The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-18

them from Atlanta to Columbia by
Augusta.
II the capital route is selected, it
is entirely probable that Newberry's
chances Of getting the route through
here instead of by Augusta. will be
determined largely by the kind of AS
surances made by Newberry and
Greenwood and the other towns and
counties which would be touched, as
to their willingness to cooperate IN
putting in good condition the roads
which would be traversed. The idea
is not so much to find the best roads,
but to select the best route, taking
all things into consideration, and then
to make it a good, permanent high
way.
No movement in recent years has
created such an interest in good roads.
It is up to Newberry to continue to
! keep in touch with the movement and
to continue to do her part towards
getting the great highway finally To-
Gated through Newberry.
Following is the special dispatch
sent ont from Newberry on Tuesday
night to the New York and Atlanta
papers, written by the scouting party.
It is the story Of their trip to New
berry in their own words:
Newberry, S. c., June 16.-After
run Of one hundred and fifteen and
three tenths miles the companion
scout cars of the New York Herald
and the Atlanta Journal arrived in
Newberry at fifteen minutes past
eight o'clock last night after days
running which was made notable by
the extensive escorts attending the
scouts, from town to town; by the
proffered hospitality so generous as
almost to impede progress, and by one
or two peculiar obstacles of a differ
ent character.
The big White Steamer with the
New York men and the huge Oldsmo-
bile with her locomotive like'
wheels carrying the Atlanta men, had
brought their passengers to within
five miles of Newberry, which had
been decided upon as the stopping
place for the night. The menace OF
flashing lightning was threatening
throug gh the dark lowering clouds that
made a premature twilight and the
great automobiles we're bowling along
at a good clip with half dozen cars
as their escort in the 1ope Of reach
ing shelter before the storm broke.
AS they swung around curve to-
ward a little wooden bridge spanning
one of the many streams which cob
web this section of South Carolina, a
warning arm was raised in the first
car and emergency br~zes were ap-
piled.
A Formidable Obstruction.
Directly ahead loomed the outline
of gigantic thrashing machine. 1t
lad reached i point midway the
bridge and had there broken down
'lopelessly blocking the bridge and
the roadway into Newbenry.
A party of men were busy with
levers ard great timbers trying to
"jack' the great machine and move
It out Of the way. Out of their cars
the scouts tumbled offering the aid
Of their own tiny "jacks' and broad
shoulders but some Of the country
experts "allowed' that the job might
take all night or it might take an
hour. After a glance at the situa-
tion the scouts concluded that the, all
night hypothesis would be the. most
plausible. There survey was made
Of the adjoining field in the hope that
a detour might be made and the
stream forded below the. blockaded
bridge. But the fields were planted
with cotton and the soil softened
by recent heavy rains could not sus-
tain the weight Of the 5000
pound machines.
The only practical solution in order
that the scouts might enjoy the ban
quet awaiting them as the guests OF
Newberry board Of trade, was to re-
trace several miles of the journey
Just made and thus connect with
different road leading into the city,
A Five-Mile Detour.
So the entire line Of automobile had
to back up the narrow road until
place was found wide enough which