The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-11
GOOD ROADS TRAIN IN
NEWBERRY ON SEPT. II
GOES TO PROSPERITY AFTERNOON
OF SAME DAY.
sRoad Improvement Train" Operated
by Southern Ry. in Cooperation
With Roads Department.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 10.-The
special Road Improvement Train"
being operated by the Southern rail-
way, the Augusta Southern railroad
and affiliated lines in cooperation
with the United States Office Of pub
lie roads, will commence it's tour OF
South Carolina and Georgia Septem-
Der 4. It will spend practically
month in South Carolina making eX-
hibitions at points along the Southern
railway, and on September 20 Will en-
ter Georgia to visit points along the
Augusta Southern railroad.
The Road improvement Train" is
being sent out by the Southern rail-
way to further the movement for bet
ter wagon roads throughout the
South and at the same time to give
practical information to farmers and
road officials as to the building OF
roads and their repair. The schedule
for the South Carolina and Georgia
points so far arranged is as follows:
September 4, Monday, Blacksburg,
S. c., 10 a. n, Gafney 2. p. m.
September 5, Tuesday, SSpartanburg
10 a. m.
September 6, Wednesday, Green
VILE $50 a. m., Easley 2 p. m.
September Z, Thursday, Calhoun 10
a. m., Walholla 2.SO p. m.
September 8, Friday, Seneca $50 a.
NJ, Pendleton 2 p. N.
September 9, Saturday, Anderson
10 a. m., Belton $50 p. N.
September II, Monday, AbbeVille'
10 q. NJ, Greenwood 2 p. m
September u, Tuesday, NeWoerry
10 a. M, Prosperity 2~p. m.
September 13, wednesday, Union
10 a. M, Columbia $50 p. m. .
September IA, Thursday, Winns-
boro 10 a. N.
September Is, Friday, Chester 10
a. m.
September 16,n Saturday, Rock Hill
20 a. m, Yorkville 2 p. N. :.
September IS, Monday; Lancaster
10 a. m, Camden p. N.
September 10, Tuesday, Sumter 1.So
p. m.
September 20, Wednesday, Orange
burg $50 a. ~, st. Matthew ZIP. n
September 21, Thursday, Bamberg,
9.3e a. N, Denmark p. N.
September 20, Friday, Barnwell 10
a. m, Allendale 2 p. N.
September %, Saturday, ST. George
$50 a. m, Summerville 2 p. N.
September Is, Monday, Charleston
10 a. N
September 26, Aiken 10 a. m, Edge
field 2.30 p. m. -....
September 27, Wednesday, Bates
burg 1890 a. ~ :s..,
September %, Thursday, Lexington
10 a. N.
September 20, Friday, Hephzfbah,
Ca, $50 a. NJ, Wrens 1 p. NJ, Gibson
4 p. N.
September 80, Saturday, Sanders
Vile. Ca, $50 a. M, Warthen 1 p. n1:'
Mitchell p. ~.
Free lectures and demonstrations
showing the importance of good roads
and how to build them and keep them
In repair at the smallest necessary
cost will be conducted at each stop by
two road building experts of the Unit
ed States department Of agriculture,
Messrs. J.. E. Boykin and H. S. Fair
banks, assisted by a representative OF
the land and industrial department OF
the Southern railway. Two coaches
OF the train are filed with exhibits,
nictures and working models, and the
lectures are illustrated with stere-
optican views. At great expense the
Southern railway and affiliated lines
are handling this train without charge
to the government in order that the
people along it's lines may have the
opportunity to receive the valuable in
formation as to road building which
it affords.