The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-29
GOOD MEETING At REMBERT.
GOOD ROADS TALKERS ADDRESS
VOTERS OF RENIBERT ON
Sf5O,OOO BOND ISSUE.
Speakers for the Occasion: Messrs.
R. B. Belser, y. G. Baker, L.. I.
Parrott, j. &. Dunbar, III. w. BeaIl
and II. VI. Pitts-Meeting Presided
Over by j. T.. DuPre-NIuch Inter-
est Taken and Many Converts.

county for the purpose OF creatinl
interest and enthusiasm for the issu;
Of s150.000 In road improvement
bonds In this county to build up d
system OF good roads throughout the
entire county was held Tuesday al
Rembert where crowd OF about
one hundred and fifty persons
gathered to hear what the good
roads men had to say.
When the meeting adjourned and
everybody left for home late in the
afternoon the general sentiment of
the whole body seemed highly in
favor OF having the good roads and
OF getting them by issuing the
twenty year road Improvement
bonds There were a few dissatisfied
ones. but these seemed mostly TO
be dissatisfied because the crowd dill
not think their way or because their
way OF raising the money was not
advocated by the speakers. How
ever. none OF those who objected to
the plan advocated by the speakers
took the stand therefore their objec-
tions could not be clearly learned. 1t is
a safe estimate OF one who listened
TO the speaking and heard a great
many OF those present express their
sentiments that at least ninety-five
per cent. OF those present will vote for
the bond issue on the first OF Au-
gust when they go TO the polls to
express their opinion in the matter.
The people Of Rembert showed
their well known hospitality by hav-
ing on the grounds plenty to eat
and drink and by giving visitors the
glad hand shake and the heartiest
pleasant one for all. whatever the
opinion OF the good roads issue and
the bonding plan might have been.
The speakers for the occasion
were all In good trim and several
good speeches were made. DR.. s.
G.. Baker started the ball rolling
when he was introduced by Mr.. j..
u. DuPre. a prominent farmer Of
Pisgah. who presided on the oc-
casion. In his introduction Mr.. Du-
Pre- stated that they were going to
hear about a subject that was agitat-
ing the whole country ut this time
and one that had been OF the deep
est interest to all civilization and ma =
tions since the first empires were
established. .. I-..
Dr.. Baker spoke on "a Message
from the Chamber OF Commerce.
He said in substance that he did
not come to speak on good roads,
but to tell the people OF Rembert
Of the work that the recently re-
organized Chamber oi Commerce
has been doing and intended TO do
The Chamber OF Commerc. was work
ing in behalf Of the country as well
as In behalf OF the city and they
wanted the people living in the
country TO know II. Each part OF
the country was dependent upon the
other parts. the merchants were de-
pendent upon the farmers and pro-
ducers and the producers were
equally dependent upon the mer-
chants. There were seventeen com
mittces appointed I'm the Chamber
OF Commerce and several OF these
committees were trying TO get th'
Clemson Experiment station in thi'
county; one on Drainage. one tC
form a truckers and producers en-
change. SO that the produce OF tn,
farmers might be exchanged from
one place To another with leas
trouble and cost and so that pro
duce could be equalized all over tn
country. Railroad Committee
which had been successful In secur
ing the Seaboard Air Line rauroat
TO Sumter. thereby adding as mucl
az S200.03O worth OF taxable propert,
on the county tax books. a Commit
tee on Schools to bring about i'm
provements I'm schools i'm the rura
districts and To form union school
wherever II was practical to do sc
and To see that the children wer
taught agriculture and farm method
at their own homes. Committee o
Good Roads So as To facilitate in
torcours. between town and Countr
and to make hauling an easy paI
Of farm work and not the hardcs
This committee had set out To bull
up good roads I'm the county II po.
sible and the good roads speaker
would tell the people how II coul
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