The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 23, 1910, Page SEVEN, Image 7
LAKE CITY'S SIDE
OF THE CONTROVERSY. <
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GENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF THE f
ANNEXATION MOVEMENT-WHY \
^ THE CHANGE IS DESIRED. v
Editor County Record: ?
As there seems to be some likeli- *
hood that misapprehensions may |
arise and that misunderstandings 1
may be created, with regard to the 8
/ matter of the proposed annexation of
^ a portion of Williamsburg to Flor- c
ence county, we have reached the 8
conclusion that it is the duty of those r
in possession of' the true history of c
the movement to give the facts in e
connection therewith and to give 0
them especially to those directly in- *
terested in and affected by the pro- s
posed annexation. This article is such 1
? a history. We do not propose to en- 8
' ter into a controversy, notwithstand- E
'* ' ing the fomentation of such a thing *
has been attempted; nor do we in- s
tend to attempt anything like an ex- *
tended argument, for such is neither c
necessary nor desirable. A bare c
statement of the facts will be the *
sum total of this letter. 8
The idea of Lake City and such of *
the surrounding territory as would 8
wish to accompany her into Florence T
> county is by no means an idea of re- c
cent origin. As far back as the day r
immediately following the election *
upon the formation of Rutledge coun- 8
ty tl i suggestion was made, when a
youi ? merchant of Lake City remarked
to another citizen: "If we
have lost the election, let us go to
Florence county." This was the
definite, tangible origin. Long before
then the matter had been
spoken of, but this remark may be
regarded as the real starting point.
Day by day the suggestion was repeated
and the idea spread until it
beca me the fixed understanding that,
should the supreme court decide
against the formation of Rutledge
county, we would at once seek entrance
into Florence county.
As before remarked, the idea of
f annexation to Florence in the event
T 4 of losing out in the supreme court
v became a fixed determination, and
we settled down to await the action
of this court. The very day after the
decision of the court was announced
we,the people of Lake City, learned
that Dr W S Lynch and others of
Scran ton were circulating a petition
asking that the area north of Lynch's
lake be cut off from Williamsburg
* ? ? t-si mi_;
ana joinea to riorence. mm wtusuu |?
a Friday. On Saturday the follow- t
ing gentlemen went to Scranton in v
a body, to wi t: Mr H H Singletary, fc
Dr T B Hinnant,Messrs W T Askins,
J M Truluck, W L Bass and Dr A H v
Williams. With the kindest feelings c
in the world for Scranton and with- i,
out the remotest idea of doing any t
injury to these people, who all along s
the years have been our neighbors r
and friends,these gentlemen went to z
Dr Lynch in his office and, in the e
kindest and most considerate man- j p
ner possible, stated to him that the j t
people of Lake City wanted to go r
along with the people of Scranton1 c
into Florence county, and requested p
that those in charge with-hqld their
petition for just two or three days t
and we would get up an amended d
petition and circulate it, paying all t
expenses ourselves, and that if we i]
failed to secure enough signers to a
satisfy him and the others interested t
with him, beyond all doubt, that the t
election would be carried, we would o
nnr netition and they could v
send theirs in. Whereupon Dr Lynch p
declared that personally he was in a
favor of granting the request but e
not feel like acting without consulting
the other leaders. He was then p
asked if the leaders would not give ij
J the people of Lake City a hearing u
upon the matter. To this he replied c
that they would give us a hearing, a
j and himself fixed the time and place i n
- i* At _ 1 3 ' *
and gave us tne names 01 me icau- r<
ers, to whom we volunteered to give \ g
^ notice of the hearing. The time ap- j]
'^pointed by Dr Lynch was 7:30 that n
night. During the afternoon Dr ii
Lynch sent a message to Lake City v
to the effect that we need not go to o
Scranton as previously appointed, a
However, several went,anyway. Two t
of those whom Dr Lynch had earlier p
in the day named as leaders were, ii
willing and even anxious to accord fi
f
s a respectful hearing. The others
efused.
Just here we wish to say that we
lo not hold the people of Scranton
esponsible for the actions of these
gentlemen. Lake City has never held
larsh feelings against Scranton, and
ve believe that there are in Scranton
s good and as prominent and as inelligent
men who do not approve of
he actions of those discourteous
?aders as are those leaders them
tl fW.
Now, in order that a part of one
ounty may be cut off and joined to
nother county, the part so cut off
nust be contiguous to the other
ounty, -This proposition is so selfvldent
that it will be accepted without
hesitation. Lake City is not coniguous
to Florence county, but is
eparated therefrom by the territory
ncluded in the petition circulated by
ome citizens of Scranton. Therefore,
lot to include that territory in the
erritory covered by our petition
imply meant that we must wait unit
the Scranton territory had besome
an integral part of Florence
sounty by act of the General Assem>ly,
which meant a wait of a year,
aying nothing of the expenses of
wo elections to accomplish objects
ill of which could be accomplished
nore speedily and at one-half the
sosts by one election. Again, inas'
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nucn as trie peopxe nurui ui tgfuui o
ake had already expressed their deire
to go to Florence, the matter
>resented itself to us in this light,
lamely: Why not prepare a petition
inder which- both sections could be
ut off at the same time? This ap>eared
the sensible and seasonable
hing to do, we not for one moment
ven suspecting that such a course
vould give offense, but, on the conrary,
having had many assurances
hat such would be gratifying to
hose people on both sides of the
ake who want to transfer allegiance
x> another county.
Accordingly the petitions were
)repared and put in circulation on
iie Monday loiiowing me request
or a hearing and were filed with the
iovernor on Thursday. They were
rirculated in the territory north of
he lake by the same gentlemen who
lirculated the petition filed by Dr
jynch. These gentlemen are Messrs
ienry Collins and J W McCutchen.
dr McCutchen was accompanied by
dr P D Cockfield on this second canvass.
We were not with these gentlenen
and therefore are not in posiion
to say from personal knowledge
inything about what took place in
he canvass itself. The canvassers
rill take care of that part of the
listory.
We, people of Lake City, cannot
inderstand wny our actions should
iffend anyone. Even the remotest
dea that Scranton hates Lake City
o such an extent as to wish to be
eparated from her by a county line
lever entered our minds, and we do
tot now believe that such a feeling
xists in the neighborhood generally.
i few may desire sucn a line, Dur,m
he face of the cordial relations and
eciprocal kindnesses of the past, we
annot accept the statement as apilicable
to the entire community,
The petition circulated from this
own was signed by exactly five hunired
electors.and the most liberal esimate
of the total number of voters
a the entire territory is six hundred
nd fifty. Further than this, out of
he total number of voters to whom
he petition was presented only ten
r twelve declined to sign. This
;ould seem to indicate that the peoile
are a unit?at least, as nearly so
s the like number of people are
ver a unit on any particular subject.
Courtesy was the feeling that
rompted us to request the leaders
a the Scranton movement to permit
s to amend their petition. This
ourtesy, it seems, was not apprecited
by some and was perhaps also
lisinterpreted. No one has ever beore
intimated that Lake City arroutes
authority over her neighbor
ig towns, and such an intimation
ow is unworthy of him who makes
t. An appeal to prejudice is a
reapon which high-minded citizens
ught never wittingly to employ;
nd he who repeats rumors and that
oo, with the object of arousing the
assions of men is in danger of havig
his reputation for frankness and
airness materially lowered, Ridi\
k
cule.too, is a tool never employed by
j logicians and stands at the extreme
end of the line from reason,which is
the only means by which things of
permanent and real value are accom;
plished.
Our reasons for seeking annexation
to Florence county are, in our
view, many and good ones, Among
them we may mention the following:
it is conceded that the roads of Florence
are among the best in the State
and her tax levy is among the low
I est in the State. Were we m tnat
county, we would reap the benefits of
her policy and her system of building
good roads and of her low taxes.
These are only a few of the reasons
which impel us to the course we are
pu^uiag. Rumor has it that another
rf hat we have for wishing to
go i. Florence county is to get a
dispensary. So far from that being
true,we do not want one,and we will
use our best efforts to defeat any
movement to establish a dispensary
in Lake City.
A H Williams,
J H Blackwell,
T B Hinnant,
W T Askins,
H P Baldwin,
J S McClam,
J S Lynch,
W L Askins,
J J Morris,
W L Bass,
W S Stokes,
M D Nesmith,
L 0 Holloway,
Geo L Dickson,
L L Caldwell,
J M Sturgeon,
S M Askins,
G R Bo wen,
D Moultrie Epps,
L A Winston,
L G Atkinson,
W E Severance,
H H Singletary.
Lake City, S C, June 14.
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