The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-13
UNCLE PETE WRITES OF VISIT
lie Is Pleased with Orangeburg and
His People-How to Build
Good Roads

''iino '" ohcie oaH LOT his vacation,
l left Newberry last Monday, accom-
panied by Mrs. p. and the little girls
OH the down 1892 Southern. We soon
arrived in Columbia and took in some
Of the prominent places in the city.
AT 800 p. m., We were again at the
depot and were soon on our way to
the city on the Edisto. We were met
at the depot by our son and the little
grandchildren and were soon at his
home on Broughton street. Orange
burg Is nice town and the streets
run North and South and East and
West, and the side walks are laid with
cement from the Southern depot to
the st. Joseph's and Arlington hotels
and from these hotels to the Atlantic
Coast Line depot. The main or bust
ness street is too narrow but there are
some splendid blocks. The court house
is built of brick and is good one.
The post Office is on the square and is
a small one, not near large enough. /
met Post Master Webster and his
clerks and they made me welcome.
There are rural routes and carriers
and 4 city carriers. AT each street
corner is an iron post with metal
arms on which the names of the
streets are neatly printed, all the
houses are neatly numbered. The
business section of the town does not
come up to the same in Newberry,
but the residence portion is very nice
indeed, in fact there are some magni-
hcent homes in Orahgeburg, nearly all
the homes have we'll kept lawns, and
are credit to any city. The Catho-
lies, Episcopalians, Presbyterians,
Christians, Baptist and Methodist
have nice churches, and perhaps the
Lutherans, but the Lutherans are
scarce in the city. The city is COM
paratively level, has electric lights,
artisan water and they are now put
ting in complete sewerage system
that runs to the Etlisto. There are
two good hotels and they are well
kept Four banks and one negro bank.
Three newspapers and one negro pa
per. Two graded school buildings for
the whites and one or Two for the
colored people.
The Orangeburg Collegiate Instit1-
te is on Broughton street and under
the management Of Prof. w. S. Pet
erson is very successful. The enroll
mcnt last session was 2l5, and they
are expecting better things this year.
There will be Is teachers The next
session. Oran"cbur" is proud Of her
school and Prof. Peterson has the
we'll done of the people on all sides.
The state college for the colored
people and Claflin University are also
here. There is one cotton mill, one
clapharehevenH HbucpHL5nt
yarn mill, ice plant, oil mill. They al
50 ship Il lot of brick. The EdiSto riv-
er is near the city and is we'll stocked
with splendid fish.
I met Col. d. O. Herbert and Mrs
Herbert. Mr.. and Mrs. Glaze and the
children, Mrs Elizabeth Herbert
These were Newberry people and gave
me warm grasp Of the hand. I also
visited the home Of Rev. d. ID. Dantz-
Ter who formerly preached on the
Newberry circuit and married one of
Newberry's best girls. also met
quite a number of the prominent men
of the city and was given hearty
welcome every where. ! also met Rev
Houser Of st. Matthews, who says
That the Virginia preachers and Nir-
yinia teachers and the Johnson Nut
grass have about over run South Car.
olina.
also met Supervisor Dantzler. He
is one Of the best supervisors Of the
state. He now has 800 miles Of splel,
did roads in the county and is still
building them as fast as it is possible
to do so. Orangeburg county has
mill property tax and one dollar com,
mutation tax and this money is spent
entirely on the roads. Mr.. Dantzle,
says that the communication tax should
be two dollars and with that and the
one mill tax he could soon cover the
county with good roads. Hc lets al
his bridges out by contract and Keeps
his chain gang at work all the time
on his roads. He has two road scraps
and they are kept busy every day
III the year of course except Sunday
and very rainy days. He told me
he would not know how to do any