The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-04
bLEhSE: AGAINST H'LAUn|N.
OF GOVERNOR OPPOSE
COTTON WAREHOUSE BILL.
interesting Development in the IIcus2
When NcLaurin's Pet Campaign
Measure Came up for DiscussiOn-
Argument OF Bleascitcs Regarded
aS Significant.


adjourned upon it. The indications
are that the administration forces in
the house will oppose the passage of
the bill.
n view OF the fact that many per-
sons regard the warehouse bill as
mere material for campaign thunder
FOR John l.. McLaurin in his race for
governor, the alignment Of the
bloaseites in the house against the
bill is both interesting and signit-
cant.
-'''s'r-'r-'-''' NS"-5Trs'' - sSas' 49, ',S'a's-
$4,000 q year taxes for this prop
erty. where they now get nothing,
for this property, where they now
get nothing. for the time stated, then
they would have to collect S1G5.00 q
year less out Of the whole people,
and the same principle would apply
in reference to this. as to the So
600.
1t is true that 7 die so before The
grand jury. and that they did not
recommend any amount. Even iC
they had recommended any amount,
il would not be binding on the COM
missioners, as they are the only per-
sons who can now TX this amount.
have been Informed that after ] had
appeared before the grand jury, ana
stated the matter to them, and eur-
nished them tho came 1gures VIII IN
are printed in the article, with the
exception OF $4,000. as to the tax
able value. and before making their
recommendation they had thc Su-
pcrvisor come before them, and dis
-cussC6 the matter. thlRk that it is
proper to presume that he used the
same arguments to them as are con-
tanned in his article, and had no op-
portuni;y 20 reply, and show what !
have stated here While I do not
know, l believe that IL had had the
would have recommended the sale IN
basis Of $1,000. l was requested by
a member OF the grand jury 10 pre-
pare n statement with reference to
this opera house matter, it's status
etc. l prepared the statement, show
ing these figures, and gave it to this
member. Later, the same mc.nber
came to me, and said that the scaaJ
jury would like To have me appear
before them in reference to the mat
ter This is how l happened TO 60
before the grand jury. | would have
occh sad 10 have discussed this mat
ter with my friend, tho SUPERVISOR
toforc the grand jury, and l believe
taat I could have convinced them
that tho city's position i3 absolutely
correct. and that the amount offered
ia full pay.
am yet 10 find single person who
thinks otherwise and | have heard
q good many discuss the matter. 1t
is true this discussion came mainly
from people who I've i'm the oIty, but
l feel sure that practically al OF the
people In tho county would prefer
getting 5000 nov. to waiting 43
years ana FIVE months. to get this
small lot. which is only G8x92 feet
In fact, practically all Of those who
are now living and who are old
enough to vote, and who have a voice
IN this matter, will be dead, and
would not derive any benefit from
whatever the property might bring 10
years and months from now. White
/ believe in helping our postcrity so
iar as it is reasonable / t.'in!; That
they would much moro appreciate
our handing down To them q suW Of
money amounting TO over two hun
drcd thousand dollars than hauo.nG
down To them n little lot GSX12 f.ct.
with am antipuatcd building Whi'h
would not bc worth as much to thcut
ao iar as the iu.ldirs is concerned, -
am old pyramid ga Egypt Furthr,-
tha, tim" might rc as liberal as those
Wh" io'scd th" property to thc ,.'y
." years ago for 80 years for $500
which. OF course. would bc 200 l,:.
than "" are now willing 30 Iay.
/ do not believe ,ha' it is tine p.'-
pose of TN" county 60 b.ocG thr pro-
prcsa of the city. but the result of
their proh!biUvr pr."c win De to Go
this | have felt hrrDtoC,r, thit tn.
board has not looked az this muttcr ia
Ga" proper lisht, and, 1.tr rca0..-
'rr Supcr,iaor'a article J om c.u-
vinccd that they have taken thr Wror.
view. because ! feel that Wren uu
supervisor considers the fact Of l,c,-
ing 5000 and the $1,000 taxes per
aunum in the peoples hands, hc Vi!l
then realize that this money viii Doe
worth eight per cent interest during
this time To them. as practically all