The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-02-23

yet to be passed on.
Although one gasoline dealer has
complied with the law in Abbeville
by erecting filling station on private
grounds, the city council continues
TO permit others to use the streets,
in violation of law, as filling stations.
One reason we suppose is that John
D. is not able to rent lands upon
which to do business. One dealer is
not content with erecting his filler on
the sidewalk, but has installed han
die on which some passer-by may
hang, the object being, we suppose,
to keep the public warned of the
presence of the filling station.
Another filling station is at the
corner of Main and Pickens Street,
S. E. Cars stopping there to be filled
habitually back into Main street and
being obscured from the vision of
persons coming up South Main fur
nish constant source of danger.
One of these days there is going to
be collision, and the city council
will find that the city itself must
manage it's streets for the benefit of
the travelling public, and in so doing
, must not allow others to erect OBJ
structions, or to carry on business on
the streets which causes distractions.
st.. While the Southern Railway is
working on the schedules by which
we are to have two trains in the af-
ternoon instead of one, we would
suggest a few other Improvements
which might be made by the South
ern, if not with profit to itself, at
least with convenience to the public.
One Of the improvements we have
in mind is the washing of the glasses
in the windows of the coaches. A few
days age tta:eere was a funeral party
leaving Abbeville. A gentleman or
the outside wanted to look through
the window to see if a lady relative
was aboard and found that windows
were so dirty that he could not lock
through. The lady, OH the ether
hand, wanted % look out to see if her
We was on the outside, and
found the same difficulty in her way.
Of course the windows might have
been raised if they had not been hung
at the bottom and on that account
not Unstable. /
The other improvement which we
have in mind is the matter of lighting
the waiting rooms and yard for the
last train in the evening. The fact is
there should be an agent Of the COM
pany to meet all trains, because no
one knows when it may be of impera-
tive necessity that an agent be on
hands to look after someone who be-
comes i'll or incapacitated while max
ing the trip from Hodges to Able,
vile. But whether this be practical OF
not, we say that the yards should be
lighted and the waiting rooms should
be also lighted and made comfortable
for those who 60 to meet the late
train. The yards must be made safe
for those ''who come to meet ol
speed the parting guest" 1t was moi
that way Saturday night when Corp
Kerr went down to meet his friend
Dr.. Sloan, and when Dr.. Thomson
went down to meet his brother, Prof
Thomson, and when Will Barnwel
went down to meet the Bishop. L
was a poor advertisement which the
Southern gave of the city to these
men when they arrived.
The train was late and those wht
went to meet the expected guests by
striking matches and feeling theil
way finally found seats in the pas
senger station, (the door. having beer
left open,) and which they foune
fairly comfortable, thanks to the fire
which had been kindled to warm the
agent while he was selling tickets tc