The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-06-16
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HELD MEETING MONDAY
PlBns to Build Good Highway
From Union to JOnesville and
on to Spartanburg Line-CO-
operation Necessary to Ac-
complish Results Election of
Officers.

Officers.
The Union Chamber of Commerce
held it's annual meeting Monday even
ing. The election of officers and of
seven directors, besides other i'm
portant matters, claimed the atten-
ton of the gathering.
J. Cohen reelected president.
r. P. Morgan, 1st vice president.
0. F. Bennett, End vice president.
X. z. Harry, treasurer.
The seven directors to be elected
this year resulted in the following
choice by ballot:
.. F. Bennett, H. X. Drew, DR.. R.
K. Berry, L. j. Hames, R. P. Morgan,
K. P. Harry, Shepard Nicholson.
The directors holding over are: B.
F. Alston, Jr., ]. Cohen, M. A. Moore,
J. D. Arthur, D. FAINT Gillian, J. G.
Hughes, E. w. Stone, R. A. Easter
ling. These were the three-year men,
and have another year to serve. These
eight, with the seven chosen Monday
evening, make up the Is members of
the board of directors.
One Of the very important matters
brought up before the Monday night
meeting was that of improving the
public highway from Union to Jones'
viHssand on to the Spartanburg coun-
ty Npe; This piece of road is notori
ousiy one Of the worst in the county
and pas been particularly bad for the
tast two; years. When the Appalach-
taR Highway was scheduled to 90
Through Union to West and Glenn
Spyiz4gs, Secretary A. G. Kennedy OBJ
taihed a promise from Col. Watson
thatfH those Interested would put
fSr succAssfn1 effort to improve the
repa 3ron to Jonesville and on
TO artanh5 ~ would name that
roA ss a. e5tsf IA on his map. To
sst n hSWever, the road
g. u ifftspe pecifications,
one being tfittsit must have at least
2 30-foot road bed. Union, through
the secretary Of the Chamber of Com
merce, contributed $4,000 to the road
to. go via West and Glenn Springs,
but had nothing to do with locating it
there. At that time it was a aues-
tion of Union via West and Glenn
Springs to Spartanburg or via Lau-
rens to Spartanburg via Glenn
Springs. The West Springs and
Glenn Springs committee. through
their public spirit, were the chief
agents in bringing the road their way.
Great enthusiasm was manifested by
both these sections, and each of them
contributed literally to the enterprise.
Now comes an opportunity for Jones'
vile and for the rural communities
between Union and that point and be-
tween Jonesville and Spartanburg.
Union and Jonesville, the two towns
most vitally concerned, will be urged
to make public subscription to the
fund to carry out this building pro-
gram. The. commissioner of Union
township and of Jonesville township
will also be asked to cooperate. And
the land owners along the road way
will be asked to contribute. 1t is
asked that each land owner pay $1.0O
for each acre of land fronting on this
road and going back one mile. That
is, the land owners would pay about
81, ,2S0 per mile. 1t will require about
$500 mile to build this road. When
built, the lands along the road will
enhance in value more than enough
To compensate the land owners, and
they will have opportunity to do con-
struction work as the road is build
ing that will put money in their pock-
cts. 1t is planned to ask for these
subscriptions in four annual pay
ments, arrangements being made with
the banks of the county to finance the
proposition.
West and Glenn Springs were the
objective points in the proposed APP
palachian Highway, it was to be "The
Mineral Spring Route" Frequently
travellers will come via Union, on to
Jonesville and the mountains provided
this way is made as good as the way
via Glenn Springs.
The road, if the plans succeed, will
be built under the supervision of a |
competent engineer and will be prop
erly graded, widened to 80 feet and,
in some cases, relocated. 1t is up to
Union, Jonesville and the land own
ers along the way now to say wheth-
er this road is to be built and it will
mean very much to them if it is built.
1t will be great loss of opportunity