The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-09
'llIEIPTEl Ioll Up.
ne1pesesd Aovo by Property Own.
- NnD>sd Building of Railroad
8SoeoDCompsomADo n Reached.

~ e~s 'RsvssD0 - kS0oc1eoos
C(lumb(a. June %.-Attorneys for
I ~ ral1Fosds and property owners to-
nlo1A ssachsd an agreement by which
~pek cn the line 10 the cantonment
4ee WIN b resumed tomorrow morn
- Charles H. Barron. Of the legal
~ roDsessntinG the Atlantic Coast
E1ne soilroad. stated tonight that
ooQpromiss had been agreed upon.
>Appg2 Nr. Barron did not state what
- terns Of the agreement were.
\ ~ a6fssmsnt was reached after q
e1G1oreacs sxtending throughout the
~. u n now supposed that there
y - posssbls chance by which Co
to1iAos nv loss the camp. pt
"A eleventh hour move. calculated
- (oeeroy columbla's chances to Sc
~ : sentonmsnt was sst on foot
~ eo1oy. \ protest BY certain prop
~ e9nery asainst entry on their
! 80 ~ he railroads now engaged in
1o6Dnt lins 10 the camp site was
~ heab she'll which. WAS exploded
tlkoCo tesn1
~ ~ Droeeedinss were Instituted by
= Abnov. nQ.. attorney for the
49, - he Hampton estate. sf Co
Ettn1oA aaA y. W.. Robinson, ESQ. at
oiDg Ssr q. a, Bryant. Of Orange
t)e1s ne ssaIowing notice was ssrv-
- uDoa she railroad companies and
(1oc1oeeors ana IL immediate effect
~ - go al construction Of the
orvn1eA Cen. Wood sayv viii be
QDosa11vs6 nss6sd In twenty days;
lf3 IN ~ Atlantic Coast Line Raii-
<Cn4 0snpasv: southern Railroad.
(no1) - 1ivfslon; souehsSn Railway;
u - V61kse 1swsii. J. W. Powell and J.
yDnSo H0wsIl:
xsu and each OF ron are hereby
noo1oo that the undersigned. q
'o~btss g the land on and over which
ryoe havs made certain surveys. here.
~ e1tsr protsst against your coins
- cad entering upon any Of their
nn4s fsr the purpose Of grading. ex.
coyoelng % constructing any roadway
- eennitting any other trespas."
Ihs notice y signed by u. g. Bry.
o6G Frank Hampton. Frank Hampton
~, Harry n y. Hampton. Gertrude
= Hampton, Lacy b. Hampton and
Anheess q. Hampton. Lucy H. Has,
8cu ard Carolina n. Haistsad. b. L
Atnsy. attorney. signed for the iast
Ne Hansd. y
leamsdiatsly upon receipt Of ths
Atews netics the Powell company wa,
nstissd 20 suspend the work of grad.
ing ghs road through the property
psnding IN adjustment. The owner,
= Ne land are asking about $50. .oot
fet t1is Fight Of way and the commit.
- Aas ONLY about $4,000 available.
wSth The cantsnment assured. tho
prspsrsy owners, through their attor.
nsys. n seemed. had blocked the
es>heins of the camp to Columbia
Hus = the most important factor. q,
var department oihciais have point.
- eut having demanded Of the rail.
roaes that the line to the camp site
D eoWplstsd BY Juno 30. The &C.
usn % the property owners. II adhsr.
"a %. would have blocked the /con.
srueesen Of the line foe thirty days a
lsast that time necessarily slapsins
unesr the law before condemnation
psoesedines could be Instituted. and
6 such proceeding. were opposed
sen - nfsssn days more would eiapse
esfsrs tho matter could be- settled IN
court. That length Of time would bs
ssssrsiy too great for. the purposes OF
the department.. which wants II,
eantsnmsnts constructed with the ut.
noe lbpaseh. I.
TIE engineers Of the railroads havs
.dsesdsd that the line over which 1,
(. weuld bs feasible to construct a rail.
roaA TO the camp passes through the
property Of Mr.. Bryant and the Hamp.
tons. work was begun and there ar,
now on the Job about 500 iaborers, 1al
mulss. trsstis forces. work trair
and al necessary forces and materla
to rush the line to completion.
The situation. as understood here
was brought about through q misun
dsrstandins OF attorneys Of the rail
roads and Of the property owners In
voived over q reasonable charge fol
ths use Of the territory required a,
risht-of-way. II was suggested tha
the matter of price be settled lateI
b. srbisration. s9 that work could