The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-10-03
WANTS SOME INFORMATION.
Some Nice Things About Newberry
and the Progress and Growth OF
the Town in Thirty Years.

To the Editor of The Herald and
News: 1 have been wondering, think
ing and reviewing the business capaci-
ty of your city, and when my mind
runs back something like thirty or
forty years ago, and sees the wonder
full development and progress and en-
terprise that has manifested itself
within this period Of timeS can hard
ly realize that this is old Newberry
1t is needless for me to undertake
to mention the various manufacturing
and commercial industries that have
grown up within the time mentioned.
Those who have the Annals of New
berry can see for themselves.
That same spirit of progress is still
looking the business men of NeWberry
square in the face today, saying: Here
/ am, use me; or reject me, just as
you please, l am only before you as
a business proposition"
Now, Mr.. Editor, 1 am going to ask
a few questions if you, please. What
gives rise to the rapid growth of any
and all enterprises on earth. Of course
you will say, cooperation and united
action of all who are concerned.
This comes first in all things. And
this las been the main driving wheel
that has brought Newberry to where
she stands, but what is the life of
trade. 1t is trade that builds town
and without trade town becomes a
dead issue. Some fellow may say,
plenty ,of money is the life of trade.
In one respect it is truly so. 1t takes
money to make the mare go. But
money will not make trade unless it
is the right kind of trade.
Then what makes the right kind of
trade. Competition is the only thing
that will regulate trade. Without COM
petition business becomes a very one
sided affair.
Then you may say, hasn't Newberry
got plenty of competition. Yes, it has
got plenty of competition in almost
every thing, except what the farmer is
mostly interested in, especially at this
season of the year, and that is the
weighing of cotton.
Mr.. Editor, would you be so kind as
tc find out and tell me why there is
not but one cotton weigher in your
city. In most of the town the far
mers elect a cotton weigher. l Won
der if they have the same prerogative
in Newberry.
Please find out if DR.. Brown, or
some other good farmer would call
a meeting of the farmers that are in
terested in tine cotton market of your
city and elect another man to weigh
cotton, would it be acceptable to the
cotton buyers.
There must be something like twen-
ty thousand bales of cotton marketed
at Newberry in the run of a year.
This, of course, brings about a rush
of business great many times, caus-
ing a great many farmers to sit on
their wagons for more than half a day
waiting for his lime to come, While
there is plenty other good men that
would like to help, if they were just
put to work by some authority. Now,
fellow farmers, think over the matter.
This is purely a business proposition.
1 merely mentioned DR.. Browns
name because he is one of our proml-
nent farmers, and is usually put fore
most in such actions, not that l have
consulted the doctor in this matter,
or especially anyone else.
Very Respectfully,
T. J. Wilson.
October 3, 1913.