The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-09-24
THE PRESS MEETING.

THE PRESS MEETING.
I had neither the time nor the
money, and yet I felt that 1 should
attend the meeting of the Press As
soeiaton if for only one day. There
were several reasons impe1ling me in
this decision. In the first place, l
wanted to go because the meeting
was to be held in the home town of
my old friend Ed. DeCamp, and then
l feel like I want to keep IL touch
with the younger members cf the
press of the State as the older ones
pass out and the young men take
their places, and then the members
of the press had honcred me for so
many years with the presidency of
the association that felt it would
not be right just to drop oat and
quit. So l went. I left New9erry
Tuesday evening on the c., n. & =.
and made close connection at Ian
rens and 'spartanburg and was in
Gaffney by 10 o'clock the same ever
ing that 1 left Newberry.
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The trains going, especially on the
crowded, many soldiers travelling to
and fro. At Spartanburg 1 found
Capt C. C. Wyche, or 1 should say
Major for that is correct now, on
board, and by the way, he is looking
mighty well and seems to be as well
as he looks. He makes handsome
officer. He said he had been ordered
to report in New York and I judge
that means that he is going over
seas. Well, that is what all of then,
want to do. And I am sure he will
make good when he gets over there
just like he has over here.
1 had not been to Spartanburg in
a long time, and in fact not since the
new depot has been completed. It is
one of the handsomest on the line. I
was kinder lost. I did not go in the
waiting room as I thought l had only
a short time to get my train, and
when l walked down to the end of the
track to get over to the track on
which my train was to come, 1 found
notices "this way to the waiting
ROOM and stair way leading down
under the ground and could not at
first figure it out, but I learned thai
you go from the waiting room to your
train by subterranean way, and thus
avoid all grade crossings. capital
idea, and then you are kept out OF
the rain as well as the sunshine. And
no danger of being run over by a
moving train. Altogether it seemed to
be very handsome and well appoint
ed station. / was told that there was
no better on the line. The fact is
Spartanburg is a pretty good town.
and 1 suppose the camp there has
greatly increased the population and
the business of the place. I did not
get to see much of the town on this
trip as passed right through going.
and it was night, and while spent
the night there on, the return it was
late when arrived, and left on an
early train. came back from Gaff-
ney through the country with NJ.
Watson Duncan in his car as far as
spartanburg, and Mr. W. J. Carmack
was along. They were travelling
through the country and taking things
easy. The national highway is not
as good as some of the .Newberry
roads, especially that section in Spar
tanburg county The county of Spar
tanburg intends to have roads some
day as they have a bond issue of tbout
a million authorized, but not issued On
account of the war coming along just
before the work started. And it does
not seem that much is being done fer
the maintenance of the roads that are
there.
When I arrived at Gaffney Ed met
me and took me up to the new hotel,
The Carroll, and after getting room
with a bath we went out to g. restau-
rant and got something to eat, as the