The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-09-01
THE NEWBERRY HERALD A
THE GOOD ROADS CAMPAIGN.
Meetings Have Been Held In Every TOWN.
ship-What Is the Sentiment OF the
PeOple2

The good roads campaign arranged at |
the last meeting of the County Good
Roads Association closed with the meet |
ing at Spearman's Spring on Thursday.
Meetings were held in each OF the |
eleven townships of the county, and the
large attendance at the meetings indl-
Gated the interest which is being taken
in the movement by the people OF the
county. The speakers were chosen by
the various township chairmen, who
compose the eleven vicc-presldents or
the county association. The list OF
sneakers chosen for the various meet
tings included the Rev. j. A. Shgh, Df.
O. B. Mayer, Cole. l.. Blease, E. ii.
Aull, Geo. S.. Mower, o. l.. Schumpert,
w. A. Hill, F. H. Dominick, Jno. II.
Banks, Geo. B. Cromer, W. ii. Hunt
George Johnstone, G. T. Wyche, the
Rev. S. H. Zimmerman, the Kew w.
X. Sigh, and others. The first meet
ing was held on the 25th of July, the
last on the 9th day of August. Inc
attendance at the various meetings
ranged from 100 to 300, probably the
most largely attended being the meet
ing at Young's Grove, in No. ..
For various reasons not all the speak
ers invited to deliver addresses at the
several meetings were present. Col.
c.. l.. Blease attended ten Of the eleven
meetings, and Col. T.. H. Aull attended
nine. Mr.. w. A. Hill was present at
nearly all the meetings.
The majority of the speakers favored
property tax for permanent ROAD
building, raising the communication tax
to So. 90, and putting the chain gang on
permanent work, hiring State conVlcts
when necessary in order to have sulil-
cient number on the gang to make Its
work pay for guarding, etc. Those in
favor of a property tax wanted small
tax-say two mills-levied at the start,
saying the people can raise the levy at
any time they may see fit. Some OF
the speakers favored the issue Of bonds,
while one or two thought that in the pres
ent condition of the county's finances
the proper expenditure of the money
that is now being paid for road pur
poses is the present solution--a property
tax or bond issue to come later wheI
the $40, 900 debt of the county has beel
paid.
Among those who favored propert.
tax are Messrs. G.. l.. Blease, e. ii
Aull, the Rev. j. A. Sigh, w. A. Hill
and others. The Rev. w. X. Sligl
made strong speech at Young Grow
in favor of bond issue. Mr.. Dominica
favors wiping out the county's debt an
then voting bonds, if tax is to be lal
for road purposes. The Rev. S. II
Zimmerman made two very stron
: speeches on the subject.
1 Practically all the speakers strongl
t urged a special tax of some kind fo
+ permanent road building. Those VIII
S attended most of the meetings hav
I studied the question and in thel
n speeches IL i outlined practical plans
The speeches at all the meetings re
q ceived close attention and thoughtfl
S consideration, and it was very plal
that the people in attendance were
thorough sympathy with the movemen
Exactly what plan the majority fave
+ it is impossible to state, though 1t ma
l. be safely predicted that an election
o this time would carry for 2-mill pro-
is erty tax. The interest in the NOV
j. ment is now at its height.
3 Senator Latimer took a hand primal
j. during his address in the court hou'
Is some time ago and every person prese1
<, expressed himself in favor of 5-m
is levy. This vote, however, simply mea
that the people were in sympathy Wi
the movement, and nothing more.
Supervisor Schumpertin this issue ca
a meeting in the interest of good roa
- to be held in the court house on t
~ 18th day of September. At this NEE
y ing no doubt the sentiment of the pc
" pie of the county will be ascertain
'' and put on record, and some defin
| action taken