The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-07-14
FROM WILMINGTON
TO MIAMI, FLA.
MEETING TO ORGANIZE COUNTY
COASTAL HIGHWAY ASSOC
IATION HERE FRIDAY.

Pursuant to a notice published last
week in The County Record, a meet
ing of citizens was held on the court
house square, o. Friday, at II o'clock.
There were que number of citizens
present from Kingstree, and other sec
tions of Williamsburg county, besides
practically all of the county officers.
The meeting of citizens was called
to order by Mr.. Leroy Lee, and Mayor
W. R. Barringer, of Florence, was in
troduced. Mr.. Barringer entered in
to a discussion of the question of lay
ing out a coastal highway from Will
mington, N. c., to Miami, Fla, con-
Meeting the ports of Charleston, Saw
annah, Brunswick, and Jacksonville.
He also stressed the Importance Of
such highway, and showed that it
would be almost impossible to obtain
Federal aid on a project of any kind
of road-building without concerted ac-
ton on the part of all of the states
interested and through which the read
should pass. No one county by itself
would have any weight or influence
with congress in getting aid for Sec
ton or road passing through it, and
a state would have very little showing
by itself; but, when several states
combine themselves into a group for
a common purpose, such as the build
ing of the road mentioned, it should
not be very difficult to obtain gov
ernment aid for the project. 1t is q
matter that will appeal to the citizens
generally, and to the government also.
Mr.. Barringer also stressed the fact
that Kingstree and Williamsburg
county are logically on the direct line
of the route that such a road should
take, and that we should organize a
local or county association at once, so
as to be ready ror action along with
the other counties of the state and
with the other states interested. He
also recommended that survey be
made at once showing the roads al
ready in existence which should be-
come a part of such highway. The
information is to be given to the state
Highway Department, and the map to
be made by the Department will show
how the road in Williamsburg county
will connect with the road in the
county north of Williamsburg and
with the road in the county south OF
Williamsburg. This information will
also show the roads in the county now
in good condition, and will show just
what we have to offer to the Coastal
Highway. The roads now part Of
the State Highway system, or soon to
become a part of the system, can be
used as portion of this coastal high
way. The two will merge, or may
merge to this extent.
It was the opinion Of the forty-five
or fifty persons present at the meeting
that Williamsburg county should or
ganize at once, especially since prac-
tically all of the other counties are
organized. After hearing Mr.. Barrin-
ger, the state chairman, discussed the
matter so thoroughly, there was no op-
position to the organization of the
Williamsburg branch of the movement,
and the Williamsburg county Coastal
Highway Association was organized
by the citizens present, Leroy Lee be-
ing elected county chairman and M.
A. Shuler the secretary of the associa-
tion.
A meeting will lie called later by the
chairman at which time bylaws will
be adopted in accordance with those
of the larger organization-The South
Atlantic Coastal Highway Association.