The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-11-14
NO DECISION
ARRIVED At YET.
"SEV TRAIN FROM LANE TO
: FLORENCE AGAIN DISCUSSED BE-
EGRE r. R. COMMISSION.

regard to the Atlantic Coast Lines
schedules in the Pee Dee section,
and the meeting was characterized by
general good feeling and desire to
arrive at conclusion that would II
possible be satisfactory to all con-
cerned. The commission, with
which the decision now rests, did not
tannouace its conclusion, as Com
missioner Earl was not present on
account of the wreck near Union.
The hearing was called to order
by Chairman Caughman, of the rail-
road commission, aud Senator Nc
Keithau, of Darlington, was first
heard. He stated that he represent
ed the towns of Lamar and Syracuse,
between Elllot.'s and Darlington,
which would be cut out by the pro-
posed schedule. They had been
trying for four years to get this train
that was recently put on, and desire
to protest against snv change. There
was no protest on the part of Dar-
lington.
Capt. Kelley of Kingstree spoke
next. lie said that in the general
discussion of schedules Kingstree
and the other towns between
Florence and Lanes hoped to get
what they had long been wanting
and needing, train that would en-
able them to go to Manning and
Georgetown in the afternoon. He
recited his efforts along this line
last summed and read letter from
Superintendent Royal, written in
July, IN which Mr.. Royal, as Capt.
Kelley understood, promised to give
this service when the fall schedules
were made up. Capt Kelley said he
was much surprised when the
schedule was announced, and that
it did not comply with their wishes
as expected.
Superintendent Anderson raised
the point that the proposed traid be-
tween Benettsville and Charleston
would not yet give the relief which
Capt. Kelley desired, as it would
reach Lanes on the down trip too
late to make connection for Mann
ing
Capt. Kelleys proposition was
that the train from Orangeburg, in.
stead of lying over all day at Lanes,
be run mp to Florence and back to
Lanes during the day.
1t was at this point that Mr..
Anderson made bis statement, re-
plying to the intimation IN The
News and Gourier's editorial columns
s6at he had not acted in good faith
and had deceived the people along
the road. BE said that the matter
first came up last May in regard to
this new service, and that after the
schedule from Lanes to Benuetts-
uille was proposed petition was
received from the T. P. A. and
others asking that the train be
changed to run by Sumter. AS
there were conflicting desires the
Atlantic Coast Line put the matter
up to the railroad oommi. sioner,
and 1t was only on the order of the
railroad commission that the sche-
dule was changed. He had nothing
to do With this and had not de-
ceived any one at all. This was the
substance of Mr.. Anderson's vigor-
Gus and clearcut statement, which,
he said, he desired to make in the
presence of the commission and
Mayor Rbett.
Mayor Rhett, in reply, said that
he was very glad that Mr.. Anderson
had made this statement. He saw
that Mr.. Anderson had acted In
good faith, and that the whole
trouble had arisen out of a misun-
derstsnding. The beginning of this
matter had been completely lost
sight of, it seemed. Charleston, in
her efforts to get this new. service
had asked Darlington and other
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