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TBK glMTEH WATCHMAN, Estabi Conciliated Au*. 8, 1881. Ktery ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY, SUMTUt % G. It.lt per tiJHim ia a^ AdvayllsssejaiilS! ? awaare first Inesrtloa. TIE PEE BEE Hill. IT CARTOsTNA AROUSED OK MJBJnBOT OS* BETTER F If?Ill 111 II SERVICE. tha Da?? Am Not. i, The people of middle and eastern Quo Um ata er ans ? a es the of ralarasd an seaa, aad th? ef tha held ta tho City Oesjaeftl oberober hast night to near the pretest of lanlnst the iramr at tha to tha Atkla^o Coast Lea* 10 cremte tha new train to the rat Dee uutssen Chuater and fcennatU TtSa last aad af between Lanes and Baasatiaatlta. aa originally requested ay tha kekdaeae man of Char tattoo aad Floroaca, Datttaajton and Ban aad other town* la eastlea. demonstrated that pm otaartr ?H forcibly Tb? aar ngg^raaswee; sacegatfon* asm posed 01 rspneaatatlve beustnese roan from taa fallowing cities and towns being present Charleston, Florence, Qseigetown. Darlington, Blehopville, Lamar, and MoCol). Bennettsvllle. JCtagstree and Lake City were repre? sented by letters, which were pre essfted by Mayor Rbett, cf Charles 1 The meeting was not called to dar on til nearlylO o'clock, although It was advertised to begin at 8 o'clock. The delay in opening the proceedings wm doe to two circumstances?the fast that the members of the com? mission were late in returning; to the city from a trip of Inspection over the Northwestern Railroad, under? take after their arrival in the city In the afternoon, and to the fact that Qeneral Superintendent A. W. Ander? son of the Atlantic Coast Line did not teach the city until after 10 o'clock, coming from Florence on the 9.44 train. When It was learn 3d that bis train wan late It was decided to begin the hearing with the reading of the record In the matter of the' new train aa It appeared in the file of the rail? road commission. The Important part of thin record ban already been pub? lished and the public is familiar with tha facts In the case, via: That Char*I lest on asked several months ago for a new train to be put' on to run from Lanes In the morning via Florence to I McColl and return In the evening, conn**, ting at Lanes with No. 61 In the morning and 5S In the evening, and a- Florence with all the trains leaving there In the morning and eventi g; that the Atlantic Coast Line authorities agreed to put on this train and that abost ten daya ago, I wltbojt notice to Charleston, the rail? road commission, on petition from Darlington and other towns directly Interested, issued an order to the At? lantic Coast Line to operate the train between ftumter and McColl via Dar? lington Instead of between Lanes, Florence and McCoil. When the reading of the record had been completed. Chairman Caugbman seated that the commission would hear* from the representatives of the towns Interested and that time would be equally divided between those for and against the operation of the tralp between Sumter and Bennettsvllle on tha schedule announced by the Atlan? tic Coast Line to go Into effect on Nov. Ird. He called on Mayor Rhett. of Charleston, to first present the pro? test of the business men of that city against the order of the commission. Mayor Rhett presented a carefully prepared statement of the whole matter from Charleston's standpoint, which made out a strong case for their contention. In opening his ad areas Mr. Rhett said: "I regret exceedingly that I should tehed April, 1860. 'Be Just ai SUM be placed in the position of apparent- | ly opposing h mt: iure which I am! told would give a much needed re? lief to some of my fellow citizens re? siding between Sumtcr and Darling? ton. We In Charleston have suffered so long and grievously from railroad rates and service that we have a keen sympathy for those In like plight. "Only In the past iew days have I learned of- the misfortunes of the peo? ple of La mar and of Syracuse, the two stations between BlVott and Darling? ton, who seom to havo a service al? most as bad as the winter service of the Coast Line in connection with the Pee Des, accorded us in Charleston; and I wish to joint my protect to theirs, r.nd those of the people of Darlington and Sumter against its continuance. "But the question upon which I ap? pear before you to-night is the order you have issued depriving us of Charleston of a service of which we are In as sore a need as our friends ?f Lunar and Syracuse, and whloh we were on the point of securing through what we had supposed to have been our own efforts. "Three days ago I received a letter from Mr. A. W. Anderson, general su? perintendent of the Atlantic Coast line, Informing me that the train which had been put on from Lanes was not the result of my solicitation alone, as he understood it; And that while the Coast Line was perfectly in? different as to which train was decid? ed upon* and had so stated to your honorable body, he was sure the train from Sumter would answer our pur? poses. A most remarkable letter In view of the fact that It most effective? ly destroys these purposes In a large measure." Mr. Rhett then discussed the neces? sity for better service between Char? leston and the Pee Dee section and contended that this service could be bus; provided by a tram from Lanes via Florence to Bennettsville. He quoted from the records to prove that the passenger service is now unsatis? factory and defective, owing to the failure of No. 80. the through pas? senger train on - the Northeastern msslwsg *? maintain the schedule, missing connections at Florence dur? ing the winter season more often than It makes them. It was relief from this condition that was sought, and the tram asked for by Charleston would give relief, while the train from Sumter to Bennettsville would not give It In conclusion Mr. Rhett said: "Since our arrival in Sumter w<* hayve been earnestly studying th* situ? ation to ascertain if there was not some solution, not too burdensome to the Atlantic Coast Line, that would serve the interests of all the eastern section of South Carolina, of Sumter, of Darlington, of Florence, of George? town, of Lake City, Kingstree, Char? leston, Bennettsville, McColl, Marlon, Mulllns, Cheraw, Hartsvllle, of trav? elers for the Pee Dee from Cam den, Orangeburg and Manning, and It seems to some of us that It is to be found as follows." s Here Mr. Rhett went on to suggest thnt the trains between Wadesboro and Florence, known as Nos. GO and 63. be changed so as to run between Sumter and Wadesboro, and the new train between Lanes and McColl via Florence, the two trains to connect at Darlington. The schedule suggested by Mayor Rhett, if put Into operation, would solve the problem; would give* Darlington her morning train from Sumter. and would afford both Sum? ter and Charleston a certain connec? tion with all portions of the Pee Dee by a morning pasrenger service. The only additional servirn required of the Coast Line would be changing the run from Darlington to Florence, a dis? tance of ten miles, between 6.30 and 7.30 a. m., a service which Is followed In 20 minutes by a train from Harts vllles for a run from Darlington to Sumter, a distance of 39 miles and there is not a single interest neglect? ed. Senator D. T. McKelth.tn, of Dar? lington, followed. He believed that the Charleston Interests would be protected and advanced by the Sum? ter train and could not see v.hv the Isme's-Bennettsvllle train was neces? sary except for a small section of country. He felt sure that the trains would wait at Florence to connect with No. 80. Mr. McKelthan then compared the service between Lane s and Floren ? an to trains wl*h -she service between Sumter and Isling? ton. He did not want to Interfere with Blshopvllle. He wanted the train from from Sumter to Darlington, It did not matter how It was furnished, but he was sufe the public would be better served by the schedule ordered than by the train from Lane's. If his delegation could get both trains sug? gested by Mr. Rhett th< y would co? operate. id Fear not?I^et nil the ends Thou Ali TER, fc. Q . WBDNEI Superintendent nAderson, who ar? rived late, wiu Informed of the prop? ortion submitted by Mayor Ri ott Superintendent Anderson replied that the matter was In the hands of the railroad commission. Should the. commission order the train from Lane's, why the Coast Line was per? fectly willing; to comply, but his own opinion was that the greatest number of people would be served by the train from Sumter. Mr. Anderson then explained how the service of No. 80 was being improved. The whole tenor of Mr. Anderson's talk was against the Lane's-Bennctts vllle train and in favor of the Sumter end. He was not prepared to answer Mr. Rhett's proposition definitely. Hon. T. G. McLeod, of Bishopville, made an energetic protest against any change of schedule that would take away from that town the only passenger train they now have and the only satisfactory service they have ever had. Bishopville, be said, was not consulted or notified of the proposed change, but the schedule to be put Into operation on Nov. 3d un? der the order of the commission, would affect that town most injuri? ously, depriving the people of a sat? isfactory service and giving them the unsatisfactory service they had en? dured for years until a short time ago. Blahopville would be glad to see Charleston and Darlington both obtain the trains they asked for, but not at the expense of Bishopville, and he protested against taking away Bishopvilie's train. Mr. E. M. Wells, president of Post H., T. P. A., of Darlington, stated that he had taken up the matter of having the train operated from Sum? ter Instead of Lane's, at the sugges? tion of the Atlantic Coast Line offi? cials. He had believed the train so operated would give Charleston all It asked and at the same time afford much needed service to the people be? tween Sumter and Bennettsvllle. He had no Idea that the service on the Blahopville road would be lngsrferred with and he would protest as strongly as anyone against depriving Bishop? ville of the train it now has. Mayor Gi'bert, of Florence.. filed a written protest from the chamber of commerce or Florence against the operation of the train between Sumter and Bennettsvllle instead of from Lane's. Mr. R. I. Manning, speaking for the Sumter chamber of commerce, znid that Sumter occupied a position of passive acquiescence in this conten? tion, that this city is reasonably well satisfied with the pr-is^nt service and desires above all things that no change detrimental to Sumter be made. At the same any ? additional service will be welcomed. In the matter of the Bishopville train, Sum? ter was vitally interested and the bus? iness men of Sumter join Eishopyllle in protesting against any interference with the present service. The solu? tion of the whole matter seemed to be the adoption of the suggestion made by Mr. Rhett in reference to the change in the Wadesboro train. This seemed to work no hardship to the railroad and would give all sec lions interested better service than they had ever enjoyed. Mayor Bivens of McColl and repre? sentatives of Lamar presented their side of the matter, both asking for Improved service, Lamar asking that the train be operated as ordered, by the commlasion, and McColl asKlng that the train be run to McColl in? stead of Gibson, ft C. During the course of the discussion remarks were made by Dr. Olin Saw? yer, of Georgetown, Mr. Evans of Cheraw, and others. Cheraw was not Interested In the controversy over the Sumter-Bennettsvllle train, but asked for a double daily passenger service in place of the single train each way, which the town of Cheraw had been forced to put up with for more than fifty years. It was In the last few minutes of the long drawn out hearing that th* most Interesting incident occurred. Mr. McLeod was renewing his pro? test against cutting out Blshopvill?'s passenger train and was trying to find out definitely from the commission or Superintendent Anderson, or boih, exactly the status of the Bishopville train?whether It would be taken off Monday or not. Mr. Anders >n had Just suggested that the schedule as arranged be given a trial of 30 or 60 days and then if uns.icN'iu-tory change it. Mr. McLoad insisted that Bishopville be not deprive J of the train, for he did not want to be put in the position of asking for a change that would deprive oth^r towns of a service that they had enjoyed. It was contended that under th? order of the commission the new schedule mu*"t go into effect on Monday. Mr. MeLeod asked If the commission had ordered a change made that depriv? ed Bishopville of her train, without us 1 at be thy Coumr>*4, Thf God's hi 3D AY. NOVEMBER I notice to the people of that town. ('ommls.sioner Sullivan said he had ? ?i.:.enti ?! to no such order, that he uev%r saw the proposed schedule un III he reached Sumter. Commission? er Earle said he knew nothing of it, as he was in Washington when the order was issued. Chairman Caugh man said he had not seen the sched? ule insofar as it related to the El liott-Blahopvllle connections, that the order Issued related to the train from Sumter to Bennettsville. Mr. McLeod held out for no change in the Blsh opvllle train, saying that a schedule on paper was one thing and the ope? ration of a train another. There was a gcod deal of confusion, several peo? ple talking at once, and without an? nouncing any decision on the Bishop ville matter the chairman of the commission annuonced that the mat? ter of the Pee Dee train would be taken under consideration and a de? cision made at the earliest date pra ticable. The meeting wjj? therefore declared adjourned at 1.30 o'clock. After adjournment the representa? tives of the various towns discussed the matter In a general way for some? time before the gathering dispersed. As far as actual results go the meeting last night accomplished noth? ing, for the train from Sumter to Bennettsville will begin operation Monday, and the train from this city to Lucknow will be taken off, and Charleston does not get the train from Lane's to Bennettsville. But there are reasons to hope and be? lieve that the discussion last night will be productive of good results In the near future. One thing seems certain, Blshopvllle will not be long deprived of the service that town has recently enjoyed. It is probabale that In the not distant future the officials of the Atlantic Coast Line will find It to their interest to adopt the sug? gestion to operate a rain from Lane's to McColl and the Wadesboro train from Sumter to Wadesboro, thus giv? ing all sections the service needed. ANOTHER TRAIN HEARING. SUPERINTENDENT A. W. ANDER? SON SUMMONED BEFORE COMMISSION. Commissioners Want Information as to Why Mr. Anderson Could Not Change the Route of the Wades? boro Train. Columbia, Nov. 4.?Chairman Caughman, of the railroad commis? sion, has written Superintendent An? derson, of the Atlantic Coast Line, that the commission desires to have a conference with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Doar, of the Atlantic Coast Line, on Friday or Saturday in rogard to any proposed changes in the schedules of the trains in the Pee Dee section. Meanwhile the status is unchanged and the new train is now in operation between Lane's and Gibson via Sum? ter and Darlington. Mr. Caughman's letter is as fol? lows: Office of South Carolina Railroad Commission, Columbia, S. C, Nov. 2. 1907. Mr.' A, W.lAndersn, General Superin? tendent, Florence, S. C. Dear Sir: In further consideration of rearranging of trains and schedules In the Pee Dee section of this State, and after considering what was brought out before the commission on Friday night, at Sumter, S. C, we de? sire to have a conference with you and Mr. Doar on next Friday or Sat? urday (November 8th or 9th) if pos? sible. We can meet you at any hour which will suit your convenience on those days. Please let us hear from you Immediately concerning the mat? ter. We will be pleased to have you ocme prepared to give the commission full Information as to* why you could not change the route of the Wades? boro train. By order of the commission, B. L. Caughman. Chairman. STILL CUTTING EXPENSES. Reported That Coast Line is Closing Small Telegraph Stations. It Is learned that the officials of the Coast Line have recently issued an or? der discontinuing the telegraph sta? tion at Cartersvllle and several other small stations along the road. The dlscontin?ance is said to have been made because of certain rules of the order of railway telegraphers to which all of the railroad operators belong, that no operator of the union is to work for a salary of less than $4f. per month. This means that to continue even the smallest stations r Salary Of $4 ft at least must be paid. The Coast Line, It Is claimed. Is clos? ing the station as a means of reduc? ing expenses.?Florence Times. id Truth's.' Tin-: Tnoi S. 1907 New 8? VERY LARfiE MM StlHKW. THIRTY MILLION DOLLAUS COM? ING FROM EUROPE. Financial Conditions in New York are ConHldered Safe?Comptroller of the Currency Relieves Situation by Increasing Rank Note Circulation. New York, Nov. 3.?Last week was given over to the woik of rehabilita? tion of financial conditions and much progress was made towards that end, although there remained many ele? ments of disorder in the situation, owing to the dislocation of exchange facilities in the money and commer? cial markets. This was inevitable from the shock of the preceding week's events in New York, but the situation has been well in hand and success was met In limiting the range of the disturbance and in the initiation of measures to insure correction and set? tlement. Of these the most vital was the large amount of gold secured from foreign countries for import and now afloat towards New York. The gold engagements have reached the neigh? borhood of $30,000,000 and in the course of this week this broad stream of replenishment of the reserve fund will flow into New York banks. The feeling that this supply was en. route has done much to fortify confidence, but the actual reviving effect on banking and money operations awaits the arrival of the gold. Meantime the example set by New York In the adoption of clearing house certificates for the settlement of balances be? tween the banks has been followed by the great money centers of the coun? try and has safeguarded the banks from the strain induced by the shock sent through the banking fabric. Further important relief is looked for from tho facilities extended by the comptroller of the currency for the increase of bank note circulation by allowing the substitution of State and municipal bonds for the govern? ment bonds held as collateral for government deposits with the banks, the governments bonds are made available as security to take out ad? ditional bank notes and this will af? ford largely increased resources for supplying the urgent requirements for currency which forms one of the severest trials of the situation. LARGE SHIPMENT OF GOLD AR? RIVES AT NEW YORK. The Kr?n Prinzessin Cecilc Unloads $7.000,000 of Yellow Metal and Other Like Cargoes are Coming to Relieve the Money (Market. New York, Nov. 5.?The arrival of the first treasure f-hip laden with gold for the relief of the present stringency was the feature of the financial situa? tion today. The Kr?n Prinzessin Cecile soon after 10 o'clock docked and was unloading $7,100.000 in the yellow metal, which will go to strengthen the New York bank re esfve. The new Cunard liner Lusita nia will follow closely in her wake with $10,000.000 and $14,000,000 more will follow during the remain? der of the week and early next week. The additional withdrawals of ?750.000 from the Bank of England today for the United States, and ?25, 000 for Canada, brings up the total gold engagements on the present movement to $36.600,000. The news that the Bank of France bought to? day ?3.000,000 in sterling bills on London was regarded here as an event of the first importance, as indi? cating that French financiers were not only able, but willing, to help London and thus indirectly to help America by relieving the strain on the Bank of England, caused by the heavy American demands for gold. It is hoped that this action of the Bank of France will deter the Bank of England from raising its discount rate to 7 per cent at the meeting of the directors on Thursday and the Imperial Bank oj Germany from rais? ing its rate from 6 1-2 to 7 1-2 per cent. J. Y. Wallace has been appointed clerk in the Laurens postoffice. Daisy Generon, colored, committed suicide in Columbia yesterday.' Three thousand people attended the opening of the Spartanburg coun? ty fair Tuesday. Mayor Rhett was re-elected mayor of Charleston yesterday without op? position. John Jernegan was shot and killed by John Freeman at McColl. Both men worked in a cotton mill. Free? man made his escape after the shoot? ing. Fred Kartrlght, the infant son ol Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kartrlght, of Co lambla, died from eating cough drops Monday. ?: sol Tillto\, Established Juno. 1*M rles?Vol. XXVII. ^>15 SITUATION CUMINS UP BANKS AND Til VST COMPANIES resting easier. Larne Shipments of Gold Coming Into New York?The Clearing House Resumes Normal Conditions. New Orleans, Nov. 1.?Secretary f the Treasury Cortelyou wired today that the treasury department cannot transfer money from London to Nsw Orleans as suggested by cotton ex? porters here. The plan was to have cash deposited with fiscal agents aboard and immediately upon such? deposit to draw cash at the subtreas ury here. New York, Nov. 1.?The financial situation was gradually clearing to? day without showing any striking features. Runs on the banks and trust companies are practically over, money which was temporarily with? drawn from banks subject to runs is flowing into the stronger banks and currency is going in most cases where the demand is considered legitimate. Further engagements of gold by Bos? ton and other points have brought up the total engagements abroad un? der the recent movement to 826,650, 000. The Lusitania, which sailed from Liverpool today, has on board about 810,000.000 in gold, one of the largest single shipments ever made. Prices on the stock exchange were Arm during the early part of the day and did not yield seriously at any time. The fact that the stock ex? changes of London and Paris were closed on account of au Saints' day prevented any comparison of quota? tions or arbitrage operations. Balances at the clearing hause have setled down to normal condi? tion but there is still something of a blockade in domestic exchange through the unwillingness of New York banks to pay currency on drafts from other cities and the unwilling? ness of other cities to pay out their currency upon drafts from New York. The condition of affairs indi? cates a continued pressure for cur? rency rather than a breakdown of credits, but reasonable demands are being met for regular customers of the banks. The possibilty of hasten? ing ? the export movement of wheat and cotton still engages the attention of ofreign exchange dealers and also of those who endeavor to keep in touch with the general situation. Doubt is expressed whether the secre? tary of the treasury will be able to carry out on any considerable scale the project of the New Orleans ex? porters for accepting cash at govern? ment fiscal agencies abroad and the transferring It by telegraph to points in this country. But Secretary Cor? telyou is understood to be willing for such deposits of public money at cot? ton exporting points as wttl to a con? siderable extent relieve the strain. Burglars attempted to rob the store of the McSween Mercantile Company at Lamar on Saturday night, but were ? frightened away. The Charleston banks have more than 82O\0O0,000 in their valuts. They are "standing Pat." Mrs. W. F. Hughes, of union, died yesterday at hi r home in that city. VALUE CF RIGHT BREATHING. Health Comes From Knowing How and What to Breathe. ?Dust laden with the germs of con? sumption or other disease is inhaled by all who use the streets, but dis? ease is not developed unless the germs find conditions suitable for their lodgment and growth. With people having catarrh thore is an ideal culture medium for these germs, as the irritated membrane and weakened tissues is a hot-bed where germs must thrive* and multiply until they are numerous and active. If you have catarrh, you should use the easiest. 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