The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-16

them. They rolled into the Game
Cock City shortly before o'clock
and after short stop at the hotel
went on to the Chamber of Com
merce hall in front of which John
ME on the spot" Blanchard took an
| official picture Of the trail blazers"
as the members Of the party will
hereafter be officially designated.
This was not a hard matter to do as
while the Eastoverites were waiting
about town for their brothers from
Columbia to arrive the party from
that place came in and stopped at
TIE Chamber Of Commerce hall, and
1t was while they were congregated
here that Mr.. w. l.. Blanchard got
his pictures.
In the party which came from Co.
lumbia were Messrs. Beverly Herbert,
President Of the Columbia Chamber
OF Commerce; s. Il. McMaster, the
we'll known sporting man; w. f. Null
Ter. supervisor of Richland county;
j. A. Hoyt. editor Of the Columbia
Record; DR.. F. A. Coward, State bac-
teriologist; DR.. Mitchell Whaley; A.
M. Gibbes Of the Gibbes Machinery
Company; F. b. Etheridge Of the
Etheridge Motor Company: G.. M.
Berry. j. M. Bates. r. c. keenan,, Jr,
III. s. Reynolds. Fl. u. Crosswell, E.
q. Cooke. w. r. Fishburne, w. II.
Green. j. b. Urquhart. II. j. Basler
w. j. Barnes and w. l.. Blanchard
who Is always right there" The
party from Columbia came over in
six automobiles. all Of which came
across the Gamers Ferry, which
the party reported to be in excellent
condition everywhere except for small
spaces where the road had recently
been built up by Supervisor Muller.
and where the rains Of Wednesday
had softened the dirt and made "
mushy. The road on this side of the
river through the four miles Of
swamp was In fine condition as were
The bridges which had been built re-
Gently by Mr.. III. G. Bates, who had
spent his summer in the Wateree
swamp building up the road. Both
parties came by Wedgefeld, being
rnacauainted with the Stateburg
road and not knowing in what con-
dition they would find II.
At the meeting In the Chamber Of
Commerce Hall Mr. Jennings asked
mat some one state what proposition
ihe party from Richland county had
10 make 70 the people here concern
.os the ferry. Mr.. ). Il. Mem aster
went over the matter and brieny
stated the proposition which they
had to put before the citizens Of
sumter county. Before this however,
Mr.. A. v. Smell. Of the Chamber OF
Commerce. stated to the visitors why
IL was that a larger number of the
c;tizens of Sumter had not gathered
Il. L.
John Bates stated that he could
guarantee the investment to be
payins one. He pointed out the fact
that the Bates Ferry. over the Con-
garee near Fort Motto. had paid 10
per cent dividends during the first
year and 1T was not used near as
much as the Gamers Ferry route
was ,iSeiy to be used.
Su:or, isor Muller of Richland
county stated that he was heartily
in sympathy with those who wanted
the rocd and that he would do sll
In HI power to build up a good road
on tho Richland side Of the river.
Mr.. Beverly Herbert, of the Colum-
liza Chamber of Commerce, stated
thar v, was glad to meet the people
OF Sumter and he thought that the
road would be of Immense conveo.
fence i'm drawing the people Of the
two COUNTIES closer together. He "a
tende t. welcome to Columbia %
all pf the citizens OF Sumter.
M. 4. IT, Aud stated that the peo-
pie OF Eastover had before this
time had no near means Of COM
muhitation with their next door
neishbcrs across the river, but ne
thought that from now on that
useful and growing intimacy would
b. the Jesuit Of the road Will
should ho uilt by the newly formed
company.
IL was here that Mr.. Noise made
LIS proposition to form the company
that was so readily taken up by
those present. At first Mr.. jennings
stated that the citizens Of Sumter
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