The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-11-15
THE IDLER.

To The Idler:
You have been writing a good deal
about the repeal of the ordinance pro-
hibiting wagons and other vehicles
standing on the public square in front
Of the old court house, and, therefore,
I thought I would tell you what oi:e Of
our wealthiest citizens put up to me
the other day. will not call names.
! have had a good deal to say in favor
of the ordinance myself, and there has
been more or less said about New
berry as a cotton market. Well, this
capitalist said to me, "I'll tell you
what is the matter with the Newberry
cotton market"
"Well, I said what is it,"
"Since you have stopped the wa
gons," said he, from driving on the
public square I don't get to see the
cotton and I haven't time to be rum
ming around to the cotton yard to cut
samples and bid on it. Let the wag-
ons bring the cotton where I can see
it and have time to cut it and you will
have a better market"
What you have to say about that?
The Editor.
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Just what I have to say about that
would scarcely do to print or to be
read in the Sunday school. Every
body who believes that making wag-
on yard out of the square in front OF
the old court house will make New
berry a better cotton market, go way
back and sit down, or stand up, just
az you please. I am afraid you are
getting cold feet, Mr.. Editor. When
ever you lay your hand to the ploW
never look back, but keep your eyes
to the front. Of course, 1 know you
haven't much influence and I have
still less, but that should not keep
either one from doing those things he
believes to be for the best interest OF
the community. In my opinion, and
I am honest, I do not believe that it
would be wise to put the wagons on
this square, and yet if the rich men
want it I suppose I should not lift
nv pen, for doesn't wealth rule the
land? and it may be best for me to do
what the rich want.
So far as I am personally concerned
it would make no difference to me
whether the wagons stood on the pub
lie square as thick as the hairs on a
NANCY dogs back. To tell the truth
have not seen cotton wagons standing
on the public square in many days be-
fore the ordinance was passed.
Seems to me what these capitalists
ought to do is to get together and elect
a. live, progressive, business set Of
men as city officials and then demand
that they do something substantial for
the permanent improvement Of the
streets of the city. I notice that Can
didate Baxter says the present city
council borrowed over thirty thousand
dollars. I suppose the income OF the
city was more than that. Where has
the money gone. Most of it in SCOTS
creek in the shape Of patchmark on
the streets. The same with other ad-
tninistrations. One-third Of that
amount would have paved all Of the
public square and Main street from
Wilson street to the depot. Ten tnou-
sand dollars in permanent street paw
ing would have been something worth
while. So far as I am concerned that
is the way would like to see some
of this money spent. But the hrst
thing to do is to get a civil engineer
so that the money may be properly
and wisely expended. If this money
were spent in the proportion suggest
ed in a few years We would nave
some streets paved and park built
But what's the use for me to be
saying anything about these matters.
It can't hurt or help me one way or
the other. Except just this: | am so
constituted that I have a little CIVIC
pride and prefer the community IN
which I stay to be just a little bit
prettier and more attractive than' and
inst little bit head Of, any o1her
of similar size.
For an ocular demonstration l
would be glad to see little money
spent on making a few little parks
around the city. It would not take