The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-04
A GREAT EVENT
FOR THE CITY OF sPARTANBURG
AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

IThe Celebration of the Opening of
Traffic. Of the Carolina, Clinchleld
i and Ohio Railway.
Last Friday was great day for
the city of Spartanburg and the
5.State of South Carolina. when that
city celebrated the opening to traffic
OF the Carolina, ClinchSeld and Ohio
Railway. The railway lad just been
Scompieted to. spartanbarg. and that
progressive city celebrated the event
ID keeping with its importance ana
i her own dignity as one Of the great
trade centers Of South Carolina and
the South. People from all over the
state had gathered in Spartanburg
! 10 rejoice with her at the consume
4 tion of one of the greatest events
in her history. and partake of her
generous hospitality.
The great event of the occasion
transpired on Friday, but the night
before a protracted demonstration
was given that the road was COM
pleted by the arrival of a train
), from Johnson City, Tenn, and other
points, loaded with guests from Ten
nessee, Virginia and North Carolina,
including the officials Of the new rail-
way. This train reached Spartanburg
between eight and nine o'clock
Thursday night and was greeted BY
4 thousands Of people who had lined
the, track to welcome it to Spartan
burg The train, as i. slowly passed
to the. Union Station, gave one long,
/ continuous whistle, which was
answered by the cheers Of the as
sembled thousands. =
Friday morning everybody. or
Inearly everybody. went out TO the
Fair Grounds, where q first-class fair
was in operation, and where the ar
rival of that train was to be cele-
kbrated N q style betting its great
Importance to Spartanburg and the
rest Of the State, The weather was
Ideal. and. everything else seemed
! TO be, creased for the !. occasion, 30
smoothly did, everything pass on.
The crowd numbered many tho1-
sands. AID every one seemed to be
,hsppy and entered into the celebra-
ton OF the occasion with vim and
Eenthusiasm,
spattanbung was happy, and SO
.wete all who had gone there to re-
ioIee with her on the great occa-
iIsion. 8. lJj1ss 49,. d I. y isf'
I%Ste A, little: after eleven O'Clock the
Injecting called to- order by Or.
tH. u. Snyder, President OF WoSord
College, who presided with his usual
grace and ease. He introduced the
! speakers who were to make address
es. AS preliminary, Dr.. Snyder
paid a glowing tribute to President
George L. Carter. Of the Carolina.
tClinchfield and Ohio railroad, who,
The said, had made the celebration
possible. He declared that the link
ing Of the rails would bring into
closer relation, not only commercial
ly. but industrially, the people Of the
East and the West, SO long barrl-
| caded against each other by what
| seemed to be an insurmountable
range of mountains.
Judge A. A. Phlegar, vice presi-
dent of the new railroad, was the
first speaker upon the program, his
address being delivered eXtemporan-
| eously. He declared that bright
er sun never shown than that which
speeded the departing trains from
Johnson City, and that warmer
welcome never greeted q party Of
travellers than that which they
had found in the city of Spartan
burg, as the train pulled into the
station Thursday evening.
Judge Phlegar declared, that the
welding of the rails binding many
States together, not only cemented
commercial and industrial interests
of many States. but were love-ties
between the various sections of the
country. And he prayed that these
love-ties might be everlasting. Judge
Phlegar touched upon the great cot
ton mills of this section, giving
statistics.
Admitting that the railroads were
often in the wrong, Judge Pnlegar
| pointed to the fact that sometimes
the public. too, being human, was
at fault, and he asked of the people
a square deal for the c., c. & O..
railroad and promised the same in
behalf of the road. Cheers rent the
air in response to this utterance.
Mayor Rhett, of Charleston, and
other speakers, were introduced, who
made appropriate addresses. Then
came the barbecue, in which about
twelve hundred guests participated.
1t was one of the best managed and
conducted affairs OF the kind that
we have any knowledge of. The
barbecue ended the celebration. and
after it was over the large crowd
that enjoyed it dispersed. The whole
! oo,ohr,t;on uac hanni)y conceived