The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-12
SEEKS INFORMATION.
Mr. Ohilds Anxious Not to Purchase
the Wrong Property For His
New Passenger Depot.

/ Il letter to Mr.. II. II. Wright, preSl-
dent of the Chamber Of Commerce in
re the recent meeting Of the citizens
with the railroad commissioners and
the railroad officials OH the depot sit
uation in Newberry. The letter is
characteristic. Mr.. Childs wants to
see copy Of the resolutions. Of
course copy should have BEEN sent
to him by the secretary Of the meet
ing, but the secretary neglected this
important duty and pleads guilty Of
the neglect and Graves pardon. But
they were published in The Herald
and News and as the secretary knew
Mr.. Childs was a close reader of The
Herald and News thought Of course
he would see them and besides as the
resolutions were adopted at the sug-
| gcstion Of the attorneys for the two
roads. probably in the one instance
for the purpose of removing the fear
the Southern had Of being called on
to help build a good union depot and
! in the other to relieve Mr.. Childs'
road of the forfeit for not comply
| inc with order of the railroad com
misSioners the secretary thought IN
all probability. that Mr.. Childs would
he satisfied without seeing the reso-
lutions. This is given as some nit
| ieatioin for apparent discourtcsy' on
the part of the secretary for or
course he did not intend to be dis
courteous.
But it seems. that at any rate. and
some how, Mr.. Childs has pretty
clear conception of the meat i'll the
| resolutions if he does not so state.
Then Mr.. Childs very properly
wants to know which side Of the
street he is to build his depot. This
is entirely a pertinent question but
if If i not stated in the rcS"lntl"9S
! ,ho, vas the fault of the attorney for
the road who offered them. or course
Mr.. ChildS should not be expected
to make a mistake in the matter. so
important, in purchasing the site f"r
his new depot. 1t would be great
calamity ie he should happen to put
:. rn NE wrnn~ side of the street.
' the ln~aN and Nevis docs not real
i Iv recall on which side he was asked
! f., place it. There i scarcely time
now to h"lu another meeting to de-
,crminc on which side it Is t" be
built. because it is understood that
work ON this new depot is Ia be be-
,,un forthwith Immediately if not
sooner and Mr.. ChildS will have t"
consult his own good judgment as to
,hc side Of the street. The people or
Ncwbcrry will scarcely quarrel with
Mr.. Childs about the side OF the
street on which he places 1t just so
Ne builds il. 1t is feared by some
that since he has seen that beautl-
ful picture Of his old station in The
Herald and News Of Tuesday he may
conclude it Is not necessary for hlm
to build at all.
And maybe it is not. Any old shack
will do for passenger station. what
is the use 10 do anythin" about II.
Bu, the purpose is to publish MI.
Childs' letter and not to write any"
ihinY on the depot situation IN New
berry.
The following is the letter. 1t will
hc well to say that the meeting t"
which il refers was meeting OF rlt-
iZr!.S at which Mayor Brown prcsld-
cd and not matter before the
chamber of commerce.
The resolutions were only re-
quest and the c.. \. & l.. was moi
rxpccted do to anything. That was
not the purpose. II was only t" keep
from doing anything. II would be
,rrriblc. however. if Mr.. ChlldS
Wnnhl purchase the wrong piece OF
property. except for the fact that he
could sell il at profit. Real estate
in Ncwbcrry is a good investment on
either idle Of the street. Any old side
IF the street will do. That is if any
lhi@" is 10 be did.
Columbia. S. c.. April 9th, 1907.
Mr. Il. +. Wright, Chairman Board or
Trade. Ncwberry, S. c.
Dear Sir: Sometime ago while
absent from the state there was a
meeting held at Ncwbcrry between
the railroad commission, representa-
tivcs Of this company and Southern
and your board to discuss the qucs'
ton Of union depot. At the meet
ing. 7 am informed, certain rcsolu'
, lions wnrn nasscd. requesting The c..