The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-09


! be severed by the PROV of progress
and the particles drawn into it's wake,
as it increases its speed in the on
ward movement, now new and ami
mate things.
Be sure that your ship is thorough
ly equipped for the voyage, then go
ahead
Be sure of your game.
You will also find that now and
again some energetic member has
made move that appears to be un-
wise and, without duly considering
and inquiring into his motives, you
publicly denounce and chide him. 1t
is we'll to investigate thoroughly and
air every contemplated act before
working as a unit, but this should
all be discussed and cleared up in
your meetings, then leave your rooms
as unit-With one purpose and an
indefatigible and invincible deter
nlination to accomplish what you have
undertaken; be careful that you do
not cool the ardor of some patriotic
and philosophical member by sitting
down on what does not appear on
the surface, and at first blush, to be
most expedient and best for your city,
for you may thus create in an infuen-
tial citizen that fearful and cont2-
gious malady of lethargy and Sindiff2r
ence to your welfare, which is so fata!
to organizations of citizens who meet,
on the basis of equality of men, for the
common good of all.
Remember, on the othter hand, that
he is not the best citizen who f1atterS
his city most and fails to see its civic
and other imperfections, but he who
riots in plainest sort of talk upon
manifest sins of omission and COM
mission, rather than being a libellous
pessimist, is in very deed the highest
type of a serving patriot.
And now you ask me why the c.,
G. & O.. should come to Columbia via
Newberry, on the way to Charleston,
its eastern terminus. My answer is,
because it is the largest city in South
Carolina, except Charleston, and di-
rectly on line to the sea; because Of
the same reasons that made it the
greatest railroad centre in the State
and one of the greatest in the South;
fore the logical place from a stand
point of travel; because it is in the
heart of the richest section of, natur-
ally, the richest State in the Union;
because it now has such a diversity
of industries and consequently tre-
mendous consumption of coal; be-
cause it's coming here will give a
greater impetus to it's onward bounds
in the industrial line, thereby increas-
ing the present coal consumption to
an immense degree; because it will
be following along the main line of
cotton mills and the means of further
developing, by increased facilities
and cheap fuel, this favored section
so fraught with possibilities, increas-
the net earnings of the road to an ex-
tent that will warrant a minimum
freight rate; because Columbia is a
centre the social, commercial and
smaller water craft; and because of
innumerable other reasons why any
road should enter city in which
centre the social commercial and
legislative interests of a whole State
AS to why the c., C. & o. should
come by Newberry, I can only give
you, with two additions, the reasons
assigned by your worthy president, as
follows:
'Newberry bases its claims for the
road on the following business and
! practical reasons: First: In case the
! authorities should decide to build
new road-bed and track they would
find natural ridge from Spartanburg
to Newberry through the Cross An
chor section that, with the exception
of Enoree river, would be free and
clear of streams of any consequence,
and would thereby be relieved of the
heavy expense, of building bridges,
etc., Second. In case they should
decide to use the C. & W. C.. and c., n.
& L. tracks the road would have a
chain of coal consumers from Spar
tanburg to Newberry and Prosperity,
and within a few years cotton mills
will be erected at Little Mountain,
Chaplin, Irmo and practically every
town between Newberry and Colum-
bia. On the other hand, should the
road take the route by Union and on