The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-26
Tuesday, July 26, 1910.
ANOTHER MOST IMPORTANT
PROPOSITION,

the Greenwood Index. We take pleas
ure in giving the Greenwood Index
credit for it, and ask it's permission to
insert Newberry where Greenwood
appeared and The Herald and News
where the Index appeared. 1t is a
strong presentation of the importanc
of a railroad and applies with equal
force to Newberry, and for that rea-
son we have appropriated the article
giving herewith proper acknow'edg-
ment-Editor H. & NJ
On the general and generally whole
some principle CT not attempting too
much at once, it would be well per-
haps, to save what is about to be said
for some future date. 1t might bear
saving, though, and then again it
might not. This proposition like that
of the trolley line is one that most
vitally concerns the development and
growth of this town. It is one that is,
if anything more important than the
trolley proposition; it is so important
that if a choice had actually to be
made between these two, this one
should be selected and trust to the
fates to bring US another trolley prop
osition. But then this is not neces-
sary. We can have both, We ought
to have both and if Newberry lives
up to her reputation we will have
both.
This other proposition, is the New
berry to Saluda railroad. For long
time now, over two years in fact, this
matter has been more or less prom
inently before the people Of the two
counties. At one time a start was
made and all of US felt that the thing
was actually to come to pass, that the
road was only a matter Of a few
months, year at most; but this was
not to be and now new start has to
be made. At times the people back
ing the idea, for an idea has to have
backing as well as a material prop
osition has to have a money backing,
have been discouraged, Lave almost
lost hope, but they have never quite
given up and today prospects seem
good for a railroad from somewhere
to Saluda.
This opportunity is the greatest
and grandest that has been presented
to Newberry in years and years. It is
one that we simply can not afford to
pass by unless as a business commu-
nifty we do. not propose to make any
material progress ether than that of
any medium-size community. in upper
South Carolina
A prominent business man here,
one who is not given to indulging in
excessive use Of talk, but who is noted
for his substantial and financial in
terest in the town and it's business
interests, said yesterday, "a railroad
to Saluda would be worth half mill
lion dollars to Newberry. It would
open up for US territory that no
other town can supply as well as we
and this trade would certainly be
worth that much to the town of New
berry"
Such an opinion and estimate is by
no means extravagant. It is true.
Think of what is produced in Saluda
county annually and it's value in dol
lars and cents? Have railroad con-
nection with the court house of Salu-
da and bring this annual product of
the fine farms of Saluda to Newberry,
wouldn't it be worth thousands and
thousands of dollars to Newberry?
In addition to the marketing Of the
products of the county, the trading
that would be done here by the peo-
pie of that county would be enor-
nous. AS it is now thousands Of dol