The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-08

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$40 and goes to Greenwood will con-
tinue to leave at the same hour and
run all the way through to Columbia,
arriving in that, city at $40 p. m.
That means that the new train will
take the place Of what was
known as the morning train to Colum-
bia under the old schedule. Coming
from Columbia the new train will
leave that city about 11.40 a. M, al
irving in Greenville III the afternoon
at $40 o'clock. It will be seen that
this new train will take the place Of
the second morning train out Of CO.
lumbia under the old schedule. The
new schedule will do more than give
the Piedmont towns first class ser
vice. It wass restore the connections in
Columbia with the lower part Of the
Piedmont towns first class service.
1t will restore the connections in Co.
lumbia with the lower part of the
state, which had to. be abandoned
when the new schedule was put into
effect several months ago. This will
be pleasant information to the travel
ing public interested in the through
service between the low-ceuntry and
the Piedmont section.
So far as the other trains are con-
cerned they will continue to run as
at present. The first train to Colum-
bia will leave at $40 a. M, the sec
ond will leave at $40 a. m., and the
afternoon train will leave at $40
o'clock as usual. The trains from
Columbia will come into Greenville
at 1.30 p. M, $50 p. m., and .9.10 p.
m, approximately. The Blue Ridge
will make all connections at Bolton.
When the chedule conference was
called to order at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, about forty representa-
tive business men from the towns and
cities interested were present, and
it was at once apparent that interest
i'll the schedule question was intense.
AS one town after another was heard
from, showing that the majority fa-
vored the present plan rather than
resumption of the old schedules, the
Anderson people realized that they
could not secure any radical changes
on the G.. g. G. line, and the expected
squabble failed to materiliZe. When
the various towns hnd been heard
from Mr.. Ackert was called on. He
said that while he had not gained a
very clear idea of what the people
wanted as far as he could see Ander-
son was the only city that had a SER
ious kick and the Blue Ridge rail
way was responsible for conditions in
the Electric city. The Anderson SER
vice was up to the Blue Ridge rail
way, he said, and he made a number
of suggestions which he thought
would improve conditions at Ander-
son and in the territory served by the
Blue Ridge line.
The only other city that had any
fault to find with the schedules on the
Columbia and Greenvillc road was
Greenwood. Mr.. II. L. Watson was
the spokesman FOR that city. He said
the people there and at Ninety Six
were not satisfied with the present
schedules and would prefer to have
the old service resumed. The Green
wood question was practically settled
early in the discussion by the sugges-
tion on the part Of Captain e. A.
Smyth that it might be practicable to
have the local train run to Ninety
Six instead of stopping atGreenwood.
This will be done later if the South
crn fines that the extra train between
Columbia aud Greenvillc does not pay.
Mr.. H. r. Wright, speaking for
Newberry, said his city was satisfied
with the new schedules. He suggest
ed having the short train continue to
NewbeTy and connect with the Co.
lumbia, Ncwbcrry and Lamens rail-
way, but this was thought to be ask
ing too much and was not generally
favored. Newbcrry will get more
than it asked for under General Man
ager. Ackert s new plan.
President Hammett of the Honea
Path Cotton mills, said his towi was
we'll pleased with the new schedules.
He read a strong petition asking that
no changes be made. Mr.. John B.
A1unr snnokinr for ReltOn said thot