Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-05-06
WALHALLA, 8. O.:
WEDNESDAY, MAY @, 1908.
JEALOUS, OR PREJUDICED q?

Seneca Farm and Factory-for
which, In the outset, we are frank
to say we have naught but the kind
]iest feelings-calls us summarily
to account for having said of its re-
cent squib anent the Blue Ridge rail-
road and Walhalla's protest against
the cutting out OF one passenger
train daily, that 1--WE would be glad
TO see expressions from Farm and
Factory that show as much of friend
ship as the above sentiment (quot-
ing it's remarks) does of gloating
jealousy" These two closing words
are the stones that stuck in Farm
and Factory's gizard and knocked its
digestive apparatus out Of true.
We are always ready to admit a
fault or correct a wrong impression,
and we submit that we made an un-
wise selection of words in using the
tern, "gloating jealousy" We should
have said, to have been more accu-
rate, unreasonable prejudice" as
the following remarks from our es-
teemed friend will show:
Effective Sunday, April 5th, 1908,
one train each way between Seneca
and Walhalla will be put on. These
trains Will be known as Nos. 13 and
IA, and will connect with Nos. 8 and
10, Nos. 13 and IA will run only on
Sunday.
Thus Seneca becomes the ter
minar for two more trains. We are
sorry that that we haven't been able
so far to get you a daily service, but
the authorities probably put the Sum
day trains on for the benefit Of those
unfortunate travelling men, who,
catching the spirit of the town, over
slept the hour for escaping on the
morning express, and would suffer IN
mind from having to spend a whole
day in Walhalla.
In the interest of humanity we
Will continue our eXertion until no
one will be compelled to stay in Wal
halla more than three hours during
any one day"
Now, by the same Mohamet .,nd
his papa's grey beard, by which the
editor Of Farm and factory swears,
We are surprised that he Is 50 unrea-
sonably preiudiced against Walhalla,
and at the same time we are glad to
be able to express the firm belief that
in this respect at least he is not a
representative citizen of his town.
We base this belief on the pleasant
interchange of visits, social and busi-
ness, between the citizens Of the two
towns, by which We are mutually
Observation-Disclosures. if you please,
by rubbing against the people Of a
town not bottled and throttled by the
Blue Ridge, while those of Seneca
are brought to a fuller realization of
the injustice being done by the rail-
road to really live and growing
town--though our right to apply the
latter term to Walhalla may be de-
MED by some who do not take the
trouble to look beyond their noses to
ascertain such truths unless it suits
their purpose.
We are quite certain that If our
esteemed friend will come to Walhal-
la some fine day in the near future
anu Spehu Sfeh Inc uIedu IuTeo uOuTS
in our midst we will convince him that
we have long since thrown off that
Inherited Charleston spirit of leth-
argy" with which he twits US. We
even go so far as to extend an invi-
tation to him to spend a Sunday in
our midst as our guest, and after we
have attended church together, and
his heart has thereby been put into
the proper condition, we will take a
stroll over the town Of Walhalla, and
leave the verdict with him.
Seneca Is growing, and we are
proud Of the fact; and here's our
best wishes for her continued growth
and prosperity! She grows OF her
own push and energy, helped on by
the railroads. Walhalla grows en-
tirely by her own efforts and natural
resources, in spite Of the railroad into
whose Golfers, some years ago, she
dumped 900 to have the track
extended within our borders.
Come up, brother, and stay long
enough to learn the art Of pushing
forward, not only unaided by rail-
road, but in the face of its defiance.