The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-14
(,REENVILIE- COLUMBIA
HIGHWAY IS LAUNCHED
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
HERE on FS:DAY.
Organization Perfected ana flans
Laid For Concerted Action-Co-
operation Pledged.


representatives of the commercial
bodies of the cities and towns be-
tween Greenville and Columbia. In
cluding these two places. and from
the rural communities, to build
road from Greenville to Columbia by
the voluntary cooperation OF the
people along the route and the CO.
operation of the supervisors OF the
counties, an enthusiastic meeting OF
representatives was held in the rooms
.of the chamber of commerce at New
berry on Friday afternoon. The plan
proposed is to employ civil engineer
and road builder to go over the ROAD
and suggest relocations where neces-
sary, and to indicate what is neces-
sary to be done, and then to call out
the people who live along the road.
and ask them to assist in putting the
road in good condition.
The meeting on Friday was presid-
ed over by Mr.. I. H. Hunt, president
of the chamber of commerce, and at
his request, Mr.. E. H. Aull outlined
the purpose for which the meeting
was called.
Representatives Present.
From Laurens-Supervisor J. B.
Humbert, and Mr.. A. Lee, editor OF
the Lau-ens Advertiser.
From Clinton-C. E. Spencer, W. A.
Neville.
From Ki1ards-I. NJ. Smith, R. G..
Smith.
From Prosperity-Dr. c. Y. Hunter,
J. D. Quattlebaum.
From Little Mountain-W. A.
Counts.
From Chapin-J. S. Wessinger, C..
P. Robinson.
From Spring Hill-Dr. J. W. Far
gle.
From Lexington-J. Brooks Wing
ard, B. J. Wingard.
From Columbia-A. Mop. Handy.
A letter was read from Mr.. w. G.
Shrine, of 'Greenville, regretting that
a pressing business engagement pre-
vented his attendance. but pledging
. his cooperation in whatever the con-
ference decided upon, looking to the
bettermant of the roads.
What Lexington is Doing.
President Hunt called for express
'sions from the representatives and
Col. J. B. Wingard IN response said
that he was present at the request of
the supervisor Of Lexington county.
He stated that it had been the pur-
pose of the Lexington supervisor TO
build two main thoroughfares bisect-
ing the county of Lexington. That he
had already completed one of them
from the Richland line to Batesburg,
and that his next work would be on
one running across the county in the
other direction. That recently Lex
ington county had erected one Of the
best steel bridges, possibly spanning
the Saluda river, at cost of $4,000,
and that the supervisor was now at
work on the road from Lexington
Court House to this bridge at the riv-
er, a distance of seven miles, and it
was mis- purpose to continue the road
to Chaplin. distance Of nine miles,
and from Chal,.n on to the NeWberry
line at Little MoM4-ain. That the
road from Lexington Court House to
Columbia has already been built, a
distance of u miles. The total dis
tance, via Lexington Court House,
from Chaplin to Columbia, is % miles,
The distance from Chaplin to Column
bia. via Spring Hill, is "a 1-2 miles.
Mr.. Wingard said that it was the pur-
nose OF the supervisor to build this
road through the Fork via Spring
Hill, and that he would probably get
10 work on it during the summer. OW-
ing to the road bed, it was not pos
sible to do much work on this road in
the winter.
Mr.. Wingard incidentally stated
that he did not think that this sec
ton OF Lexington county would be
annexed to Richland county That
there had been so many counties pull
in 10 get slices from Lexington, and