The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-13
MAILS ON G. & G.

MAILS ON G. & G..
An effort is being made by the Co.
lumbia chamber Of commerce to get
the Southern Railway to inaugurate
mail car service on the train which
leaves Greenville for Columbia at $50
a. m. and on the train which leaves
Columbia for Greenville about noon.
The other passenger trains operated
over the C.. and G. carry mail cars. 1t
was first proposed that the railroad
be requested to take the mail car off
Of the train leaving Columbia at 3
o'clock in the afternoon and put it
on the. one leaving there at noon.
There was considerable opposition to
this plan. It would not suit the peo-
pie from Greenwood up to have such
a change made in the mail service on
the line. If the Southern can't see
its way to make all Of the passenger
trains between Columbia and Green
vile mail trains, then it wouldn't suit
at all to make shift as was suggest
ed.
| At any rate, nothing should be
done in the matter Of changing the
| service without submitting the pro-
position to the commercial bodies OF
the majority Of the towns on the line.
The Greenville board Of trade should
be on the lookout for this.-Greenvllle
News.
We refer the above to the proper
committee of the Newberry chamber
of commerce. The Herald and News
has called attention to this matter
several times heretofore.
In order to make sure that there
shall be no change in the present ex-
cellent schedule which the Southern
Railway is giving, between COLUMBIA
and Greenville, it is important that
all of these passenger trains should
be mail trains. We believe that II
there is unanimity of action by all Of
the commercial bodies from Green
vile to Columbia, including these two
points, that a regular mail service
can be put on the two midday trains.
It would be a great convenience,
and we hope that the proper commit
tee from our chamber Of commerce
will take the matter up with the
Columbia chamber Of commerce and
the other commercial bodies.
{ We have heard Of no complaint Of
the present arrangement of schedules
on this road, and We are satisfied that
everybody is pleased. It is really
more and better service than anybody
thought of asking, and yet our ob.
servation in travelling upon all OF
these trains is that each one Of them
has about as much travel as there
was on any one Of the trains when we
had fewer trains between Columbia
and Greenville. It is important that
these midday trains should be mail
trains. and it would be. we'll also to
have them handle express, as they
do not now do it.
There is another matter in connec-
ton with these trains to which we
take this opportunity to direct atten-
ton. It will be recalled that both OF
these trains carry parlor cars, which
are a great comfort and security to
those who use them; and We believe
that more people would use them If
they understood the rate. The addl-
tional fare from Newberry to Colum-
bia is only twenty-five cents, and from
Newberrv to Belton, only twenty-five
cents, and from Columbia to Walhal-
la, only seventy-fve cents. In other
words. the rate is based as near as it
is possible upon rate Of one-half OF
one cent per mile. It makes travel
much more pleasant and the addition
al cost is good investment, not only
from the viewpoint Of comfort, but as
life insurance policy; because there
can be no doubt that travel Is made
much safer in one Of these cars than
in the ordinary day coach.