The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-23
The New Roilroad.

The outlook for another railroad tc
Manning grows brighter as the days
roll around. 1t will be remembered
for the past four weeks there has been
a notice published in The Times show
ing that certain gentlemen would ap-
ply to the Secretary of State for char
ter for railroad from Estill: in Hamp-
ton County, 10 St. Paul in Clarendon
County, when this notice appeared a
meeting of the citizens of Manning was
called and committe appointed to con-
fer with the promoters OF this railroad
scheme with view of inducing them
TO extend their project through Sum-
merton, and on TO Manning.
The committee had its conference
with the promoters in Charleston, at
which conference the entire situation
was discussed, resulting in propositions
being made for consideration by the
citizens of Manning and Summerton,
subsequently, another mass meeting
was held by the citizens, and the com
mittee was instructed to close deal
with the road promoters. if possible.
Last Thursday Messrs. Walker and
MilIigan two of the promoters arrived
10 Manning and held conference with
gentlemen OF fSummertou and this town,
afterwhich an agreement was reached
by which these gentlemen agreed to
extend their operations from st. Paul
through Summerton to Manning, con-
ditioned that Summerton would donate
the sum of six thousand dollars,
right Of way through the town, and a
depot site; Manning to donate $4,000
with rights OF way and depot site; this
proposition was tentatively agreed to,
Manning also offered TO donate suffi-
cent land for the railroad shops should
the shops be located here.
Friday night another mass meeting
was held to confirm the action OF the
committee, petitions were put in circu-
lation for the election necessary for
the issuance of the bonds necessary to
raise the $4,000, and with comm. nd
able quickness these petitions were
signed.
The people here are not going into
this enterprise with closed eyes, neith-
er are they permitting their zeal for
another transportation outlet TO lead
them astray, but they are going at it
in businesslike way, requiring the
utmost care as to all of the details to
safeguard their donations, in other
words, the railroad promoters will get
our bonds providing they give TO us
bond that the road will be built within
a certain length of time, and should
anything happen by which their COM
pact is not carried out the taxpayers
are to be indemniied. It is our un.
derstanding the road,will extend from
Manning and make desirable connec-
tion at some point north of here. and
which will give US an outlet at one end
of the line that will make Savannah a
competing cotton market with VIII
mington aud Charleston, and at the
other end with roads that will put
Manning iu the class of towns to have
the advantage of competitive railroad
rates
Unfortunately the writer has not had
any personal contact with the promo
ters of the new enterprise, and is not
in touch with them as yet, therefore he
is not in position 20 give out full de-
tails about this very important project,
but he thinks that as soon as the bonds
have been issued and turned over 10
the railroad company active work will
begin on the grading, and surveying.
The local committee entrusted with
the negotiations is composed OF Mayor
A. c.. Bradham. Capt. w. c. Davis,
and Mr.. J. K. Breedip.