The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-19
LIQVGR VIEWS OF TIE PIEDMONT
Big Jp-Country Counties Have Nha'
They Want and Would Leave
Others Alone.

question about that. This does not
mean, however, an overwhelming
Statewide prohibition sentiment. l
have lust been in Anderson, Green
Vile and Spartanburg counties
largest and most populous in the
Piedmont section, and talked with
representative men. They all tell me
that they are satisfied with local con-
ditions. and that their people do not
want to be disturbed. Some favor
Statewide prohibition, others fear
that forcing Statewide prohibition
will ie0yardize their present condition
by causing stiT-up and general mix
I'D in politics and others say that they
have what they want and believe in
letting others alone The Piedmont
section unfortunately is in closer
touch with Atlanta and Augusta than
i is with parts OF South Carolina, and
they laugh at the utter and ridiculous
enforcement OF Statewide prohibition
II such cities IS Savannah, Birlning-
ham, Atlanta and Augusta. and prefer
letting matters stand as they are
rather than spread the Infection OF
disregard for prohibition laws to this
State. They want to be left alone,
and to do so are willing to let the 9th
er fellow alone.
Majority for Local Option.
Anderson IS a prohibition county,
and one would suppose candidates for
the legislature would all adopt the
Statewide prohibition plank. Not so.
There are nine candidates for the five
places in the house Of representatives,
and of the nine candidates, two have
come out for Statewide prohibition,
five are outspoken for local option and
two had not up to that time clearly
stated their position. I was further
told that the Statewide advocates
had used efforts to get out other can
didates, but had failed. "Citlzen"
Joshua Ashley is one Of the two State
wide prohibition candidates in Ander-
son, and he is personally strong and
the expectation is that he will be
elected, but the situation is impressed
when it is understood that in Ander-
son, a prohibition county, that only
two of nine legislative candidates are
outspoken for Statewide prohibition.
Mr.. Mcleod will receive large vote
in the Piedmont section, because of
his local option views, and so will
Mr.. Blease, because ne has had con-
siderable following there for some
time
"Prosperity" Excursions.
South Carolina is prosperous. There
are many tokens of this prosperity
Automobiles, new homes, new cotton
mills, new industries. A new express
sion of this prosperity is to be found
in the desire to travel. Some time
ago a young man named Macfarlan,
who gets up excursions in the East,
thought he would try a Southern ex-
cursion to Niagara Falls. He eX-
pected to have $50 passengers, and
thereby enter this field. The excursion
, left Spartanburg Friday not with $50,
but with $50, and hundreds disap-
pointed because they could not be ac-
commodated. 1t was a surprise to
the railroad people. Long distance
telephone messages and telegrams
we're received begging, in vain, for
places on the Niagra excursion, and
some folks went to Spartanburg hop
ing to get places in the party, but
they could find no delinquents. The
trip was very cheap, S43.75 for rail-
road fare, hotels, excursions, Sleep
ers and all, but even at $50 per pas
senger it meant over $4,000 on this
one excursion, and there have baen
many.
Up-Country Crops Good.
The up-country generally has ex-
cellent crops. During the week I took
two long distance automobile rides in
Anderson county-one of 30 miles ami
another so miles automobile trip in
Spartanburg and Cherokee counties,
Business men in Anderson tell me
that the crop conditions in that Sec
ton have never been better, This is
all a hilly country, and while lower
Carolina and the fiat country general
~ suffered from excessive rains, the
niNy up-countrv did not let the rain
stand, but il helped the corn AMI co.,
ten crops.
Spartanburg Greenville and Ander-
son are all growing very rapidly, au6