The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-30
NEWBERRY.LATRENS ROAD.
Good Work by Supervisor Feagle on
Newberry'S Part Of Highway -
Sign Boards to be Put Up.


Newberry and Laurens from NeWber-
rv to the Laurens line. He has been
at work on this section Of the road for
some time, and upon the whole has
done most excellent piece of work.
Certainly it is great improvement
over the road before the work was
done. There are few places the road
could be greatly improved by mixing
some clay with the sand and other
places where some sand is needed on
the clay. The only section of sand
that needs claying is short section
! Just about three miles from Newberry.
The road has been widened and shap-
ed up and drained on either side and
is at present in very fine condition.
If the people who live along the
road could be induced to use the split
log drag, however, after each rain, the
clay section would never get bad even
in the winter If the road is not
dragged, however, there will neces-
sarily work some holes in the road
bed and the water will stand in these
and the travel will tend to make the
holes deeper and in this way with
much travel in rainy weather the clay
section of the road will get bad. II
the road was kept dragged, however,
the water would not stand and, being
we'll drained on either side, the road
would never get bad even in the rainy
season. It seems to be up to the peo-
pie along this road now to keep it in
good condition, and it should be d
pleasure to them to do so. They
should show their appreciation Of the
work that has been done by keeping
the road in good condition.
+ Two grade crossings of the railroad
have been avoided at Mr.. Geo. G. Glas-
COWS place by changing the road and
keeping it on the same side Of the rail.
road. Mr.. Glasgow cooperated with
the supervisor, as did the c., N. and
I. railroad, and though it required
considerable filing, this has been
done and really better road bed will
be the result. This same thing
should be done on the road between
Newberry and Prosperity and at sew
eral places between Prosperity and
Little Mountain, and the railroad will
be glad to cooperate with he super
visor and the citizens in relocating the
road so as to avoid so many grade
crossings. Between NeWberry and
Prosperity the road could be relocat-
ed so that it would not be necessary
to cross the c., N. & L. railroad at all
between Newberry and Prosperity, and
| there would be only one crossing on
the Southern just as you approach
Prosperity. This is very important
matter and it is difficult to understand
why the people who travel this road
be glad to cooperate with the super
and those who live along it would not
be anxious to have it relocated, be
cause it is certainly danger
GUS to have to cross the railroad
so often. Between Prosperity and
Little Mountain there are several very
dangerous crossings, most of which
could easily be avoided.
The supervisor is finishing a little
work at iKanrds on this road now and
will then work the road from Kinards
to Bush river. After this is completed
the force that is now at KinaTds will
be moved to Whitmire and the roads
out from Whitmire will be put in good
condition.
The editor Of The Herald and News
in Mr.. Norris Ford touring car, driv-
en- by Mr. W. G. Waldrop, in company
with Mr.. Norris and COL C. J. Purcell,
drove over the road last week to take
some distances so as to have the
crossroads and forks Of the roads
posted. We drove from Newberry to
Clinton and We noticed that this Sec
ton of the Laurens road has not been
posted. The only places that are to
be posted are, first, the Glenn Rikard
place, 2.3 miles from Newberry, and
next the road leading to Beth Eden,
three miles from NeWberry; then at.
Jalapa there is the forks of the roads
Just seven miles from NeWberry; just
this side of Gary's, 9.5 miles from New
berry, is a road turning to the left as
you go toward Kinards. The mex:
road leading out of this road is at Mt.
Olive colored church, II miles from
Newberry. The distance to the Lau-
rens line at the old Ninety Six road
Just in front of Mr.. Oxners place is
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