The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-22
CHANCE TO SECURE
A FINE TERRITORY
SECTION OF LEXINGTON RIPE FOB
ANNEXATION.
Mass Meeting to be Held at Chaplin On
Friday Afternoon to Discuss
the Matter.

The people of Broad river and Salu
! da townships, including the towns Of
Chaplin and Peak, in Lexington county
are agitating the question of leaving
l6sthe county of Lexington and coming
into the county Of Newberry.
A mass meeting has been called to
be held at Chaplin on Friday afternoon,
October 25, at o'clock, to discuss the
matter.
A big opportunity is again knocking
at Newberry's door.
The mass meeting at Chapin on Fri
day afternoon will be held as the re-
suit of petition signed by number OF
prominent citizens residing in the
townships affected.
Mr.. w. M. Wilson, of Peak, who is an
enthusiastic advocate of the movement
to annex to Newberry county, was in
Newberry on Monday. He said the
people were ripe for the movement,
if the claims of Newberry county are
properly presnted and the right kind
of welcome is extended by Newberry.
The people in this Dutch Fork sec
ton of Lexington county now must go
through Columbia to reach their co'ln-
ty seat. Either Newherry or Columbia
is much more easily accessible to them
a than the town of Lexington. Both
1 Newberry and Columbia are on direct
railway lines running through the sec
] ton.
Some time ago a portion of Lexing-
ton county in this section was annexed
to Richland. There has been unrest
3among the people of the section re-
naming in Lexington county since
their neighbors went into Richland.
It is a rich section of country which
Newberry has. the opportunity to Sc
cure with the proper effort. Included
in it is a large portion of the great
Parr Shoals Power company, including
the dam, with this company's big
amount Of taxable property, which will
constantly increase as its development
goes forward
l. Entering into the question of the
proposed annexation is the question
OF the rate of taxation in Lexington,
Newberry and Richland counties, and
the advantages Of the counties to the
people in the section where the move
ment is on foot. Of course, Newberry's
advantages will have to be presented.
The people of the other sections o:
Lexington county are alive in their
efforts to induce the people of the two
townships to remain in Lexington A
dispatch from Lexington to the Co.
lumbia State of Saturday said:
Lexington, Oct 1S.<Another effort
is on foot to dismem, the county OF
Lexington. This time here is prop
osition being suggested by the people
of Broad river and Saluda townships,
in the Dutch Fork, to annex to New
berry or Richland counties. A petl-
ton. signed by number Of prominent
citizens residing in these townships
calling for mass meeting to be Held
vat Chaplin on October 25, has been pub
lished in the local paper and also dis
tributed throughout the territory.
"There has been a feeling OF un-
rest among these people for several
years, but not until the lower section
of the Dutch Fork annexed to Rich
land county did the proposition tale
strong hold. 1t is believed that the
unrest is caused largely by false rd-
mors that have been circulated
EFthroughout Lexington eXaggerat!ng
the condition of the county-to the ef-
feet that Lexington county is largely
in debt, and other rumors OF dlsas-
trous nature.
cat the meeting to be held az Chaplin
On the 25th it is said that prominent
men from Newberry county Will be
present, and it is likely that Ri>hland
will also be represented as viii the
county Of Lexington.
President Jno. NJ. Kinard, of the
. Newberry chamber uf commerce, when
asked about the matter Oh No"dav.