The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-30
REENVILLE-CAPITAL
HIGHWAY IS PLANNED.
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R ". Mcclure, secretary Of the
$eenwood Merchants association
d Of the Retail Hardware Dealers
sociation Of the CarolinaS: Col. F.
a Evans. member Of Governor An
@ 5 personal military staff and man.
er at Greenwood for the Southern
rton Oil company; Mr.. Joel S. Bail
of the Greenwood Index; Mr.. J. K
gN rSt, president Of the Bank Of
Feenwood, and Mr.. T. c. Burnett,
bunty supervisor.
Col. Evans Entertains.
After a few minutes spent in greet
fiRg these gentlemen and others the
d6athinders were privileged to enjoy a
Brief informal reception in the hand
asome apartments Of Col. F. S. Evans.
kBy that time it bacame apparent that
$the party would have to move on i'm
&nediately if Laurens was to be reach
Hid at a reasonable hour in the even
HIS.
Mr.. G. ". Gardner, Jr., after hav-
8 g escorted the pathfnders from
Eewberry to Greenwood, very kindly
Volunteered to set them some miles
kupon their way toward Laurens, and
for about five miles out he led the
way in his Maxwell runabout, accom-
panied by Mr.. Joel S. Bailey. Capt.
Langford's s flying ForG 13ok the lead
when Mr.. Gardner turned hack and
set a pace that over the ->;sds ira
versed was worthy of the best en-
deavors Of the doughty Brush. It was
6:35 o'clock when the start was made
from Greenwood and it took the party
kexactly three hours to cover the 26 IL
miles to Laurens, the hour Of arrival
lin Laurens being 9:35 p. m.
4 Laurens Alive.
u Four miles east Of Laurens the
&pathfnders and their escort were met
Sby four automobiles containing COM
mittee headed by Editor S. E. Boney
of the Laurens Advertiser. In Dr.. h.
K. Aiken's Maxwell were Mr.. Boney,
DR.. R. E. Hughes, the Rev. J. P.
Marion, Of Sumter and Mr.. I. e..
Switzer. In Mr.. ". P. Hudgen s
Ford we're President J. Adger Smyth,
Jr.. Of the Watts cotton mills, Chief
of Police J. S. Bagwell and Mr.. J. B.
Brooks, a prominent merchant. Sollcl-
tor r. A. Cooper had in his Ford Mr..
J. S. Machen, while Mr.. R. '. Irby
had with him in his Maxwell Mr.. l..
G. Bale. From the meeting point
the Laurens escort set a stiff pace
into the city and within few minutes
the pathfnders were comfortably
chartered at Gray's hotel.
AT supper the Columbia and New
berry visitors were joined by num-
Der of Laurens citizens, most OF whom
had been Of the escort. and after the
pleasant meal there began confer
ence upon the Capital-to-County pro-
ject which will have concrete results
of large importance. Mr.. S. Z. Boney
presided. After considerable discus
sion covering many details, but Which
was principally significant as showing
the intense interest felt by the eltl-
zens of Laurens in the promotion OF
better highways to the capital OF the
State, Mr.. John K. Aull Of The New
berv Herald and News crystalllzed the
sentiment Of the meeting in a resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted
to this effect:
Practical Plans.
That committee composed OF K. A.
Cooper. Of Laurens, DR.. E. N. Whaley,
Of Columbia. E. H. Aull, of Newberry,
DR.. J. W. Eargle, Of Spring Hill, Lex
ington county, and William G. Shrine,
Of Greenville, be appointed to deslg-
nate a permanent committee OF two
members each besides themselves from
the counties of Richland, lexington,
Newberry, Laurens and Greenvllle,
who shall meet shortly at conven-
lent point and plan the organization
Of an association to promote trunk
b;rhnov feasible for automobile pur-
poses between Columbia and Green
Vile. via Newberry and Laurens.
On behalf Of the Laurens motor
lists. Capt. Smyth urged that the COM
ri1tee meet in Laurens. He promised
that the automobile owners OF Lau-
rens would make the occasion one we'll
worth the Journey.