The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-22


that his first duty was to what
he representative county, and
not a small portion thereof, and
now I am pleased to state that
Clarendon's delegation stands as
one man for the new court house
and progress.
"a Bill to consolidate School
Nos. l and 25 II the
County of Clarendon referred
to Committee on Education:
This measure affects Fnlton and
Pinewood and brings to Pine
wood which has large white
population, a district that has
but a very few white children
but it has such large property
valuation; the consolidation will
wipe away the necessity of the
present special tax, there will be
more money for school purposes
in Plnewood than the special tax
gave. This measure was intro
duced at the request of Supt.
Holiday, and a number of citl-
zens of Fulton and Pinewood.
"a Bill to provide .or a spec.
ial board of assessors and a
special board Of equalization for
the town of Manning and to
create a new section Of the code
laws to be known section 363 a. !"
The object of this bill is to
bring about a more equal allot-
ment of the town taxes; as it
now stands there is so much
room for tax lodging, and it is
taken advantage of to the extent
that there is absolutely no fair.
ness in the fiscal system in Mar
ming. l seek to remedy this evil.
It will make some people mad,
but in my judgment it will make
more people glad.
Hon. Charles II. Treat, treas
urer of the United States, visited
the chamber last Wednesday,
and he was invited to address
the body. Hon. F. &. Weston
and myself were honored-by the
president of the senate to escort
this distinguished American and
fnaacier to the rostrum His
speech was great. also had
the pleasure of hearing Judge
Stafford of Washington, in the
House Of Representatives.
Among the visitors from Clar-
don this week were Judge John
IS. Wilson, Oliver O'Bryan, J.
McSwain Woods, Esqs., Sheriff
E. B. Gamble, and Hon. J. G.
Lanham. I am always glad to
'see nv friends from home.
The revelations and arrests in
the dispensary matters are the
topic of conservatism here, and
everybody is On the tiptoe Of ex-
pectency; every fellow who ever
had a transaction with the State
dispensary is looking out for a
hand to be slapped upon his
shoulder. 1 am told the already
known developments and the ar
rests are not a marker to what
lis coming. Attorney General
Lyon has been prodded by many
newspapers for not making good
in the promise ''to put stripes on
the grafters, and through it ali
he has been steadily going on,
paying no attention to the slaps
of ridicule being hurled at him.
He may not put stripes on the
grafters," for he does not sit
upon the juries, but if there is
any.ill-gotten money he will force
a whole lot Of it to be disgorged
into the treasury, or into the
pockets of lawyers employed to
defend. Lyon is doing his duty.
He has made good and the finish
ing touch must be put on by the
people.
It was my intention to spend
this day at home to secure a
statement from the county con
missioners. We were promised
the estimates by mail, but so far
they have not been received. |
will, as soon as I can, get a
written statement from the COM
mission, confer with the Comp
troller General, with the view
of borrowing enough money from
the sinking fund at 5 per cent to
run our county affairs with cash.
If I can do this | am sure the
county will save FIVE times five
per cent. Instead of going home
I was urged by President D. B.
Johnson to visit "Ninthrop."
I went, and although I know
it was a grand institution, and
entitled to the fostering care of
every taxpayer in the State. l
was not prepared, I must con-
fess, to see such an establish
ment as I beheld. Upon my ar
rival I was greeted by several
of CIarendon's sweetest Jewels,
Misses Bradham and Tisdale,
seniors, Misses Holiday, Ander-
son, Johnson, Reaves, and Plow-
den. and I was as proud of these
magnificent girls, as if they had
been my own. Every attention
well bred girls could show was
given us, and I am proud to say
H , Il.