The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
BEFOR The BOARD
ssEK IlDIsT0: RIVER PROJECT BE
NO "a URGED & 81 BEFORE 1T.
By Representatsv tsve Citizens From Or
s aags,,burg. Branch hYille, Walterboro
und Other Points

an6 Other Points. AZ. ..5.t
.The Washington correspo pondent o.
!! gisa News and Courier wrisea ;as fol.
1 sows Se;onceratng the visit nf gentle
& men from orangeburg. Branchville'
Egqastesbcro and other ptinta TO the
h rify oe washington In the interest
sSpf what Is; known as the Ecdiseo River
Project: Ass sE 5sz7 53. s.
Pleading earnestly for q lighting
) 4sehance,'. as emphatlcailF stated IN
tbs remarks iof Capt. M. o. Dantzler,
& ee crangebu!rg. a dl,gen representa-
tive citizens of that city Charleston
4 ssazld the country between, today 5ap-
! peared before the board Of engineers
s. afi the war department with Con-
;ygressmen Legare and Lever, to ask
8 for the opening of the sEdisto river
from Charleston to Dram geburg. 49,
!. at 3 Is doubtful II q more earnest
4 delegation Of busineis men ever came
60 washington on q. similar mission
I than the South Carollnians who sp7
srnared here today, begging that their
q gection be- permitted to : SHOW the
world what It could do IN commerce
& and industry BY The opening up OF
she Edisto. IS i.5': z:'
There Is no; 8 politician In the
delegation, with the exception Of the
tMo Congressmen en- named. They We7e
!. .etorough-going, intelligent business
men. who are determined that some,
s thing must be done to give them
3 the desired waterway connection be-
& tween Charleston and Orangeourg.
ifs,S The delegation consisted Of Messrs.
sR. II. Jennings, W. L. eGiover,'M o.
Dantsier, j. W.. Smoak, w. G.. Smith
4 and Fred Wannamsker, of Orange
I burg; Perry. c. Dukes. w. c.. Martin
and Daniel; Rhode, Of Branchville;
D. Z. Smith, OF. W alterboro, and Mr.
Spuvah Of; Michigan. the latter q
: stookh older In the .Edisto Lumber
Company. .F. n ,.5f.s.. tzs5..5
The memGers Of the delegation,
!: who told the board that the COM
I ]merc, Of the Rdisto between Char
aeston and Orangeburg would amply
repay the Government for whatever
1t might expend on making ,he river
:nayigaAe, were. introduced By Rep
resentatives Legare and Lever, who
also took occasion to say that If the
report of Engineer Adams should be
Z sustained, I. splendid country would
be e$oJ,eued up, wi hlch Is now inacces-
4 &eible because there Is no river navl-
Eatioh and the railroad lines are too
distant TO be Of much practical ben
eft. a 4 :S 4 8,
Il S5s:S 55s::S, Messra. Dantzler and Glover told
of the great strides Orangeburg had
made In recent years; how 1t had
grown from a struggling village TO
%. thriying little city Of almost 10 600
,Inhabitants, and Of what it would do
sts the Edisho, should be opened to
Navigation. 5%:::,,ts: s:.s -
Fur ColleGon. and Walter boro, Mr.
Smith declared ! that thousands OF
ceres Of lard lay along tho Edisto,
{ where the finest crops IN the werad
! ere ;;grown,t but that there it, ne way
{: to. market taem; that many head Of
& live stock now raised in that locality
B nnge to be driven to Charleston, thus
e I55iandicapning what would otherwise
be- q large and paying undertaking. ;
5ts BranchYille was well represented
and her delegates told the board that,
I although the little city die not oc'
3 eupoyI a very large place On the map
she would help along with the prop
osftion; once the assurance was given
!. that the river would be deepened and
hhat, her progressive business men
i had pledged their loyal support to
the movement. (. q ss.::z
Representative Lever said that
should Charleston and Orangebur2
7 fbeElinked by the proposed waterway
s. development, ut would mean the up
building OF l,oth cities, the advance,
ment Of the intermediate country
and the establishment Of many
small, but lourishing towns along
the banks OF the river. Assurance
/ has already been given. he said, thai
n II the Government would. agree t
Z he proposition under consideration
both Charleston and Orangeburs
would put on boat, and that man.
Others would be placed In operation
By the lumber interests along III
route.
Congressman Legare closed the re
marks by stating that he did no
expect the board to reverse itself IL
voting at this time to sustain tht
recommendations Of Engineer Adams
but that what he did ask was tha