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

the bridge two miles nearer Prosper
ity than Newberry. He thought that
was a very generous act. He saw moth
ing else that Newberry needed.
What We Offer HOme.Seekers.
Mr.. A. G. Jones talked on what
Newberry has to offer the home seek
ers. He said that any one seeking a
home would be impressed with our
professional men if he would just
come here and meet them. We have
business men who have started at the
bottom and are successful. We have
a commercial rating as good as any in
the State Our church buildings
would compare favorably with any
town Of similar size. Newberry col
lege has no superior and our public
school system is as good as any. We
have a good chamber of commerce
which would be an attraction to the
home-seeker. He desired to urge that
the business men hold up the hands
of the president in his efforts to make
it even a greater power in the COM
munity.
Hospital Needed.
Dr.. Cromer was not present on ac-
count Of sickness, but he wrote let
ter and said that one thing that New
berry lacked was hospital.
Newherry's Hospitality.
Mr.. W. H. Hunt said that Mr.. Jones
had spoken of the material advantages
OF Newberry, but he felt that one OF
the greatest assets that Newberry has
to offer home-seekers was the spirit
of welcome which will be given them
Everybody welcomes the visitor and
whenever trouble comes the people
Of NAwberry are as one man to assist
the one who is in trouble.
Good Roads.
Mr.. F. P. DeVore opened the dis
cussion on good roads and in the
course of his remarks took occasion
to criticize the present law governing
the working of roads.
Mr. T. E. Wicer, who also spoke on
roads, said the greatest factor in this
age is transportation and not the least
of the avenues of transportation is the
public highway. Mr.. Wicker offered
some suggestions as to the method of
working the roads and advocated a
head tax and a property tax and he
believed that that was the only way
by which we could ever secure good
roads. He said that he believed the
best weapon with which we could
fight parcel posts, which had been dis
cussed, is by building good roads.
DR.. Jas. Mcintosh said that he had
listened with interest to the discus
sion OF the road question and he was
firmly of the opinion that what we
needed was man ana until the peo-
pie determined to elect man as sup
ervisor and for the other positions it
was useless to talk about taxation.
That all the taxation We might put
upon the property would not give us
roads unless we had a man to build
these roads.
Oppose Parcels Post.
Mr. J. B. Mayes then offered a reso-
luton urging the congressman to op-
pose the passage of the parcel pests
bill that was now before congress and
spoke on the advantages of the people
of the community trading with the
home merchants The resolution was
adopted is as follows:
Whereas, an effort is making for
the passage by congress of parcels
post" bill, and
Whereas, We believe in the principle
Of patronizing home people and home
industries, and
sage of such a bill would work great
hardship on local merchants, without
securing any substantial advantage to
the public at large; therefore,
Resolved, That the members of the
chamber of commerce of Newberry,
South Carolina, are firmly and unal-
terably opposed to the passage by
congress of the Henry BILL" or 'Ben-
nett BILL" or any other bill looking to
the establishment of parcels post
system in the United States.
Resolved, That our senators and
representatives in congress be re-
quested to use their influence against
the passage Of such a bill.
Resolved, That the secretary of this
chamber of commerce be instructed
to send a copy Of these resolutions
to each member of the senate and OF
the house of representatives from