The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-09
NOW IS THE TIME.
If Newberry Wants Railroad Con-
Nection to Saluda Must Act
At Once.


Saluda. Aug. S-If Newberry wants
a railroad or trolley line to Saluda,
and on to Ed"efeld and Augusta, now
is the time for the people Of Newber-
ry to get busy. On Tuesday morning
of this week a meeting Of the citizens
of Saluda was held in connection with
the matter of building a railroad from
Saluda to Greenwood. It may be too
late now for Newberry to get this
road. because Saluda is determined
to have a railroad, and in the very
near future, and Greenwood has been
active in her efforts to have it run
to Greenwood. The matter is well
under way, and the people over here
are confident that the Greenwood-Sa-
luda railroad is assured, and that it is
only a matter Of short time before
it will be in actual operation.
BUT there is another project to
build trolley line through Saluda
which it would be we'll for Newberry
to consider before it is too late. Sev-
eral days ago a meeting of the citiz-
ems of Edgefeld was held and the
matter of building a trolley line dis
cussed. At that meeting committees
were appointed to look into various
routes which were suggested and to
see where the most aid could be secur-
ed. Among the points suggested were
Plum Branch, Greenwood, Saluda,
Newberry and others. Of course, if
the line should go to Newberry, it
would pass through Saluda. The
plan is to build the line from North
Augusta through Edgefeld, on to one
of these points. If the Greenwood pro-
ject has already gone too far, it seems
that Newberry. would look into the
other project immediately and see to
it that the trolley line is built to New
berry. But it might not be too late to
induce the citizens Of Saluda to de-
eide upon the building Of their rail-
road to Newberry, if the proper en-
eouragement we're secured from New
berry.
| Certain it is, that if it is too late,
Newberry should see to it that she
does not miss the trolley line. The
citizens of Edgefeld seem to be IN
earnest, and are going ahead to see
what point wants the line, and what
point is willing to aid in building it.
There !, no section Of the south
with greater possibilities than the Sec
ton of country from the Columbia
and Greenville division Of the South
ern across to the line between Colum-
bia and Augusta. A railroad or trolley
line through here is bound to come.
It is only question Of time. From
Newberry's standpoint, the trouble
now is that if railroad is built from
Greenwood to Saluda frts, trolley
lines or railroad lines coming from the
EAgefeld side of the county would
find it easier simply to come to Saluda
and connect here, with the line to
Greenwood.
Now is. the time for Newberry to
take up these matters. It will soon be
too late. One has to spend only a
few days here to become convinced
that the people mean business, and
that they are determined to have a
railroad. And the road when
built will be supported by one of the
finest sections Of South Carolina, and
will be Of ineaculable advantage to
the point to which it is built.
Newberry has the greatest oppor-
tunity now to 60 to work and accom-
plish something since the Seaboard
was allowed to build through the up
per section of the county without COM
ing 70 the county seat.
It was stated in Edgefeld that the
resolutions adopted at the meeting
hNd there would be forwarded to
Newberry so that Newberry might
put herself on record.
The criminal court is in session
here. There is a heavier docket than
usual, and a large number Of capital
cases. The case against young Tay-
lor, who killed his father short time
ago. will not be tried at this term.
The crops are fine in this county.
The people all the way from Newber-
ry to Johnston, through Saluda, say
they have the best corn crop IN many
years, and the cotton crop, while IN
some instances it is somewhat late,
is far above the average. A gentle
man sixty-five years old, who lives