The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-30
GIVEN & ROAST.
TIE RESOLUTION 70 lNVEsTI-
GATE RAILROADS Is KILLED

TIE RESOLUTION 70 lNvEsTI-
GATE RAILROADS Is KILLED
But Its Author, Mr. Frost, Took &c.
casion to Go for the
Railroads.
The House Of Representatives st
Columbia on Wednesday, considered
and finally rejectad joint resolution
by Mr.. Frost Of Charleston to provide
for the appointment Of commission
to Investigate the operation OF the
railroads and report back to The
house on the first day OF it's session
next year. Before killing the resolu'
tion. however, the house listened TO
some Of the strongest rossts OF pre-
sent railroad conditions heard In q
long time and the rejection OF the
commission idea means that the
house will probably pass several dras-
tic bills now before it.
! The resolution proposed provided
for commission 10 look into all con'
plsints about railroad service In this
State both as to schedules and rates
and an appropriation Of $4,000 was
asked to carry out the work. As soon
as the bill was given second reading
Mr. LRwson moved to ssrike out the
enacting words.
Mr.. Frost, who intr oduced the re.
solution In the house, made one OF
the strongest spee,hs heard 80 far ID
the entire session in favor OF It's
passage. He spoke for about bali an
hour and In that time reviewed every
phase Of the resolution.
He commenced with statement
about the growing idea o. federal con-
troll OF thu railways and pointed OUT
the necessity for South Carolina 10
oppose any such plan and st the ssue
time insisted on proper supervision
of the Nnes in this Stsse. There
were three great systems traveEsing
the State from north to south, be
said, and the Cross lines were ell own
ed by these three-the Southsrn, Ses'
board Air Line and Atlantic Coast
Line.
The long haul of freight means
revenue for shese roads and there
vas little OF no development OF the
cross lines. AS . result srbitrsry
divisions were being set up by the
roads themselves; those great arteries
OF trade that had been SET up as the
means for leveling all barriers. The
people OF the Piedmont found it easier
to so TO AtiSnta CT Charlotte than tc
the middle or lover section OF the
State. The people OF Colun15as foOEo
1t easier to go to Savannah OF
Augusta, rather to she uppsr OF so|ei
part OF South Carolina and GEa peopis
Of the coast found travelling to ths
upper part Of the State s.meas 81
impossihiisy. AS result the shree
sections OF the Sbste cannot meet
esch other IS they should.
Mr.. Frost read reports tom post
masters showing the 6elsy Of the a.
rival OF mails sr6 nov the schedules
ss printed were not carried OUT.
Mr.. Wade asked about the power:
cf the 7s1lroad commission alosg shii
line. AIr. Frost said the ooEaultssioI
p.opossd in bis resolution wozld not
interfere ir any way with the rail-
road commission and in fact the twe
bodies could wo,k together and thus
suggest wise laws.
Nr. GILES said that there axe nov
bills baro-e tns general assembly look
ing for remedies for these varY evils
Il the resolution could be held u
until these bills wsrs passed thsn hs
would favor it. His desire was &
give rsiief 20 the people now, 1t orcs
Mr.. Banks said there Is scarcely
day that wrecks are not reported
The condition was shown iD the mum
Der OF tills bafoIs The house but thers
wers many IL douot as to the me1ts q
these bills and therefore he though
Mr. Frost's resoluaion should pass.
| MI. Rucker said be has never favor
ed drastic legislation. BE wished
| however, to refer to ehe glorious
record of the railways Of this State,
They had perEtstently refassd to give
the people accommodation and condi
lions grew worse and worse everJ
year. For his own town. Anderson,
the Southern railway had never even
binted at better servtca. BE thought,
thgrefore, the commission should be
appointed and should at once get to
work.
/ Mr. Dixon also favored 3 commits
sion, calling attention to poor depotE
and poor schedules. or debauchery
! In defending liquor legislation sna
railroad legislation he asked which
was the worse-nolaey OF whiskey.
Mr.. Aver OF florence opposed the
connision. He said the State is
more and more getting into the
commission habit'' and it is tins to
call . halt. These wasn't thing
mentioned In the resolution that tie
people did not already know or coule
no. find out by calling on the railroad
| commission. The railroads, be said,
were trying to make, schedules.
Mr.. Rucker-"Why, on the Colum-
oia and Granville line not a schedule
has been made in montus? The 1oad
Goes not try tc make them.''
Mr. Aver III thank the gentleman
for giving the house jnfornIst:on they
would have to pay $4,000 for, accord
| ing to the resolution
Continuing. Mr.. Aver argued
earnestly against the passage Of the
resolution and said that laws could be
passed to remedy present evils.
Mr.. LsHson Withdrew bis notion
to strike cut the enacting words bua
| Mr. SsECar Yonavse6 # A Vho rrtS