The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21
Looking Into Canada
Mr.. Krasnoff Got to The Bound
ary Line But Was Halted
There

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There
Buffalo. n. Y, June II, 1917
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Z have Just finished good VIZ
OH the edge Of these United Stas :,
and having in nay mind 70 Wfile q So
seserintien eff one Of the most Inter
sesting trips through the oatshiii
raauntans. following the old lroqels
: sfsasl alone the edge Of the Lhtte Del-
d. where the indians used TO
.r.1,n about and have their war dances.
but a little incident so diverted my
rai.fa that / can not assemble nay
ss41TYnerts1to give a clear description
.afsi.s so 7 will try to write tin my
~ aetfer. when 1 get this off my:
mind.
The incident am referring TO IS
thing of pride more than anythlhs
else.
,rhss is the first time had TO blush
s fnr being a South Carolinlan, be-
seeanse OF. all the States Of the Union,
5 Ssfs registered in the State Of South
e carolina can not travel through Can
aas. because South Carolina is the
orlly State that has no reciprocal
treaty with Canada, hence in order
.Sor me TO travel IN my car through
C1nada I must have my car Bonded,
u1,tsi the Dominion authorities issue
Iasa special license, so rather than
70 90 to all this trouble 1 have aban-
dcned my trip through Canada and
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United States.
il IS nor the pleasure or convent
-ence Of travelling through Canada
tRat am so anxious about, as am
sod by the Automobile Clubs here
that the reads ON the Canadian side
zare very bad and would not have
gene there anyway, but Z feltsvery bad
seeing hunareds of cars from nearly
syery state going to Canada over the
Falls and T am the only one that can
met so. conid not even drive over
to Canada. and buy a. American u:
gar. i went over the bridge sand the
eCanadlan cops would not let nae even
tauch the Canadian soil because they
say il YOU touch the ground we would
have to attach 1he ear for license. so
here i-was. To go over on Canadian
side I would be subject to arrest Tor
driving without license and have my
f&rs attached, to drive backward TO-
ward the American side would Vio-
late the traffic rales and be subject 70
fine, so I. have stood at the edge
Of the bridge and let the American
and Canadian authorities decide Wnat
to do, as it was impossible TO turn on
the bridge until they decided TO let
uae%go TO the edge Of The bridge and
turn on the Canadian side. But dld
not bulge till both sides agreed Hot
to MODEST me- 7 would have stood
there till the Falls would freeze be-
fore T would give ia, as / thought
had the right to the bridge as an
Americen citizen and they could not
make ne do things that are physa-
cally impossible.
* Now what Z would like to know
Is, why is it that South Carolina does
not provide for her citizens and have
reciprocal treaty agreed to with
Canada as all the rest Of the States
did? Why should we pay license IN
South Carolina when our rights are
net protected and we can not use the
privileges like citizens Of all the other
States? Who is responsible for this
neglect? 1t is mo- matter OF money
or. expense, as I understand it as
simple matter and form OF courtesy
that is extended by any State to
another, then why does South Caro-
lima not look out for her people? The
South Carolina Automobile Associa-
ton should get behind the proper an
thorifies and make them get IN line.
This is "a wonderful country: In VIZ
ciuity OF Buffalo the country is per-
fectIy level for SO miles around, and
the roads are laid out in almost per
feet squares. The road from Buffa-
10 to Niagara Falls is almost an air
lire for 2S miles and paved level with
verified brick Like that We use in
Sumter on Main Street, every little
ditch or stream is spanned by either
a concrete or steel bridge. so that driv-
Tag here is genuine pleasure. spent
"a whooie day at Niagara Falls and the
Surrounding country, travelling IN diff
Rerenr directions and on the farm
roads have stopped at several farms
and looked over the way they live
xnd the way they farm. The main
product in this section is apples. and
5ou may travel all along among or
chaFds and fruit trees. and truck
farms. Most of the heavy work on the
;farns Is done by machinery and
tractors, no mules or dried up ponies,
but all big heavy horses or machines
are doing the work here.
The farmers live in nice houses, all
painted and we'll taken care of. The
neople themselves show prosperity in
conformity with the surroundings.
! The country has more the appearance
. Of a continuous park than farming
country: no wonder these Northerners
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