The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-14


such an extent in demands for work
from the changing, threatening II
they did not get this work. they
would leave the county, that the sup
ervisor had been, SO to speak, be-
tween the devil and the deep blue sea.
He desired, however, to assure the
meeting, that in any efforts to build
roads, the hearty cooperation OF the
Lexington supervisor could be count
ed upon.
Spring Hill Wants Roads.
DR.. J. W. Eargle, from Spring Hill,
said that his section of the county had
been greatly neglected by the county
supervisor. That they had no repre-
sentation and no remuneration, moth
ing but taxation. It had been eight
years since the chaingang had done
any work in the Fork of Lexington
county. The supervisor, he said, had
promised him two years ago to work
this particular ROAD but up to this
time nothing had been done, and that
his section was greatly handicapped.
Speaking for himself, however, he
said he would undertake to put the
road running through his plantation
for about mile in. good condition.
Speaking of the annexation Of that
section to Richland. he said that he
had understood that the supervisor
had said that he would not do any
work in that section until the ques-
ton was settled as to whether or not
it would be annexed 20 Richland coun-
ty, but that the people of that section
had to continue paying tax to Lexing-
ton county.
Chaplin Will Cooperate.
Mr.. J. S. Wessinger, from Capin; said
that the town of Chaplin would CO.
operate. That the road bed via Spring
Hill was an excellent one upon which
to build a road, and he would be in
favor of both roads, the one via Spring
Hill and the one via Lexington.
Little Mountain in Sympathy.
Mr.. w. A. Counts, from Little Noun
tain, stated that he had no authority
to speak for the community, but he
was satisfied that the people in and
around Little Mountain were in hear
ty sympathy with the movement for
good roads and could be counted upon
to give the movement hearty cooper
alton.
Prosperity to Be Counted On.
DR.. G. Y. Hunter. Of Prosperity,
said that his section could always be
counted upon when it comes to the
building of good roads. and he was
willing to pledge the cooperation Of
Prosperity and the community sur
rounding it.
Laurens in Line.
Mr.. J. B. HumbecI. supervisor of
Laurens county, said that he had
come to find out what the meeting
wanted to do, and how it wanted to
do it. That he was not prepared to
say what the farmers of Laurens
county would do, but that he had
come to get in touch with the move
ment, and he believed that the CO.
operation of the people of Laurens
could be counted upon.
Laurens Advertiser Pledged.
Mr.: A. Lee. editor of the Laurens
Advertiser said that ne was a young
man, and a new man at Laurens, but
that he was willing to pledge the CO.
operation of the Advertiser to do
whatever it could to further the
movement for the building of this
road. He then tole of how the peo-
pie of Aiken, some time ago, formed
an organization and secured the CO.
operation of the farmers and in very
short time built 25 miles of good
road
Clinton Will Do Her Share.
Mr.. c. E. Spencer, OF Clinton, said
that he came as a representative Of
the business league If Clinton, ana
wanted to find out iust wlat cne meet
ing proposed to undertake. He felt that
the people of his community were
in good roads and would
be willing to do their share. The ef-
fort of the business league Of Clinton
was to have all of the roads leading
to Clinton in good condition.
Mr.. ". A. Neville, representative