The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-09
Chamber of Commerce Of
NeWberr.Y Doing Things

berry will offer good opportunities for
another railroad in the near future,
with the building Of more cotton mills
and other enterprises now contenl-
plated, the inducement will be great.
Geo. ". Summer,
Arthur Kibler,
". G. Mayes,
August 5, 1910. Committee.
Mr. Summer also read a letter from
Mr.. Thackston in which he stated that
it was the purpose of the promoters
of the trolley line, first to secure the
main line and then to extend to the
other communities. Mr.. Summer was
of the opinion that this line would be
built from Greenville to Columbia via
Newberry, but he did not see that
there was anything that could be done
at present but he recommended that
the matter be kept before the cham
Der of commerce. Of course, his COM
mittee will look after that matter.
Augusta-Northern Road.
DR.. Jas. Mcintosh, chairman of the
committee on the Augusta-Northern
railroad, stated that his committee
had held meeting and they had writ
ten to Mr.. McNeely, requesting him to
come to NeWberry for conference
with the committee, and that he had
received letter in reply, stating that
Mr.. McNeely would come here, but it
might be two or three weeks or two
or three months, but that he would
keep the matter in mind. ..-~..
Furniture and Mattress Factory.
Mr.. J. L.. Bowles, of the special
committee on securing a furniture and
mattress factory, stated that the gen-
tleman who had made inquiry about
Newberry had already made his ar
rangements before the committee got
into communication with him, and had
established his factory in Virginia.
Mr.. Bowles stated that he had made
some inquiries as to the raw material
within reach of Newberry and he was
satisfied that there was sufficient to
maintain half dozen factories for 25
years, and that il could be obtained
much cheaper than such material
could be had in North Carolina or at
any of the points at which the furni-
ture factories are now operating. He
thought there were great possiblli-
ties for a furniture factory in New
berry if man could be secured to
operate it who knows his business.
The largest factories nov IN existence
are at Grand Rapids, Mich, High
Point, N. c., and Atlanta, Ga, and ali
of these factories we're shipping their
raw material from long distances and
paying much more for it than the
same material could be obtained in
Newberry. He was Of the opinion
that a mattress factory could be
operated here to an advs 1tage.
Mr.. ". A. McSwain Endorsed what
Mr.. Bowles had said, and from the ex-
perience that ne had had in connec-
ton with furniture factories he Tas
satisfied there was no better location
than Newberry SO far as securing the
raw material was concerned.
The Alligator Rock Bridge.
Mr.. C. T. Summer spoke on the ad-
vantages that have accrued to New
berry by the building of the steel
bridge across Saluda river at Alliga-
tor Rock. He said that this bridge
was half way between the other two
steel bridges connecting Newberry
with Saluda and equi-distant from
Prosperity and Newberry. This bridge
was of great advantage to the people
of Saluda in that it put good market
nearer to them, but TO greater advan-
tage to the business interests of New
berry because ii opened to the mer-
chants larger field from which to
draw trade. The Saluda people pre-
fer to trade at Newherry, but the ferry
was in the way.
Mr.. Summer complimented the peo-
ple Of Saluda and stated that theirs
was a very valuable trade because
they generally knew what they want
ed and were able to pay for what they
got. The completion of this bridge
will bring more cotton to Newberry
which, of course, brings more trade.
1t also brings the people of Saluda
and Newberry closer together and he
was satisfied as soon as the bridge
was completed, the merchants Of New
berry would get busy in their efforts