The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-22
A JOINT MEETING.
Railroad Commission and Patrons Of
s the Northwestern Railroae Try
ing to Get Together.
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ing to Get Together.
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RAILROAD caskEssioners Wharton
and Earle met in the court house to-
day with representative business men
from the various towns on the west
ern branch OF the Northwestern rail
road. and endeavored to arrange a
schedule convenient and suitable to
all of the patrons. Those present
were:
Messrs. Rich B. smyth, A. P. Bur
CESS, D. o. Rhame, 7. S. {Ragan, O..
C.. Scarborough and j. A. James, OF
Summerton, c. NJ. Davis Of Davis
station, David Levi Of st. Paul, r.
Richardson, Jr., and Mellette Le-
sesne Of silver, Il. D. Tindle Of Tin
aal. L. S. Barwick Of Paxville and
p P. Finn, J. ". McKeiver, N. Il.
Beck, G. A. Lennon, W. A. Bow
man, R. I. Manning G.. W. Dick,
e. I. Reardon, Neill o'Donnell, A.
w. Crosswell and G. G.. Rowland.
representing the business interests of
Sumter.
Mr.. w. A. Bowman called the
meeting to order at lis o'clock and
called upon Mr.. E. I. Reardon, Sec
retary Of the Chamber of Commerce,
to state the object Of the meeting,
which he did as follows:
4eMr. Chairman: In the absence of
President Knight, Of the Sumter
Chamber of Commerce, and owing to
the fact that Chairman Bowman Of
ffais meeting is not entirely familiar
with the circumstances attending the
ealing of this joint meeting between
the railroad commissioners, President
WILSON. of the Northwestern railway,
and representative business men
from Sumter, Summerton, st. Pauls,
silver. Paxville and Tindals, I, as Sec
retary of the Sumter Chamber OF
Commerce, desire to say in advance
that this meeting was called by
committee from the Sumter Chamber
of Commerce in order that our friends
from the towns above mentioned
might confer with us in a spirit OF
friendship and good will to the
Il ~ eaaoerpad an1 with ms
nee to the Northwestern railway, to-
ward whom the people Of Sumter
have the friendliest feelings as we
have towards all railroads and legit-
innate corporations. Appreciating as
we do the trade and friendship on the
Hne Of the Northwestern railway, and
desiring to hold your trade and good
will, and realizing further tnat the
uresent schedule does not give the
people along the line, the country
merchant nor the farmer, sufficient
-tsrne to transact their business and
do their trading in Sumter, between
,zraans. We hope by friendly and
intelligent discussion Of the situation
10 be able to make suggestions to
President Wilson, and the railroad
commissioners also, if their services
he needed. which will be Of such
nature that the merchants and con-
yrmers along the line Of the North
western railway will be given sched-
SHle which will enable those who de-
sire to trade at Sumter to do so, and
those who wish to trade at Summer
ION. Silver, Tindals, st. Pauls and
Paxville to do so. The business men
OF Sumter do not desire to take ad-
vantage Of Summerton merchants, or
the merchants Of any other place
along the line, but we do want
schedule which will give the retail
merchant along the line Of this i'm
portant railway and the farmers also,
ample time to do their trading in
Sumter when they start to Sumter,
and a schedule which will give Sum-
ter's wholesale and retail merchants
and manufacturers an opportunity to
deliver goods sold to those merchants
and consumers along the line of this
road through the medium of a public
carrier-the Northwestern railway
In such a manner and within time
limit which will enable the merchants
of Sumter to compete with the mer-
chants of Charleston. Then again
Sumter as an important cotton mar
ket wants the farmers along the line
of the Northwestern railway to be
yiven time to sell their cotton in Sum-
ter between trains, and this the farm
ers nor the merchants within the
business territory directly tributary
to Sumter, have not been able to do
with the schedules as operated be-
tween Wilson's Mill and Sumter. we