The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-16
ellunD|l.suMTER HIGHWAY.
RlG PARTY CROSS wATEREE AT
sUMTEm- m-CoLUMBIA HIGH
WAY CROSSING.
Company Formed In Few Minutes
Ttme-K n. Aud, OF Eastover,
Prcsidont--Road In Fine Condition
-Coupany to be- Chartered with
Capicu1 stock Of $4,000.

70 eomtt neTcaiter tndt sumter Is the
town with the goods" or at least
those OF Columbia and Passover who
visited this city Thursday afternoon
I'm behalf OF the Gamers Ferry cross
inG over the warteree river will so
ADMIT whenever they have occasion
tof speak OF Sumter. and =; is prob
ale that the work done Thursday af-
toFuoon will give them frequent oc-
aston to do SO. for within ten min
utss after the meeting tf the Rich
land county party and "a number of
prominent citizens os Sumter was
called to order bS Mayor Jennings In
the Chamber OF Commerce hall a
stock company was formed with a
capitalization OF $4,000 and officers
and board Of directors were elect
ed and preparations made for the in
corporation OF the company.
The party from Columbia was ex-
pected by the citizens OF Sumter. who
had seen the statement In the Colum-
bia papers day ahead that they
were coming, but no special arrange
mets had been made for their re-
ception as II ws impossible to know
at what time the party would arrive
or how many there would be In IT.
In anticipation Of the meeting which
was to be held Mr.. l.. y. Jennings
and Mr.. ID. ID. Noise had seen several
Of the business men Of the city and
had been assured by them that they
would stand behind any promise
which should be made at the meeting.
In accordance with this promise. Mr..
Jennings and Mr.. Noise stated, as
soon as n proposition was made.
that the citizens Of Sumter county
would be certain to subscribe to their
share OF the stock TO the proposed
stock company.
AZ soon as the meeting was called
TO order Mr.. Jennings asked that
some member Of the Columbia party
state what proposition they had to
MAKE regarding the plan for building
the proposed terry. Mr.. s. n. Ne
Master of Columbia. thS well known
automobile man. stated that they had
gone ahead with the work as they
realized that. IL some one did not
start the work II would never be
started. Their plan was to form a
stock company with the people Of
this county subscribing to one-half
Of the stock. H. was unable to say
vhe'her the money subscribed would
DE repaid or not. but he did know
shat the road would be a good thing
and n great convenience to the peo-
pie OF both cities. He said that ne
thought that the cost would be from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Jennings stated I'm reply that
Sumter county citizens could be de-
pended upon TO subscribe to their
share OF the stock OF the proposed
company and Mr.. ID. ID. Noise cor
roborated this assertion. Mr.. Noise
went further and stated that as all
OF those who were most interested IN
the company were present. he thought
10 capital idea TO form the COM
pany. He did not see any reason at
all for waiting until some other time
or OF appointing committee to
form the company. when II could be
formed then as easily as at any fu-
ture time.
IL was upon this suggestion of Mr..
Noises that the company he formed
st once that officers were elected and
board Of directors appointed. The
officers elected were: President. T..
III. AuId. Eastover: vice-Presldent. L..
ID. Jennings. Sumter: Secretary and
Treasurer. j. II. Lowry. Eastover:
Manager. III. G.. Bates. Eastover:
Board OF Directors. T, ~. Auld. l.. ID.
Jennings. J. II. Lowry. u. ID Noise.
VI. q. Bates. and four more whom the
directors might appoint. II they
deemed necessary. The capital
stock Of the company. which
was named the Columbia Sumter
Highway Association. was to he $3.-
600 ana preparations were made to
have the company incorporated and
charter secured as soon as possible.
The matter of securing the charter
was left To the members from Colum
bia.
The first of the party TO come in
reached the city ahou, $3.50 p. m. and
stopped at the Hotel Sumter There
were two automobiles In this party
which ", 70 soon followed up 10y three
more. All OF these cars were from
Eastover and tho people coming I'm