The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-15

the delinquent small corporations in
few days. The penalty fof failing to
comply with the requirements of the
act are heavy-s500 for the original
ofense and $100 a day for each day
the tax remains unpaid. Of a large
number of notices sent out to Charles
ton small corporations, over $50 have
been returned, the presumption being
that these concerns, though chartered,
either did not start up business at all
or soon went out Of existence.
The commission appointed by the
city council here to secure names to
petition of freeholders for an election
on the question Of issuing s4oO, 600 in
bonds for the purpose Of putting in a
new and improved system Of water
works is being freely signed and the
necessary majority will likely be Sc
cured In the next few days. So far, the
.cQnmission says, only two persons
approached have refused to sign the
petition. OF the 1,547 freeholders in
the city over 500 have signed The
plans and specifications for the new
plant have been fully drafted and they
have been approved by an expert board
consisting Of the head Of the Massa-
chusetts board of health, the head Of
the United States army hospital ser
vice and others.
Governor Hayward has signed the
act requiring him to appoint game
warden in each county in the state,
who in consideration Of their exemp-
ton from road and jury duty are re-
quired TO report to each term Of court
any violation of the game laws touch
ing the protection Of game and insec-
tiverous birds. A very pleasant duty it
will be difficult to find men to fill with
out more substantiat compensation.
The governor wants the county dele
cations to send him the names of men
who will serve so that he may make
the appointments.
Governor Hayward has received a
letter from Mr. S. E. Smith, brother
of Mr.. J. T. Smith, Jr. who was asssas-
sinated at Williston last week, saying
that a reward of $1,000 had been Of
fered by prNate subscription for the
apprehension Of the murderer, and
saying this would be duplicated, If
necessary. The governor has rot de-
termined what mount he will offer.
Columbia, March "a protest
which Mr.. Pinckney Brown, of Aiken,
has lodged with the railroad cornrais-
sion against the Southern railway
charging him for $4,000 pounds Oh a
car of hay shipped from Augusta,
when the car actually contained but
27,411 pounds the rate being s cents
hundred, my end in Mr.. Browns su-
ing the road, in which case he will
have the hearty cooperation Of the
railroad commission. In answer to the
commissions request for an eXplana-
ton Traffic Manager Powell falls back
on a table printed by the commission
fifteen years ago, in which the mini
mum weight for car lots is placed at
$1,000 pounds for car lots is placed at
says this was the length of the car in
which Mr.. Browns hay was shipped.
The commission, however, claims that
its exception sheet printed in this same
report of 1890 establishes a minimum
car weight for hay, fodder and straw
packed in bales Of 1000 pounds, which
takes a class K rate, excess to be
charged for proportionately. A rule of
the commission forbids a road to
change a rate without notification to
and approval by the commission, and
the Aiken incident is regarded as such
a change. The matter has resulted in
the commission promulgating circu-
lar, effective the 18th Of this month,
saving: carload minimum for all car
load shipments within the state, re-
gardless Of the length Of the car, shall
be minimum carload, 10000 pounds,
excess to be charged for proportion
ately, unless otherwise specified, no
excess allowed because an unnecessa-
rily large car is used"
Any increase in the rates, directly
or Indirectly, is regarded with disfa-
vor by the commission, and especially
so at this time when the business of
the various roads is increasing rapidly
in this state. The Coast Lines Decen-