The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-19
IMPROVED SCHEDULES.
Southern Says that it is Going to
Improve Conditions in the Pied
mont.
News ( nd Courier.

Col rbia, October 17.-Secretary
F. Fl. McMaster, of the South Car
oliua Traffic Association, returned
from Washington, where he went to
attend the conference with the Of
ficials of the Southern Railway in re-
gard to the passenger service on the
Southern's roads in this state, about
which the Traffic Association and
citizens generally have been complain
ing for the last few months.
The conference was entirely salts
factory, and the South Carolinians
were assured that the Southern de-
sires to do all it can to accommodate
its patrons in this state. General
Manager Fl. B. Spencer promised
that the extra passenger tain OH the
Piedmont Air Line would be put to
accommodate local travel. This train
will run from Toccoa or Westminis-
ter to Charlotte, leaving the Georgia
line early in the morning, about two
hours later than No. SO. This train,
No. 36, has been run in two sections
for some time in order to handle
the passenger and express business,
but it is not local train and does
not meet the demand of the people Of
that section. Returning the train
will leave Charlotte in tho afternoon,
making the South Carolina points be-
fore nightfall.
Tn regard to an afternoon train out
Of Columbia, for which there is so
great a demand. both in Columbia and
in the Piedmont section, Mr.. Spencer
assured the gentlemen that it is i'm
possible to put on such train, since the
earnings Of the Columbia and Green
vile branch do not justify the extra
train. However, it was suggested
that the train leaving Columbia about
noon, at 1925 A. NJ, at present, may
be held here until or 3 o'clock in
the afternoon, meeting the demand
for an afternoon train out Of Colum-
bia and enabling the business men of
Upper Carolina to come here and
transact business, returning to their
homes the same night. In order to
do this, Of course, the schedule of tho
train leaving Grecnville at 8 o'clock in
the morning and arriving here at $50
will have to he pushed up, making
it an early morning train out Of
Greenville.
This arrangement does not suit
Greenwood at all, which now has an
afternoon train to the upper section
of the State, and it does not suit An
derson very we'll either, but Ander,
son will accept it rather than the pre-
sent state of affairs, when no train
arrives on time. To meet the wishes
and needs Of that section, it is pro.
posed to change the running Of the
cannon ball train, which now runs
between Anderson and Greenville
leaving Greenville about p. NJ. I'm.
der. the proposed plan this train would
run from Greenville to Greenwood
and then up to Anderson again. Mr.
Spencer agreed to consider this plan
and has given no definite promise
either as to this or as to the after.
noon train out of Columbia.
In regard to the complaints about
the roadbed Mr.. Spencer assured the
conference that the Columbia ant
Greenvill Road would soon be lait
with entirely new rails all the way
1t was at one time proposed to take
the rails from the Piedmont Air Lin.
and put them down on the Columbis
and GreenVille branch, but this il
found to be undesirable and entire
ly new rails will be laid. The work Of
laying new rails on the Columbia and
Spartanburg Road has progressed Of
far as Shelton and will be hurried tc
completion as rapidly as the weathe,
I'LL permit. Mr.. Spencer declared
mat on account Of the continued rain.
= this summer the working force ha'
not been able TO do any work. 1
would have been unsafe, as well al
. costly, to lay raodbed in such wealth
er, and the railroad has been as mucl
hampered as The farmers have beer
in their Y TX. ta#