The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-07
BETTER RAILROAD SERVICE.
Citizens Along Columbia and Green
vile Division Southern Railway
Ask For Better Service.

by the Chamber OF Commerce OF
Greenville citizens from the larger
towns along the Columbia and Green
vile division Of the Southern railroad,
met in Greenville on last Friday to
discuss the improvement OF the ser
vice on this division.
There were representatives there
from Columbia, Newberry and Green
wood and nearly all Of the stations
between Greenwood and Grcenvllle.
There were also present Mr.. Cary,
the general passenger agent OF the
Southern. and Mr.. J. {. Lus k, and Mr..
McGhee, of the passenger service, and
General Superintendent Foraker, rep
resentinS The Southern Railroad. The
sentiment of the meeting seemed to
be strongly in favor Of through train
third train, with quicker passenger
schedule and better accommodations,
between Greenville and Columbia.
Mr. L. W. Parker, OF Greenville,
presented in very clear and strong
language the complaint Of the patrons
of this division, and the need and
demand for better service and better
accommodations. The railroad peo-
pie requested that they be NOT press
ed at present; that money was
scarce and times hard, but that TREY
would try to make the present condl-
ditions better with two trains which
are now being operated on this divlS-
ion.
Mr.. j. A. Brock, Of Anderson, pre-
sided over the meeting, and Mr.. John
Wood, Of Greenville, acted as Secre-
tary. The meeting was in session for
several hours, and they finally adopted
the following resolutions With lnstruc-
tions to the chairman to appoint
committee of one from each Of the
towns interested, who would confer
with the railroad authorities as to the
demands and requests contained IN
the resolutions.
Mr.. Lewis W. Parker offered a
resolution as follows:
Resolved: first, tl.at it is the sense
Of the representatives of the various
towns assembled here today that the
passenger facilities along the {. & u.
division Of the Southern railway are
utterly inadequate and not OF the
character that We have a night to ex-
pect.
That we feel that we are right IN
asking Of the Southern railway that
their trains be kept neater and Ill bet
ter condition, and that facilities which
accord with the travelling public be
given on this road.
Second: resolved that in as much
as the schedules now existing are con-
siderably heightened in time as COM
pared to what they were some years
back, and no better than they were
25 years ago, that these schedules
do not meet the needs and demands OF
the communities served by them. AS
representing these communities, we
feel that we are justified in demanding
that better schedules and shorter
time be provided in travelling between
the terminals Of the c. & G. division.
Third: that in as much as 1t Is nee
essary to maintain considerable num-
Der Of stops to accommodate the To-
cal travel which tends to lengthep tae
schedule time between the up and the
low country, that we respectfully re-
quest of the Southern railway that
they put in operation on the I. q IT,
division Of the road a third tram,
and restore the service given prior to
the panic, which service We feel Justa.
fed now by the increased travel OF
the road
That this train should be made
through train from the up country to
Columbia making connections II pos
sible for Charleston, and making con-
siderably better time than now ~
forded the through travel.
The resolution was unanimously
carried, though the vote was not tull'
After there had been a few remarks,
Mr.. Parker offered a motion which
was also carried, that the president
appoint at his leisure a committee
representing each community, and
that this committee should oe per-
manent committee on the resolution
passed. After resolutions OF thanks
had been passed to the local board OF
trade and to the representatives OF
the Southern railway for being pres