The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-04
NEW CONTRADICTION
WITHIN SIXTY DAYS.

gave 4 rev MINOR Snan.
ges. No Alteration in
Line around Latta.
1t is probable that the report of
Mr.. II. A. Dillon and DIR. J. c.
Mace, commissioners for the new
and old county respectively, will
be made to the governor this week:
The surveyors have completed
their work and are ready to reporh
to the commissioners. While MO
official figures have yet been givenN
, out. it is authoritativelv known that
Marion contains NOR. than 900
square miles. Heretofore this
has been the point of contention
with the opponents of the New
5 County movement. 1t has been
stated time and again that Marion
contained less than 900 square
miles and that it would be impos-
sible ever to form a new county
out of the upper portion of the old
county. Some who have aggres-
sively resisted the movement 20
form the new county have even
in times past admitted that if the
new county advocates could COM
ply with the legal requirements
that they would no longer resist
the movement. Since it has be-
come known that the constitution
al requirements can be complied
with it is said that the new county
has won many converts in the ter
ritory proposed to be cut off and
that many persons in the old coun-
ty now look upon the movement
with indifference.
The governor has 60 days in
which to order the election after
the report of the commissioners is
laid before him. Thus if the COM
nissioners. make their report this
week the election no doubt will be
held some time in March or about
the first Of April. All the data
covering the amount of taxable
pftoperty and the number of inhab-
itaipt has already been prepared
and there will be little delay after
the Iteport of the surveyors IS
placed an .tbe, hands of the COM
missioners. 1.-THE survey settles
for all time to come the question
of area. If it had shown that
Marion contained less than 900
square miles the new county
movement woy1ld have been aban-
doned, but ndbw since it is shown
that the advocates of the move
ment can COMPLY with the consti-
tuition in every particular interest
in the movement is becoming in
tense and converts to the cause
are being SECURED every day.
It was the purpose of the New
County people TO get the election
before Jan. LIST. in order that the
county could be created by the
general assembly now in session,
but the SURVEY was badly delayed
on account of unfavorable circum-
stances and it was impossible to
get an earlier report from the sur
veyors. Had the election been
held last year the New County
would have bean created at this
meeting Of the general assembly
and the machinery would have
been in full operation by the mid
die of the year. AS it is we shall
have, to wait until the next session
! of the legislature before the coun-
ty can be created.
: There, will b. nd material
change IL the division line as or
igj7ellY nn. There has been a
lot xGsless talk about what the
govsfnoI would do and what he
wouldnr do with the present line,
but that docs not amount to a row
Of pins. The governor has moth
ling what,ver to do with the shape
of the bnndary lines. His duty
Is to Sc that the constitutional
provisios have been complied
with IN regard to area, taxable
propert and population and if it
Is show that these requirements
have ben met, he will order tine
siectiorregardless of the shape of
the Inns.
Thet are now over 1000 voters
registeed in the new count terri
tory cd q safe estimate places
& the tod vote in the election at
1800. 1t will be necessary for
the Nv County to get two thirds
of thivote in order to win, which
mearsomething over 1900 votes.