The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-01
SAlAMP LANDS lIRl
s'SUON Be RECLAIMED
tsts ss9 sil ass4lls Il
Work Is S0on To Be Under
aVsay. ~
THE COST IS Small SMALL
Plans Are Now Being Fiipished BY
il, an Engthss Hi Wask .,
=. Win:soBnl Sara

=. Wal:so6nt SsarEs,..
Ii q statement mad, 10 reporter
! he II:elligehcer SEA. .ri1.:. y. A..
San ie'Y civil engines'r, slid that he
lrI.i., 10 be able To start wcra on ;hcI
draia & ,,f swamp !auds on R0ckyi
ItIy;r. tox's Gfeek Zig anu Little
atarerdam creeks WITHIN Tie next
few weeks. The spaineer said that3ie
had pfacftca|l |ly. eomplktef all his
plans ind estimates for the work and
furnished very important informa-9
ton that It would probably cost about
S22.5N per acre to put theis sWafiprin1
shape. aid that this figure might
vary q III Ia taccofdance with th6.
bIdg oil contractors, hut that he ex.
peeted itftto be in this immediate
range
The first step taken in this direction
was when meeting OF those holding
properly in this section was held. At
this meeting It WITS determined that,
some ;itep i%Rs neeceSsary and IL was
aecided TO raise enough money to en-
BE0y an engineer to make the survey
] ef fDLhe swafnb. f Mr. 1isyapders was Sc
| laeEcG for this $iniportdnt undertaking
an / nc las been engaEed ihsthe work
f5r SONG tfnde, To SHOW what a 'stuy
peadoifs d1ds dsftaldHg 1t was. The blue
print OF the swamp measures "a feet.
Sc,ncthing wonfa have been done
lalUnt is swamp I6rig ago. had 1t lipt
been fof the fact that South GaroHatI
| = ssTtIliin5se iawl did mot apply TO Andst-'
son ic6nntS and IT WAS through the eff
forts of tile local REPRESENTATIVES In
A.
snadS possible to undertake this work.
Nj! shnders shia Sesterday;t that he.
HAD Iractieally c6npleted bis report
lbf tiiSeafiga ions and would present
i It. 10 the Interested property holders
come dny next week, There is little
doubt Sut that tie work Of draining
fhis swamp will shortly be begjin. =
iii connection with the work In AIIS
dersoh cuiihty5 tfla StatemeDt of II. G..
IEascn. 'draiusSe engineer for South
GnrcIiIa, relative to This problem. will
| b. OF Interest. This statement was is
sued by the eng ineer Some Iiays ago
and shows why tstee drninege work has
not been under Ken by more counties
tiHn 1t has Mrs. Easons says: "a
! while there seems to ba an In
isctsased activity along the iafinage
i5ine In this state, the progress is. pbt
las rapid rms Il cqHf 0 he, es1e elally
Il 5long coHs HstrUe ti6ii lines. There seems
IL sBessa sconsid ider&bIe afnonlt of ltls
ttetestf sllnwn sIs the rettls, Init scnnErete
4 j.syatapies are Few. sThfe IS due no
don an i. - i tty with y;t1ie
llaR u etisf5 Hide OF waiting
Tie beeple IN fferett sections Of tho
i'state seem 10 4ske up pr6teetH
under the Ina se law until ii has
land Boggy sYnttlps drainage diesI5ct
I'D HatltD ton and Jasper counties LIS
iipf crossed fur tlsaF aIhng tIsis ftirls
i tnRn any other In this state. They
ilfhye; however not Ne9 aSia thaiH
honds dbr CONT iced CIR fssction. An
lsappeal from The decision of tile ceIfk
/ or court favorable 70 the d trict W.ss
ifIiAde to the cfelft court, and while
this has been ard, the decision haS
iE16t yet baen rendered In resafti TO if.s !,
i Mr.. E9soh would have the drainage
1a@ made state stwide and applicable
ito every county iii the state. tasf IFS
Us an; irep eportaht qiiastidnr, he II says;
t1as tltiffnG The past year / lave 'lifd
lunmefous calls for assistance from
Setinties throughout the state which
late exempt. This applies especfaIiS
4e the Piedmont section, where sfe
/ peopie deSlre 70. reclaim overt owed
bottom lsha along the craeks and
l9fFefs. This of %toGfse; lis ifap6s siRie
lht the present time, as most sof ttie
1cSunties are not itnd def the WORKINGS
iiof the 6drk tiiA ge iESS, a.<a aia Of the
IIpfoiects have been Held up until the
law seopld be mad afp ficaItie 90 their
Irrespective counties.'' * ~.
mr. Eason lays OF the Projects
aalqled in the stare during the year
l19lS: s. &. g ", 77it3
IaEsy River. z Aiidsts6n eonntyA
prei iirpjspry exam atson WAS made OF
the oSeFfIo%sd lsfiHs long Rocky
I river ID kndefSoI codhty, and 1t tsgaS
desirea 50 form Il draJaARe dislflet
here but ASss on c6iiiity being exg
sceptaa from the siralnRg Jaw silsss
iiconfd not be DON a Survey df the
sproJect Is nov bsiSg made by l5S&i
.ensineers and dramas Be- dss stfief VIII
/ 1e formed lust as soqn as the law II
Iaibpli licable to And ersSti c0anf
r,is ~ 81 ~ =
essbhs by Iglanle SIEEfnE.
I6ndon, Feb. 2S,The new lKsiIte
Star iifler Britannia waa ihtiltsfed to-