The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-21

slightest degree it's efforts to secure
this park.
For at least 25 years, The Herald
and News has advocated every pro-
gressive movement which has been
taken by this community, and has
fought for the establishment of those
things which it was SATISFIED was for
the advancement of the community
even in the face of strong opposition
and unjust criticisms, and in every
one of these efforts, the things advo-
Gated have eventually come.
We are convinced that the park idea
is one of the things much needed at
present by the people of NeWberry,
and we propose to continue our ef-
forts until the park is secured. We
are willing to admit frankly a disap-
pointment at the amounts taken by
some of the citizens, who have sub
scribed to this movement, from whom
We expected more cordial and more
substantial support. We are also dis
appointed that some names that we
expected to be upon this list are not
there, but The Herald and News is
not a gutter, and does not propose
to give up this fight
The ladies who made the campaign
on Wednesday have our most sincere
thanks for the efforts made, and we
appreciate the amounts they secured.
It is a fact, as we have before re-
marked, that the people who receive
the least for matters undertaken for
the public welfare, are generally the
ones who can be depended upon to be
the most liberal, and any one who will
glance over the list of the subscribers
will see a striking illustration of this.
However, we are satisfied that there
are others in the community, who
have not yet been seen, who will be
willing and glad to cooperate with
this movement, and they will be given
the opportunity to do so.
Our people are unfortunately very
much divided, and have gotten into
the habit of knocking anything that
is proposed for the welfare of this.
community. Until that spirit is eradl-
Gated, there is not much hope for the
community to advance. 1t is unfor-
tunately true that they have become
so accustomed to knocking that they
will knock good thing even if they
are not asked to push it along. We
need to be rid of this spirit, and we
had hoped that such a proposition as
a park for the city would be on prop
osition upon which every good and
patriotic citizen could unite. There
ought to be something of a patriotic
nature which could attract the unset
fish endorsement of the entire COM
munity.
The ladies said that one citizen
would say, for instance, if you will
place the park at certain location
in the city, that he would give $1,000.
Another patriotic citizen was good
enough to remark that if the park was
located at some other place that he.
would contribute a like amount to-
ward it. Of course, remarks like these
are sufficient and are calculated to
discourage the timid and weak-heart-
ed, but The Herald and News does not
belong to that class, and it does not
propose to give up the fight until the
park IS secured, and we hope the peo-
pie of this community all know that
We are in this fight to win and We ex-
pect to see the park in the city OF
even if it does not come in
this good year, 1911.
The following is a complete lis; OF
the subscribers up to Wednesday af-
ternoon:
J. A Burton 80. .... .. .S6O0.0O
W. II. Hunt. >. >. .. .. :. 10000
H. L. Parr.. .. .. :. :. 10000