The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-04

That Columbia Morning Train.

| ahNe SotumO"
The editor of The State has received
the following note from Editor f.. VI
Auil of The Ncwbcrry Herald and
News, the prime mover in tho agi-
| tation for an early morning train from
| Columbia on the Columbia and Green.
vile road:
~ have just heard from Mr.. Hard,
| wick and Mr. Wcllcs and We have
| agreed to hold Il meeting with these
gentlemen in MIR. Curdwcll's office in
| Colnnbia on Wednesday,, November
9th, 1898, ut 1 o'clock p. III. We decided
on Columbia, as it was more convenient
| for the railroad men.
Il would be very glad TO have you
make notice OF this meeting and in
| vito such towns along the road as feel
Interested in having this train en-
tended to Columbia to senG delegates.
| have the petitions from all The towns
and will DC present at the meeting
| with them. OF course VIC shall eX-
pect Columbia to have a good dclega-
tion present and | want you to be pre-
sent also.
"Please give this notice in sufficient
time that all towns that are Interested
may be advised of it. Mr.. S. f. Hard
wick, Of Atlanta, Mr.. Welles and Mr..
Cardwell, of bia, will meet With
u.s."
1t gives us pleasure to extend this in
tn 1,n E,>
the Columbia and Grcenville and to
second Mr.. .Aull's invitation to them to
| send delegates to the conference. We
believe that If we can have the terri
tory along the line of road well repre-
sented ut the meeting, thus supporting
the petitions which Editor Aull has re-
ceive from all the towns and showing
practically the benefits of the improve
ment, the train can be secured
The petition from Columbia, already
in the hands of Mr.. Aull, is we believe,
the strongest in signatures which has
ever been gotten up in this city. 1t is
Il business mems petition and shows
the names Of nearly 200 heads Of houses,
covering fally every department of our
commercial life.
There is Il very real desire all along
the liuc for the facilities which the
management of the Southern railway
is asked TO extend. AS is already
known the question is only the cXten-
sion Of the train from Prosperity, it's
present terminus, to Columbia; only Il
gap OF 49 miles to be bridgcd. This
city has more than doubled in popula-
tion in the last l5 years and has prob
ance during the same period. In 1850
Columbia had only 1000 more pco pie
than Greenvillc, and, although it is es-
timated that the Mountain City's pop
ulation has nearly doubled since then, Co
lumbia has II 600 more inhabitants than
Grecnvillc at the present time. Green
vile has two trains Il day-why not
Columbia also? Why start this train
from Prosperity in the morning and
stop it there in the evening when by
$4,000 people, the railroad focus Of the
State and a rapidly rising industrial
centre, can be tapped?
But it is not in Columba's interest
only, or even mainly, that the impro lc-
ment is asked. The agitation started
up the road and the people there have
maintained their lead in it. Let them
send representatives to meet the rail
road officers here on the 9th and tell
why they want this train TO start from
Columbia and return to Columbia.
One good, strong pull altogether and
they will get it.-Thc State.