The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-06-23

was served, and a welcome aQQreSS
delivered by DR.. H. n. Snyder, presi-
dent of Wofford College, the response
being made by President August
Kohn.
The next morning the party start
ed on their trip over the Carolina &
Clinchfeld Railroad, the objective
point being the coal mines at the
terminus of the road, Dante, Va. The
trip was through the States of South
and North Carolina, Tennessee, and
Virginia. The first night was spent
at Johnson City, Tenn, where the
party was entertained by concert at
the National Soldiers Home, an in
stitution at which the national gov
ernment has spent something like
five millions of dollars. Resumins
the trip next day, a side trip was
made to the natural tunnel through
which railroad runs. While the
scenery along the route was grand,
the natural tunnel cannot be describ-
ed at least by us. 1t must be seen
to be appreciated. The tunnel is
through a solid rock three hundred
feet high, and a water course flows
through the tunnel alongside of the
railroad track. A number of inter-
esting facts were told us about this
wonderful work of nature which
space will not permit of publishing.
The party arrived at the. coal mines
Friday afternoon, and were at once
taken on strenuous trip through the
mines in small electric cars which are
used for hauling coal. This mine is
said to be the best equipped of any
in the country, being operated entire
ly by electricity. The cars went
through several tunnels in the noun
tains, these tunnels being where the
coal was being mined. At some places
the roof was so low that one had to
lie fiat in the bottom Of the car to
avoid contact with the electric wires
overhead. At the place where min
ing was going on the party was much
interested in the electrical machinery
used for mining, the drilling being
done by electricity.
The return trip was started Friday
night, and the train arrived at Spar
tanburg Saturday afternoon, where
the party separated, taking various
trains for their homes.
On the trip the party stopped at
many points of interest, but we can
not write of them because Of lack of
space. We were shown many courte-
sizes on the trip by Messrs. Theo. De-
Hon, Jr., of Spartanburg, Phette-
place and Mandel, of Johnson City.
and other officials of the Clinchfield
Railroad. At the mines Superintend-
ent Roam and his assistants, Messrs.
J. K. Nelson and T. NJ. Roam, were
especially attentive to the party, and
no trouble was spared to make the
trip a most delightful one. There
are wonderful possibilities of develop
ment along this line of road. The
country is undoubtedly the most
beautiful and picturesque the writer
has ever seen, and it is bound to be
developed to a much greater degree.
Travelling as one does through the
rugged Blue Ridge mountains on
through the fertile valleys Of East
Tennessee and Virginia, with mag
nifcent stock and grain farms and
undeveloped water powers, one could
not but be impressed with how much
nature has done for this section.
But enough has been said. 1t was
indeed one of the most pleasant out
ings Of our life, and when we go
again we can hope for no better
things than to have with us all the
delightful men and women who were
along this time.