The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-02-28
FOR A HIGHWAY FROM
GREENYILLE-COLUMBIA
OF COMMERCE CALLS
NEWBERRY MARCH 10.
KEYNOTE of Meeting to be Cooperation
One Good Road VIII Lead to
Others.

to undertake to get Lne CO-opel q IioH
of the commercial bodies of the towns
, and cities between Newberry and
Greenville, and the people of the rural
communities, for the purpose of build
inc a good dirt road connecting the
two cities, the board of governors OF
the Newberry chamber of commerce
decided, at a meeting recently, to in
vite representatives from the commu-
mites between Greenville and Colum-
bia ITO meet in Newberry ON the after
noon of March 10, for the purpose OF
discussing the advisability of form
ing an organization, and creating an
interest in the proposed plan.
With this in view the secretary OF
the chamber of commerce IS sending
a letter to the representatives of these
organizations and to representative
citizens along the line, asking them
Ito meet in Newberry on the afternoon
of the 10th of March, and it is hoped
that there will be a representative
number present, and that an organ
ization may be perfected which Will
interest the people along the propos-
ed road, and that after the surveys
and specifications are made by road
builder, that the people may be IN
duced to furnish their teams and lab
or, and at one and the same time put
this road in condition from Greenville
to Columbia.
The purpose of securing the organ
ization is to have several persons scat
tered along the entire route, who will
get the people aroused to the import
.ance of this work, and the adVisability
of cooperation. It will take very lit
tie time and very little money to have
one good road between the capitol
and Greenville,
4! IF this can be accomplished then
this work may be extended ITO other
roads leading into this main highway.
There is little doubt that the interest
sof the farmers along the road can be
secured if the people in the cities and
towns will cooperate and raise the
necessary funds to pay for the plans
and specifications.
, NeWberry is centrally located and !
Representatives from Columbia and
Geenville and along the route can
come to Newberry on the 10th at noon.
:and return to their homes in the
eevening if they do not care to remain
over night '*,':@ ;
The Newberry chamber Of COM
merce would be pleased to have the
newspapers published along the pro-
posed road take up the agitation, and
arouse an interest in their several
communities.
The following letter has been sent
by the secretary of the Newberry
chamber of commerce to the CONNER
cial bodies Of the towns and cities and
to a number of citizens along the
route from Greenvi1le to Columbia,
inviting representatives to be present
at tbs meeting. This is a very i'm
p@ant matter and it does seem that
every one along the route would be
heartily in favor OF such a movement.
Sometime ago an effort of the kind
was undertaken in One of the middle
Western States, and it was stated
that in one day the road was put in
good condition from one side of the
State to the other, a distance of 800
miles.
The following is the letter:
The Newberry chamber of COM
merce desires to have meeting III
Newberry on the afternoon Of the 10th
OF March, for the purpose of consider
ins the advisability Of forming an Or!
ganization composed of representa-
tives from the commercial bodies Of
the cities and towns between Green
vile and Columbia, including these
two places, and from the rural COM
munities, to build road from Green;
vile to Columbia by the voluntary CO.
operation Of the people along the
route.
The supervisors Of Laurens, Green
Vile, Newberry, Lexington and Rich
land will be invited to be present, and
will be asked to give their cooDera-
ton.
The plan to be proposed is to form
an organization, as suggested: and 10