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ATTON_ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1922 "TOO CLEAN FOR POLITICS" "He's better off, for he was too clean for politics." To Congressman Stoll's friends, and especially his county folk, was his defeat in the recent campaign a distinct disappointment, and the above quotation repeated frequently in reference thereto, correctly expresses the opinion of those who have liveti nearest to him and who know him best. But is it not a sad state of affairs when men with strength of character who do not stop to ordinary tactics of the present-day common place plane of political life, prelering to depend upon merit, experience and fitness, rather than win by tricks and trades, or through smothe and cunning practices, are lost to the sen-ice of the country solely by some quick or qrestionable shuffle of the cards? Can it be possibly true that many people prefer to be humbugged, and rather accept the shady side of political practices than to demand clean, clearcut statemanship? Citizens Inspect Santee Bridge. While making the political campaign for nomination to the state senate, Hon. S. A. Graham in speaknf Contof hrirlcrf? nmipft f>y. *?5 Vi niv wwvvv tended a genera! invitation to the i ; j KraffiS ! I 1 ' fl:: I ;lr fi ' * : t l B || | | BuSBbbbbbbh y public to go visit the bridge and to see for themselves the great work going on and at the same time offer- J ing any person desiring to go, his services in showing them the construction of the bridge and ap proaches. i Taking advantage of Mr. Graham's generous offer about thirty of us, ; citizens from different parts of the j county, assembled on the north bluff of the Santee swamp Friday morning, . September 15, and started out through the great swamp with Mr. Graham as our pilot. '1 he first impressive vision to greet our eyes on approaching the swamp was the clear streak of open roadway five miles long, extending from the bluff on the Williamsburg suie to the bluff on the Berkeley side, the only obstruction to the view being the drawer span of the bridge resting upon its pier in the Santee river, anil which seemed to reach from one 1 side of the clearing to the other. On entering the swamp we first came to the fill or dam being constructed by Mr. P. 0. Arrowsmith. i He has about 550 feet of fill built : and is now constructing 800 feet tresling around the place left for the | concrete bridge,and by the time this | article is published he will have com1 pleted the trestling and will be haulI ing dirt for the second section of the 1 fill. One does not realize the immensity of the work until one walks I out on the high fill about 30 feet wide and looks down upon the earth 1 about thirty feet below. After view 'ing the work earned on Dy Mr. Arrowsmith, off we started through the opening crawling over fallen trees, walking logs over creeks, sloughs, jumping mudholes and bogs. Right here, I shall state that while our party was composed only of the sterner sex, they varied as to ages and sizes ranging from 12 to 70 years of age j and from 75 to 250 pounds averdupois, and when a brother of the heavier 'weight tackled a slimy log across a | stream or a bog there was often | a scene that brought laughter from j the rest of us at the expense of the actor. We soon reached the San tee river, where the bridge is being built. At this place the river is about 125 yards wide. The bridge across the I river will rest on five large concrete piers, three of which are already i complete ana reaay ior me superJ structure. The two piers on the Wil. liamsburg side of the river are not : yet built, but the contractors were busy pumping mud and water out of | one of them preparatory to pouring in cement. Our party were very j Wei of Williamsbu large line of Suits, 1 We have the and the nrice only. Silver KINGSTREE lauM?ir msm'" mawmmumuamm much interested in the machinery used for pumping. The engine and j pump were one piece of machinery jsuspended over the pier by a cable I from a skidder and could be raised or lowered at will in order to pump the water from any part of the pier. The camp used by the people conj structing the bridge is built at the edge of the river, on piling sufficiently high to be above high water. This building rudely constructed is two | stories high and is well screened. Mr. Pennell, who is general manager of the construction of bridges, .... 1 Ka J nn ?Mif n/n>Aor> f Un tillU UppiUUL'IlCfi HiIU Ud yui UHUJ.-5 uic liver in small boats. He and Mr. Roberts, engineer for the state highway department, went with our party over on the Berkeley county side of the river, and were exceedingly. j courteous and generous in their effort to show us things of interest. For about one-half mile again we crawled over fallen trees, walked | logs, jumped mudholes, etc., until we came to the fill on the Berkeley jside. There we waited for a half an hour or more for a dirt train. At i last it came, the engine pushing 'ahead of it seven cars of dirt. Here | we had the pleasure of seing the cars unloaded. It reminded the writer of the old two wheel dump cart?all; you had to do was to pull out the pin and it dumped itself. In less. time than it takes to write it the! cars were unloaded, and the party crawled aboard ready for the rest of | the trip through the Santee swamp. Wo snnn ramp to a nlace where they were contracting a long trestle, the railway track of course, having been built around the places left for trestling. Not a piece of wood is in the trestle. It is all concrete built upon concrete piling. The flooring and railing also being of concrete. All concrete structures however, are' reinforced with iron rods throughout. At the end of our journey we came to the great excavations where they are getting the dirt for the fill, and | are making concrete pillars for tresi ties. After viewing the work at the I other end of the great roadway across | the Santee swamp our party caught the next loaded train back to the end of its track, and made our way afoot the rest of the way except for crossing the river in boats. It was about 4 o'clock p. m., when we arrived back at the bluff on this ctromn TTom u*r> trpro tired and hungry. But the best feature of the whole day was still before us. On the hill awaiting us was a splendid feast consisting of pine bark stew, barbecue and good old , * 4t5JLSo!JlJL? * * -*11 >i 'H i 11i1ftVii * 'iiI bbwamm msasmmtmmmmmmmm Invite irg and surroun< Coats, Dres; largest assortme s are very low. man's ! 1 #9 WW country ham, besides the other things ; that go with such a sumptious spread. The party will ever be grateful to Hon. S. A. Graham, Mr. P. 0. Arrowsmith, Mr. Pennell and Mr. Roberts in their efforts to make this an enjoyable occasion for our party of thirty. In conclusion the writer would like to urge that everybody should see this greatest piece of construction now going on in the South. Its entire cost will be less than $900,000 of which amount Williamsburg county will have to pay not more than $65,000. We should be proud of the fact that we shall reap such a great benefit for such a small cost to us. W. H. WELCH. o Card of Thanks. To the voters ana citizens of the Hebron Magisterial: I take this method of thanking the good people of the Hebron Magisterial District for the vote given me in the primary election on the 12th of this month. I bear no ill will or malice against any one who did not vote for me. I ask the assistance and cooperation of every citizen in my district in helping me to discharge the duties of this office. 'Again thanking you for your support, I am, W. H. Baker. New Zion, S. C., September 21, 1922. ltp - o 666 cures Dengue Fever. o?? Rub-My-Tism, an antiseptic. To prevent a cold, take 666 ItHIHHIII IIIIIIIIIHM* DR. A. M. LEEK !;VETINARY SURGEON!I ii AND DENTIST !: il Box 281, Lake City,S. C.: | Telephone 21 I; Office: (night and day) ! I I at Ring, Eaddy & jj ; Singletary's Stables ;; ! Will Go Anywhere to ; Operate! hp ;' flUiMUl II Ml II I I' 1 I .WM ?r- ? rarKiBza^smiirB":.! the Lf ling Counties t< ses and 1 >nt pvpr chnwn ^ilV V f VA S/MV TV We handle fir Dep't. ! 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