The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-10
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- nave seen di FdI1OuS tAAeo LII
newspapers statements that were IN
kended rather to ridicule what they
pleased to call the "Atlanta Splr-
it." Have You read how this at
lanta Spirit" got busy about a
month ago and raised one hundred
and ten thousand dollars to complete
an endowment for the Agnes Scott
college. It seems that about a year
F,ago the general education board OF
fered to give this school one m1lllon
dollars on condition that three nun
dred and fifty thousand dollars III
addition we're raised by private sub
scription within one year, or some
thing to that effect. At any rate 1t
was necessary to raise one hundred
and ten thousand dollars within
very short time and the 'Atlanta
Spirit" got busy. In about one
,aonth the one hundred and ten
thousand dollars we're raised. And
the Gift Of one million secured Tor
t;,is school, which makes it one OF
tie richest colleges in the South
That is the spirit that does things.
That is the spirit that makes
town. and if Atlanta has no copy
right on it it is the spirit that should
lake possession Of some other towns
of which 7 have read. That is if they
ever expect to. do anything or to be
anything.
Now if I could just persuade some
Of our rich men to take on httle
Of this spirit-just a little OF IT.
how easy it would be to secure tha1
park about which have been writ
ing so long and so eloquently-e4o-
ausntly-yes, that's the word, wheth-
\ er YOU want to believe it or not.
And I have spent sleepless nights
thinking about it-how [ could
arouse some one who had influence
and money-yes, money-to the I'M
eortanee of doing something. Dong
Something something besides writ
ing eloquently and talking. It takes
something besides this to get a park
Did YOU hear that's, If not listen to
it now. It is not too late. Never
too Late to do good and, there IS
aothing better than to 60 to WORK
and build a park. Do 1t now why
wait?
7 was thinking the other night as
I happened down street after dark
vhy it was that automobiles were
not REQUIRED to carry headlights and
vhy it was necessary to put Ian
tern on a bicycle if you rode 1t IN
the streets after dark. And the one
F saw passed so quick I could scarce
" see it. I mean the automobile.
reckon it was an automobile. 1t
was a dark object and made
= noise like an automobile. Now, l
an a believer in the automobile ana
FL had the money [ would certainly
have one and enjoy life. But our
streets are very narrow and the dis
lance from corner to corner is very
short and the wagons and buggles
have to use them-the streets, OF
.eourse-and those Of US who are
forced to walk have to cross them
the streets-sometimes. All Of us
should regard the rights and the
eenforts and the happiness Of 9th
ers.
Speaking about automobiles and
their speed I read somewhere not so
long ago an inquiry why the auto
mobile was required to honk, honk
whenever It turned a corner and any
sd mule to top buggy or wagon or
D. fast horse was permitted to go at
any sort Of speed around corner
Without giving any signal at all.
Well, / am going TO leave the qneStloa
with you. I might ask why ra'1r'ad
srain running or its own tracks
through Newberry was required to
maintain speed Of only SIX miles
IN hour when no limit at all was
placed on an automobile which was
:asing the same road bed on when
wagons and buggies had to travel
but I am not going to ask the ques-
zion nor am I going to try to an
zver it. It is none of my business
and I am trying to learn the Lesson
that it is wise for one to try, not TO
attend to other peoples business IL
is a. mighty hard lesson to learn, Tor
an Of us devote a lot of time LOOK
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