The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24

LOWQ Oh w @nltNllTe OH the uldp ny eS-
tablishing one of the best and most
up-to-date cotton mill plants in the
county, I have taken an interest in
this community. 1t is away and apart
from the section Of the county in
which 1 was born and reared, but it
is the home of a thrifty and prosper
Gus and cultivated citizenship and has
always been forward looking and pro-
gressive. And I must say, as rule,
the people of that community have
been clever to me. 1t is an historic
community, and way back in the early
days was on the main road from the
mountains to the sea and the low coun-
try and the resting place of the trav-
eler in the days before railroads and
auto cars. And l have endeavored to
make the people feel they are an i'm
portant part of Newberry.
1t is now on the Appalachian high
way and just the half way ground be-
tween Newberry and Union. l have
heard Mr.. Coleman say that an air.
line from Newberry to Union would
pass directly over the Glen-Lowry mill
building. I hope some day to see this
highway one of the main thorough
fares of the State, and one of the roads
that are to connect county seat towns
under the new good roads law that
the advocates are now working to have
come to pass The road from Newber-
ry to Whitmire around by Caldwell's
is now one of the best roads in the
county, barring one or two bad places
at the creeks which cross the roads,
and simply because the people along
the way take some pride in maintain
ing it. 1t is not the direct route, in
fact, is some four. miles further, but
was selected by the late Col. E. j.
Watson as the better route for the
highway
1 had the opportunity to go over to
Whitmire on Tuesday afternoon in
company with Mr.. John C. Goggans,
driven by Mr.. Sam Johnson. The road
has had the application of the split
log drag, and if there was a fill at
Kings creek and another at Indian
creek and the one already at Dun
cans creek was made little higher
and the people would put little more
top dressing on portions of the road,
it would be fine. AS it is it is very
good road as roads go with the excep-
tions mentioned at the creeks, and l
understand that there is to be work
done on the fill at Indian creek at
once. Mr.. Sam Johnson says that Mr.
Orville Suber is the best man on the
road because he uses the split log Grag
on the portion from his home to Whit
mire, and there was evidence on Tues
day of recent application of the drag
along that way. And it certainly
manifests the right community spirit.
We made the drive each way IN an
hour and ten minutes and that is not
bad for a Ford over 81 miles The
people along the way are prosperous
and intelligent farmers and know and
appreciate the value and Importance
of good roads. Time was when you
could not have Travelled this road at
this season of the year.
But | started to write something OF
Whitmire, which l have done many
times before But these good people
are always doing things over there
and there is always something to-
write that was not written before. AS
I said. Mr.. William Coleman put the
town on the map When ne oullt the
mill. And he had fine
bank and one of the handsomest bank
buildings hereabouts. That building
is low. used by the mill for its main
Office and for the postofice and an
other bank has been organized and
hoe cDJandid nnarters no in the buSi-
ness section of the town and is doing |
a good business. Mr.. Coleman has |
sold his handsome home in Whitmire I,
and will probably move away. but GER
tainly will remain for some little
while yet. When asked why he sold /
and expressing our regret that he
would probably move away he said
the only reason he knew was that he /
had something to sell and some one |
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