The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-13
Tuesday, August 13, 1907.
-SALUDA- A-EDGEFIEI,D u
RAILROAD.

time to time written considerably in
regard TO the proposed trolley or other
railroad connections with Saluda
Court House, Edgeficld and Augusta.
We have suggested that our Chamber
OF Commerce take this matter up by
the appointment Of committee to
confer with similar committees, which
have been appointed by Edycficd and
Saluda.
1t seems that our Chamber of Com
mercc does not care to take hold of
this matter, or if it does, it prefers
to keep what il is doing all to itself.
1t seems to us that it would be the
part Of good judgment-and would
not be eXpcnsive--if the Chamber of
Commerce, which if the organized
commercial representative Of the
business interest Of the community,
would appoint II committee who might
confer with the committees, which
have already been appointed from
EdgcfclI and Saluda and the other
points that are interested
Our only excuse for constantly re-
fcrrin% to this matter is the import
ancc Of it to this community as we see
it. 1t may be best not TO exploit ii
in the newspapers. but that is The on
" way that we know of reaching the
people all along the line, who are in-
tcrcStcd in this proposed railroad. We
are absolutely certain, in our minds,
that if Ncwbcrry does not take some
action by which she at least shows her
interest in securing this railroad con-
necti"n, that the opportunity will
soon pass away.
We believe that the people nt' Salu-
da and Ed"riirld are deeply in earn
est. and that something is going to
come of this movement. We believe,
also, as we have heretofore stated.
that the majority of the people at
least between here and Saluda-and
we believe that it could be extended
to Eageiicd--prcfer that the road
should reach Ncwbcrry to any other
point that has been mentioned. 'lf.
however. we stand back and show in
difference and ito not do ANYTHING,
which can even be construed into Il
welcome to- this proposed railroad.
that il will moi be forced upon us and
will 20 to some other point. We be-
lieve also that the best way TO ac-
compliSh these things is to take the
people into your confidence and tell
them just what we want to 10 and
how we want to do it and without
the sympathy and cooperation Of all
the people along the proposed road,
we do not believe that the road will
come 10 Ncwhcmv.
What we want to do is to get the
people along the proposed line in-
tercstcd and active in their efforts to
have il built this way. They may not
be able to furnish any great amount
Of capital, hut they can furnish the
rights Of way, which will be Il basis to
operate upon, and they can furnish
their encouragement, and sympathy.
which will count for a great deal.
We know that il takes money to
build a railroad, but it also takes
other things besides money. II does
seem tn Ms that the experience Of the
past. by which we lost the Scahoarl
Air Lime, should be sufficiently fresh
in the minds of our people to keep
them from going to sleep on this i'm
pnrtant movement. and this last op-
portunity TO ret better railroad ia
cilitics.
In order that everybody may be IN
formed as to what is being done over
in Ed"cicld--and i, does not seem to
us that they arc tryin" to keep from
the public what they are doing-we
publish the resolutions in this con-
ncction, which were adopted at the
mcctin" Of the citizens Of Edgcfrld
last week, and also the committees
which were appointed by Mr.. Nichol-
son. the chairman of the meeting.
IF the Chamhcr Of Commerce does
not think this is a proper subject for
its consideration. we hope that some
of the citizens Of Newbcrry, who rca-
lizc the Importance Of securing this
railroad. will get together and appoint
a committee to cooperate with these
other committees. We feel. however,
that il would have more force and he
the proper thing for this committee
to come as the representative Of the