The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-30
NEGRO COLLEGE SITUATION.
ONE MORE EFFORT no REACH
AMICABLE ADJUSTMENT.


AMICABLE ADJUSTMENT.
Opposition to Location OF Negro Col
lege Near Water Works Still Strong
Negro Baptist Leaders Exhibit No
Appreciation Of Consideration
shown Them by White Citizens, But
One Moro Chance VIII be Offered
Them TO Listen to Reason.
A meeting Of the committee repre-
senting those citizens who are opposed
to the establishment Of the Negro
Baptist College on the tract Of land
adjacent to the city water works was
held In the City Council Chamber at 8
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon with al
most full attendance.
Mayor Boyle. who has acted as
chairman Of previous meetings. save
when absent from the city. was pres
ent and presided and Mr. C. NJ. Hurst
acted - secretary.
When the meeting was called to or
der Mr.. n. d. Lee took the floor and
after reviewing the transactions Of
the committee from IT. inception to
the present time offered q series OF
resolutions, which embodied in con.
crete form his ideas Of what action
should be taken In the premises:
whereas. DR.. 8. C. Baker. DR..
james c. Spann. d. w. Cuttino and
Health Onicer e. I. Reardon submit
tedin writing their of',cial and profess
slonal opinion that the establishment
Of negro college and negro settle
n,ent ON the land Immediately ada
cent to the City Water Works would
necessarily contaminate the source Of
supply Of water used by the citizens Of
Sumter. and would involve great dam
ger to the lives and health of the citi-
sens Of the City Of Sumter; and rec
commended that proceedings be taken
to enjoin such negro settlement.
And. whereas. relying upon said
written opinion nearly Ave hundred
citizens Of the City Of Sumter signed
q protest against the establishment Of
said negro college and negro
settlement upon said adjacent tract Of
land: In consequence of which this
committee formulated q call for =
mass meeting Of the citizens Of Sum.
ter for the purpose Of taking neces-
sary steps TO carry out such protest:
And whereas on the morning Of the
day Of such proposed mass meeting 1t
was represented by Messrs. 9. H. Ed
munds and r. r. Haynsworth and
perhaps others OF, said committee Of
citisens that they had been approach
ed by certain negroes Wit the request
that said mass meeting be called of
and that the meeting In question
would be amicably adjusted 10 The sat
isfaction Of the citizens Of Sumter;
And whereas such assurances on the
part Of said negroes have proven to be
deceptive, and on the contrary It ap-
pears from the Sumter Daily Item of
saturday. Oct. .ilsth. 1907. that the ne
groes In charge OF said enterprise have
determined to disregard the opinion
Of the Board Of Health and the pro-
test Of the citizens Of Sumter. and pro-
pose to establish said negro college
ana negro settlement on said parcel OF
land and thereby endanger the lives
and health Of the people Of Sumter;
And whereas II further appears
from said publication that the action
d said negroes IL based largely upon a
communication alleged to have been
written by the Rev. DR.. Brown in
which he stated In substance, thar
"There was some commotion among
the white peole. arising largely from
q misunderstanding on the part Of
some and from a positive opposition
on the part Of others. most OF whom
live. In the section Of the city nearest
10 the proposed school," which said
statement Of fact al shown by the
composition Of this committee and
from the slsners Of said protest 10 un-
founded and misleading; now. there
fore. be 1t resolved:
lst. In view Of the protest In writ
Ing Of nearly FIVE hundred citisens Of
the city Of Sumter against the propos-
ed plan for establishing a negro col
lese and negro settlement upon the
lands adjacent to the city water works
and the consequent contamination and
pollution Of the city's water supply
the City Council Of the city Of Sum-
ter he and they are hereby requested
70 emp'ov iepal counsel to sue out an
injoncti'n Or - other appropriate le-