Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-27
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VERSES FINE COUNTRY.
The Mileage the Two Routes from Walhalla to
Anderson acknowledgment Received Points
Success for the Undertaking--Mr.
Watson a Man of Iron"

| DOSeu routes Vi INC COlu O6S
away automobile highway Tuesday
Of last week, on the sections from
| Walhalla to Anderson and return,
| found enthusiastic and interested
people all along the line. 1t is truly
a magnificent section through which
this highway runs, and fortunate in
| deed will the citizens along the route
| be if the whole plan as proposed shall
| be put into shape.
Oakway was the first point where
stop was made and regular meet
ing held, and here the first commit
tee for raising funds and pushing the
work by community action was ap-
! pointed. w. II. Cole introduced
Mayor Brown, who stated the object
OF the trip and the meeting. GoOi
| talks were also made by Major VIM.
j. Stribling, Col. r. Il. Jaynes and
! Harry r. Hughs. This was the open
| ing of the ball so far as any speak
ing was concerned, and the system
was followed throughout, some two
or three members of the party being
| called on at each point to make some
remarks. Major Stribling made
telling speech at Oakway-the real
feature Of the meeting there-and
received hearty applause. as did the
other speakers. 1t was at Oakway
that the several members Of the
party became acquainted with the
two visiting travellers, Messrs. Har-
bison and Potts, Of Highlands, n.
c., who had joined the crowd at
Walhalla after portion Of the party
had made the start. These gentle
men were numbered among the
speakers all along the line and
proved valuable acquisitions, as they
were able, from experience, to cite
certain facts relative to the noun
tain end Of the work that could not
have been touched by others.
1t was early in the morning when
no concerted action was taken at the
moment there, though before the
! Tarty had returned to Walhalla
, strong committee had been appO,ut~
! cd by Mayor Walker to take ug ac-
tive work soliciting funds ft-r the
! proposed work. DaE~ay. Tuwrytiio
and Anderson gave the party warm
welcome, the good folks at Townville
insisting that the crowd should not
| leave their borders until some twen-
| ty Of the finest looking and tasting
melons we have ever seen had been
cut and eaten. Rev. w. S. Myers, of
the Methodist church, acted as chair
man Of the meeting and spokesman
| for TOwnville. He is a live wire, en-
| thusiastic and energetic, big Of frame
| and equally big of heart. He seemed
| determined that the warm welcome
accorded the party at Oakway,
| where w. II. Cole presided, should
in no manner be found to exceed the
welcome to come from Townville.
| He gave a short but pointed talk
| previous to the Introduction OF
Mayor w. NJ. Brown. of Walhalla, In
which he took occasion to extol good
roads in general and to assure the
| boosters" that he was deeply inter
ested in the work in hand, and prom
ised not only his influence and sup
port of the movement, but contribu-
tion to the fund. "Townville," said
Mr.. Myers, "is very much in ths
same position that Anderson county
was said to be some yeas ago. Hon.
Josh Ashley was asked the question,
What is the altitude Of Anderson?'
and he at once replied, Mostly Bap-
tist. This was in connection with
the fact that Mr.. Myers regretted
that the crowd at Townvile for the
good roads meeting was not as large
as he would like to have seen it, but
this fact was accounted for by rea-
son of a protracted meeting being in
progress at the Baptist church. and
the good roads party saw evidences
Of the stauchness of the Baptists Of
that section, for people were pouring
into the church and church grounds
from all quarters. We were given
assurance that the people gathering
at the church were as strong in their
faith in good roads as they we're
mindful Of their church obligations,
and that we could expect Townville
to do her full share.
Mayor w. NJ. Brown was the first
speaker following Rev. Mr.. Myers,
n
present good roads movement. He
was followed by r. T. Jaynes, of
Walhalla, and r. G.. HARRISON, of