The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-15
HIGHWAYS BEING REF .tIREO
Open-Appalachidn Soon
20 be Opened-Farm Lean
Banks.
Special to The Herald and News


Colum bia, Aug. 13.-For the first
time since the recent floods there is
connecting link between the two
halves OF the State which were COM
pleted divided. so far as the public
highways are concerned, by the de,
struction Of bridges, the division line
running from North Carolina to the
coast. through the Catawba, 'Nateree
and Santee basin In order to cross
this line, it has been necessary Tor
the past several weeks to go up intH
North Carolina to Gastonia. and eros;
to Charlotte by ferry, and then come
down by Lancaster. The connecting
link which has now been established,
accordins to wire received this
afternoon by Commissioner E. ;.
Watson, is the old Gooch ferry, on
Catawba river, abort seven miles We5!
of Lancaster, which is now in full
OF Grafton.
The route by Gastonia and Char
lotte made the distance from Colum-
hia to Camden 2S5 miles, instead OF
80 via the direct route. The Cocoa
ferry will save at least one hundred
miles. The route by the ferry is =
Oh ster, Ric'burg, Basconvil'e and
taen across to Lancaster, The 1rQa3
from Chester to Ft. Lawn, Commis-
sioner Watson states, is one of the
best in the State.
Commissioner Watson is in close
touch with Supervisor West, OF ker-
shaw county, in regard to getting the
highway opened at Camden. Under
the Federal food relief Act, road
work is provided for, and Major
Youngberg, who is representing the
Federal government in the distr-9"-
ton of the relief fund, has undertaken
t. assist Commissioner Watson n
establishing ferry at Camden, ani
in this manner relieving the conges-
ton Of travel matter was taken Up
several days ago, and it is hoped TO
have the ferry in operation within the
next two weeks. Some time during
tbs week Major Youngberg, unlte1
States Engineer Towles, who is in
charge of this road, and Commission
e. Watson will confer with the co n
w authorities in regard to making the
! road of "a more permanent character
The cutting of the State in half has
( aused such an interruption in th7
;nsportation of farm products that
it is vftally important that some steps
for relief be taken as early as posi-
b!e The county i Kershaw is left
practically helpless. $4,000 had been
spent By the county on the Drldg
hich was destroyed, and conside'
able portion of this amount is ST. !
owing.
At the point where this bridge was
located, there was a considerable
bend in the river. During the boods
the river completely cut off the bend,
and tropled the width of its channes,
Where the old channel was there IS
now nothing out backwater, and the
approach to the old bridge is now in
tie middle of the main channel OF
the river.
In the up-country, the Piedmont
i.ighway has been completely reopen
ed. and is in better shape than be-
frre the food. This highway runs IL
Hendersonville, via Newberry, Lau-
rens and Greenyille.
The Appalachian highway is still
closed by Spartanburg, but in that
county $1,000 was promptly subscrib-
ed and it is hoped by the middle OF
this week to have it reopened in prac-
tically as good condition as before it
:" as damaged.
First National Farm Loan Association
The first National Loan association
IN South Carolina, so far as is know
here, to take advantage of the terms
of the recent Rural Credits BIZ pass
ed by Congress. was organized ~
Commissioner z. J. Watson, between
Dentsville and Pontiac. in the JACK
sen Creek section of Richland couH-
tv. The organization has styled i
self the Jackson Creek National Loan
Association. The Act provides th,%
1 AA,,nt ln arrancad through thoS