The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-21
MR. FINLEY SPEAKS
n,xcrtssEs TRANSPORTATION n
 THE SOUTH.
pren,deut of the Southern Railway Aa' dresses spartanburg Chamber "h Commerce Banquet on "Our
 Railroads -

snartanburR. S. C., Nov. 2o-lspeciaD
 AZ banquet given by the Cnanoet of Commerce of spaEtanoSSEt ths Caro-. 1S s;ss eeesRpsa ecesIRIpssaeid & Ohio Railroad, Pres, iient W. W. Finley. of the ths Hallway Company. responded to lhe toast "Our Railroads. railway and expressing the conviction that tne resources of our Southland arg aso great and varied. and their E1Rne e csn vslogme,n,t is s.psct 80 terenn an abundance of sarE for it's transportation agencies; both old and new-both by lahu ena .na by water. MT. Finley spS,kss sbe V Vpubiic I Identity of the interests o5 Ihe PU''O and the railways. and said: ,aS
 's1rhe topic which you have ass to me this evening-'Our RaiiroaIa
 is one which IS sugsesti,HSb of nave re- ferred. The railroads which serve your community are your railroaos III xet , real sense. They are your hiSn"ays ., : ys to the markets of the world; they are esxential to your very existence as nrosperous and growing community Great as are, it's natural resources. nu man existence in in tn1s niv fivana0 nn relatiyeiy primitive scale. and your splenolo az rfcuItural and industrial aeVeloPnnhsn ll :! would have been impossible without naodern means of transportation.
 s-The railways which traverse your .eefion are, therefore. your railways: They are part of you-the veins ana arteries through wnien n3wS yov- 'ne ,ntsrast al in the healthy expansion of your rail- ways and in their ability emcientIy to handle your commerce Is identical Witn .oreration of his circulatory system and in the unobstructed flow Of his blood through his arteries. Your agri, cultural industrial ana eSmmerclsl @ . sd served by carriers able to transport q constantly increasing volume or traI- nc: .,o.u,,~ ot the .rtsr,e. would be disastrous to human life. SC would the choking of your highwags be disastrous toayour life as commu- nity. Healthy. prosperity for your opportunies in every field of human activity in your locality. This eco homie truth was very aptly stated oJ
 anufactursr sS 4f sot9Sn SGoas whS lh you ps gently declared to me that he consid, cred every addition to the facilities ol the railway by which his mills were of his plant and an addition to ItI value. What this man said of the de pendence of his business upon the ade quacy of transportation facilities mal be said with equal truth by the farmer and by every man engaged In produe tion or manufacturing"
 Mir. Finley pointed uot that this NlGW OI JHA IdllWdyS AdS- tors In economic development is of es- pecial importance in a region like the Southern States, rich in natural re- sources and capable of almost indefi- nite growth in population and wealth Referring to the importance of trans portation to agricultural and indus trial development In the SoutherT States, he spoke at some length of thC Interest of the farmer in good coun' try roads and said:
 Good country roads increase tht profits of farm operations. add to tht value of all farm property, and broad en the social life of the residents oi rural communities. But the interes limited to the provision of good coun. try highways. He must depend or rail transportation in large measure for placing his products in their ulti- mate markets. The best market fol a large proportion of his products where 1t Is available, is@a nearby con suming center, such as a manufactur'