The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-27
spARrANBURG AND GLENN SPRINGS.


Some ten days ago I had the oppor-
tunity of spending several days in
Spartanburg on business. do not pro-
pose to write an account Of my trip or
any sketch Of travels, but there are one
are two things that had occasion TO
observe and they are mentioned for our
mutual good, and J trust may be worth
something to our town.
One of things that impressed me was
that everybody you met had some
good word to say about Spartanburg.
Every body seemed interested in doing
something and saying something that
would help the town. That sort Of
thing of itself will not build up nor
make great city, but it is one of the
great factors in doing so. You let every
body in community begin to talk of
the advantages of that community and
manifest great interest in building it
up and you will soon interest other
people and some how the town or COM
munity will 60 forward. On the other
hand you let everybody in town be-
gin to show up the bad side, and net
only 80, but make it worse than it
really is, and you will have little trouble
in convincing people that it is good
place to get away from. Spartanburg is
moving forward. There are great
many handsome residences there and [
saw much building going on-in fact
I believe more than have seen in any
other town in the State outside of New
berry. There are more evidences of
progress right here in our midst day
than any town in the State. There have
been more buildings going up than in
any other town I have seen, and some
as handsome as in any town. Yet you
will find people right here, who have
not only made competence, but good
money, talk as if this was the poorest
town in the State, and good place to
leave. Ifyou were to ask them to help
in any public enterprise, orin anything
that would bring our town forward,
you would have to show them how it
would put money in their pockets be-
fore you could get them to lend help
ing hand. Not only 50, you will find
s,me who would try to throw cold
water on any advance movement. We
have a good town. There is no doubt
about that, but we want to get little
more public spirit into our men who
have made their fortunes here. Let US
resolve always to have good word for
our town.
Next week the State Teachers AS
sociation will meet in Spartanburg and
there will be a military encampment.
These things will bring many people to
the city and they will help the town.
had never been to Glenn Springs,
and so I concluded that I would run
down and spend lone night at this
famous watering place. When you get
there it is a mighty nice place, and L
felt like remaining, but what a job it is
to get there. The thing that puzzled
me was that so enterprising people as
these Spartaus seem to be had not long
ago built a dummy road, or an electric
railway, from Spartanburg to the
springs. The season bad hardly opened,
still there were several persons there.
The water is known to be good and for
quiet and retired place it must be
hard to beat. A. railroad has been
graded and is being built from astation
on the Augusta and Spartanburg road
which will make the place much more
accessible. They expected to have trains
running oy the first of July. The
Messrs Simpson, who have charge of
the Springs, are very clever gentlemen
and will do all they can for the accom-
modatlon OF guests. nave not seen a
place that would rather 60 and spend
month than at Glenn Springs. l left
w. II. Wallace there and could not
help wishing that was a college pro-
fessor instead ola country editor, and
then, possibly. I, too, could have re-
maiDed over for couple Of weeks and
would not have been bothered with the
printer waiting "copy," and, most
important of all, his money on Satur-
day evening. hope may be able to
slip off yet before the summer is over
and while away few days at this most
delightful resort.
But it was just as hot in Spartanburg
as it is here in Newberry. l could see
no difference and if there was any it
was in favor Of Newberry.
F. Fl A