The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-02-06

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amount that each subscriber owes is
small, but in the aggregate the
amount due us for subscription is
quite Iarge-and we need the money.
The good thing connected with the
state dispensary was the authority to
purchase supplies. For this men
have been known to forsake a $1,000
job to cleave unto one paying only
500.
Director Black, of the State dispen-
saIy, has one Of the ear-marks Of a
captain of high finance. He, like
Rockefeller, Hartman and other big
guns, got sick when the Investigation
began
Sumter Will double in population
and quadruple in business within the
snext ave years. IF you don't believe it
and CONT want to help in the good
work, just stand aside and watch the
growth.
A good many landlords have been
called upoL by merchants to waive
their rent liens in order to enable
- ,,3x,oroae A
crop failure would leave the, land
lords with the bag to hold instead Of
the merchant who, from sore expert
ence last year, is not in love with the
bag-holding job.
The talk about money being tight
is all miscake. II you don't think so
just read the list Of appropriations
fbe legislature is making or trying to
nake-s250,0 600 for pensions, $4,000
for fence around the State House,
100000 for supreme court house,
SIC, 0,000 for Calhoun monument, s3,-
00e more than the work is worth to
maintain the engrossing department
society circle, etc., etc.
The Sumter telephone exchange is
not keeping pace with the growth Of
the town. and there are quite a num-
her Of people who want telephones in
their residences or places of business,
but have been unable ~ obtain item.
This state of affairs should not con-
tinue The telephone company should
take some steps to accommodate its
patrons and those who would pa
tronize it if permitted to do SO.
The attempt to reduce the passenger
rates from three to two and one-half
cents on the railroads in this State
viii probably fail, Notwithstanding
that the bill has passed the house.
The railroad folks will have so many
good reasons why it should not be-
come a law that the senate will be
forced, as matter of common JUS
tee and decency, to frown, down the
radical and revolutionary action of
the house.
Mr.. Nash is q queer sort of pro-
hibitionist He introduced prohibi-
eon BILL. but when he heard runors
that the dispensary members might
vote for it he had it pigeon-holed by
the committee. This was tantamount
is saying that he would rather see
his pet bill killed than to have it be-
come q law by the help Of dispensary-
ite votes. # this is not his meaning
the only other construction that can
be put on his remarks is that he did
not wont the bill to become a law at
all, and the Introduction OF prohi-
bition bill was nothing more than
buncombe.
There are number Of sap-heads
In the Senate, if the debate, so-called,
on the bill to abolish the engrossig de-
partment, is a true state Of their men
tai state For grown man to seri-
ously advocate the retention Of the
engrossing department, admittedly
antiquated, inefficient and costly, for
10 better reason than that it furnishes
easy jobs for large number of pref
ty girls, who enjoy spending the Win
ter in Columbia, is so ridiculous that
it borders on the pathetic.
The resolution reported to the Sen
ate by the judiciary Committee call