The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-06

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xrem the Dsf1y lasm Nsy. q
TAs people os mi6dje ana eastern
ses>h csrsshA 60 ssesssd On the
saAjsst of rasseaA ssrvss& ana the
uaestln0 q IT, sailroad sonnission
hssA ~ the City sCeuncas chamber
. ~ nAoht TO hear ths pssssse OF
charles>oa asnAnst tho 9Fdee et the
eDnmIaacn % the AtAntie Coast
x1es - orss~ss ths nsw train 70 the
- D. beeWssn sumter ana ssrnstts-
vlne tnesea - bstwssn lanes ana
peans(nDvills. - originally rseusstsd
~ ~ buu1nssa men Of Charlsstoa
and y1orsnes. paitingtcn ana Bsn-
ns<tynle !, aad other towns In
- ~ Do s>etiep. demonstrated that
~ ossssr aed fbrcibly. Ths per-
y q = - s1Bemhly xas y itssli
HCs9olve 1essoo otsoas osmposed of
representative bbusiness mon from
<Ae foliowins cities ana towns being
prsssnt; Charleston. Florence.
0ssrssspwn. Darlington. Bishopviile,
lAnsar. and MDcoli. Bennettsvilie.
Kingssree ana Lake City were repre-
ssntsd BY letter.. which were pre-
sszeed W Mayor Rhett. OF Charles
ssa- /.
The meeting was not called to or
der until nearly-10 o'clock. although
n was advertised to begin at 8 O'Clock,
The delay in opening the proceedings
was due to two circumstances--the
fact That the members OF the COM
misslon were late In returning to the
city from a trip OF inspection over
: the Northwestern Railroad. under
taken after their arrival In the city In
the afternoon. and to the fact that
General Superintendent A. w. Ander-
con of the Atiantic Coast Line did not
reach the city until after 10 o'clock
coming from Florence on the s.44
train When 1t was learned that his
train was late II was decided to begin
the hearing with the reading of the
record In the matter OF the new train
a n appeared In the file Of the rail-
road commission. The important part
Of this record has already been pub
1ished and the public In familiar with
the facts In the case. Wig: That Char.
lesion asked several months ago fol
new train 20 be put on to run from
Lanes In the morning via Florence to
NcColl and return In the evening
connecting at Lanes with No. 52 In
the r1iorning and IS In the evening
and ar Florence with all the trains
leaving there In the morning and
evenirg; that the Atlantic Coast Line
authorities agreed TO put on thi,
train and that about ten days ago
without notice to Charleston, the rail.
road commission. on petition from
Darlington and other towns directly
interested. issued an order to the At
lsntic Coast Line to operate the train
between Sumter and McColl via Oar
lington instead Of between Lanes
Florence and McColi.
When the reading Of the record had
been completed. Chairman Caughman
stated that the commission would
heap from the Representatives of the
towns interested and that time would
DO equally divided between those for
and against the operation OF the train
between Sumter and Bennettsviile on
the schedule announced by the Allan
tic Coast Line to 60 into effect on
Nov. srd. He called on Mayor Rhett.
of Charleston. to first present the pro-
test OF the business men Of that city
against the order OF the commission.
Mayor Rhett presented a carefully
prepared statement OF the whole
matter from Charleston's standpoint
which made out a strong case for
their contention. In opening his ad-
0ress Mr.. Rhett said:
II regret exceedingly that I should