The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-08
NO OBJECTION TO SERVICE.
RAILROAD COMMISSION MEETING
RESOLVES ITSELF INTO LOVE
FEAST.
No Representatives From Southern
End of Line and Those From North.
ern Are Well Pleased With Schedule
and Have No Kick Except About
Lights and Blocking Of the Dalzell
Crossing.

Crossing.
| The hearing before the South Caro-
lima Railroad Commission which took
place at the Chamber Of Commerce
rooms today resolved itself into a. kind
Of love feast over the schedules and
service given by the road. There were
no objections at all offered to these
two most important features, although
kicks were registered on the lights
furnished by the road and on the
blocking Of the public road at Dali
zell by trains. ai'h
The meeting was called to order
Duffie Hampton, chairman, presiding,
and Messrs. John G.. Richards and
Frank w. Shealy, members of the
commission, and ]. P. Darby, secre-
tary, present. Representing the
Northwestern Railroad were Col.
Thomas Wilson, president; John Will
son and j. A. Raff1eld Representing
Rembert were w. c. Harllee, J. l.
Gillis, w. j. Young, Robert c. Rem
bert. J. F. Baker and r. T. Brown:
Dalzell was represented by c. J. Gall
lard; and w. H. Chewing was in
from Summerton. Others present
were ]. r. Clack and H. M. Cobb OF
the Southern Railway; E. I. Reardon
of the Chamber of Commerce, and Mr..
C. G. Rowland. .,-.
Mr.. w. G. Harllee of Rembert stat
ed that there was no objection to the
present service or schedules on the
part of citizens living between Sum-
ter and Camden. He asked that IL
change was made that the same
schedules now in effect be allowed to
remain. l
His remarks were seconded by Mr..
]. L. Gillis. who stated that there had
been kicks occasionally on the lights,
but otherwise the trains given them
by the Northwestern were entirely
satisfactory. He stated that the con.
INJECTIONS were excellent and the
freight service was as good as any one
could desire. ~
Mr.. w. j. Young said that IL there
was any kick coming it was from the
other end of the line. He thought the
train service was all right, as long as
passengers were given some place to
Isit. .-HfsP
Mr.. G. J. Gaillard, representing
Dalzell, stated that anybody would
rather ride on passenger train than
a freight train, but that he really did
not see how the passenger traffic
would warrant the Northwestern In
putting on such a train. as it would
be source of loss to the road. He
stated that the freight service was ex-
cellent and that the schedules were
all that could be desired. However.
he wished to register a kick on the
lights, which often were bad, and the
blocking of the public road at Daizell.'
Outside Of these two minor grievances
he had no kicks coming. H1 500
Col. Wilson stated at this point that
he had not heard any complaint on
the blocking of the crossing at Dalzell
before and he would see that this
was remedied. - L
| Mr.. E. I. Reardon. secretary Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. stated on be-
half OF that organization that there
was no kick on the trains or service
given by the road from the business
men Of Sumter. tt
Mr.. John Wilson stated that q pas
senger service for twice a week had
been instituted between Wilson's Mill
and Sumter and gave the receipts from
traffic for the sixteen runs the train
had made. showing that the trains
were a losing proposition to the rail-
road company. He stated that the
Northwestern had to secure the gas
for its lights from the A. G. L. and
occasionally the supply ran low, but
this matter would be attended to
more diligently in future. "' h.t
Col. Thomas Wilson stated that he
had given much thought to the opera
ton Of trains on the road and he
thought that the present service and
schedules were the best which could
be devised, without the road nrovinp
a losing proposition. -
On the promise of the road to stop
blocking the crossing at Dalzell and
TO remedy the poor lights, the COM
mission adjourned its hearing and will
notify all concerned of their finding
at a later date. ''