The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-02
REPLY TO MIR. REARDON
why Is Mr.. ReardOn so Concerned
About Money With Which To Re.
deem City Bonds and With Which
To Redeem the Road Bond Issue.
IL Ii is voted for?


If the tax books are correct then
any extra levy to redeem the City
Bonds or to pay the Road Bonds, If
issued, will not affect Mr.. Reardon. AS
extra levies do not increase poll tax
es, and the records show that Mr..
Reardon pays no other kind. 1t is a.
strange thing, but it seems to be a
fact, that most of those who are
ioudest against paying taxes are the
one who pay the least, and sometimes
VINO pay none at all. AS recent
example. 1 was informed that there
was a certain man in the city who
was loudest against issuing bonds
with which to pave Main street. and
happened to be present when this
citlzen went to pay his taxes, and
they amounted to only ninety-eight
cents; therefore I hardly think it wise
to be guided by the opinions Of thos q
whose opinions. when applied to their
own business, have not proved sue
cessful. Why should such be con.
cerned about bond issues, and fear
so much for those who will have to
redeem them? l feel satisfied that
when the votes of the citizens Of
Sumter are counted tomorrow, j. will
be seen that a large percent Of those
voting will be for the bond issue,
ond they will not allow themselves to
be influenced by an attempt to array
Town against Country. hope that
every one voting in the City will now
vote for this issue of bonds, and, once
for all time, sit upon this attempt to
array Town against Country. What
would the City do without the Cour-
try? What would the Country DO
without the City? We are inter-de- =
pendent upon each other. We are
one people. and any attempt to ar
ray one against the other cannot be
too sternly rebuked, and it seems to
me in this case. the only way to do
this, and at the same time TO show
that Mr.. Reardon does not express
the sentiment OF the City, Is 70 un-
animously vote for the bond issue.
II Mr.. Reardcn were one Of the lead
ers Of the Chamber Of Commerce, as
as he once was, perhaps he would be
trying to establish a mutual tie be-
tween the citizens Of this city and
country instead Of trying to array
the one against the other.
/ notice in the article by Mr.. Boyle
in your paper. that he first takes up
Mr.. Belser's plan and tries to show
it's result in figures and then takes
up his own plan and tries to do
likewise. In figuring Mr.. Belser's
plan, Mr.. Boyle does not give credit
for the $4,000 now being used on
the roads each year, while in his
plan he takes credit for the said sum
each year. This sum of $4,000 will
i'm twenty years amount to $3.50, 900.
Under Mr.. Belser's plan for the five
years considered, it amounts to $70,-
600. l do not understand how Mr..
Boyle overlooked so large an item in
figuring Mr.. Belser's plan, while he
took care to include it in his own.
Mr.. Boyle contends under his plan
that at the end Of five years, there
will have been raised approximately
100000, and that interest would
then stop on all but the $4,000 of
bonds heretofore a .horized. while he
says that under Mr.. Belser's plan we
would have to continue paying it on
100000 for the balance Of the time
which is fifteen years.
Now, let's see who's favor Mr.
Belser's plan will result. The interest
on 100000 at 1-2 per cent for fif-
teen years will amount to $135, 900
and the interest on 100000 at
per cent under Mr.. Boyle's plan for
the fifteen years will amount to $240,-
900, which will be differece against
us under Mr.. Boyle's plan Of SI05,OO0.
Which we will be out in interest
Which we will be out in interest
lost. Which plan Is the best? In
tween the two plans, as Mr.. Beser s
plan is the only one before the pco-
pie. Shall W. issue the bonds 10
bulld our roads, or will We wait and
let the adjacent counties build the
roads and take our trade 10 their
County Seat? Shall we be progress
SiNe. or shall we remain in The old