The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-01
WILL ADJUST SCHEDULES.
SEABOARD AIR LINE TO RENE.
DY MATTERS COMPLAIN
ED OF.
Held at Chamber OF Com.
merce Yesterday Between Patrons
of Road and General Manager to
Settle Differences.

ments on the South Carolina Wes-
tern branch of the SeabOard Air Line |
system, between Sumter and Bishop
vile, and points beyond Bishopvjlle |
also, was held at Chamber of Com
lnerce yesterday between high officials
Of that system, and business men of
Sumter and Bishopville.
Those present were: On behalf OF
the Seaboard Air Line Railway Com
pany, c. s. Lake, of Norfolk, Va,
general manager; S. H. Zabawa, pri-
vate secretary to the general manager;
c. w. Small, division passenger agent,
of Savannah, Ca; d. NJ. Bacote, of
Charleston, superintendent East Caro-
lima division; J. w. Chapman, train
master Of Hartsville
From Bishopville: Mayor w. l..
Parrott, S. i. Austin, H. w. Woodard,
M. N. Mcleod, w. p. Moore, e. w.
Tisdale. w. E. Stafford, C.. B. Ruffin,
T., H. Tatum, Warren Hammett
From Sumter: r. B. Belser, G. A.
Lennon, B. F. Estridge, Walter c.
Boyle, T. H. Clarke, II. L. Wither.
spoon, A. H. Wilder, d. w. Cuttino, A.
r. Flowers, H. M. Stuckey, H. ]. Nc
Iaurin, Jr., l.. e. Wood, w. B. Boyle.
Secretary Reardon called the meet
ing to order and explained the oh.
ject of the conference. He was Sc
lected as chairman. He briefly review
ed the complaints and the negotia-
tions between President Harrahan Of
the Seaboard and the Chamber of
Commerce leading up to this confer.
ence. He stressed the fact that the
railway officials present were invited
here to meet the patrons of the road
in spirit Of friendship and good will
with ideas Of cooperative discussion
with the view of getting together AMI
adjusting differences. and not in an
antagonistic spirit.
He then called upon General Man.
ager Lake to review the plans he
had in view for improvements as out
lined in short conference between
the railway officials and the secretary
just before the general conference.
| Mr.. Lake expressed great pleasure
at being in Sumter and meeting the
Bishopville and Sumter business men.
He felt from the reputation OF the
two cities for conservative, fair, and
courteous treatment Of transportation
lines that he was among intelligent
and fair minded gentlemen with whom
he could speedily adjust all differences
Of opinion.
He was prepared by virtue Of cor
Irespondence between Sumter and
President Harahan to offer changes
which he felt would satisfy all os
those present as far as schedules were
concerned, land arranging for better
and more comfortable passenger train
equipment. He guaranteed that COM
plants about unsanitary coaches anc
stations would be remedied at once.
That he would today start traffic de-
partment agents out investigating the
amount Of freight traffic to be expect
ed between Sumter and intermediate
points between Sumter and Bishop
vile in order to arrange for necessary
freight-receiving stations in less than
carload lots.
The Seaboard Air Line is anxious
to please the people along the lines
Of newly acquired freight and pas
senger territory, but hadn't had time
In which to arrange altogether salts
factory schedules and accommodate
tions since getting control of the new
lines, owing to lack of information and
familiarity with conditions and terri
tory.
Then came the tug of war about
schedules. Representatives Of Bish-
opville had no complaint against pres
ent schedules. Mr.. Lake was not sur
prised, as he said, because Sumter
under present schedules was not get
ting anything like square deal in
trade drawing schedules between Sum-
ter and Bishopville, while Bishopville
had things all her way practically.
He proposed an equitable division Of
the schedule satisfactory. he thought,
to both places, as follows:
From Sumter to Bishopville: Leave
Sumter, 7.30 a. m, all passenger train;
arrive Sumter $50, all passenger
train; leave Sumter 1.30 p. M, mixed
train; arrive Sumter 10 p. m.. mixed
train. Bishopvilles delegation OBJ
)ected on the grounds that people from
Bishopville could not connect at Sum-
| ter at night for CO1vYohio tra;n ,>o..