The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-28
Friday, September 2S, 1906.
TO SALUDA.


& has impressed me with two Things
more forcibly Than ever before. l'ol
a good many Of years ! have been try
ing to preach the doctrine Of good
country roads. For several years
have written time and again Of The
necessity and importance Of railroad
from Ncwberry to Saluda and on tr
Augusta. BY dirt road il is onl,
about sixty miles from Ncwbcrry L
Augusta, but if one wanted to travel
to Augusta by rail, he must 20 citIlr,
by Columbia or Grernwoud and when
he gets To either place he is no, ~
left home. Snludn has no rnilrund at
all, and as most Of the people ON this
side OF the c"nuty prefer to do buSi-
ness AT Nrwbcrry and have been do
years, the Saluda people would prefer
rnllroad connection with Nrwbrrry
to any other point.
rhr SnIn.Ia river side Of SaIlLa
sections of the state and the farmers
are all prosperous and make good
crops. Some ct the best rullo that
have seen this year Is alnn" the
road from the steel bridge I" SalM,la
court house, and the farmers Of that
section are all prosperous and ahrad
in the world. Thry now come to New
berry with their ruttuu and in hn
their trading from rs TAR rs ten or
twelve miles hrynnd the steel bridge.
Thr dirt road from there to Salula
is about us bad rs il is possible for
dirt road tn be, though thr rlain gang
is ut work on the road just across the
steel bridge. The read from Ncwhrr-
" in the steel bridge is in very bad
condition. believe it wuuld pay
the merchants Of Nrwhrrry to spend
five or six thousand dollars in mnrad-
amizn" certain PORTIONS OF this road
and putting the rest Of il in good
condition. Ii would show to thr )rn-
pie "i Saluda that we appreciate their
trade and that We want to make it MS
easy and convenient rs possible for
them to come to town. It any onr
who Travelled the road some years ago.
would 60 on il now and nhScrvc that
section near Mr.. billiard longs. he
would be convinced Of what could he
done by.th right kind ct work. This
inn IA, n,li i,h L,
considered the worst part If the road.
hut after the board of trade took the
matter up few years ago and had il
maradamized. il is now the best see
ti"n of the rnad
Another demonstration OF what can
be done may hr seen ON the hill lust
this side nr Bush river. II will be
remembered that when the good roads
machinery WAS FIRST purchased. it VAS
put tn work nn this hill. and any one
travelling the road now can see tn the
very spot where the mnraiam stopped
or course we should like tn So,
good roads alt over ihc county. but
this particular road ct nine miles is
the highway over which most ul the
Snludn trade comes to NrwhrrrV, an
it the county cannot put it in good
condition. il would pay the city nnt
the business men here to take the mat.
ter IN hand
The occasion OF nur visit To Saluds
was to attend district meeting OF
the Knights of Pythias. This really
might he considered onr first visi
to Saluda since the court house wa.
built. II il n prosperous town eve,
without rnilrond. There arc some
nice stores and residences and every
thing has the air of prosperity.
The meeting was successful, thougl
there were not rs many of tho lodge.
represented rs we had hoped wuult
be. After the public meeting and tn,
business session were over. the goo,
people of Saluda and the members o
the Red Bank lodge gave most de
H@httul banquet to the members ~
the convention. The meeting WAS yer,
greatly nji"ycd and everybody wa
well pleased. T.. II. \.
We understand that Mr. .,loh