The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-12
SAYS THE HERALD is WRONG.
Allendale Citizen Tells Why High
way Link Has Not Been Built.

The following is from the last issue
of the Allendale County Citizen. The
Herald meant no offence to Allendale
county in what it said of the Allen
dale link of the highway, and if we
were in error, we gladly stand cor
rected:
The last issue of The Bamberg
Herald carried an article with refer
ence to the completion of the Savan-
nah-Columbia road through Bam-
berg county, and discusses, at length,
the proposed link in the same road
in the counties of Allendale and
Orangeburg The Herald is we'll
pleased with the Bamberg county
link, declaring that the road is so
good that it is almost impossible to
refrain from breaking the speed laws.
The Herald, we think, has been mis-
informed as to Allendale county's at
| titude The Herald says:
"'Now that this link Of an import
ant highway has been completed, the
people of the county are interested
in the construction of Inks in the ad-
|
Allendale. 1t is understood that the
Allendale authorities have had a pre-
| liminary survey made, and that funds
have been arranged for for the con-
struction of the highway through AL
lendale county. However, while no
| public announcement has been made
| to this effect, it is also understood
that considerable opposition has de-
veloped to the building of the high
way as the route has been mapped
out. This route puts the road several
miles from Allendale, and it is said
| that the town is up in arms because
! it will not come to Allendale.
Various mthods of pleasing the
people of Allendale have been pro-
posed, it is said, one being that a
spur be built from the highway to
Allendale. The state highway COM
mission, it is stated, will not look
with favor upon changing the route
so as to go through Allendale, as this
would not be direct line
''In order that The Herald and the
pople of Bamberg county, as we'll as
those of Allendale county who nave
not been closely reading the actlvl-
ties of the Allendale county board OF
commissioners all of which are regu-
larly published in this paper, the
Citizen is going to tell just why work
has not begun on this important INK
of the important highway.
"The survey of the road from Sal
kehatchie swamp, through Ulmers
and Sycamore to Fairfax, has been
completed, but the funds now avail
able for the work necessary on the
bridges over the swamp is not large
large enough for all of the work.
About 100000, including the federal
aid, is available. This is sufficient for
the bu 'lding of the road, but is not
enough to build the road, bridges and
causeways In the absence OF 1und
adequate for the entire work the
board of commissioners of this coun-
ty. began communication with the
state highway engineer, with the re-
suit that the highway department
said that it would be agreeable If the
county built the road this year and
the causeways and bridges next year,
and it is quite likely that work on
the road will soon begin.
"However, this does not mean that
the construction of the bridges and
the building of the causeways will be
I long deferred. We think We can
promise our friend, the editor of The
Herald, and the people of this and
Bamberg county, that funds will soon
be available for the proper construc-
ton of highways and bridges through
out Allendale county. There has never
been any disposition on the part of
the people of Allendale to divert the
road so that it would run through Al
lendale, as the route proposed and
surveyed seemed the most direct.
''In the meantime, we want to as
sure The Herald that the Citizen is
( shoulder to shoulder with it on any
movement that will bring good roads
to this section, regardless of cost
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