The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-25


their hands I'm their money to get
what was needed.
II. B. Belser came next with his
report on public highways. He stat
ed that his committee had kept in
close touch with road-building work in
the county and had endeavored to plan
out "a system of sand clay roads
which would be fair to the whole
county. and Of most advantage to the
city of Sumter. Roads leading TO
Paxville. Summerton and other
places had been clayed to the county
line and would mean a large in
crease OF business to the merchants
Of Sumter. A new road had been
built from the Radical Road tn rough
to the Plowden's Mill Road and Null
drow's Crossing. shortening the dis
tance to the city from Shiloh and the
lower section Of Mayesville town
ship by several miles. The Moses
and the Mayesville roads have been
improved. but that portion Of these
roads In the city limits needed
drainage and improvements badly.
The campaign for issuing bonds for
the building Of a county wide sys.
tom OF roads had been defeated at
the election. but the voters would
have another chance Of voting on this
question at another date. The COM
mittee advised the employing Of a
road engineer out Of the ordinary
county fund for road building to
have charge of the building Of roads
In the county. This recommend
alton was adopted by the organisz-
tion.
The railroad extension commuters
report was made by Secretary Shell.
Mr.. r. !. Manning. the chairman of
the committee being unable to be
present at the meeting. Mr.. snell
stated that he had during the after
noon received a telephone message
from Mr.. Manning that the Seaboard
extension would be built into Sumter
and that work would be commence
ed on the grading Of the road from
Bishopville as soon as the present
survey was completed.
Mr.. J. w. McKeiver. chairman Of
the committee to secure manufac-
turing industries. next made his re-
port. The committee had set to work
to help the town by securing manu-
featuring industries and had first
secured the Rowland Buggy Com
pany which was now in operation at
the old cotton mill. This enterprise
removed stain from the city In the
shape Of the old cotton plant which
had been abandoned and did much to
show seemingly little life in Sumters
business men. A second enterprise
which had been secured WIS the gas
plant which in the course Of another
year would be building It's lines
throughout the city. Several other
matters were now being handled
by the committee and 1t was hoped
that the efforts Of the committee In
ita correspondence with these enter
pI ises would be as successful as was
with the former ones.
The committee advised the adop-
tion Of the Davenport plan for se-
curing industries. The report then
went on to state that there were va
rious kinds Of enterprises which could
do good business here II they were
established and run by enterprlsing
business men. The report ,losed with
tender Of thanks to the finance
committee. who had rendered as.
sistance when " was needed. and to
the secretary. who had done much of
the work for the committee.
Mr.. III. G.. Osteen reported for the
advertising committee. This com
mite. had no great achievements to its
credit. but It had made progress in
the formulation OF plans which
would result I'm substantial and eff
fective publicity for the city. The
committee had met and agreed upon
a schedule. Secretary Shell taking
upon himself much OF the work OF
the committee and doing much
In the way of advertising
and cooperation. The committee
was preparing booklet for distribu-
tion which would give In brief form
the advantages Of Sumter as a place
to live In and as home for manu-
featuring enterprises. For this book
let photographs had been taken and
work was now In progress on the
text. Another feature of the adver-
tising was the taking OF moving pic