The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-08

"a mceliu% Of the citizens was
held in the chamber of commerce
rooms yesterday afternoon to take
into consideration what is best to be
done in view Of the steel bridge over
S2lu'!a river havin" been washed
away by the freshct.
1T was decided to authorize SIl-
pervisor J. Monroe Wicker to build
the ferry at once. the cost Of build
ING the flat to be provided by the
citizens Of the town and the salary
Of the ferryman guaranteed by the
chamber Of commerce.
"Mr. Wicker estimates that the
construction Of the ferry will cost
$3.50.
"The following committee from
the citizens meeting was appointed
to raise the money, which they will
proceed to do at once: John N. Kin
ard, chairman; c.. E. Summer, Pat
E. Scott, O. Klettner, and ". H.
Shelley.'
This action on the part of New
berry's business men shows that
they consider it more to Newberrv's
interest than to. anybody's else that
a way be provided for people to cross
the river-and in this they are right.
We would take the sane position, es-
pecially if we were in business there.
It also proves that the bridge was
worth more to Newberry than to our
people; this we contended from the
start.
The action taken by the business
men Of Newberry also shows that the
business they get from the Saluda
side is so valuable that they are will
ing to pay for some way to keep it
coming! And to this we will agree.
whether it be question of flats or
bridges-let them pay for what they
want
The editor Of the Standard has
been in this country practically twen-
ty-one years. Up to the time that
Saluda county was formed and a
court house town was an assurance.
we were a part Of Edgefeld county,
and we remember that there was an
occasional agitation on this side for
bridges, but Newberry county did
not seem anxious to help us much. If
we are wrong about this let the New
berry papers prove it by quotations
from their files-and we'll stand
corrected! But after our court house
was established, and there arose
possibility Of business houses here
taking trade that had been going to
Newberry, then business interests in
Newberry aroused public sentiment
over there in favor of free bridges,
and their Supervisor bowed obeis-
ance!
We took this position once before,
and The Herald and News could find
nothing authentic to meet us with,
and so Bro. Aull classified us, laid
us away, and labelled us, "narrow. -
Now, if there is any proof Of as much
interest at Newberry in favor of free
bridges before Saluda county was
formed as after, then we await its
production!
Narrow? Is it narrow for us to
speak in the interests Of our people?
Is it narrow for us to talk business
for the business men who ought to
be a help % us? Is it narrow for
Newberry's two excellent paptrs to
do all they can for the business in
terests of Newberry ? Then, if that
be narrowness we are narrow IN that
sense, for as long as we remain IN the
newspaper business we are going to
take a stand for these people, and
that in the very face of the fact that
some Of them do not appreciate our
efforts as they should.
The Financial Situation.
Saluda county is behind. She has
to borrow money every year to run
on-several thousand dollars. Our
taxes are already high. Our crops
are short, and the indications do not
point to an enormous price. No use
to flatter; the plain truth is, this
country is in a bad fix. 1t Will
be all that we can do to attend to
internal affairs. Let's leave the
bridges and ferries on the line
streams to those who make so much