The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-05
DEVELOP HIGHWAYS
BY BRIDGE SYSTEM
PROPOSE TAX ON AUTOMOBILES
TO PROVIDE FUND FOR
BRIDGES.
DISPATCHESFROM COLUMBIA
poinos anc Happenings That Mark
the Progress Of South Carolina Poo
Pile, Gathered Around the State
Capitol.
Columbia.

Columbia.
The board Of directors Of the Co
Chamber Of Commerce, E. J.
Watson, commissioner Of agriculture,
and industries, and Gadsden
E. Shand, a Columbia engineer much
in road building, in con-
ference recently in the rooms Of the
chamber, discussed and Endorsed the
proposed plan for covering South
Carolina with highways linked at the
important river crossings by perman-
emit bridges built, in place Of made
quate bridges and ferries, by the
state by means of an annual tax Of S.
on automobiles.
It Is proposed that eight bridges be
built, one a year. Mr.. Shand has IRE
pared a map giving the location Of the
proposed bridges and showing their
advantages. The tax Of S. proposed
by Commissioner Watson will be 81
more than the present county automo'
bile tax and will entitle the owner OF
the machine to a tag good for instra'
state travel. The tax will provide fol-
the bridges and highway upkeep./
The locations Of the proposed
bridges as shown On the map prepared
by Mr.. Shand in cooperation with
Commissioned Watson, are as follows:
Across the Broad river between Union
and Chester; across the Wateree be
tween Chester and Lancaster; across
the Waseree between Columbia and
Sumter; across the santee on a pro
posed highway from Manning to the
old state road; across the Great Pee
Dee between Florence and Marion;
across the Little Pee Dee between
Conway and Georgetown; across the
Santee between Georgetown and Char
lection, and across the Edisto between
Charleston and Yemassee. New high
ways are proposed between Union
Chester, Lancaster and Chesterfield,
between Dillon and Marion, between
Florence, Sumter and Columbia, be
tween Flore.sce and Manning, between
Manning and the old state road, be
tween Manning, Kingstree and the
confluence Of the Great Pee Dee and
the Little Pee Dee rivers.
Rawley W. Holcombe, acting secre
tary of the Columbia Chamber Of
Commerce, will address letters to the
trade bodies Of the state asking their
opinion Of the project and urging their
cooperation. A general good roads
rally will be held In Columbia ID
October when steps will be taken to
have the legislature pass a bill to
carry out the project.
Governor Grants Three Pardons.
The governor has granted a pardon
to David Holcombe, who was convict
ed in Greenville in May Of this year
on the charge Of housebreaking and
larceny and sentenced to three
months.
A pardon has been granted to W
L. Henderson, who was convicted In
saluda in August Of 1907 on the
charge of manslaughter and sentenc'
ed to ~ years in the state penitenh'
airy. Henderson was paroled by the
governor in 1911. \
A pardon has been granted to Tom
Kibler, who was convicted in Edge
field county on the charge Of grand
larceny and sentenced to one year
The pardon was granted to restore
citizenship according to the papers
filed in the office Of secretary OF state
Since assuming office the governor
has extended clemency in 1888 cases
Senator TlIIman Leaves Washington
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tillman left
Washington recently for Atlantic City
to spend a day or two with one Of his
daughters. He expects to go to South
Carolina on August % for the purpose
Of voting in the primary election, and
as the end of the present session OF
congress will probably be near at
hand by that time will likely not re
turn to Washington until December
Health Officers Inspect Towns.
James A. Hayne, M. D., state health
officer, has just returned from a trip
of inspection OF the Maple and Dillon
cotton mills. He found bad sanitary
conditions at the Maple Mills because