The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-06-01
TO SECURE BETTER
RAILROAD FACILITIES
IMP MEETING HELD IN
GREENVILLE.
The Principal Cities and Towns In
terested Representations
tion Formed.

There was organized in Greenville
on Tuesday, says Il Grecnville dis
patch to the News and Courier, a pro-
tective association that looks very
like the real stuff. II started on the
right line and in the right way. 1t
means well and, unless looks are very
dceciving, it is winner. The South
Carolina Traffic accusation is the
evolution of All effort to get partic-
ular train to and from Grecnvillc. Tt
was soon found that such an effort
had its qualifications and so as to do
an injustice to none the work assum-
cd generous proportions.
Boards Of trade. chambers of COM
alrrcc, councils and all have drop
ped into line and more busincss-likc,
earnest gathering would have been
difficult to find. Bank presidents,
cotton mill presidents, wholesale mcr
chants. retail dealers, newspaper cdi~
tors. business iGru, yea. even Il few
"lllcc hunters. wee un hand to nl.rnn-
re the association. and the rem Of
the whole thin. j., flat the Business
men believe that South Carolina has
pr"Spcrrd 50 nl,"l and business has
grown so safely that the railroads
Lave not been able /" keep up fully
with the procession.
The declaration of principles is
that this is not to be a hostile organ
lzation to ne Il, loggcrhcads with tho
railroads, but to undertake to advise
with and cooperate with the railrond
officials and help them with their
many problems of rates, service,
schedules and the like. The charac-
ter OF the organization may be ap-
prcciated by glancing over the list
Of those at ;hc preliminary mtctiny
today and the officials.
Fortunately Lewis w. Parker. of
frr' nvillc, was put at the head nf the
organization. lie is Il wheel horse
for work. lcvrl-hcndcd and rood or
9anizcr.
The or"nni:ali"n is yet in its in
fancy. but il will grow The Pcc-Dcc
Srrilrn is wlnlcd. The Piedmont was
well represented and there was gem
oral appreciation that Charleston
sent such a representative and earn
est committed nS Mayor Il. G"odwyn
Rhrtt, G. Walter Mclvcr. B. T.. Me-
L"nd. II. II. jackson. II. b. Lrbhv and
Frank p. Cooper.
Commissioner John Earle made IL
l,rjp i.1l ia, 1,,
he indicated the possible service and
productive c"-opcrHtinn Of such nm as
Sorialion.
Assistant General Manager Coap-
man, Division Superintendent Me-
Manus and Division Passenger Agent
Brooks Morgan were present, and by
invitation addressed the meeting.
They appreciated the possible clfcc-
tivcnrss and force Of the association
and how they might be helped or i'm
nrdrd by such an organization.
Mr.. C"apman got right down to The
'"a''"w OF the transportation situa-
ton and candidly told the mill prcsi-
dents and business men how very
much more anxious the Southern Rail
way was to handle business cXpcdi-
tiously and avoid congestion than tho
shipper.
lie pictured the heroic effort tho
Southern is making to meet every de-
mand for service, and that with mil
lions appropriated that il was now n
question Of getting labor and sccur-
in" the equipment, of being prepared
for thc fall rush. Mr.. Conpman talk
cd like sensible man and made q
good IMPRESSION,
This is The sort of communion be-
tween business men and railroad Off
Gals that does good. The next meet
ing Of the association will be held in
Columbia, July 3, and then other COM
mittccs arc expected to join hand in
an already strong and large circle.
Proceedings in Detail. ..
One hundred delegates attended the
meeting in the rooms of the Green
vile board Of trade called in the in
tcrcst Of better passenger and freight
facilities in South Carolina, and the
organization OF lhe Traffic associa-