The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-24
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10 til" Editor Of The Herald and
News: The excursion 10 Columbia
and back over the new railroad yester-
day, was in every way q most enjoy
able one. aIl,i am sure but voice the
general sentiment 0f the party in
returning 10 President thildS and the
other officers Of the road our very sin
cerc thanks for L most agreeable day.
The weather was delightful, the tell
perature having been moderated by
the rain the day before.
Quite large crowd boarded the train
at Newbcrrv, consisting chiefly Of gen
tieInen, but sufficiently interspersed
with Newberry's fair daughters TO keep
the crowd in order. Still more got Oh
at Prosperity and elsewhere along the
line. Until we were said to have about
80 on the train before arriving in
Columbia. We Of course had the New
berry Band along TO enliveu the COM
panv with music, and thugs were said
t. he pretty lively III the front coaches,
near the band, before we got back no
doubt due entirely to the eXhilirating
effect of the music.
\ Chief inducement 70 the writer TO
make the trip, as was 10 doubt the
case with others, was to see the new
country between Prosperity and Column
bia opened up by the new road. Tn
fortunately for the general appearance
Of the country, q prolonged urouth has
been prevailing, and is not yet broken,
nearly all th= way from Prosperity to
Columbia, SO that the crops are far
from promising. Crops have suffered
some about Newbcrry, but nothing in
comparison. Much Of the early corn
is ruined beyond redemption. cotton is
very small and late corn and peas suf-
fered badly. But the most important
industry along the road for the present
is getting out lumber, and from indica-
tons at all the stations, / fear the term
"piny troDcis' will, ere long, come into
'innocuous desuetude.n The country
through which the road passes is for
the most part poor and rocky, and it
seems almost ineXplicable that such
land should he selling at more than
double what so much better land will
bring in the middle and upper portions
of Newbcrry County. / can only eX-
plain it by the more industrious and
energetic character OF the Inhabitants.
From the large sale Of 'accident'
policies the evening before there seemed
to be some apprehension Of "dire ca
lanlty' But these quarters might all
have been saved. With the exception
Of the Immediate vicinity Of NeWberry
the train seemed to run as steady as
on an old settled road. 1t is remarka-
bly, free from deep cuts and high banks,
and no stream is crossed except Broad
River at Columbia that need ever cause
wash-out This road is unquestion-
ably where the original Columbia,
Ncwbcrry and Grccnvi!le road ought
to have been built, and it is 10 doubt
destined to become the main line.
The high trcstle just this side OF
Broad River struck ME as being rather
sha5y and too slenderly built. But 1t
may be intended to fill it in with earth.
st Columbia the stockholders held
meeting, but was Informed transacted
little business besides re-electing the
old officers.
On tic return trip we were accom-
panied by the genial President, Mr..
Chllds, Col. Lipscomb, the efficient
superintendent of the great Carolina
"Boarding House." and many other
Columbians who took this occasion to
get Il little fresh country air. y.
July 23d, 1880.