The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-03-24

salsWilIaAGean $500 e00 to.lAa-
.dersOn COEney;,in increased :
land Xalues

II all. present. plans are carried out
the Hammond yswamp land other
swamp. and .semi-a@afhp iandi on
.H""t river Will be Sdfained end this
at an early date, This viii mean at
least 5000, ,oee 10 Anderson county, in,
Increased land. values f''s'' ?
"A, meeting. OF the property owners
OF tho swamp land; on Rocky River
was held In the rooms OF the Ander-
sHHn chamber of commerce Saturday
at which time they reviewed. lhe Tor
Ener Efforts they had made, discussed
the FEAST .bility of attempting the
drainage at this time and finally de-
eided on: definite action, These same
land owners have been working for
several months on the plan to drain
$500 acres of che swanlpl land and to
reclaim lit for. agricultural PURPOSES
At the. meeting held yesterday, the far.
mers OF that section, sweIe generally
represented. the majority OF them be-
ing present. This meeting was the
aftermath cof.,a meeting held In An
derspn last spring when the matter
was first, taken up. At that time a
government engineer was present and
auvised them of the best plans to pur-
sue. and the best policy TO follow. The,
engineer advised them to at once en-
pioy comr> 'ent civil engineer to
make the survey Of. the swamp. to-
gether with an estimate es :iie cost
OF same d, and the relative. pro rata
cost per. acre.
When this was considered ii was
found that 1t: :iwould be uecessary@to 10
SECURE. an. amendment, to. ana Nacf, of the,
general assembly OF ..Sontb,s Carolina
which would allow Anderson 4 ,dnty
- have the right TO form drainage
districts and Issue. bonds sfSk the purT
pose OF draining lands. ) Elle reaspn'
for this, ,aerion being necessary 'iay IN
tho fact that the original land Aijiu'
did not include the counties OF Green
wood, Spartanbtrg and Anderson and
dt.9;aYas therefore necessary tu ffoE.
duee ;;biIi !. in the last genef iss as
,;seInhly, giving And ~ E 2 irie
right and since thfs hag. been Slohe;
anderson can new form drains e slfff3-
tEtcts. and aEote bonds. 81 - ,,;.y,> -,
~, The sum of $3.50 was. HaiRed f,y, the
,property owners along Rockya river
for the purpose of employing d civil
engineer to make the survey flnf the
,aroperty and ". Al Sandees .ef this
Gity4Was secured for the i,naaEtnl.inis-I
Mr. Sanders spent several ;moiifhs -oIi
the. work, going over. every inch og fhe
ground and when he jasihAhred Z llss,,fg ., &
meeting yesterday annogn ning 3 De 4 fsys sss
able to tell the people Interested Just
what was necessary In eyary .lafes,
He said yesterday that he woglsid 5ssti4
mate the cost OF draining the land at:
appEoximately ,.Si7, 900 but tlfaY he;
could. not youchsafe. for.thesc figures
being absolutely correct. He was Of
the opinion, however, that il would
be somewhere lin this siramediate fer
ritory. Those who are In "a Dosition
to know say, that AZ the step In faken
the. action viii mean at least $500,
900 Ito. Anderson county, this beiar;
based on the Increased land yafasS;
aud ut the rate CO CO s5A acre.
4. Following. the. consuitation held;
with Mr. Sanders the body determinefi
to proceed with the work and the fol3l
lowing petition was prsDatsd. which
will be signed by the property owner4
and then presented To the Clerk ~
Court Tor Andersoh county y: 20
To the Hon. las. N. tPearInau. Clark
OF Court of Common. Pleas for An
derson CountyE .ls..S,s;, -
Your petitioners fesneetftlliy shnw.I
2 That they are n 1,aiority. Of yoss.
taehttland d owners fin. a nrAnSSed rirain.
age district; !. or are owners of more ,
, i9et ttttu ~ age, w hich