The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Finds Another Mares Nest.

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issue it says: I.
The announcement through the
news dispatches from Elloree, that
In the event the proposed railroad
line materializes there is strong
reasons to believe that Elloree
would be glad to annex to Cal
houn, has the effect of bomb
shell in camp at C7angeburg. The
Times and Democrat has already
commenced to kick, and is trying
to show Elloree that they should
wait on the Clinchfield and Ohio
scheme, that may never material
ize. But in case it should it VIII
pass through St. Matthews, so this
should not worry our Elloree
friends, as either Of the roads men
3 toned will connect them with st.
Matthews. Our Orangeburg friends
should not be sc envious of Cal
houn's county seas.
The Advance seems to have most
vivid imagination, as it sees spooks
ard many other things that never ex-
listed. So far as h;lloree wanting to
sanex itself to Calhoun County Is
we are perfectly willing
If it meets the wishes Of the good
cecple OF that section. If they are
that way inclined, '5e only suggestion
we have to make to them Is that they
annex after the present Calhoun
County votes thai thirty. thousand
dollars in bonds, that the Advance Is
advocating to build the courthouse
and jail, so as they will escape pay
ing; the interes: and principal of the
debt thus created.
The charge that "The Times and
Democrat has air .dy commenced to
kick, is, pure isbrication on the
tart. of the Advance, and we chal-
lenge it to prove its statement by
anything that This Times and Demo-
cret has ever published. Neither has
The Times and Democrat tried to
"show Elloree that they should wait
on the Clinchfield and Ohio scheme y
as the Advance charges. The Times
and Democrat never said a word
about Elloree waiting, and we chal-
lerge the Advance to produce any
thing from our columns to prove its
assertion.
What we did 3ay was that 1--WE
believe that some Of these days the
Seaboard airline Railroad will build
into Charleston from Columbia, and
it is very likely that it will pass by
Elloree, Holly Hill and. other towns
in that section. I'hese towns should
keep their eyes open for this extern
sion when it Is made. 1t would be
worth more to them than a road to
Swansea, via ST. Matthews, as 1t
would put them on a through line
between; Charleston and Columbia,
and that Is what they need" It will
be noticed that wa did not say "wait"
once, nor did we. refer, to the Clinch-
field and Ohio scheme" whatever
that means.
We referred tc the Seaboard Air
line Railroad as We have heard that
they have looke{2 over line from
Columbia to Charleston, running be-
tween the Southern and the A. c. L..
Railway on this side Of the Santee
River. We never said word about
any road from st. Matthews and
Swansea, except that direct road
from Columbia to Charleston would
be worth more TO Elioree than it..
We don't think the. Advance even
would deny this.
"Our orangeburg friends should
not be so envious Of Calhoun's coun-
ty seat" concludes our spook-seeing
contemporary. = there is any envy
of St. Matthews on the part of the
people of Orangeburg we are not
aware of It,. We know that there Is
none, on the part Of The Times and
~ulCu 10 dAAp2y PAosOh w
the many complimentary notices that
appear in its columns about st. Mat
thews and her good people. Hun
dreds of subscribers at St. Matthews
and other parts Of Calhoun County
will testify to. tie many good things
that we say of Calhoun County and
its -hustling. county seat.
We have been pleased on more oc-
casions that one that have brought
st. Matthews ard Orangeburg folks
together to see the cordial relations
that now exist between them. The
only discordant note that ever CRATES
on the ear to disturb the cordial feel
ing and harmony that now exists be-
tween the two counties is the doleful
croaking of the Calhoun Advance, as
evidenced by the article from its
columns which we publish above.
Like the Bourbons of old, the Cal
houn Advance forgets little and
learns nothing. That is why it can't
keep up with the procession Of good
will and esteem that now exists be-
tween the people of Orangeburg and
Calhoun.