The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-12

to meet the railroad commission ct
Prosperity Friday to take up the coz
side-ation of the removal of the
grade CROSSINGS, particularly between
Prosperity and Newberry, there was
a good meeting, full of enthusiasm.
held in the town hall at Prosperity Oh
Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The commission came up on the
&C. N. & L, train at 1880, and droEe
up the public road to look over the
crossings. and after returning held
meeting with the citizens to find
out the sentiment, and to talk the
matter over. President Livingston Of
the c. n. & L. who has done
much in removing some of the dan
gerous crossings on his road, and
who is enthusiastic in his efforts 60
have all grade crossings removed,
was also present There were num-
Der of citizens from Newberry there.
and from the surrounding country,
because this is road that is travel
ed by people from all sections Of the
county, and is the main highway
@rom the low country to the moun-
,tains, and every one is interested.
There are of these grade cross
ings between che two towns and the
distance is only miles and most OF
them are parallel with the road
which makes them all the more dan
gerous.
It is understood that there is some
opposition to a change in the loca-
ton Of the public road by some Of
the people who live along the way.
for. one reason or another. but main
1y probably because the road has
been where it is since they can re-
member, and they can see no reason
for changing it. After it is done they
viii wonder why they could have been
opposed to it, so much better for
them and all concerned will it be.
/ 1t should be stated that all eight
Bbf the crossings are within a distance
of about three miles, so that the
change of road bed would cover only
about three miles, and 1t would take
oil 0P O.
and there would be only the one
crossing of the Southern uear Pros
perity.
The meeting was held IN the town
hall and was called to order by Dr.,
G. Y. Hunter who called On several
of the gentlemen present to express
their views on the subject. Dr.. Hunt
er' said 1t was matter of vital in
portance and he was glad that su-
pervisor Sample had taken the mat
ter up. That it had been talked
about for several years but somehow
nothing had ever be IN done. He un-
derstood that the supervisor had a
plan upon which all parties had
agreed as to the mode Of procedure
and the cost of the undertaking, an5
he called upon the supervisor, but he
said he would like to hear from the
people presentS DR.. Hunter then call
ed upon Mr.. John NJ Kinard.
Mr.. Kinard said that he felt that
remarks were unnecessary as ali
persons who had ever travelled the
road were agreed that the crossings
should be removed. He felt that there
was no one who would deny the ne
cessity for making the cnange in the
road. BY having a good highway be-
tween Prosperity and Newberry, with
the danger Of road crossings taken
out, would make the two cities near
er to each other, and would natural
1y create closer relations between
them and the entire county In fact.
1t was in the interest Of the whole
county to have the crossings removed
He hoped it would not be necessary
to resort to drastic measures in Sc
curing the road bed and in making
the change, but that every one would
see the absolute necessity of such
move, and that it would be the un
animous consensus OF the meeting
and Of the citizenship OF the entire
county.
Hon. H. H. Evans said this road
was the direct highway from Augusta
and Charleston and the low country
to the mountains. and It was an ab-
solute necessity to have these grade
crossings removed. and he hoped that
1t would be done at once.
Chairman Hunter called on E. 4.