The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-06-29

Roth OLANTA AND JOHNSON
VILE PITTED AGAINST LAKE
CITY FOR COUNTY SEAT.

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a citizens S meeting to visit certain
sections in the territory of the pro-
posed new county of Rutledge in
order to ascertain the sentiment
with regard to the proposed new
county.
At Cowards we found some op-
posed, but got the impression that
the majority favored Rutledge.
However, many of this majority
was opposed to-any change, but had
gotten out q petition for new coun-
ty, and that they would be pulled
into that if they did not rally and
make Rutledge Succeed, and natu-
rally they favor Lake City OF the
two as it is more convenient for
them. But we corrected that wrong
impression by assuring them that it
is not now the intention of this sec
ton when it tries to get new coun-
ty to include either Cowards or
Scranton. So we believe that many
of those who were in favor of Rut-
ledge will now oppose it.
At Scranton almost all of the SEN
timent seemed for Rutledge, but
many seemed confident that Scran-
ton would get the county seat.
So far as we couldlearn at Prospect
there is little prospect of Rutledge
getting any votes. There were con-
flicting reports with regard to the
Hannah section section of Florence
county.
At Johnsonville the sentiment was
strongly opposed. in fact we got
the impression that only two or
three favored the new county pro-
posed and they only because of bust.
ness connections.
It would seem that from the in
formation that we gathered that
Hymanville and Indiantown are
strongly opposed, but that there will
be considerable split in the vote at
Vox. Cades and Hebron.
To sum up: The people whora we
met in eastern Williamsburg, almost
to man, seemed perfectly confident
that it will be impossible to get a
two-thirds vote in that part of Will
liamsburg which is proposed to in
clude Rutledge county. In fact, the
people over there had somehow got
ten the impression that Olanta and
community was working in harmony
with Lake City, but said they were
perfectly confident even under that
impression that the proposition
would not succeed. We corrected
that wrong impression by telling
them that we were a committee
chosen by the citizens Of Olanta for
the opposite of working in union
with Lake City.
Of course there are some in Olan.
IA who will sign a petition and pos
sibly vote for Rutledge. but they do
not constitute the majority. and are
not sufficiently strong to attend any
of the several citizens meetings and
speak openly in favor of the pro-
posed new county of Rutledge.
Now, we are not fighting Lake
City or any other city, as city. or
any person as an individual, nor do
we blame Lake City for her ambi-
ton to become a county seat. AS
we now see it the best interests of
Olanta and surrounding territory,
especially that to the west. demands1
the defeat of the Rutledge propo-1
sition. The same is true of the large
territory east of Lake City. Should
the proposed Rutledge county sue.
ceed there would be hundreds of
people in the territory mentioned
above who would live 25 miles from
a county seat as long as they live.
Therefore, it is to the interest Of
both of these sections to try to de-
feat the proposition, and it is right