The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-17
SHALL WE BUILD. IT?

Laurens Advertiser.
The movement begun at NeWberry
Friday to put the entire roadway from
Greenville to Columbia in first class
condition by means of local subscrip-
tions and individual aid should have
far-reaching results. The hope of
those who are most 1nerested in this
road is that when it is built and put
in fine condition that it will serve as
a model for other road builders and
an inspiration to the other people OF
the counties through which it runs to
build more Just like it. The ide;:
should and no doubt will appea!
strongly to those people along the
road, for in no other way can they
hope to build such a road as is con-
1emplated.
The county chaingangs are enabled
is do Just so much work over the
county and no more. The supervisor
is able to do so much work on this
road will result in the road being
built people of the county demands
that he pay as much attention to the
road to Waterloo as he does the road
to Clinton. This fSct is understood.
AS the county can not build such 6
road as is needed between these cities,
this hodv of men which met at New
berry desires to inaugurate move
ment that by the people themselves.
They want to build a real road from
Greenville to Newberry and on to
Columbia that will prove of inestlnla-
BILE benefit to those living along it and
to any who travel over it. To build
it will require the united cooperation
of all the people along the route. A
number of prominent farmers were at
the meeting Friday. and each of them
gave the movement their hearty en-
dorsemnt and promised that they
would do all in their power to aid IN
the work. They have seen the need OF
the road and all that is wanted now
is that the rest of the people along
the road see it. If they can be
brought to realize the great advan-
tage of such work and at the same
time to realize that the county chain
gang will not be able to do it, we be-
1ieve that half the battle will be won.
Some are bound to say that this is
Just some scheme to get a fine road
for the automobiles to travel on.
There is nothing further from the
truth. Although the automobllists
will be welcomed to travel it all they
please and though doubtless every
man who attended the meeting would
be glad to see a long string Of them
pass by his door every day, still tL<
sentiment Of the meeting was not
that an automobile highway was
wanted, but that a highway was want
ed on which the farmers might bring
their produce to market and high
way which would serve as a model for
others. We feel especially inclined to
stress the point THAI this is no auto
mobile highway but model road for
all kinds Of vehicles, automobiles in
cluded. We want to see a road on
which four horses can pull what two
pulled before.
A committee has been appointed to
devise ways and means of getting the
movement under way. DR.. H. K. AK
en- and Prof. G. E. Spencer are on this
committee, besides d number of 9th
ers. They will either call on the
farmers of this section of the roa(
at an early time or they will hav.
some one else call. They should re
ceive every eneoura cement. Let ev.
cry man along the road and along
the roads that run into this one jc
the band of workers and lets have a
road from one end of Laurens county
to the other that will be a model to
other sections Of the highway just as
the whole road is to be a model for
other roads.
We would be glad to hear from any
person along this road in regard to
the plan. We would urge all those
who are interested to write a few lines
in order that your neghbors may be
infused With the idea.