The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-10
Nlle A}eralA aud Melvs
E. ii. AULL, EDITOR.
WHY NOR VIA NE>ynEIsRY?

"ph Noh fia
We publish IN another colu.nn tho |
news that the Seaboard Air Line has |
passed into other hands.
1t seems that the purpose OF the new |
to Florida.
The State In commenting on the |
change suggests that Florida cOnncc. |
tion could easily be had by getting into |
Augusta and that the best way 10 get
to Augusta would be to build frOm
Chc.aw TO Columbia ard thence to
Augusta. That Is ii very direct line,
but it would ncccssitatc building aod
grading The entire line from Chcrnw to
Augusta aud the crossing OF several
rivers aud Bwnmps at considerable c.
pcnsc. The distance by Il direct air
line would he at least l75 miles and pos
sibly more, and would be un entirely
new line.
The purpose of this article Is to ask
why not come TO Whitmirc on the Sra~
board in this county and then take the
road from there TO Augusta which IL
already graded and which opens mp II
cOuntry that really needs Il railroad?
The distance from Whitmirc 10 Angus
tlv \ ,wbrrry, S5aIuda and i!dgclicld
j. not exceeding - mites, with about GO
miles OF the road already graded. A.
near III we can estimate IL the distance
woulG I,u about twenty-five miles fur
thcr, but us against that there would be
100 miles less to build and with only
one small river To cross until you
reached the Savannah ~ Augusta
And further, sc suppose the road bed
Lhut ID now graded from here to Nu-
gusta could be obtained on condition
the road was built it would 20 through
two counties that really need II railroad
and would give AL OF ns the advantage
OF IL through trunk line. From here
to Columbia the ScabOard would have
connection via the g., n. d l..
We hope Cot. George tombstone and
Hon. Patrick Walsh will look into this
matter and see il there is anything in
it worth considering and let Us not lose
the lasL opportunity we may ever have
Of securing IL through snunk line be
tween the North and the South.
II would l,c II biz advantage, to New
berry to have This line from Augusta
bnili, Con it, would give ~ better freight
rates and cause our town to build and
grow. Some ono may say small town"
will spring up on either side Of us. We
hope they VIII. Thry would only add
to our business and prosperity Take
Greenwood We suppose she has r.
many small towns around her AZ any
town In Lhr State. and yet she Is grow.
Ing rapidly and business Ia good. Ia
fucl, We hciicvu she il destined soon TO
hn tho best and largest town In the
Hi,tthtt rurrrrr ii trtt4A- +'ttr
nu. why? because she has through
lines of railroad and is IN fact II rail
road centre. If Ncwbcrry had secured
tho Scnboard when it was built, and
she could have done it, She would to-
duv have been twice her present size.
1t Is u penny wise and pound foolish
policy to drive away railroads from
your town. Railroads build up. And
u TIN ough line Is what You want. New
berry was Il considerable town when
SparinnhurM nnd Greenwood wrr" mere
way stations, and now the former is
much larger and the latter is fast forG-
ing TO the front, and all FROM the fact
that they have through trunk lines Of
railroad.
II we can get the Scaboard to build
from WnfLnirc to Augusta and get It's
connection in that way, by all means
let us be up and at il.
We should think the !Snluda and
Edgclicld people would bo very much
interested in This matter.
There would be 100 miles less O! road
ID build to reach AnTnsil Il" We suGGcs,
than to 20 by Columbia from Chcrnw.
and would hc only about - miles fur
thcr. Besides, the road from here to
Augusta is already graded.
We would he glad to have the views
Of Col James Y. Culbrcn,h ON this suE-
ioct. lie has been deeply interested in
tho building Of the road to Augusta.
We would also he glad TO have the
views Of Col. JohnAtono, who is, we be.
licvc, vicc-prcsidcnt OF tho road to
Augusta.
If there is anything in this plan, we
would be glad to sec advantage taken
OF IT, We think 1t ~ at least worth in
vcstigating.
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