The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-30
The Now Railroad.

The outlook for another railroad to
Manning grows brighter as the days
roll around. 1t will be remembered
for the past four weeks there has been
Il notice published in The Times show
ing that certain gentlemen would APP
ply to the Secretary of state for q
charter for a railroad from Fstill, in
/ Hampton county, to st. Paul in Clar-
endon county, when this notice APP
peared meeting of the citizens Of
Manning was called and q committee
appointed to confer with the pro-
moters Of this railroad scheme with
a view of inducing them to extend
their project through Summerton.
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
mittce was instructed to. close a deal
with the road promoters, if possible.
Last Thursday Messrs. Walker and
Milligan, two OF the promoters, ar
rived in Manning and held Il confer
cnce with gentlemen of Summcrton
and this town, after which an agree
ment was reached by which these
gentlemen agreed to extend their op-
eratiOns from st. Paul through SUM
merton to Manning, conditioned that
Summerton would donate the sum of
$1,000, IL right of way through the
town, and a depot site; Manning u
donate $4,000 with rights Of way
and depot site; this proposition was
tentatively agreed to. Manning also Of
fered to donate sufficient land for the
railroad shops should the shops be TO-
Gated here.
Friday night another mass meet
ing =. IS held to confirm the action OF
the committee, petitions were put in
circulation for the election necessary
for the issuance of bonds necessary
to raise the $4,000, and with com
were signed.
The people here are not going into
this enterprise with closed eyes, Meth
er are they permitting their zeal Tor
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
IL bond that the road will be built
within a certain length of time and
should anything happen by which
their compact is not carried out the
taXpa yCrs are to be indemniiied. 1t
is our understanding the road will
extend from Manning and make a de-
SlfaDlc connection at some point nOrtn
Of here, and which will give us an
outlet at one end Of the line that will
make Savannah Il competing cotton
market with Wilmington ana Charles
ton, and at the other end with roads
that will put Manning in the class of
towns to have the advantage of COM
pctitive railroad rates.
Unfortunately the writer has not
had any personal contact with the
promoters Of the new enterprise, and
is not i'm touch with them as yet
| therefore he is not in Il position to
give out full details about this very
important project. but he thinks that
as soon as the bonds have been issued
and turned over to the railroad COM
pany active work will begin on the
| grading, ana surveying.
The local committee entrusted with
the negotiations is composed Of Mayor
y. 6. Bradham, Capt: w. G. Davis.
and Mr.. j. n. Notwithstanding
Times.