The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-08-26
e. H. AULL, EDITOR
Tuesday, August 26, 1919
ABOUT ROADS.

ABOUT ROADS.
That is an old subject with The
Herald and News, but it will con-
tinue to be new until something is ac-
eomplished.
Some time ago The Herald and
News suggested that some one take
the lead and call the people together
in a great good roads meeting, and
take counsel together and see if
something could not be started so
that we might move, and move in the
right direction.
It takes money to build roads.
Money can be rasied by direct tax,
or by the issuing of bonds, or by pri-
vate subscription. The proper way
to raise it for the building Of roads
is by a tax, either in the shape of
bonds or by direct tax each year.
Our people somehow have always
been little shy on the proposition
of bonds. That is, however, the
most equitable way to do it, and then
we can get the roads now. In Lau-
rens county bond issue has been
laid, and the same of Union and
Richland three of the counties that
are near to US, two of which adjoin.
Every one who travels the road
will agree that Newberry needs to
do something. In fact,> we must do
something. Certainly there should
be two or three firstclass roads across
the county. We should by all means
have first a good road connecting the
town of Whitmife with Newberry.
There is no convenient railroad con-
nection between the two towns,
whereas Whitmire is easy of access
to either Clinton or Chester or even
Union by rail. This is one of the
live and progressive centres Of New
berry county, and we could very
easily make it much nearer to US by
the building of good road between
The two towns, and this should be
done by all means. A good road
with an ordinary and safe driver with
the automobile would make it in
easy reach in an hour, or even less
time. The Appalachian highway
was worked up pretty well a few
years ago, but it has had no atten-
ton to speak Of, and is now in bad
condition. There are about three or
four creeks where it will be heces-
sary to make fills so that the road
may be travelled in any weather, but
this could. be; done, without a great
deal Of expense, and it should be
done. And the balance of the road
should be put in better condition.
We need to be in closer touch with
this community, and the only way
is to build good road. 1t would be
money well and profitably spent to
build this road.
Then we should have good road
to Chappells and another to Pomaria.
We hope to have one now pretty
soon to Prosperity and to Little
Mountain and to Kinards. The coun-
ty seat needs to keep in close touch
with these good outlying towns so
that the people who live there and
along the way may feel that in reali-
~ they are part of the county, and
may realize that the people who hap
pen to live at the county seat feel an
interest in them, and want to make
It as easy and comfortable as posi-
ole for them to come to see us. The
only way is to build some roads.
AS we say and have said, we would
Ike to see a movement started to
orm some sort of organization for
he improvement Of our roads so
hat the people Of the county would
cooperate and work together for the
came end. There must be an organ
.zation of some kind so that the SEN
.ment of the people on this subject
.aight crystalize into something worth
lille.
Let some of our good citizens get
'ogether and formulate some plans
upon which all of us can agree and
cooperate. 1t is no use longer to
ak about good roads and bad roads.
{Ve all agree that we need to have
come roads, but simply to be unani-
nous on the subject does not build
nem. We need to agree on some
practical plan for the building of
hem, and at the same time plan for
heir maintenance, because there is
little use to spend money building
loads unless we at the same time