The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-03
Bond Issue Discussed by
MeSSrS. BleaSe and .SIigh

fathers did before them.
This is not the sentiment Of the
community, however. It is only one
or two extreme cases. The fact is,
if some efficient work Of some kind is
not soon done on some Of the roads
in the lower part Of the county, there
will not be any roads at all.
Ten years from today many of
those, even in No. 10, who are most
violently opposed to bond issue, will
be its warmest advocates. The good
,roads movement has come, and it has
come to stay, and it is growing day
by day. With bond issue as the only
feasible plan, the bond issue is bound
to come.
There we're two addresses at the
'cue at St. Paul's on Friday, one by
Hon. Cole. L. Blease against the bond
issue, and one by Prof. W. K. Sigh
in favor of the bond issue. The speak
ers were introduced by the Rev. j. A.
Sigh. who made short talk in favor
of good roads, saying that he had not
yet made Up his mind as to how he
would vote, and that he would do so
only after mature deliberation.
Nh. BleaSe delivered broadslde
against the good roads bill. Mr.. Sigh
replied to him, giving the history of
the movement which had brought
about the passage Of the bill. There
were between three hundred and three
hundrd and fifty people at the 'cue,
and large audience heard the speak
ers and gave them close attention.
Considerable space is given to the
addresses in this issue Of The Herald
and News, for the reason that Mr..
Blease's speech was along the lines
which he has taken in the newspapers,
and gives his position in full, and
Prof. Sligh's speech was a reply to
Mr.. Blease, and the whole fight
against the bill, and the reply Of the
bond advocates is thus brought before
the people Of the county, giving them
the opportunity to judge for them
selves.
Mr.. Blease stated that unless he IS
BROUGHT into the discussion by an at
tack upon his articles in the newspa-
pers or ais address at St. Paul's, that
he will not further discuss the matter,
believing that his position has been
fully set forth.
The writer, in company with Mr.
Blease, drove to St. Paul's via the Po-
maria road, as it is called, turning to
the left at Neel's, and going on down
by Jolly Street. The road is bad near
ly all the way. It is as bad as it could
we'll be in places-in fact, if it were
any worse, it would be-well nigh I'M
passable. There are holes which al
most shake buggy to pieces. The
bridge over Timmerman's creek has
swayed on its foundations until it
looks unsafe to drive light buggy
over. The bridge over Curls' creek,
further on, is a good bridge, but I'M
mediately beyond the bridge the road
is covered with water and little fur
ther on there is place in the road
where there is a sheer drop which IS
calculated to wreck any vehicle un-
less the driver is very careful. The
grades are steep and bad, and the
roads are a succession Of bad holes.
Coming back the road via Prosper
itv was taken. This road is fairly
Good most Of the way to Prosperity
bv far better than the other road.
From Prosperity to Ne e1berry the con-
dition Of the road is well known. 1t
NAV be remarked, however, that the
mile of road recently built by Mr..
Toms, the government expert, is by
far the best part Of it. This road is
now getting packed, and is hard and
firm. Mr.. Toms stated that it would
take some months for it to pack, on
account of the fact that the county
had not gone to the expense OF using
a steam roller on it when it was COM
pleted. It is a fine road now, and will
be better when it is thoroughly pack
ed. But it is already an object lesson
in road building in Newberry county.
There were in the neigbborhood OF
three hundred or three hundred and
fifty people at the ECU at St. Paul's
on Friday.
The crops are remarkably good along
the whole route, both, along the Po-
maria road and along the Prosperity
road. Occasionally thera is a field,