Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-02
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THE NEW BLUE RIDGE SCHEDULE.

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new schedule. The regular passenger
train will leave Walhalla at 5.25 q. M;
the accommodation freight and passen-
ger) will leave at 8 a. M, and at 4.30 p.
m. another passenger train will leave
Walhalla. The arrivals of trains from
Anderson will be as follows: Regular
passenger at $50 p. M; accommodation,
b.40p. M, last regular passenger at 9.4S
p. m.
We have been aware for some time of
this proposed change in schedule, and at
first we were inclined to feel aggrieved
at it; even at this late day we are free to
admit that in some respects We do not
like it. But We feel, at the same time,
that it is not our place to either COM
mend or condemn 6 proposed schedule
with the full details of which we are not
thoroughly conversant.
We have been criticised during the past
week for ''suppressing" an article written
by "a party" against the new schedule.
This article reached The Courier on
Wednesday morning, just at the time we
are busiest getting ready for the press.
Not feeling it proper that we should
criticise the new schedule before it is
given trial, we did not wish to publish
the article written, but not signed, by
said party" Unsigned criticisms in
newspaper are rightly supposed to be
one of two things-either criticisms by
the editor, or articles whose contents so
thoroughly accord with the editor's
views that he is willing to assume re-
sponsibility for them.
In this instance the article in question
did not f1t either of these requirements.
We did not feel disposed to assume re-
sponsibility for this party's article, nor
could he be seen or reached by phone to
secure his permission to sign his name to
it. For that reason alone tho article was
not published, aud because it was not we
are presumed to be guilty of suppress
ing" opinions in the columns of The
Courier because we do not feel disposed
to express them as our own. AS mat
ter of fact, The Courier's columns are
open at all times to our readers or others
for expressions of opinion; we not only
permit their use, but we invite it.
The article in question, written by
personally interested party for publica-
tion in The Courier last week, is as fol-
lows: 81.
Anew schedule for passenger trains
on the Columbia and Greenville Rail-
way is announced effective January
9th next. II is thought that the
change is made primarily If not solely
for the benefit (S) of Columbia, since
1T enables passengers to 20 there and
return home the Same NIGHT, should
anyone so desire. Passengers from
this section of the State, however,
prefer to spend the night in Colum-
bia sight. seeing, shopping, etc., and
do not desire to rush away on the
first train out. Another serious draw
back to the proposed change is that
it compels passengers for Charleston
and other points below Columbia to
stop of in that city about four hours
both going and coming, which, in a
sense, removes Charleston from close
touch with the up.country, consum.
nation desired neither here nor
there. So fer as the Blue Ridge Rail
way is concerned corresponding
change of schedule is not desired
anywhere on the line, as it is agreed
on all sides that the present schedule
is all that could be wished for, should
the morning train be moved up to
leave at or @ q. m. and the night
train set back to come in at 8 or Top.
m, it is obvious that such change
would work hardship on the local
travel. whose comfort and conven-
fence should be the first considera-
tion, since the through travel is
light in comparison with the local
The large travel to Anderson alone
from Walhalla, Seneca, Clemson and
Pendleton justifies convenient and
comfortable schedule both going and
coming, and it is hoped that the
management will sec proper to main
tain the present first-class service,
both as to time and accom- mediation.
In the outset we wish to say that we
can no more disprove the above claims
than we can prove that the schedule will |
be of benefit to the public. Only the
actual operation of the schedule can do !
either, and on that we wait before we
attempt to approve or disapprove it. SO
far as The Courier is concerned in bust
Hess way, we are frank to say we prefer |
the present schedule; but if the pro-
posed changes will work to the advant- |
age of the travelling public in the way of |
quick transportation and close counec-
tions at Seneca with the Southern main
line and - Bolton with the Southern's
--olumbia and Greenville division trains,
have we the right to oppose the changes
on personal grounds? We do not think
SO. The matter of The Courier's con-
yenience or the convenience of those in
the postal and railway service is thrown
INTO the opposite side of the scale from
that of the general public, and the latter
the former.