The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-04
TO RESUME OLD SCHEDULE ?
COMMITTEES OF CITIZENS FROM
SUNLMERTON WAIT ON COL.
WILSON CONCERNING
X. X. SCHEDULE.
Are Not Satisfied with Present Scled-
ulc and Ask That Old Schedule BE
Resumed-CoL Wilson Will not
Make Statement until After Rail-
road Commission Meets ON May sth.

The schedule now i'm force on the
Northwestern Railroad between Will
sons Mill and Camden seems to be
one that Is giving no one satisfaction.
When IL was first ordered Col. Will
son opposed II. and since II has gone
into effect numbers of citizens north
OF Sumter have registered many kicks
against II. The most recent kick
coming against the schedule was that
made Monday when committee Of
representative citizens Of Summerton.
the principal town on the road south
OF Sumter asked Col. Wilson to ar
range a better schedule or To give
back the old schedule.
The committee consisted OF Messrs.
III. A. Tisdale. Mayor of Summerton.
c. NJ. Davis. DIR. Rhame. and Capt.
James. These gentlemen during their
visit to- Col. Wilson stated that the
citlzens of their town were not salts
Ned with the present schedule and
preferred the old schedule to the one
on which the trains are now run.
Col Wilson stated In reply to their
request that he would give II consid-
Grafton and do whatever he could for
them. He neither promised to change
back to the old schedule nor to make
any other changes at this time.
Today Col Wilson stated that he
could not say what he would do until
after the meeting Of the railroad COM
mission on May Sth. at which time the
commission will meet In this city to
hear petitions for a change of sched-
ule. Col. Wilson further stated that
ne opposed the change Of schedule.
IN the ground that he did not think 1t
would give satisfaction to all parties
4 the change was made. and II SEEM
sd now that he was right.
lie further stated that the present
schedule was cheaper one for the
railroad to operate under than the
old one. as the crews were not as
large. There was approximately the
same amount OF freight traffic on
the road under one schedule as the
other. the passenger traffic being a
small item In the operation Of the
road.
Since the change Of schedule there
have been two passenger trains each
day. one going north and one south.
The road was also due to have one
freight train every other day. but ow-
ing to the fact that the fertilizer ship
ments have been coming I'm steadily,
two trains have been In operation
most OF the time. one going north and
one south, until recently when the
fertilizer shipments have dropped
of.
What will be done next Wednesday
when the railroad commi ssion meets
Is a question that many people would
like to have answered now, but which
will not be known until after that
date. IL seems that the greater part
OF the people doing business with the
road prefer the old schedule. which
may he resumed. but tins Is still n
doubtful matter. Col Wilson Is not
Willing To- say at this time which
schedule he prefers. or what steps he
Will take In the proceedings. II is
certain. however. that quite n mum.
her cf people are interested I'm the
matter and have been talking II over
for some time among themselves.
and u Is probable that good dele
CATION will turn out to appear before
the board when u meets.