The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-02
DO NOT SIGN TEE PETITIONS.


put the expense OF creating new
counties upon the movers OF the
proposition failed because Of not
being reached on the Calendar OF
the House: the bill passed the
Senate and We had no idea but
that it would pass the House cas-.
ily, but to our surprise it did not
get pushed and became one Of
the measures that went to the
legislative grave yard at the wind
up. This measure has merit as
well as justice to commend 1t,
and it should be the law, unless
the legislature does give relief,
the old counties are liable at any
time TO be mulct in great expense
whenever a few persons chose to
agitase a new county.
The recent agitation to create
Rutl.dge county has cost the
taxpayers a considerable sum OF
money. both in Williamsburg and
Clarendon. with no benefit to
either county, and we are again
threatened with another scheme
to create a new county out Of
Sumter, Florence. Williamsburg
and Clarendon. Il the promoters
of these new county schemes had
to pay the expense then per
haps they would not be so ready
to launch the proposition. We
opposed the Kutledge county
movement from sense of duty,
and felt it was due this people to
do sill in our power to prevent
Clarendon losing any part OF her
territory, butn We had reason to
oppose the creation Of Ratledge
we have a greater reason to op-
pose the creation Of the county
Contemplated to make Olanta a
county seat. II the Olanta prop
ositson is to so through it simply
means the less to Clarendon Of
about 200 square miles Of terri
tory, and the increasing Of taxes
to a considerable degree. We
would lose from Clarendon the
townships Of Douglas. Sandy
Grove, New Zion and Midway,
making the river the line. and for
what: To promote the interests
of q few town lot owners at Olan-
ta, they would be the most bere-
fitted while the rest OF the county
viii have additional burdens fore
ed upon them. Already the pro-
moters Of this scheme are work
ing and in last Sundays News
there appeared a long article from
a Florence correspondent boost
ing the project, out those who
read this article can easily sur
mise that the correspondent was
employed foc the. purpose Of aid
ing the projectors Of the new
county scheme.
We have an abiding faith in the
voters of the townships sought to
be taken from Clarendon TO stand
by the county as it is, and until
it IS done. we cannot believe that
Midway. New Zion, Douglas and
Sandy Grove will lend themselves
to the schemes of the agitators,
nor do We believe that it is pos
sible for this new county to be
created, and leave Clarendon with
the necessary area, but under the
law now, these new county pro-
moters can go ahead, have a sur,
vey, hold an election, and wheth-
er they are successful or not, the
expense comes out Of the taxpay-
ers OF the old counties they seek
to dismember.
We hope the people Of the Sa-
lem section OF this county will re-
fuse to sign the petitions that will
be circulated; by refusing to sign
they can prevent the expense IN
q large measure. OF course the
circulators OF the petitions will
have all manner or good things
to promise. but the safest thing
to do is to refuse to sign the pc
titionS.