The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-05-26
ENTHUSIASTIC GOOD
ROADS MEETING
Representative Gathering in
kershaw Last Friday
E. J. WATSON THE SPEAKER
opJect of Meeting to Discuss Plans to
Make Camden-CharIotte High
way Part of National Highway.

way Part of National Highway.
a number of our leading citizens.
headed by Col. Leroy Springs, presi
dent of the Lancaster chamber of
commerce. attended the good roads
meeting in Kershaw Friday after
noon. The following detailed ac-
count of the meeting appeared in
Sundays State, written by it's Ker-
shaw correspondent:
One of the most enthusiastic meet
lngs was held in the town of Ker-
shaw Friday afternoon of it's history
when delegates from Lancaster. Cam
den, Heath Springs. Kershaw and
other towns and villages on and near
the Camden-Charlotte highway met
in good roads meeting.
kershaw and Lancaster counties
most prominent men turned out en-
masse to hear Mr. +. j Watson on
the subject of good roads and ma
tional highways, the object of the
meeting being to discuss plans for
petitioning the national government
TO make the Camden-Charlotte high
way branch of the national high
way from Washington to Atlanta.
The meeting was presided over by
r. ID. Blakeney, president OF the
Kershaw chamber of commerce, who
stated the object OF the meeting and
introduced f. ]. Watson as the
speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Watson opened his address
with the remark that II was gratifv-
ing to him to see such an enthusiastic
good roads meeting in the state of
South Carolina, the only meeting. he
said, that he has attended in this
state where so many interests were
represented He spoke OF the pres
ent and future undertakings of the
National Good Roads Association, of
which he is vice president. He pre-
sented some OF Senator Bankhead,s
ideas on the subject OF good roads.
He stated that about 14O-odd meas
ures were taken on goods roads and
from those was developed com
posite bill, known as the Shakleford
measure. this bill to carry an appro-
priation OF something like $4,000
OOOfor the development of national
highways throughout the United
States.
Mr.. Watson spoke OF the old ma
tional highway built along the foot
hills of the Piedmont section as he
ing good enough for summer travel
but entirely too clayey for winter
travel. He stated that the highway
In order to get best results will have
to be built along the sand ridge. the
route being chosen Washington TO
Richmond to Cheraw to Bethune TO
Camden to Columbia to Augusta and
thence to Atlanta. He stated that
thlS would be the main national high
way from Washington to Atlanta and
that as the Camden-C Charlotte road
Joins this road at two points there
should be no reason, if the peoDIe
hVlng along that route would work
lot IT, that 1t should not become a
branch of that national highway.
He presented an ideal system OF
roads for South Carolina as one hay-
ing Camden and Columbia as basic
points and extending I'm branches to
the important towns of the state. He
said that he believed shat If the peo-
pie OF Lancaster and Kerehaw conn
ties would put the Camden Charlotte
road in proper condition that the CO.,
ernment would accept il and provide
for its maintenance
Mr. Watson was enthusiastically
received by the so or more delegates
besides the town people assembled
In the Masonic hall to hear him.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Watson &
address delegates were appointed
from each township OF Kershaw and
Lancaster counties for meeting
which is to be held In Kershaw next
Friday, May 20. These delegates will
meet In the early part of the day and
draw up a plan for promoting and
putting the Camden Charlotte road
In such a condition that the national
government will receive II as a
branch OF the national highway. They
Will then submit the plan to the en-
tire delegation to be assembled in
Kershaw at $3.50 o'clock OF the same
day.
The delegates are as follows: f. d.
Blakeney, chairman OF committee: