The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-09
CHARLESTON GOOD ROADS RAIL
LY.
Health Officer ReardOn Still Has Homo
That Sumter Will Be Well Rep.
resented

f1edith Ofncer ReardOn suggested to
tho Charleston committee of arrange
ments in charge of the programme
for the big good roads rally, on July
18th, that the hundreds of low coun
Try delegates be given an opportunity
20 inspect the good roads and drain
age work done by the Charleston
Drainage and Sanitary Commission in
ledeeming thousands Of acres of low
lands and doing away with MOSQUITOES
aid malarial fever, and enhancing
the value Of heretofore worthless
lands.
The suggestion of Sumter's health
officer was adopted and it has been
decided that on July 18th there will
be an inspection Of the drainage and
good roads work in Charleston county
by the hundreds of visitors. From 100
to $50 visiting automobiles are expect
ed to be in Charleston as a result of
the endurance runs and those togeth-
or with the Charleston county cars
VIII make at least 800 cars in the line
which will carry the crowds to the
places where the good road and
drainage work has been done.
The visiting automobilists will be
escorted by the Charleston Automo-
bile Club and just before leaving the
city fol the drainage works there Is
to be an automobile parade in which
II is estimated there will be three
hundred automobiles filled with ladies
and gentlemen.
1t is hoped to use the good roads
rally as a kind Of sanitary stimulation
for drainage of the low lands of East
ern Carolina thereby getting rid Of
mosquitoes and malaria so prevalent
in the swamps and other low lands
The idea Is that good roads mean
improved hygienic condition because
lii order to have good roads we must
fret have good drainage of the roads
Draining roads means the drainage
of considerable territory adjacent to
the roads. If we connect every coun-
ty in the low country by good roads,
we begin the establishment of a sys-
tematic and connected drainage OF
the territory traversed by the good
roads.
During the commercial congress
and Taft day meeting held in Flor
tnce last spring an organization
known as the Eastern Carolina Sani-
fary and Drainage Association was
effected by the election Of temporary
officers and the formation Of an exc
cutive committee, composed Of one
delegate from each Of the Pee. Dee
c'urt!es. Secretary James d. Evans
OF the Florence Board of Trade was
elected secretary, and Mr. E. w.
Dabbs, executive committeeman from
Sumter county.
The State Health Officer DR.. C. f.
Williams. and Commissioner of Agri-
culture and Commerce F.. J. Watson,
were very much interested and agreed
to hold or to call n meeting later in
the summer to perfect the permanent
organization. Secretary Reardon is
in hopes that the Mayor and entire
city council, the Board Of Health.
City Engineer, the Superintendent Of
streets, County Supervisor and Board
of County Commissioner, together
with every automobile owner and
good roads enthusiast in Sumter
county will attend the meeting in
Charleston next week, and that they
will take advantage Of the education
al features Of the programme in the
opportunity to see the wonderful
commercial and sanitary results Of