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BUY THE WATERWORKS. 3he Chamber of Commerce Goes on Rec? ord io Favor Gf Municipal Ownership. \ < - . 3?rom the Daily Item, March 31. HS- " - ' . A meeting of tbe-Chamber cf Com? merce was held ia the Con rfc II o ase . last nihgt to discuss the" advisability of the City cf Sumter purchasing the plant and other property of the Sum? ter Water Company. President John M. Knight piesided and called the meeting to order and Secretarvy E. I. Reardon read the call and stated the object of the meeting. Mr. H. J. Harby suggested that some one familiar with the proposi? tion made, by the Sumter Water Com? pany, and the ircome pf the plant, operating expenses, terms of the pres? ent con trac Veto., address the meet? ing so that those present could intel? ligently discuss the question. Mayor G. W. Dick, by request, gave the meeting the result of the confer? ence between the special committee from CityCJouncil and the' offiqers of toe American Pipe Manufacturing Company, in Philadelphia. The American Pipe Company offers , to sell the plant, rights and franchise, and all outstanding stock or bonds of the Sumter Water Company for $116,511. 85, this offer to hold good for six months, provided that the said Amer? ican Pipe Manufacturing Company re? serves the right within sixty days to Sive thirty days notice of withdrawal of their proposition, and that the American Pipe Manufacturing Com? pany may add to the amount of ?116, - -511.65 the additional cost of any ex? tensions or other improvements. Remarks were made by Messrs. J. Zu Ahmt, J. W. McKeiver, Dr. O. V P. Osteen, Alamont Moses, Neill O'Donnell, fl. C. Haynsworth, C. G. . Rowland, C. M. Burst, R. I. Maor i sing, R. B. Belser, L. D. Jennings ?nd H. G. Osteen. The purchase ot the plant was thor -cughly discussed in detail, the terms ?of the contract, the income, operating expense, the advantages to be derived Ijy the citizens for municipal bwner ^?ip, such as the ability to extend water mains all over the city, addi? tional .hydrants, for gre protection, reduced insurance rates, antf many, .ether advantages. Mr. J. Ii. Alnut'favored a sewerage system regardless of whether the water plant was owned by the city or not. Mr. C. M. Hurst and ochers showed j where a sewerage without first owning the water works was not a good busi? ness proposition. Not only because of fixe great cost of water which would -bave, to be paid for flushing sewers, Imt also because if a swerage system is put in while the American Pipe ' -Company owns the plant, the increas? ed use of water for flushing sewers,. and the increased demand for sewerage purposes by private consumers, would so greatly increase the revende of the American Pipe Company that the Pipe company would immediately increase its bonded indebtedness and run up ?fee commercial value of the plant so nigh tba*; the city will never be able to purchase. Mr. Hurst, and evidently'^ large ma*. ; Jority, judging by the vote, thought, liebest to purchase the water plant now, and let the' City of Sumter get the financial benefits to be derived from increased uses of water by citi -aens.for sewage purposes, and by necf essary extensions of water mains-and tfte saving of thousands- of dollars an? nually paid out for fire protection and which must bs increased as the city ?rows, instead of the City of Sumter putting in a sewerage system which-, will be a gold mine for the American Pipe Company. The advisability of litigation was not considered sound advice in *riew of the very binding eontraefc-tbe great cost and donbt-and delay of litigation and the increasing income of ;tbe wafer plant, wb*?e liti . gation is going on and the increased I commercial value of the plant, and | fhefurther disadvantages that if the Courts decided that the con trae*.was j ' binding, that the American Pipe Co. _ would make the consumers pay -the ! cost of litigation by increased cost of \ water. Mr. Altamont Moses offered a reso? lution that a committee of five be ap? pointed to investigate the mechanical . condition cf the plant, the committee to employ expert engineers and ma chinists and that City Council be ask? ed to pay the cost of the investigation. This mot ion, am ena ed by Mr. J. L. Alant to read? said committee to in? vestigate the advisability of construct aug a ?ewerage system at the same . time as the water works are purchased <*? to report whether it is advisable to ^uild the sewerage system whether water plant is purchased or not. My. IL D. Jennings did not think aa inveetiation of the condition of the j?ant would do any good as the City *J? Snmter is tightly bound by the contract ar* the opinion of the ex? perts will do no good as the Ameri? can Pipe Cd., holds the whip handle . ?sd can dictate the price of the plant. Se thought it best to make the -best ? very bad bargain by buying now asad getting out of the hole before it is too late. Mr. Jennings then offered as a sub? stitute to the resolution of Mr. Moses that toe president appoint a commit? tee of three to circulate a petition -among tbe freeholders for the signa ! inres of a majority, requesting City Council to order an flection to vote on the issue of bonds to purchase the spater works. After debate on the previous motion. ?and substitute motion, a vote was taken and. the substitute motion, to circulate a petition was almost unani? mously adopted. The. meet ing then adjourned. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh th? Contain Mercury, aa mercury will surely destroy the sense of .smell and completely derange the whole eystem when entering it through the mucous surface. Such articles should | never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage : tiiey will do is ten fold to the good jou ?as possibly derive from them, flail's Catarrh Care, manufactured by F. J. Cbeyney & Co?, Toledo, 0., contains no Mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur? faces of the system. In buying Hali's Catarrh Care be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney '& Co. Testimonials Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bet? tie. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa-' ?on. Mah IS-1m j BETTER TRAIN SERVICE. Chamber of Commerce Asks for New Schedule on Summerton Railroad. .The Secretary of the Chamber o? Commerce has taken np with Presi? dent Thos. Wilson of the Northwestern j Railway, the complaint of patrons of the road as to inconvenient schedules between Summerton and Somter, de? lays in running of traius, extra fares and", other troubles which deter the patrons of that road in coming to Sumter to trade. Secretary Reardon has requested that the morning train from Summer? ton be run through direct to Sumter as a passenger train on a fast schedule arriving at an early hour, so as to connect with other morning trains at Sumter, and that a train be run out of j Sumter in the evening on a quick schedule, returning to Summerton as a passenger and mail train, so that patrons of the road may spend most of the day ia Sumter to do their trad? ing and retorn in the afternoon. He suggests that the Northwestern Bail way run its train for freight purposes during the hours of the day between the morning and afternoon passenger trains. . It appears from information at hand that this can be done without any extra expense for extra trains, as com? pared with the present schedule mak? ing connection at Wilson's Mill on the Central railroad, instead of the train coming direct from Summerton on its own tracks of the Northwestern rail? way. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT. Contributions of Decoration Plants Xor Court House Square Solicited. The Decoration Committee of the Woman's Club are desirous of obtain? ing ptants for the beautifying of court square. Ail ladies willing to give banana trees, 2olladiurns, cannas, cr plants and bulbs of any kind are re? quested to . notify Mrs. Agnes Bog in. Phone No. 73, or Miss Janie Mikell, 'phone No. 137. . HIGH LICENSE SALOONS. A Citizen Favors High License and Aboli? tion of Dispensary. Mr. Editor: The time is fast ap? proaching when the people will take some action on the liquor question, ?in my humble opinion the dispen? saries must go. The only and true solution of the vexed liquor question is "High Incense.'* For many rea? sons I deem it to be the best. While I it-is- true that the city and county re? ceives some revenue from the sale of [ the accursed stuff, under the locali option, and high license system about an equal amount of revenue would be derived, therefrom. Let the City Council Sx the license at (say ) fifteen hundred dollars per year. To cpen at 6 a. in.? and doss promptly at 7 p. m. The proprietor to give a good bond to j guarantee a strict compliance with ?-the law -and keep an orderly house. No gambling, or games of any kind to be allowed on the premises. Under this"system a few well -appointed saloons could afford to' keep a geod quality of liquor. Sell nc cheaper stuff than ten cents a drink, and as much higher as customers may be willing to "pay for the fun. Under this order of things the usual crowd of one X dis? pensary poer unfortunates would to great extend be saved from idleness and ruin. When they find that they can't, afford to indulge in the fire water they ean afford to do without s?y, and invest their spare change in bread. G. W. R. Opposed to Saloons. Mr. Editor: We do not know the author 'of/*Bigh License Saloons," but one thing we do know, is that G. W. R. has; struck a dead note, one that has been defunct for more than a dozen years. ' The boys of today will be adorned with snow white locks from o?d age, before the people of South Carolina will ever again submit to open bar rooms. The dispensary is bad enough,%ut God save us from the old condition of things. S. The Grand Duke Vladimir's income is said to be $10,000,000 a year. No wonder he stays in the rear. He has nothing to fight for. Tribute of Respect, At a meeting of the directors, of the Bank of Sumter held on Wednesday, Marchv 29th, <h? following preamble and resolutions were adopted: On the 16th. day of March, 1905, fwith but little warning of the im? pending blow, sorrow fell upon this , community- when it was known that Major W. F. B. Haynsworth was dead. This sudden blow brought a sense of personal loss to our citizens, and especially to those who had been so closely associated with him as members bf; the board of directors of the Bank of Sumter. He was the, president of the bank from its organization in 1888, and his connection with the bank was an as? surance to the public that its affairs were conservatively and honestly managed, for his name was the synonym of integrity and uprightness. We desire to inscribe this testimo? nial of our love and esteem of the no? ble character of our departed friend. Be it therefore resolved: That In the neath of Major Hayns? worth the bank has lost a painstaking, careful 4 officer, the board of directors a valued member and each member of the board a sincere and faithful friend, Resolved, That a blank page in our record book be inscribed to his mem? ory ariB these resolutions be spread upon the minutes, published in the city newspapers and a copy sent to the family of the deceased. Richard I. Manning, Marion Moise, R? Lu Cooper, Committee of Board of Directors. So frequently settle on the lungs and result in Pneumonia or Consumption. Do not take chances on a cold wearing away or take something that only half cures it, leaving the seeds of serious throat and lung trouble. Stops the Cough and heals the lungs and prevents Pneumonia and Consumption Consumption Threatened Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs - C Unger, 211 Maple St., Champaign, 111., writes: A. M. Ake, V/ood, Ind., writes: "Several years "I was troubled with a hacking cough for a year and since my lungs were so badly affected that I had I thought I had, consumption. I tried a great many many hemorrhages. I took treatment with several remedies and I was under the care of physicians for physicians without any benefit,. I then started to take several months. I used one bottle of FOLEY'S FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR, and my lungs are HONEY AND TAR. It cured me, and I have not now as sound as a bullet. I recommend it in ad been troubled since." ' vanced stages of lung trouble." Three Sh es-25c, 50c, $1.00. Tho 50-cent size contains two and one-half times as much as the small size and the $1.00 bottle almost six times as much. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY TJUETETFt DRUG^COM _..VI ATLANTIC C Special rate of One Fare plus ^ return, th< SUMTER, S includes meals and berth on th< March 29th for trains with P. & that night. Tickets will be go( leaving Havana until April 16t] over will be allowed at any poii ,ef Jacksonville, within final Jim Take advantage of this oppoi r the Antilles, "%at reasonable cos chance to investigate the busini lie. The party will be limited promptly For reservations, pi tion, call on your nearest ticket H. M. EMERSON, Trafile Manager, WILMING IT IS ENGLAND'S TRIUMPH - I The Price of Peace Was Fixed Before the War Commenced, So Says Mr. Warner, the Dramatic Author. To the Editor The Daily Item: The report in the air of* peace in six weeks and the absurd notions that some people have that Russia will be allowed to dictate her o'wn terms is inconsistent with the premonitory of the war. * . Russia will only gain peace by con? senting to forever vacate Manchuria and give up all possessions now held by that power, furthermore it is also planned that Russia shall now (and for all time) be so situated by her border line that she will be powerless to ever again threaten the integrity of China, Korea or Japan. This was the plan agreed to by England when she gave her moral support by accepting Japan as a part? ner offensive and defensive in all Asiatic affairs. The open door to the world for Chi? na, Manchuria and Korea is the pol? icy of England, America and Japan. A Japanese victory is what this means. Russia is already hopelessly defeat? ed, and she has once again, without a shot fired by her real opponent, been made to eat humble pie \ to England's diplomacy. It will be many years be? fore Russia will be able to recover from the blow administered by Japan and she will never again be a rival of England as dictator. With the fall of the Russian expan? sion plan the rise of the British is positive. She already dictates to more than one-half of the world, at whose command the sword is drawn or shat? tered. WHY NOT ? Why cannot motor cars be operated on the railroads between Columbia and such adjacent towns as Sumter, Camden, Batesburg and Newberry? - Columbia State. And why cannot motor cars be operated on the railroads be? tween Sumter and such adja? cent towns as Columbia, Camden, Darlington, Florence, Manning, Sum? merton, Orangeburg and Bishopville, all within a radius of forty miles of the best town for shoppers in this State? Wanted-To print 100,000 envelopes for business men. We buy direct from tho manufacturers and are equipped with modern machinery and new type to turn out the best work. Quality and prices. Osteen Publishing Company. Hin? ;dXsT LINE. |2 00, to Havana, Cuba, and > rate from >. C., $40.25, ? steamer. Tickets will be sold : C. S. S. Co's, steamer leaving Dd returning on any steamer i. On the return journey, stop it in the State of Florida, south it of ticket .tunity to visit "The Queen of t, which will ?fibrd an excellent ?88 situation of our sister repub ?, so /make your reservations imphlets or any other informa , agent, or write, \ W. J. CRAIG, OenL Pas. Agt. rTON, N. C. REDUCED RATES i _ To Spartanburg. S. C., Via. Southern Railway, Account Soutb Atlantic States Music Festival. 0 Account of the South Atlantic States j Music Festival at Spartanburg, S. C., I May 3-5, 1905, the Southern Railway ,j announces the very low rate of .one j first class fare, plus 25 cents, for the j round trip (minimum rate 50 cents.) Rates to apply from all stations, I Atlanta, Athens, a.nd Elberton to i -- Greensboro, N. C., inclusive and from Charleston and Savannah to Asheville, N. C., inclusive. Tickets to be sold 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th of. May from all points *tot the above territory; also on May 5th from stations, Greenwood and Greenville to Charlotte, X. C., and Asheville to Columbia, inclusive. Final limit of all tickets May 6th, 1905. For further information as to rates, etc., address any agent of the Southern Railway, or Brooks Morgan, A. G. P. A. Sou. Ry., Atlanta, Ga." When you want job printing done In the best styie give the order, to 6he Osteen Publishing Company. i Happy Results. i_ Have Made Man} Sumter Res? idents Enthusiastic. j No wonder scores of Sumter citizens grow ? enthusiastic. It is-enough to make anyone j happy to find relief after years of suffering. Public statements^like th e following are but truthful representations of the daily work done in Sumter by Doan's Kidney Pills, i E. McCloud, farmer, residing on the oui i skirts of Sumter says:~ "Both^my wife and T J used Doan's Kidney Pills procured at Dr. A. ! J. China's drugstore, and obtained a lot of ! benefit from them.^I thought it must be the climate which did not agree with us or the water, for we never had the backache until we moved here some foar? years ago from Pennsylvania, bat we certainly li ave had it since. The secretions frcru the kidneys were irregular and much too ll'requeiu} in action, especially at night when our rest was much disturbed. Since we used Doan's Kidney Pills neither of us has had the backache and the action of the kidneys became natural and normal and our rest is not disturbed at night. Doan's Kidney Pi Ils are the best rem? edy that ever came into my house." For sale by all dealers." Pri?e 50 cents, j Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. >*. Y., sole agents for thefCmted States. I Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other. 16 W. A. BOWMAN, Prest. G. W. BOSHAMER, Sec J Treas The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Sumter, gg. c. oomtmm?ilpitsl Stock $50,000?*????*? Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize ers and Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox &?Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation before making your arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. jSumter Banking d Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffiee. Sumter, S. C. GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO. Sells itself. None better. 10,000 tons now offered for sale. Nitrate of 5oda, Muriate of Potash, German Kai nit. BARBY & CO, Are Headquarters. Get our prices, please. Reduced Prices on Real Estate. Cotton has fallen in price and with its fall conies business depression in this sec? tion. Have several tracts of land on which the prices have been reduced in conse? quence. Now is the time for the man with money to buy. The depression is only temporary and with the rally will come a profit. ter, new 5-room house and new barn, with 105 acres, 50 acres cleared, four miles from Sumter. New house ;Jreduced from $35 to $25 per acre. 1014 acres, ll miles from city, 500 clear? ed, well tenanted ; reduced from $15 to $12.50 per acre.J 108 acres, 75 cleared, 6 miles from Sum ftables for 4 horses. From $3,0C0 to;$2, 500. 450 acres in Clarendon, four miles from Summerton, 200 acres cleared ; reduced from $7,500 to $6,50C. Also several others tract reduced in similar pjoportions. Call and see me. Can offer some good investments. R. B. BELSER, Attorney at Law Court Square Real Estate Broker Phone 12