The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-02-01
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But Its Author, Mr. Frost, Took 90.
casion to Go for the
Railroads.
The House of Representatives nj
Columbia on Wednesday considered
and finally rejected q joint resolution
by Mr. Frost Of Charleston To. provide
for the appointment Of o sommlsslon
to investigato the operation .,,of che
railroads and report back TO the
house on the first day Of its session
next year. Before killing. tie sesolu.
tion, however, the house lfstened TO
some of the strongest rQasts Of pre-.
sent railroad copdieions: hsara In s&I
long time and the ~rejeotiet OF che
commission idea means: that the
house will probably pass" several dyass1
lilo bills now before Id. 81
The resolution proposed provided
for o commission to look ipt0lSll COM
plants about railroad service, In this
State both as TO schedules. and rates
and an appropriation of, e2,0 geo was
asked to carry out the work. AS soon
as tho bill was given q accommodating
MIR. Lawson moved to strike out the
enacting words. "
Mr.. Frost, who introduced the re-.
solution In the house, made one of
the strongest speaohB heard 30 fer In
the entire session in favor OF It's
passage. He spoke for ao0d6' half an
hour and In that time reviewed every
phase Of tho resolution.
He commenced with q statement
about the growing idea of federal con.
troll OF tho railways and pointed out
the necessity for South CarOlina. 30
oppose any such plan and at the same
time insisted on o proper supervision
of the lines In this State. There
wore three great systems treversfng
tho State from north to south, no
said, and the GROSS lines were all own.
ed by these three-the Southern, Sea.
board Air Line and Atlantic Coast
Line.
The long haul of freight maans
revenue for these roads and there
was little or no development OF the
CROSS lineB. AS q result arbitrary
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 IL easier
to go to Atlanta o. Charlotte than to
the middle or lower section Of The
state. The people Of Columbia found
l6 easier to go to Savannah or
Augusta rather 20 the upper or lower
part OF South Carolina and the people
Of the coast found travelling to the
upper part Of the State almost an
impossibility, AZ q result the three
sections OF the State cannot meet
each other rs they should.
MIR. Frost read reports from post.
mastGfs showing the delay of the ar.
rival OF malls and how the schedules
as printed were not carried out
Mr.. Wade asked about the powern
CT the railroad commission along this
line. MI. Frost said the commission
proposed In his resolution would not
Interfere in any way with the rail.
road commiRsion and in fact the two
bodies could work together and tnus
suggest wise laws.
Mr.. Gyles said that thersr Ne now
bills before the general assembly look.
Ing for remedies for thaae very evils.
If the resolution could be held up
until these bills werS passed then no
would favor 1T. His desire WAS to
give relief to tho people now, at once.
Mr.. Banks said there Is scarcely a
day that wrecks are not reported.
The condition was shown In the num-.
Der OF bills before tho house but there
were many In doubt as to the merits of
these bills and therefore he thought
Mr.. Fros6's resolution should pass.
Mr.. Rucker Raid he had never favor.
cd drastic legislation. He wished,
however, to refer to the glorious
record of the railways OF this State.
They had persistently refused to give
the people accommodation and oondi
lions grew worse and worse every
year. For his own town, Anderson,
the Southern railway had never ever
limited at better service. He Thought,
therefore, the commission should be
appointed and should at once get to
work.
Mr.. Dixon alBo favored o commits
sion, calling attention to poor depots
and poor schedules, or d%ebauohery
In defending liquor legisla6ion and
railroad legislation he asked which
was the worse--money or whiakey.
Mr.. Aver of Florence opposed the
commission. He said tho State is
more and more getting into the
commission habit" and 1t Is time to
Gall 3 halt. There wasn't a thing
mentioned In the resolution that the
people did not already know or could
not find out by calling on the railroad
commission. The railroads, he said,
wore trying to make schedules.
MIR. Rucker-"Why, on the Colum.
hia and Greenvllle line not schedule
has been made In montuBP The road
doeH not try to make them"
MIR. Aver 81 thank the gentleman
for giving the house information they
would have to pay 90, 900 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 prosont evils.
Mr.. Lawson Withdrew his motion
to strike out the ensoting words but
Mr.. Sawyer renewed ID. a yea aud
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