The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-03
LARGE CROWD At CUE
At ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
A SHORT TALK BY THE REV. j
A. SLIGH.
Mr. G. L. Blease Attacked Bond Is.
sue and the Bill and Prof. W. K.
Sigh Replied.
(By John K. Aull.)

by John *. Aull.
It has been the history of great
movements, almost without exception,
that they are in their inception and
until they are we'll under way oppos-
ed by the great majority Of the people
whom they will most directly and
most largely benefit.
The movement now on for good
roads in Newberry county is no excep-
ton to the general rule.
One who drives from here to ST..
Paul's church, in No. 10 township,
taking the left hand or Jolly Street
road at Jno. C. Neel's place, and 60
ing on down by T. J. Wilson's place
the direct road-if he is in favor Of
the bond issue before he leaves New
berry, is apt, before he reaches St..
.Paul's, to be willing to 60 the bond
issue people one better and be- will
ing to advocate the purchase Of some
air ships and the establishment Of a
trunk line, as soon as the Wright
Brothers have their aeroplanes per-
fected. The roads could hardly be
worse. And yet the people gathered
at St. Paul's on Friday, who had
travelled these roads, and who must
travel them every day, were-the
great majority of them-opposed to
the bond issue for the building Of
roads in Newberry county. And this
in face Of the fact that the one-mill
tax for roads in Newberry county,
which will be collected if the bonds
are not voted, will bring in for No.
10 only S274, while, if the bonds
should be voted No. 10, with only a
two-mill tax, would get its share OF
the more than one-third Of the total
Of the bonds which No. l township
alone would pay, on the present as
sessed value Of property, to say moth
ing of the additional amount which
will come from No. l when the new
s25O,O0O mill soon to be erected IS
completed, and from other increases
in taxables values which are sure to
come soon.
It is one Of the greatest opportunl-
ties which Newberry county has ever
faced, and yet Newberry county at
this time seems disposed to pass II
by. It is the greatest opportunity,
along material lines, which No. lo
township has ever faced. With an
assessed valuation of only $274,OOO
the two-mill tax which would be lev
led to retire the bonds would amount
to only S548 in the whole Of No. lo
township. Collected annually and ap-
piled as collected, this would not start
the work which is necessary to be
done on the roads in No. 10. With the
bond issue by the county, Newberry
county can be made network OF
permanent roads, reaching No. 10 and
everv other township in the county.
Yet, strange to say, it is an oppor-
tunity which No. 10 is going to DO It's
part towards turning down., unless the
sentiment of the people was changed
after the addresses at St. Paul's on
Friday, or changes between now and
the time for the election.
1t is gratifying that the people OF
that section are in favor OF good
roads. But they seem afraid of the
bond issue. In reply to Mr.. Blease' $
argument on Friday, Prof. W. K:
Sigh explained clearly and in detail Ill
the bill under which the election Will
be held, and he distributed number
of printed copies of the bill. 1t is to
be hoped that the people will read the
bill thoroughly for themselves
While the people at the 'cue on Fri
dav were, as a general rule, in favor
of good roads, there we're few excep-
tions even to this. There were one
or two who thought the roads they had
we're good enough. This is probably
because they believe, inasmuch as the
American Indians got along without
anv roads at all for hundreds Of years,
and civilized man has got along IN
certain sections of this country with
practically no roads ever since, that
thew can continue to get along as their