The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-12

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The Sumter watchman was found
- In 1850 and the True southron In
toss- The watchman and seuthron
osw has the combined circulation and
tnnuenop CT both Of the old papers.
and 70 manifsstiy the best advertising
1<dium In sumter.
Gov. Blease intimates quite plainly
that he Is apprehensive that Attor-
ney General J. Fraser Lyon will be a
candidate for Governor In the pri-
iaary next summer. II Mr.. Lyon has
decided to enter the race the threet
OF Gov. Blease 10 give him political
tuberculosis will probably not deter
him.
President Taft seems to think he
knows better what the people of
Arizona and New Mexico want in the
way OF Constitutions than they them
selves do and stubbornly persists In
his determination to veto the state
hood bills that havo passed both
house and senate. Republican con-
sresses and presidents have kept Ari
sona ard New Mexico out Of tho
Union for many years for political
reasons and Mr.. Taft appears to be
no better than his party or his pre-
decessors In once.
In our opinion the merchants and
cotton buyers. who have requ ssted
City Council to suggest to Contr ,ctor
Waring that he discontinue work on
Main street paving until January 1st.
when the paving shall have been
completed to Liberty street. are need
iessly worried over the damage that
viii Result to business from The pros
ecution Of the work during the cot
ton season. Cotton wagons will en-
counter no obstacle in reaching the
cotton platform. for both Sumter and
Harvin street. which run parallel TO
Main are really better streets than
Main and AFFORD easy and convenient
access to the public weighers' plat
form IL is not necessary for the
cotton wagons TO be driven through
Main street. and II would really be a
better and more satisfactory arrange
ment In many respects. II all the cot
ton buyers made their headquarters
at the platform aud did all the buy
Ing at that place. Some years ago
when IL was first proposed to estab-
hsh cotton platform and have all
the cotton weighed by public weigh
ers. thus doing away with weigh.
Ing the cotton at the street and dump
Ing II from the wagons on the
edge OF the sidewalks. a number of
the merchants and cotton buyers
protested vigorously and predicted
that II would interfere with trade
and disorgantze business. No such
evil results followed and there Is no
reason to believe that the discontin-
utnce Of the custom of having all
cotton wagons driven through Main
street for the cotton to be sampled
NJ the store doors by cotton buying
merchants would be followed by dis
aftrous results. IL would unquestion-
ably be great convenience and say-
irs OF time to the sellers OF cotton II
AL the cotton buyers had Offices a
the cotton platform. for then It
would be unnecessary for the cotton
sellers to run all over town to obtain
bids on their samples. The concen-
tration Of the cotton buying business
mt one place would result In the saw
Ing Of time and he a convenience TO
both buyers and sellers.
THE BOND ELECTION.