The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-08-01
AN AUTOMOBILE TRIP
THROUGH UP COUNTRY
SOMETHING OF THE ROADS. AND
OTHER THINGS.
A Pleasant Journey Through Pros
porous COuntry-Heayy Rains
Encountered.

An automobile journey of Psi miles
from Newberry through the upper
section of South Carolina and return
is Illuminating and instructive, and
some observations as to the roads,
the crops and the general prosperity
of the country, by one who is more or
less familiar with this section, may
be of some little interest to the read
ers of The Herald and News.
A gentleman at Fountain Inn. in
the lower part of Greenville county,
near tn eLaurens line, remarked on
Wednesday that "the crop prospects
in his section were never better in
the past number of years" AS matter
of fact, the crops are, for the most
part, good in the entire upper part of
the State which was traversed. While
one is told everywhere that money is
tight" yet there is general appear
ance of prosperity.
Bad Crossing on Fairly Good Road
Leaving Newberry early Saturday
morning, after heavy rain here,
which extended up the Laurens road
only about three miles, the run near
ly to Laurens was made in excellent
time Wet roads were encountered
again at Clinton, on up towards Lau-
rens, and the road-bed was slippery,
but no trouble was encountered until
just beyond Parks Station, about
three miles this side Of Laurens,
where we had to build a road to
cross a creek. In dry weather no
trouble is encountered at this creek,
but the heavy rain of the night before
had washed heavy sand on either bank
leaving a sheer drop of some thre!
feet to the bed of the stream.
Experience of NeWberry Car.
The night before the car of Mr.
Lambert W. Jones, of Newberry, com
ing tow .rGs Newberry, had run into
this creek, and had to remain ir the
creek until the water went down Mr..
Jones and Mr.. B. V. Chapman return
ed to Nowberry by rail. Mr.. Jo1.es
son remained over in Laurens with
the car, ard we SAW HIM after our eX-
perience with this stream on Satur-
day morning.
Will Build Bridge.
Supervisor Humbert, of Laurens
county, says he is going to build a
bridge across this stream. Certainly
this is what ought to be done, and
done right away This is the main
highway from the low-country to the
mountains, and the only really very
bad place in the whole road from
Newberry to Greenville, though the
greater part of the road could be put
in better shape than at present with
not very great effort.
Until Supervisor Humbert does
build his bridge, those going along
this road in automobiles after heavy
rains can miss this crossing by turn
ing to the right, across the railroad
at Park Station, and going into Lau-
rens around by the Bell place and the
Watts mill. This is mile or two out
of the way, but is considerably safer
and easier. In dry weather the cross
ing at the stream which gave trou-
bic is usually all right.
Laurens to Greenwood
From Laurens we went to Green
wood, distance of about 2S miles.
The roads through here are N good
shape in dry weather, and good time
was made to Waterloo. At Waterloo
heavy rain of about two hours
duration was encountered. Stopping
at Waterloo until the rain was over,
the trip to Greenwood was resumed
over heavy, slippery roads, through
which the Ford car ploughed for the
most part in low gear. The road is
narrow, with bitches on either side,
and the danger was from skidIlng.
There are many nice, comfortable
country homes in this section OF Lau-
rens and Greenwood counties, and
the crops are very good. Greenwood,
one of the best towns in the upper
part of South Carolina, was reached
on aSturday afternoon about five
o'clock. The streets we're crowded,
and the whole town was busy, as
usual
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