The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-05-27

this route is noticeable. There has
probably been more grain planted this
year in South Carolina than ever be-
fore and between here and Greenville
some fine fields of oats and wheat
we're seen. The grain is just about
ripe enough to cut and some of. the
farmers have already begun to harvest
it. On many Of the farms fields of
vetch we're seen, and still another
noticeable thing was the large number
of pecan orchards on the route.
Fairly Good Roads.
The road with the exception of the
few miles in the Dutch Fork" near
Columbia is fine, except when just
near the city limits of Greenville.
The four or five miles just before
entering the limits of that city are
about as miserable a piece of road
as one could find anywhere. In fact
within mile of the Greenville limits
is an old red hill, full of holes, badly
cut up, mad well-nigh impossible.
Some one has written in chalk large
sign which is tackled to tree on the
side of this road. isn't this a bad
road? Don't you think SOP and when
one HAS ipassed over it they will
give an emphatic affirmative answer
to the query of this unknown suf-
ferer.
In keeping with the prosperous
farming country with whic is re-
gion is blessed are the thriving towns
and cities, Chaplin, Little Mountain,
Prosperity, Newberry, Goldville,
Clinton, Laurens, Gray Court. Foun-
tain Inn, SisnpsonWille and Green
vile, and the other smaller places on
the way all we'll abreast of the times.
Good streets and side walks, modern
homes, business centeres which make
a good appearance, all make the trip
a pleasant one and gives one the
idea of wondering why they haven't
before taken the trouble to "see"
South Carolina. It's an instructive
and pleasing lessd n of the wonderful
prosperity which is blessing South
Carolina that one gets from taking
this trip.
A Fast-GrOwing City.
Greenville is a fast growing city.
The progress and growth of this
gateway to Get There" in the past
few years in marvellous. Tall Office
buildings, good hotels, fine residences
are going up on every hand telling
in their own way the period of pros
perity. The city was just getting
ready for the Horse Show, Elk's Car
nival, and Municipal Sanitary Con-
gress which will take place there this
week. People we're converging there
from all sections, and the streets were
abustle with the preparations. One
standing near any group around the
hotel or on the streets could hear tales
of wonderful increases in real estate
values and it reminded the writer very
much of the real estate talk one hears
in Columbia every day.
Installs Exhibits.
Commissioner Watson installed an
exhibit from his department showing
the fine work which it is doing and its
value to the people of the State. 1t is
very pretty and will add much to the
display and lessons of the week. The
State board of health also has q Gre
ditable exhibit on display.
The return trip from Greenville to
Columbia was made this morning in
six hours, the party leaving the Pied
mont city at a. M, and reaching Co.
lumbia a little after p. m, run of
13O miles in six hours. The Gay was
fine and the roads magnificent after
the rain of yesterday, and there was
practically no dust to make the ira
yelling unpleasant.
People from Charleston who a-e ac-
customed to go to the mountains of
Western North Carolina in their ma
chimes use this road from Columbia to
Greenville, and then on to Henderson
vile and Asheville, the latter city be-
ing only fifty miles from Greenville,
and the road Is good. Commissioner
Watson has placed markers all along