via Chester, Camden and
this city does not mean that the plan
70 build a road from this city to con-
meet with the Seaboard Air Line Will
be abandoned. The promoters of this
enterprise are just as confident now OF
it's success as they have been from the
first and the publication of the pans
of the Zimmerman syndicate will have
no effect upon their plans. The rail-
road from this city, via Bishopvllle, to
Rethune is a necessity to this section
of country and there will be sufficient
local business to make it prohtaDie
investment, consequently it can be
hrilt without reference to the larger
plans of the great trunk lines from
the coal fields to the coast. Neyerthe-
less it is confidently expected that the
road TO Bethune will ultimately be
utilized as link in a trunk line from
the West to Charleston to be operated
in connection with the Seaboard or
some other great system. The future
of Sumter was never brighter and the
coming of additional lines of railroad
can only accelerate the rapid growth
Of the city and enhance its business
prosperity.
The anxiety Of the cotton mill men
to help the Southern Cotton GorW-
ers' Association in fixing the price OF
cotton is the most significant tribute
TO the strength Of the associations
nosit,on that the organization has yet
received. Heretofore the spinners and
GENERATORS arrogated to themselves full
power to fix the price Of cotton from
day to cay and they never once per-
nitted the cotton growers to enter
into their considerations. The cotton
growers had to accept the price they
offered for their cotton or not sell It
at all. Last year this time the cotton
spinners and the spectators of whom
Mr.. Theodore Price is a leading figure.
were laughing at the farmers and
their proposed association to regulate
the price of cotton. But the demon
strated power of the association has
brought about a wonderful change in
their attitude in >the brief space Of
twelve months. The farmers are in
the saddle now and if they will stick
together and use their power wisely
they can continue to fix the price OF
cotton for years to come. The whole
secret lies in not producing sufficient
cotton to glut the market Of the world
and in not marketing the entire crop
within ninety days to four months
from the time the harvest season
opens.
The mayor of Atlanta is a sturdy
fellow. He admits that he tanked UP
on beer in Toledo and said things to
Mayor Dunno, Of Chicago, but denies
any feeling of shame or regret for the
spectacle. All of which gives the Gate
City more opportunity for publicity in
the newspapers of the country. There
is no chance to forget that Atlanta is
still on the map.
Newberry county has repudiated
the dispensary, now for Hub and Cole
to show that the repentance is sincere.
The dispensary investigation is
slow and tedious process, viewed at
close range, but out Of the mass Of
testimony the committee is sift facts
that are very damaging to the repu-
tations of many men connected with
the management of the system.
lot Of the graft uncovered has been
very petty graft, indeed, and, save as
a symptom of the corrupt condition
that exists throughout the manage
ment, is Of little importance and sur
prises no observant man. That there
is greater graft and bigger grafters
than the hearing today disclosed no
one doubts, and it is the big grafters
that the public wants to see uncov-
cred. The little dispensers who
grated few bottles Of whiskey, UNI
b.ellas, fountain pens and traflcked
in empty whiskey boxes at 25 cents