The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-05
GOOD ROADS LEAGUE FORMED.
u. Il. WRIGHT. PRESIDENT, AND
II. T. REARDON, SECRETARY.
Meeting Held Monday Night I'm City
Council Chamber Forms Tempo.
rary Organization--Another Meet
ing ss an Early Date.

At q meeting held In City Council
chamber last night temporary
Good Raods and Drainage League
vas formed and arrangements were
made to call a mass meeting at the
county Court House at an early date.
- be agreed upon by committee
sor the special purpose of forming a
permanent County Good Roads and
Drainage League.
Tho meeting was called TO order
~ Mr.. r. i. Wright. executive COM
nitteman for Sumter county. of the
South Carolina Good Roads and
Drainass League. Secretary Z. I.
1ea-don. OF the State league was
then called upon to explain the OBJ
tects OF the State league and the rea-
sons for organising a county league.
Mr.. Reardon stated that the State
lsasue had for its objects. among 9TH
Or things. the promotion and diffus-
isg OF knowledge concerning the con-
struction OF good roads and drainage
systems In the different counties of
tAis State. 10 facilitate conference
and deliberation among the people
Of this State concerning good roads
and drainage interests: and to pro-
vide means for bringing the needs Of
the people and country before the
state and Federal governments.
He dwelt largely upon the COM
nerciai benefits to the county from
good roads. the value to the county
sf reclalming thousands of acres of
low lands which can be made fertile
and productive: and at tie same
time improve the drainage OF low
lands the sanitary conditions by do
Ing away with breeding places for
mosquitoes which insects spread ma
lAriai fever from one individual to
another.
He pointed out what systematic
srganization will accomplish by the
sesults achieved by the State league
s>nce It's organization In Charleston
On July IL. 1910. which had brought
about the organization OF thirty-four
ssunty leagues and a number OF
sswnship leagues.
After a general discussion partici-
psted In by Messrs. M. II. Beck; w.
forins Lee. r.. l. Wright. 8. c. Bak-
sr. w. III. Scale. r. B. Belser, III. M.
Stuckey Isaac c. Strauss. Geo. w.
Dick. M. II. Randle. w. M Graham,
n was unanimously decide that a
temporary organization be formed
~ the election OF officers and a
ssmmittee OF arrangements to take
sseps towards calling a county mass
meeting. the drawing up of a consti.
sation and bylaws for submission to
the proposed county league. and TO
attend to such matters as may be
considered necessary by said COM
nittee to expedite and promote the
permanent organization OF a coun-
~ league.
This committee was directed to re-
quest the Sumter Chamber Of Com
aerce TO cooperate as a body, and
ny committee with the special COM
mittee OF the temporary county lea
sue organized last night. towards ad-
vertising and enlistlng the interests
Of the citizens OF Sumter county in
the county mass meeting to organize
a county league
Mr.. ". l.. Wright was elected
president and Mr.. f. ]. Rearon sec
Eetary OF the temporary league.
hessrs R. n. Belser and w. III. Scale
we're appointed on the special com
nittce Co arrange all matters in con-
nection with the county mass meet
isg In conjunction with the Sumter
Chamber OF Commerce. President
wright and Secretary Reardon TO
serve ex-officio as members OF this
committee.
The following delegates were elect
ed to represent Sumter county at the
meeting OF the South Carolina Good
Roads and Drainage League at
Aiken tomorrow. November Q: r.
w. Rclser. Y. I. Reardon. Peter NJ.
Pitts. l.. y. Jennings. J. A. Mood.
NJ. n. Randle and Walter Cheyne.
The president was authorized 10 MI
any vacancy In the delegation.
Every one present was enthusiastic
IN regard 90 the organization OF the
good roads and drainage league Not
"a individual present interposed n
single objection 90 the proposed
league. II was evident that those
prescnt meant business and are GO
ing TO go To- work 90 help organize
aad Systematically construct such a