The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-01
SHOULD NOT TAKE OFF TRAIN.

SHOULD NOT TAKE OFF TRAIN.
We take the position that the South
ern railway should not take off one Of
Its trains. AS We see it there is no
reason in the world why this should
be done. Why should We go back to
the days of the long ago when there
were Only two trains a day over this
read between Greenville and Colum-
Ria? Let US look the proposition
squarely in the face and stand for the
right thing. We are informed that
while the Southern is pleading to take
OF one of it's trains On its line pass
ing Greenwood 1t is going to put on
an extra train over its line running
from Columbia to Spartanburg. Why
should we be robbed in order to help
some other place?
The business men Of Greenwood
should lose no time in calling the at
tentiou of the railroad commission to
this matter, and do their level best to
prevent the discontinuance Of this
train. We do not wish any piece Of
train running from Greenwood to Co.
lRmbia, but the whole thing. There
IS no use in using the war cry as
Plea for doing things that should not
be done Let us get busy and save
this train over the Southern.-Green-
wood Journal
: We have heard for long time that
it was the custom of the Southern to
take the profits from the Columbia
and Greenville branch to improve the
main line. We do not know that it
is true, but We have always under
stood that this Columbia and Green
vile branch was one of the best pay
ing divisions of the system. The Her
aid and News did its bit some years
ago to get the Southern to put this
train on, and to add the Pullman, and
We would regret to see it shortened,
though so far as it goes locally it
would not hurt Newberry to have the
train stop at Greenwood.
while we are at it we would like
to ask The Journal how it would suit
to have the midday trains on this sys-
TEN change schedule just little so
that the morning train from Green
vile might be moved up little 50
as to reach Columbia about 1870 or
II, o'clock, and the afternoon train
moved back just little so as to leave
Columbia about or o'clock thus
giving people along the line the op-
portunity to go to Columbia and have
a few hours and return the same day
instead of having to spend the night.
We are inclined to the opinion that
it would be convenience to a great
many of the patrons of the road.
There is another thing about this
proposed change, and that is if the
railroad commission should permit
this train to make terminals at Green
wood the next move would be to stop
the Pullman at Columbia.
The war is a benefit to the railroads
because the movement of troops and
supplies adds to the revenue of the
roads.
Since the above was written We
learn that the Southern on Sunday
stopped the Pullman at Columbia just
as We predicted they would do only
it was done a little sooner than we
expected it to be. What is the matter
with our railroad commission? Once
before this Pullman service was dis.
continued and our friend Shealy got
in behind the railroad and it was re-
stored This time/it is taken off be-
fore any one knows anything about it
AS we have said we can not under
stand why the Southern seems to de-
sire to treat us on this line so bad.
Another train is being put on the
Spartanburg end and now it seems
that they want to take off what We
have. Certainly we should be entitled
to have one Pullman car run on this
line and it was well patronized. What
is the matter, Mr.. Shealy and Mr..
Richards? Are you going to let us be
ignored over here altogether? The war
has not hurt the business Of the rail-
roads but rather has had a tendency
to increase it.
It should not be forgotten that next
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