The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-13
IIlT nun QUESTION.


uHssn1lsa - service and Schedules
Bs,ly 1A1hsa Over by Hallway OF
nc1als snd ClsAsess, but Nothins
foson11s W. Deae. ~ -
y GNnG,l supsrsntsndent Anderson
- ~ Atiantse coast Lane railway
savs 1as rdnsons 70 tho fsi,roaa COM
u1~adhSrs Friday, swhy Il sweuld
ups II naheA eAcsosy Is the company u
ruaauAe WsasssSro train from Stunt
tss.sns>sdd - fsom Fiovsncs A. has
besn' dons-<or ~ ysars. y =. ~
chairmaa csnshman md Commits
: selps suilivaa held the hearsns.
conQiessonsr Earis being accident.
~ ~ unavosdsb,s prevented nom
ssess6diAs. se ~ fH yaftsf'
n1aysr Rhstt OF charlesjbr. Mayor
Gilbert oe FiSrsacs. Aldermsn Jones
and M T., w. l9cCown Of Florence.
Capt y. A. Kelly of' KinSstrec. Senator
McKsltAan OF Lumber. Darlington
cosSzfy. and .Messrs. Robert Chap
man and ". b. Owen OF Mccoi, rep
Fesentihs ihsir municipalities. were
present st<(hs hearing. superintend-
snt AndstsonS .sds accompanied by
his assistant. M. Doar. Tssa. "a
esp&intendsnt Anderson STATED
that t1ls train from Florehce TO
wsdessorS nsd been running for a
long time and made connections that
a.HeSAA tsssrskxAgey aspnmnx,s~f.om
sumter. 1t was more convenient to
run from Florence as the repair
shops were there and repairs to the
rolling stock could be made more
easily The crews on these trains
nov iive1 In Florence, and to run the
train from Sumter would mean the
breaking up OF the homes Of thes..
men. or the employment Of new
! crews.
Senator McKeithan opposed the
change because of other Incidental
changes in schedules that would
have to be- made. His community
wished the present schedules retain
ed. He presented a numerously sign.
ed petition in support of this posi-
ton.
Alderman Jones. as the spokesman
Aof the Florenco delegation. vigorously
opposed the change on behalf II the
chamber of commerce and .'v II
Florence.
Mayor Rhett OF Charleston wished
the change made and another train
from Lanes to Florence added so az
To give the connections out OF Char
leston go long desired and requested.
Capt J. A. Kelly of Kingstree had
no interest In the wadesboro-Fior-
ence train. but he was permitted TO
give reasons why another train should
be run from Lanes to Florence. This
he did I'm a very earnest and forcefui
way. He showed that for 80 years
kingstree. Lake City and other places
between Lanes and Florence had
been able to get to Columbia only by
goirg around by Florence: that the
citizens ot that section could go to
Florence or Georgetown In the morn
ing. but not In the afternoon. They
practically had only one train a day
each way They had endured this
condition for long time uncomplain-
inGly but now that the towns along
the line were both populous and
wealthy they felt that such condi-
tions were uncomfortable.
Mr.. Chapman of McColi told OF his
hourishing section and Of the very in
convenient and insufficient schedules
which were forcing business men
there TO do business with Baltimore
and Northern cities rather than with
cities I'm their own State. It was
more convenient to 20 to Baltimore
than to Columbia or Charleston and
the mail connections were better.
~ The railroad commission took the
matter under advisement and will an
nounce their decision later. This is
the third hearing on the matter. the
first being In Columbia and the sec
ond at Sumter about two weeks ago.
The state.