Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-11
MCCORMICK COUNTY
lffort to Form New County Has
aBeen Abandoned ON Ac-
count of the Lack of
Sufficient Area.

eople of this community have
Iherished the hope that new coun-
n would be formed in this imme-
late section and that Mccormick
you'd be the county seat.
\ With view to this c survey was
18aade by Mr.. L. P. Elam in
in 1902, when 156 square miles in
Abbeville county, 1s5 in EdgeGeld
Ind SO in Greenwood were cut off
$oforn the proposed new county.
$Vhsn an election was asked for, the
.bpponents of the new county raised
<4he point that Greenwood being an
bid county could not be reduced to
less area than 500 square miles.
Attorney General Gunter sustained
$his point, and as the survey would
leave only about 460 square miles in
Greenwood county the election was
bot ordered.
q Another survey was made in 1904
~ Mr.. Yeldell, assisted by Mr.. G..
Britt and Mr.. J. N. Allston, the
ines of the first survey being
8hanged so that only .27 square
niles were taken from Greenwood
& |ounty, the balance of the 400
quare miles required for the new
ounty being taken from Edgefeld
md Abbeville counties. The cleo
onewas ordered this time, the Gov
Fnor being satisfied that all require
ents as to area, population and
property had been complied with;
md on January 5, 1905, every pre-
fnct in the proposed new county
&cept Mt. Carmel-voted in favor
E the proposition by more than a
%o-thirds majority. 1t seemed
hen that the new county would
hrely be formed by the legislature
hen in session; but it was not, and
ecadse some people of Abbeyille
Ind Edge6eld counties convinced
he legislative committee that those
punties had been reduced below
8he constitutional limit of 500
81 81 uare miles.
# Fouryears had to elapse before.
other election oonid be- held, and.
ne having expired the third effort
las started last year and money
: has subscribed for another survey.
ir. De Camp of Anderson was en-
bloyed to make survey of Edge
eld county, which was completed
About first Of this month and made
The fact apparent that Edgefeld
ouuty has less area than it was sup
bosed to have, to the extent of thir-
III square miles more or less.
Il With this information at hand
{he new county executive committee
met Monday night for a conference
with the surveyor and their legal
adviser, Gen. Bonham. Every phase
|of the question relative to area was
discussed, and the conclusion was
reluctantly accepted that it was i'm
POSSIBLE to take 400 square miles
from the three COUNTIES without
4eaying one of them with less
Urea than the law prescribes, assum-
Ihg that Greenwood is an old coun-
il, a fact not yet established by any
adicial decision, though generally
|ccepted by lawyers.
u The failure of the movement for
Mhe new county will be regretted by
3 large majority of the people of
his town and surrounding country
Ind some nearby towns. 1t is not
Unlikely that Parksville and Modoc
Will become part of the North Au-
easta county, and that Plum Branch
Mid Mccormick will be annexed to
Greenwood. The inconvenience of
:She present situation is realized by
a who have business at the county
sat at any time, and some change
eems necessary.-McCormick Mes
enger.
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