The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-13
NEWBERRY- -SALUDA-EDGEFIEIp
RAILROAD.

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The Herald and News has from
time to time written considerably in
regard to the proposed trolley or other
railroad connections with Saluda
Court House, Edgefeld and Augusta
We have suggested that our Chamber
of Commerce take this matter up by
the appointment Of a committee to
confer with similar committees, which
have been appointed by Edgefeld and
Saluda.
It seems that our Chamber Of Com
merce does not care to take hold OF
this matter, or if it does, it prefers
to keep what it is doing all to ITSELF
It seems to US that it would be the
part Of good judgment-and would
not be expensive the Chamber OF
Commerce, which is the organized
commercial representative OF the
business interest Of the community,
would appoint committee who might
confer with the committees, which
have already been appointed from
Edgefeld and Saluda and the other
points that are interested.
Our only excuse for constantly re-
ferring to this matter is the import
ance Of it to this community as we see
it. It may be best not to exploit 1t
in the newspapers, but that is the on
" wav that we know Of reaching the
people all along the line, who are IN
terested in this proposed railroad: We
are absolutely certain, in our mlnds'
that if Newberry does not take some
action by which she at least shows her
interest in securing this railroad con-
nection, that the opportunity Will
soon pass away.
We believe that the people of Salu-
da and Edgefeld are deeply in earn
est, and that something is going TO
come Of this movement. We bel1eve'
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 Edgefeld-prefer that the road
should reach Newberry to any other
point that has been mentioned. H.
however. we stand back and show IL
difference and do not do anything,
which can even be construed into a
welcome to this proposed railroad
that it will not be forced upon us and
will 60 to some other point. We be-
l;eye also that the best way to ac-
eonplish these things is to take the
people into your confidence and tel
them Just what we want to- DO 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 to Newberry.
, What we want to do is to get the
people along the proposed hne ln-
terested and active in their efforts to
have it built this way. They may not
be able to furnish any great amount
Of capital, but they can furnish the
rights of way, which will be a basis TO
operate upon, and they can furnish
th7ir encouraeement and sympathy,
which will count for a great DEAL
We know that it takes money TO
build railroad, but it also taxes
other things besides money 1t does
seem to us that the experience OF the
past, by which we lost the seaooar'
Air Line, should be sufficiently treSn
in the minds of our people to keep
them from going to sleep on this I'M
nortant movement, and this last op-
portunity to get better railroad Ia
cilities.
In order that everybody may be IN
formed as to what is being done over
in Edsefeld-and it does not seem TO
US that they are trying to keep from
the public what they are dolng-"e
publish the resolutions in this con-
nection, which we're adopted at the
meeting of the citizens of Edgeheld
last week, and also the committees
which we're appointed by Mr.. Nlehol-
son. the chairman Of the meeting
If the Chamber Of Commerce does
not think this is proper subject tor
its consideration, we hope that some
Of the citizens Of Newberry, who rea-
lie the Importance Of securing TINS
., III ..o4 4oontbo,- and 2OOOlnt