The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-27
COLUMBIA TO GREENYILLE
Commissioner Z. J. Watson and
Newspaper Man Take Trip Through
Favored Section on Way to
Greenville.

Columbia, May lS.-A good loea Oh
the richness of the country, where
modern farm houses surrounded with
good outbuildings are, and where the
real American lives in peace and pros
perity, can be obtained if one will take
an auto trip from Columbia to Green
vile. By going through in an auto
mobile first hand information IS oo-
tanned and a fine country as it really
is can be seen.
, E. J. Watson, commissioner OF aSrl-
culture, commerce and industries, has
an exhibit of his department at the
Greenville Sanitary congress and eX-
position this week, and he'went up
Saturday to install it. The trip was
made by automobile, in the car besides
Mfr. Watson being Messrs. Simpson
and Summers, of the agricultural de-
partment, and The News and Courier's
Columbia representative. Young jim
nie Robinson was at the steering
wheel.
Party Leaves Columbia.
The party left Columbia on satur-
day morning at 6 o'clock. A light
rain was falling when the start was
made. Going out the Hyatt Park
road, the Spring Hill roads which
crosses the Congaree and runs
through the Dutch Fork" OF what
was formerly Lexington county, but
is now Richland, was followed.
Through, the towns of Chapin, Little
Mountain. Prosperity and Newberry
this route was followed. All the way
there had ten rain, but not heaVy
enough, however, to lay the dust and
make the automobiling enjoyable.
Good roads were encountered all the
vay to Newberry, except about nj
teen miles cut of Columbia in the
eDutch Fork" where the roads are
badly washed. It appears that no one
has worked this stretch of road in
a long tina. Were it put in shape the
road ali the way tc Newberry would
be first class.
Breakfast at Newberry.
This latter city is forty-three miles
from Columbia ard il Nas reached at
9 o'clock, three hours run. Here the
marty trcakfasted ard Il en- pulled out
for Clinton. pass:ls Though the towns
of Kinards, Goidville, on the way.
From Clin.1n the run to Laurens, ten
miles away, was made in less than
half an hour, and the road between
these two thriving towns is ideal.
Leaving Laurens the party entered
ON the last lap of the journey, passing
through the towns Of Gray Court,
Owings and Fountain Inn, where the
Greenville line was struck. From this
time on the rain steadily increased
and when Simpsonville was reached
the chains had to be put on the wheels
for the car was "skidding' so that
If was impossible to make the hills
without the chains. Greenvllle was
reached shortly after o'clock the
party putting up at the Otarray hotel.
Heart of Rich Country.
The trip from Columbia to Green
vile takes one right through the
heart of rich country, one of the
greatest farming centres of the South.
Large two-story, elegantly construct
ed farm houses mark the residences
of many farmers along the route.
Nice outbuildings, painted and built
with the latest facilities for good
farming, are seen in many places.
Just above Kinards, on toward Clln-
ton. there stands a large two-story
farm house, that rivals many fine city
residences. 1t is built of the best
material, has many adornments and
follows one of the best known styles
of architecture. Near it stands the
out houses, the barn and stables all
-painted and Of the most modern build
In the yard is wind mill, which
furnishes all the water for the farm
and house, and standing in front OF
the house was an automobile. Acre
of wheat and oats stretch away from
the house, while other acres of corn
u. and cotton nearby stamp this as one
of the best farms in South Carolina
one that will attract instant attention.
Houses similar to this are encoun-