The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-16
Fulton and Calvary to 90 to Sumter.

We are informed by a recent visitor
70 Pinewood that petition numerous
ly signed has been secured to have Full
ton and Calvary townships cut OF from
Clarendon and joined to Sumter, we
hope the petitioners will reconsider,
and remain in Clarendon. In the hrst
place the promoters Of the scheme have
not acquainted themselves OF the area
necessary for county and IN our ludg-
mens the cutting of of the TWO town.
ships would bring this county below
the limit fixed by the constitution; IN
the second place the circulators OF the
petition have not told the signers that
Sumter county is tax-burdened, loaGed
Gown with bond issues, and more to be
issued, and if they vote themselves IN
to Sumter they simply jump out OF low
taxes into a mountain OF high taxes, a
| whirlpool of debt and become contrib
utors to debts they had nothing to do
with contracting. We are satisfied II
/ a majority of the people in Calvary
would study the conditions carefully
they would hesitate before severlng
their connection with this county; they
will upon investigation find that the
projectors o. the scheme argue conve-
nience to court house as a reason for
a change, but we do not believe any
such stuff. our opinion is that politics
has great deal to do with it. Conve-
nience. fddle-sticks! What business
people have at the court house can be
as easily transacted in Manning as IN
Sumter. The railroad runs by both
places. No, there is an element in the
town of Pinewood who are urging this
change, and without counting the cost
they 60 ahead secure signatures to g
petition and many Of the signers haVn't
given the matter a serious thought,
| nor has it been explained to them. SO
far as we are personally concerned, ana
so far as the county seat IS concerned
1t makes from commercial standpoint
very little difference to US, # the
change is made: Clarendon to lose Full
ton may be the gamer, but 1t would De
decided loss to have Calvary leave us:
If the promoters Of this movement WILL
send US copy of that petition we will
gladly publish itso the rest OF the coun-
ty can know some of those who are de-
sirous of severing their county relation
with Clarendon. We have an idea II
the petition is published it will disclose
the names OF some who received honors
and emoluments from Clarendon. AS
we understand the proposition, the sec
ton ought to be cut off and attached to
Sumter runs from the Sumter line north
to Cain-Savannah road on the East,
thence South from w. R.Davis' store to
Santee River, making the River the
western boundry.
Sumter has been looking with covet.
Gus eyes for this slice OF Clarendon ever
since the formation of Lee county, and
now that Sumter has loaded herself
down with debt; the building OF a Sl5O'
600 court house, and the issuing Of
bonds for other Improvements, territory
is wanted to help cough up this money
and we urge our readers in the threat
ened section before casting their vote:
to weigh well what they are doing, anc
ask themselves if the additional burder
they are asked to take will be compen
sated for Inconvenience, and, possibly
in the political perferment OF some fe"
citlzens who imagine they are born tc
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