The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30
anAI 5,l NEED
MEETING oB A.iGEl.EsT HELD IN
THIS CITY MONDAY.
..upeas,.asasi.e U:rl,ons Confer Wtts
CSnsless...z.u Le.cr About Mat
Lf fu1Ec Concern.

Lf tu5Ec Concern.
I'he O.aa:-D.rs correspondent OF
Iac DtLl, a.ys very important
L4.et.ns was u.iI here Monuay at
tie c..j hall BY the representatives.
Of Lnls cily, Ilclu.i-g the mayor,
lie al.erluou, me c.Ly attorney, re-
p.lSenL-ln.s o. lne Oran2eDurg
Caamoer of Commerce, the local bar
~. U.oi-ess litter ests Of this city,
together vita Congressman A. +.
Lever. The object OF the meeting
aas to discuss tne feasibility Of at
temptins 20 socure additional appro-
pi.ticu 1or the public buil.lng.
which Is to be erected by the gov
ernmeat fer postoMce. and also to
have the sentiment OF THIS city ex-
presseI through It's representatives
as to whether or not they oesirei
resurvey uf tae Edisto river.
The meeting WIS presiIed over by
Mayor J. W. H. Dukes. Mr.. Lever,
in a short talk, presented his MISSION
| to the city He state that he had
heard that this city desired larger
a. pre- prl-ti-n for It's postufIice. He
stated that he felt delicacy in pro-
csc ing by intro Iucing bill into
congress for further appropriation
| ithouL first coming to the city ani
| conferring with its representatives
He sad that il order to get further
appropriation Fer Orangeburg a Wig
orous fight would be necessary. He
sal that he was willing to wage tae
fight IL the local committee wouli
furnish the necessary data to al
him. The situation was voted upon
and the resolr tion passed. was that
Mr.. Lever was requested to Introduce
bill asking for an lditicnal appro-
prlation Of $4,000 for the erecting
Of the post Office, and that the local
committee appointed to al Mr.. Lever
have the data ready at his conven-
| fence.
When the last appropriation DILL
was passed by congress an appropria
ton of $4,000 was given Orange,
burg for the erection of post Office.
1t was shown at the meeting that the
amount left after the site money was
! paid would leave too little to erect
buil1ing equal in point Of architec-
tual beauty to the surrounding build
ings; that the building would not be
in keeping with the growth of this
city ar1 that it void be too small to
give adequate spece for the mail
business now done at the local Of
fee.
Another resolution was passed
requesting Mr. Lever to endeavor to
have bill passed to authorize re-
survey OF the Edisto river, thereby
paving the way for an appropriation
Of $4,000 or 100000 for the deep
ening OF the Eiisto river to q four
foot channel and that the committee
appointed would be ready to have
all necessary data at his convenience
and that the local committee appoint
el would communicate with the
Mayor Of Charleston and other repre-.
| sentatives CT taat city and confer In
this matter of the development of the
Eiisto river.
The main deepening Of the channel
would be from this city to Branch
Vile, where the North Edisto runs
into the Edisto river proper, dis
! tance not created than 40 miles. 1t
was stated at the meeting that the
Edisto river once flowed into the
Ashley river thence into Charleston
harbor, but that during some prehis-
| toric upheaval tle river beI wa.
changed. 1t was further statel th.,
the distance from the E -isto river t.
the Ashley river was only five mile
and that a canal coulI be cat Goa
Meeting the two rivers. 1hls cana.
would bring all the great volume o.
the Eiisto river water into the CnAr
lesion harbor thereby, greatly deep.
ening the channel.
This channel would be a. create
benefit to interior South Clrolln
than any other river improvemeil
has ever been. Boats would be able
to operate between Charleston an
this city, competing better freigA'
rates anl could serve the large terri
tory between tnis city and Charles
ton. sIr. Lever thought this great
proposition and ono that Charleston
,, should be greatly interested in, and
should be pushed to It's ultimate ac-
complishment. Charleston and Or
angeburg will fight for this end and
great will be their reward.
The committee appointed for aid
| ing in the passing Of the postoilice
bill was the same committee thai
went to Washington two years ago TO
secure the appronibition. This COM
/ mittee consists of J. w. H. Dukes, r.
H. Jennings, ]. w. Bowman, Post
master A. D. Webster and w. II.
Dukes. The committee to aid in
the river appropriation consists OF
Clayton Berghaus, w. l.. Glover, JnH.
Cart, Samuel Dibble, j. W. H. Dukes,
r. H. Jennings and M. o. Dantzler.
Mayor Dukes acts az ex-oficio chair
man of both committees. The United
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