The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-30
PLAN new ROUTE
TO TIE MOUNTAINS
CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE INTEREST
IS ARRANGED.
Commissioner watson to Lead Canvass
For Highway Into the Hill
Country.

Col. Il. j. watson, at LQ6 c1OSS VI CA1
morning exercises in connection with
the chautauqua on Wednesday, held a
brief conference with several of the
gentlemen present in regard to the
proposed highway to the mountains
via Spartanburg. the same to come by
Newberry and Whitmire and Union and
Glenn Springs. Mr.. Watson has re-
Gently been over the road and he says
the distance from the monument in
Columbia to the monument in the pub
lie square in Spartanburg is 11O.3
miles.
He also says Btat the road is a prac-
teal route from the low country to
the hill country. Arrangements for a
whirlwind campaign over the route,
with meetings in the interest of the
road were made On "wednesday, said
campaign to be made next Wednesday
It is desired to have several cars from
Newberry join the party here after
the meeting arranged for next Wednes-
day and go to Glenn Springs.
It was suggested by Col. Watson that
it would be a good idea to have sew
eral ladies join the party.
The meeting will be held in the court
house next Wednesday at 10 O'Clock
and Immediately after the trip will
commence. The people of Whitmire
and beyond are enthusiastic and there
will be a big meeting at Whitmire
Those who are willing to join tie party
will notify Mr.. B. C. Matthews at the
National bank at the earlist moment
and let him know who will accompany
them Mr.. Matthews and Mayor Wright
have already volunteered their cars
ana their personal presence on the trip
II is expected that Dr.. G. Y. Hunter
of Prosperity and several others from
NeRberry will be in the party. 1t
will be pleasant trip, besides being
In the interest of a very important
matter for Newberry..1 Supervisor Sam
pie will be provided way. The follow
ing appeared in The State ON Thursday
in regard to. the whirlwind campaign:
Following is the. schedule Of meet
ings arranged for next week: New
berry, 10 a. M; Whitmire, noon; !;
Union, 8 p. m; Glenn Springs, p. m
All motor car owners in NeWberry
HaEe been invited to attend the meet
ing there. The Newberry automobile
gaen will proceed to Whitmire for the
meeting there. ''It Will be the biggest
cross country automobile parade ever
held in South Carolina in the interest
of good roads," said Mr.. Watson yes
terday.
Arrangements for mass meeting
at Union are being made by the cham
Der of commerce. The big meeting OF
the day will be held at Glenn Springs.
The spartanburg automobile owners
have been invited to attend. 1t is prob
able that mass meeting will be held
Wednesday night in Spartanburg.
Committees will be named at each
meeting to solicit subscriptions for a
fund to improve the roads. This
money will be spent under the direc-
ton of the county supervisors.
Yesterday the commissioner ad'
dressed a letter to the United States
Office of public roads. Washington, ask
ing that W. L. Spoon, highway engin'
eer in charge of the section of the cap
ital highway in South Carolina, be de-
: tailed to make the trip over the new
road to Spartanburg.
A survey of the road has been made
by Commissioner Watson and lie viii
soon issue a route book containing a
map of the road with the distances.