The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-24

not financially able to bear the heavy
expense Of going to Columbia, Phlla-
delphia, New York, or any other place
away from home. There are other
cases where families have burdened
themselves with debt that their sick
might receive the best hospital ser
vice that medical science affords. The
expense of city hospital service away
from home is excessive and in many
cases prohibitive. A hospital right
here at home would bring the expense
of such service to the minimum and
place it within reach of all who need
it's help. Another great advantage
Would be in that Newberry would
have the service Of trained nurses who
could answer emergency calls at all
hours of the day and night The
question now presents itself, Can New
berry afford an institution of this
kind? Other towns no larger than
Newberry have established and are
now maintaining institutions of this
kind. If some public spirited citizen
would give several acres of ground
for this purpose and the other citiz-
ems Of the town and county take as
much stock in the organization as
they are able to take, the hospital
would be assured. The location need
not be near the business part Of town
and it would be best to have it located
some distance from that section for
reasons that are obvious. Time for
bids me going into details in reference
to this matter, but I hope the chamber
of commerce will seriously consider
the advisability of advocating the es-
tablishment of such an institution in
Newberry. If it would do nothing else
but that during the year 1911 it would
receive the plaudit "well done" from
a grateful community.
County Fair.
For a combination of business,
pleasure, profit and friendship nothing
can equal a good old county fair with
it's brass band, it's fine horses, fat
hogs, dainty laces, jersey COWS, pre-
serves, peaches, pears and pumpkins,
and last but not least, the red balloon
man and the small boys and his goats.
That is one time and place in all the
year that every body leaves trouble
on the outside. If a carefully appoint
ed committee from this organization
were to invite farmers from different
sections of the county in conference
it would probably be ascertained that
the sentiment would be in favor OF
taking immediate steps to perfect such
an organization. A good county fair
would mean great deal to the farm
ing interests of the county. 1t would
encourage and stimulate the raising
of better stock and would materially
advance the kind and quality of the
products Of the field. From the stand
point of business, pure and simple, it
would be to the interests of the men,
bers of the chamber of commerce to
get behind a movement of this kline
and push it through to finish. For
one week in every year hundreds O.
people would come to town and with
them would come increased business
activity in every line. There is no
telling how much money is spent by
our people every year when they go to
the State fair, the Greenwood fair,
Spartanhurg fair and other fairs that
are held every year in other counties.
An institution Of this kind would Keep
many customers and much money at
home that now go. to other places.
It will take considerable money to es-
tablish and maintain fair that will
be a credit to the county, but it can
be done if the people of the county
want it. A committee Of progressive
men from each township cooperating
with a committee from the chamber
Of commerce would soon ascertain it
such a proposition was practicable at
this time. With the par value of the
fair stock at $40 a share everybody
onght to help e. little. This organiza-
tion can do valuable work for town
and county right along this line.
InterHrban Trolley Line.
The city council and the Southern
Power company having met on COM
mon ground We can now seriously
consider the prospect Of geeting the
iLte- Sbar trolley line through New
b srrv finn the up country to Colum-
hia We might as we'll look facts