The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
NEWBERRY ROAD PLAYS
VERY IMPORTANT PART
IN PROPOSED HIGHWAY FROM
CHARLESTON THROUGH STATE.
Official Route Selected for Work in
Line With Movement inaugural
ed by Charleston Secretary.

A meeting of the executive commit
tee and vice-presidents of the propos-
ed highway between Charleston and
Asheville, a distance Of 800 miles, was
held in Columbia on Thursday. Tha,
following officers of the association
were PRESENT. Route and managing
committee, A. w. McKeand, chairman,
Charleston; A. McP. Handy, secretary,
Richland; F. A. Coward, Richland; E.
H. Aull, Newberry; J. Gordon Hughes,
Union; J. M. Connolly, Charleston;
Samuel Dibble, Orangeburg.
The following vice-presidents were
present: A. Mel. Martin, Charleston;
J. A. Banks, Calhoun; A. Mop. Handy,
Richland; ]. B. Hunter, Newberry; ].
T. Jeter, Union.
Mr.. J. B. Mayes, president OF the
Newberry chamber of commerce, who
always takes an interest in public
matters for the benefit of the commu-
nifty, was also present . u.
TWO official routes were selected
from Charleston to Summerville< one
on each side of the Ashley river. From
Suhmerville to the county line the,
route is via Jedburg, thence through
orangeburg county via orangeburg to
St. Matthews, and from st. Matthews
to Columbia by the Monck's Corner
road and the old State road.
The route from Columbia to St. Mat
thews created considerable discussion.
It was stated that the Bates ferry road
was now in good condition, and had
been adopted by the automobile asso-
citation, but there was no bridge at
Bates ferry. The old State road it
was agreed by all present, was really
the best route and had greater posi-
bilities of being improved into first
class road. In addition to this, the dis
tance between Columbia and St. Mat
thews by the State road is thirty miles,
while by the Bates ferry road the dis
tance is forty-six miles. l..
Mr.. Banks, Of Calhoun, stated that
he was satisfied that if the State road
were adopted as the official route,
that he could get the supervisor OF
Calhoun county and the people along
the route to put the twenty three miles
of the road, which passed through Cal
houn county, in f1rst-class condition.
A letter was read from Mr.. W. P.
Roof in which he pledged that Lex
ington county would do whatever the
association agreed upon. aHd seven
miles of this road is through Lexing-
ton.
! From Columbia to the Newberry
line, no route was officially adopted
inasmuch as there were no represen-
tatives present from Lexington county.
It will be either via Lexington court
house, leaving Columbia by the Con-
garee bridge, or via the Dutch FORK
and Spring Hill to Chaplin crossing
the Broad river bridge above Colum-
bia
It was stated that the supervisor OF
Lexington county was now at WORK
on the Dutch Fork. route. The route
via Lexington as far as Lexington
court house, a distance of twelve miles,
is now in fine condition, and from Lex
ington court house to Saluda river
the road is also in good condition.
From the river to Chaplin is a. fine
road bed but needs work. The distance
via Lexington to Chaplin is 2S niles
as AGAINST "a miles from Columbia to
Chapin via the Dutch Fork route. IL
is probable that the route via Lexing-
ton court house will be adopted as tnls
is a much better road bed, and a
greater part of it is now in good con-
dition.
The route from the Lexington line
through Newberry county was adopt
ed via Little Mountain, Prosperity
Newberry, Jalapa and Kinards, and
from Kinards via Clinton and Laurens
to GreenVille.
An official route was also adopted
from Newberry via Union to Spartan
burg. This route is via Cald"ells,
Keitt's bridge and Maybinton on to-
Union.
The road from New1berry to Keltts
bridge has recently been worked oy
Supervisor Feagle, and ne says tha1