The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-02

Augusta? You have to go either to
Greenwood or Columbia before yGE
start towards your destination. Ho%
could you go from Newberry by rail
to Whitmire? And yet these two places
have common political, social and bust
ness ties that would insure great profit
to a road connecting them.
Wit almost indefinite extension pos
sibiIities to the north and the Savar-
nah river as a terminus at the south,
it would be great and profitable rail
road. Besides, it would be in direct
line with tne recently constructed
Georgia and Florida railway, which
would furnish trough line froai
I here to the Gulf of Mexico and so to
! Panama.
Gentlemen, whether because OF the
present agitation or independent of it,
my opinion is tnat the best interest Of
! Newberry demands the construction Of
this road. 1t would insure better
freight rates, which would make New
berry a more attractive place for va
rious industries and enterprises. 1t
would make Newberry more attrac-
tive place to live, because more acces-
sible. With the improved railroad ia
cilities and its good college and schools
many more travelling men, general
agents, wholesale dealers, etc., would
make their homes in NeWberry. A
more nealthful place can not be found.
Certainly no city can boast of as good
water. Why not Newberry the place
for resort great t-otels, etc. The first
need is the railroad perpendicular 20
the two that she now has. With t1e
completion Of sucn road real estate
in Newberry would climb by leaps and
bounds. 1t would be in demand. In
creased values would help the schools
and all public works. Business would
be not only greater in volume, but
more active.
The fear of the small towns that
would spring up a.ong tie line IS not
10 be countenanced. A through Line
running perpendicular to the two OLD
roads would increase the importance
! of Newberry as distributing point ten
fold. Even if dozens of little places
should spring up the increased proml-
nence of New berry as a railroad center
would make the business OF these
towns Newberry's business, and at tie
same time would greatly increase New
pery's business up and down the oteer
old roads. AS it now is NeWberry mas
no better railroad advantages t2an
prosperity has. And if Greenwood does
build her proposed road and Prospe-
rity, through encouragements from Co.
lumbia. taps the new road at Saluda,
Prosperity will have the advantage. Ii
Greenwood gets her road, and con-
Meeting line is built from Little Noun
tain or Prosperity, or any otter point
to the line, the frightful small villages
would spring up just tie same, and
where would Newberry be?
venture the opinion that 10 per
cent. of. the wealth of Newberry spent
in launching this movement would pay
for itself over and over again in a very
few years in increased business and
enhanced values. And yet it may be
accomplis;- ed without spending money
at all.
Geographically and commercially,
Newberry is logically on the line OF
tie road. But it may be necessary
for the business men OF Newberry to
get together and prepare to present
their claims and show their desires.
and convince the capital that this route
is the correct investment. To do less
may be disastrous; to delay may mean
failure. Tie time to act is now:
promptly and with q solid front.