The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-25

condition Of the road. it being impos-
s.ble 10 operate any more trains than
al present with profit. He thought
II best 10 return To the old schedule
and asked that the old schedule be
trled again for two months, and then
II not found satisfactory another
schedule be ordered.
Mr.. II. c. Haynsworth stated that
II the schedule for the Summerton
end of the line was arranged salts
fac torily at present, for the Camden
ehu II was not. He thought that
the schedule on this part of the line
should be so arranged as to give the
persons there the opportunity of
spending the day in Sumter. return.
ing at night and making connections
here morning and evening with At
'anNc Coast Line trains. He pro-
posed that the passenger trains come
TO Sumter from each end Of the line
In the morning, change here and go
on as mixed trains, return in the af-
ternoon from each end Of the line as
mixed trains and go on out as pas.
senger trains He thought that This
schedule would be best for all par
ties.
| Mr.. j. c. Dunbar, Dalzell. repre-
sented rural district He said the
people wanted a schedule on the rnad
by which they could get their mail on
time for the carrier to take il on.
Every day. At present the mail sys-
tenn at DalZell was unsatisfactory
and some change should be instituted.
ormerly connections to all points
from Sumter could be made by
neans Of the Northwestern trains.
now no connections could be made.
He wanted the old schedule or
something better. Mr.. ]. L. ellis
made short argument along the
same line. He said that the farmers
could not spend two nights and day
In town away from home without in
jury to their business at home.
Mr.. L. Y. Mills, president of the
Camden Chamber of Commerce, was
called on to state the view Camden
had Of the matter. He said that
Camden would be satisfied with the
lCantey schedules, or those advocated
| ~ Mr
satisfied with the old mixed trains,
because they did not get the mails
out to the people in that county in
| time for the carriers to take it out
They wanted a schedule so that peo-
pie could spend the day in Camden
and return to their homes that night.
The Caughman schedule was entirely
satisfactory to them.
Co. Thos. Wilson, the president IF
the Northwestern railroad, was then
called upon to state his views. lie
said that they could not afford to
operate either the schedule advncat.
ed by Mr.. Caughman or that advo-
Gated by Mr.. Cantey. He had put on
the present schedule under compul-
| sion, knowing at the time that il
would be unsatisfactory. He had
given the matter much thought and
the old mixed train schedule was the
best which he could devise. lie ask
| ed that this schedule be put back in
operation for two months and then if
was not satisfactory, some arrange
ment be made to change to Il more
satisfactory schedule.
Mr.. Belser thought the schedule
offered hy Mr.. Cantey the best that
could be devised and that offered by
Mr.. Haynsworth the next best.
Mr.. Capers stated that Mr.. Hayns-
worth's schedule would not be salts
factory to them, because it would not
get the mails to Summerton IL thnc.
Mr.. |. c. Strauss made a talk for the
installation of the former. schedule.
He stated that as all of the parties.
except Mr.. Cantey and his crowd.
WANTED a better schedule than that
now in operation and, in view Of the
fact that Col. Wilson had stated that
lhe could not afford to run more trains
Tor have longer hours on the crews,
that the best thing to do was to re-
vert back to the old schedule, which
|would he tested as Col. Wilson asked
and then, if found deficient, some
lchange could be made. 1t was true
that other schedules which had been
advocated We're better, but the road
was in favor of letting the present