The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-18
LITTLE ROCK WANTS COURT HOUSE.

WI odS. w. f1amer and others
have filed with Mr.. E. R. Hamer
check for S25,OO and articles of
agreement whereby they pledge
themselves to contribute that
amount toward building a court
house and Jail at Little Rock pro-
vided the people vote to locate the
county seat at that enterprising
town. The check is made pay
able to the Dillon Loan & Trust
Co., and Mr.. Hamer and his asso-
clates agree to put $4,000 addi-
tianal if the county commissioners
lind that $751; will not put ND
suitable buildings. The follow
ing correspondence from Little
Rock appeared in Sundays State.
Little Rock, Nov. 13.-The
election soon to be held upon the
question of a new county to be es
tabllshed out of the upper portion
of Marion, to be called Pee Dee, is
now the all-absorbing subject in
the area to be affected. There is
practically perfect unanimity
among the citizens and electors in
favor of the scheme, and the only
real contention is the selection of
the county seat. Dillon, Latta
and Little Rock are the contes-
tants for this honor and dignity,
and as each is thriving business
town, with live, energetic busi-
ness men, it is not surprising that
all honorable means will be used
to advance the claims of each. A
step forward was made today and
Little Rock got the jump on its
rivals when J. w. Hamer handed
to E. r. Hamer, the manager on
behalf of the advocates of the es-
tablishment of the new county,
the following communication, ac.
eompanied by the check therein
referred to:
The Cash Offer.
Little Rock, Nov. II, 1909.
Mr.. E. R. Hamer, Manager New
County Election. Dillon, S. C.
Dear Sir: On behalf of N.Y.
self and associates l herewith hand
to you a check, certified by Dillon
Building, Loan and Trust compa-
ny, for twenty five thousand (S25,-
OOO.00) dollars, PAYABLE to the or
der of the commission, or board of
commissioners, when appointed,
for the establishment of the pro-
posed new county of Pee Dee,
when and in the event Little Rock
is selected as the county seat of
such new county. The money
represented by this check is to be
applied to the building of court
house and Jail at Little Rock, and
such other legal and legitimate ex-
penses as the commission or COM
missioners may determine were
necessarily incurred in securing
the establishment of Pee Dee
county-the only condition being
that majority of the qualified
electors residing within the terri
tory of the proposed new county
shall vote for and Little Rock
shall legally be declared the
county seat thereof. We put up
the cash, SO that the money may
speak for itself, rather than make
promises which may or may not
be performed. Upon the happen
ing of the only contingency above
mentioned. therefore, all that the
commission or commissioners will
have to do in the event a two
thirds majority of the qualified
electors vote for the establish
ment of the new county, and Lit
tie Rock is legally declared the
new county seat, is to select the
site, determine upon plans, give
out the contract and draw the
money to pay for the court house
and Jail: In such contingency,
too, the taxpayers will not be
called upon to pay one cent, but
the people of the county of Pee
Dee will have all necessary
county public buildings without
one cents cost to themselves.
For myself, and ] am authorized
by my associates, to say further,
that if any other place has a bet
ter offer to make, or if your COM
mittee think the sum represented
by the check is not sufficient for
the purpose, further sum not
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