The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-30
RECORD SCOUT CARS
VISITED NEWBERRY
TO GREENVILLE VIA GREEN
WOOD AND LAURENS.
Newberry's Welcome.-Some Incl,
dents of the Trip on to the
Mountain City.
(Bv John K. Aull.)

A welcome which was hearty and
sincere, evidencing both Newberry's
hospitality and her interest in good
roads. was extended the good roads
scout cars of the Columbia Evening
Record upon their trip through New
berry county on Monday afternoon
and Tuesday morning, and during
their stay in Newberry on Monday
night.
The details Of the trip are fully
covered in the dispatches in the Rec
ord from Newberry and Laurens by
Mr.. McDavid Horton, which appear
in other columns Of this issue Of The
Herald and News. The journey Of the
pathfnders through the State is ey-
erywhere quickening and stimulating
the good roads enthusiasm which has
been 50 manifest throughout South
Carolina for some months past, and
their visit to this immediate section
eliminated in the laying of practical
plan, at meeting in Laurens on Tues
day night, for the building of a per-
manent highway from Columbia to
Greenville, via Newberry and Lau-
rens. The committee which was at
that time appointed will meet at an
early date to put the plan into opera
tion. Capt. J. Adges Smyth, Jr.,
pres ,~~nt Of the Watts Cotton Mills,
Of Laurens, in a short talk following
the appointment Of the committee,
urged that their meeting be held in
Laurens, giving the committee an as
surance, on behalf Of the people of
Laurens, that the automobilists Of
Laurens and the people Of the city
and county generally, would lend their
hearty encouragement and co-opera-
tion. Capt. Smyth' is good roads
enthusiast who is doing great deal
for the cause Of good roads in this
section Of the State.
The Trip to Newberry.
The pathfnders left Columbia on
their journey to Newberry on Mon
day afternoon. Bad roads were en-
countered in Lexington, and the New
berry roads are not among the best
in the world, but good time was made
to Prosperity, where the Newberry
party met the scouts. From Little
Mountain to Prosperity the Record
party had been piloted by DR.. J. |.
Bedenbangh, of Prosperity, in his
Ford touring car, accompanied oy Mr..
Jerome Harmon.
Newberry's Handsome Cars.
At Prosperity the Newberry cars
had lined up to await the scouts, and
the large number Of handsome cars
made a magnificent showing AS the
members Of the Records party re-
marked, the Newberry cars were
"cars that are cars-every one OF
them," and six of these Newberry
cars had gone to Prosperity to well
come the party and escort them to
Nevberry. The personnel of the scout
party and Of the Newberry party is
given elsewhere in Mr.. Horizons dis
patches.
A Heavy Rain.
An exceedingly heavy rain had fall
len in Newberry while the Newberry
cars were in Prosperity, the rain ex-
tending nearly all the way to Pros
perity and making the roads very
heavy. No trouble was experienced,
however, and with Capt. Langford in
the lead, followed by Mr.. R. Herman
Wright, Mr.. Forde and the other cars,
fine time was made to Newberry.
While the mile Of road recently built
bv the government expert has not yet
had time to pack, its superiority over
the rest of the road after the heavy
rain was strongly marked.
In Newberry.
In Newberry the cars received
hearty welcome. and reception was
rendered the party on Monday even
ing.
It was a matter of regret that DIR.
E. NJ. Whalev, Editor James A. Hoyt,
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Lawrence, Mr.. W.
Bruce Ravenel, Mr.. C. ". Norman
and Mr.. Fitz Hugh Lee Brown, Of Co.
lumbia, who had accompanied the
scouts to Newberry, could not spend
the night here. They returned to Co.