Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-04-04
THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE.

IHE PhUPUStU SCHeUUlC.
Walhalla, March 26.--Editors Keowee
Courier: While we weprofess to know moth
ing, indications point about this way:
Leave Walhalla at 6 a. m. This early
train will give us an opportunity to spend
ten hours in Anderson, eight at Green
wood, six at Newberry, aud four in Co
iumbia, and return at 10 p. m.
The midday train will reach Walhalla
at, say, 1.30 p. M, bringing everything
from Columbia and Charleston that will
be coming to Walhalla, besides great
convenience to the people above these
points that want to visit Walhalla on
business and return the same day. This
is the main point that will interest us, as
there is now no train that arrives at Wal
halla in day time except freight, which
rs very unpleasant and unreliable. This
as progressive age, and time is money,
and this new schedule will be great
times saver. Many business men from
Anderson, Clemson and Seneca are com
pelled to visit Walhalla on legal and
other matters that have to come by pri-
vate conveyance. For instance, this new
schedule will bring passenger from An
derson, give him three or four hours here
and deliver him back at home, with the
loss of about a half day and a very pleas
ant ride. We think the whole change an
up. to date one, and will be a grand i'm
provement. the only thing that Wal
halla could dislike is the 10 p. m. arrival,
and the Inconvenience that will be
placed on our very efficient mail and
depot agents, and we believe this can be
remedied. We have a better rOadbed
and steel rails than the Greenville and
Columbia road has, and we ought to
lhave as good service.
We are clamoring for this mid d-day
Grain so we can mingle with the progress
Il u 10 fn nf,,e.
ITO see us, and nice train to come and
40 on. in daytime. In short, we want
TO be relieved of this monotonous isola-
zion. This midday passenger train will
also make good connections with the
Southern at Seneca, both going from and
returning to Walhalla. Citizen.
Walhalla, March 30-Editors Keowee
Courier: Gentlemen-I am sorry that l
was mistaken in the policy of The Cou-
rier. | thought its columns were ever
open to any question that was of vital
Importance to the people of Oconee. Had
no business interests in the county, or
paid no taxes, or had not proven that
was doing all | could to promote the
best interests and welfare of my people,
assure you that | would never have as
sumed to write II few lines for your eX-
ccllent paper. Aud | humbly bow in
submission to your better judgment.
Respectfully, W. A. Strother.
Mr.. Strother has in tho past estimated
Is properly; at present he evidently
mistakes the policy of The Courier" as
his second note indicates that he feels
shat our columns were "closed" to him
sHd his views. The last issue of The
Courier was on March 18th. Mr.. Strother
wrote his endorsement of the schedule
on the 26th, in plenty of time to receive
our attention. but it was passed to others
first and we received it about II o'clock
on the 2Sth, just as we were going to
press. We could not, therefore, handle
the copy without arranging the make
up of the paper aud missing the mails.
This we did not feel justified in doing.
The Courier has opposed the change of
schedule, it is true, but Mr.. Strother mis-
Judges us in supposing that because his
and our opinions clash in this matter,
our columns are closed to him or his
Eiews. AS simple matter of fact, they
nave always been open to both sides of
any question, they are so open to-day,
and they will always he. But we do not
feel called upon to delay our publication,
or miss our mails, or rearrange the me-
chanical workings of The Courier to ac-
commodate elcventh-hour communica-
Gions. We realize that Mr. Strother is
not wholly at fault in this matter We
Ehink we are not at fault at all. The
simple fact is, Mr.. Strothcr's copy was
handed to a third party-a busy man
and he forgot to hand it to us till too
late for last week.
We also realize that Mr.. Strother is one
of the heaviest tax payers of the county,
has large business Interests at stake and
mas every right to his opinions and every
right to express them through our col
Imns. They are open to him and to
She public for this purpose, whether
Nhose opinions coincide with ours or not
There are always two sides to every ques-
zion, and The Courier is closed to none,
he the author the largest tax payer of
she county or ian who never paid one
cent of tax in his life. We have always
Striven to rise above that narrow sphere
where man or newspaper recognizes
NO opinion save his or its own