Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-02
THE WEST ROAD.

That Contractor Fl. S. Huffstetler
and his construction gang are maxi
ing greater progress in the construc-
ton of the West road from Smyrna TO
Hickory Grove than was anticipated
by the commissioners and people hv-
ing along the road route, was the in
formation gained by a representative
of The Yorkville Enquirer who with
Messrs. John s. HARNESS and G w.
Whitesides of Sharon and j. L. Plex-
leo of Hickory Grove, went over the
route Tuesday afternoon.
The road which according to the
new survey, leaves the old Hickory
Grove Smyrna road in several places
has been cut out from Smyrna ITO the
residence of the late Frank Scoggins
within the incorporate limits Of Hick-
ory Grove. Considerable top soiling
has already been done and the road
has been crowned" in several places
while the prediction was made Tues
day that the highway between the two
towns would be completed long be-
fore Christmas. unless causes unfore.
seen prevent.
A sub contractor operating in the
town of Smyrna is moving dirt at a
rapid rate of speed and in fact, the
work in Smyrna Is being pushed just
as rapidly as in other places.
There are numerous places along
the new route between Smyrna and
Hickory Grove which have not been
touched because Of the fact that on the
places mentioned there are growing
crops and the presumption Is that the
contractors want TO give the owners
of these crops all possible time to
gather them before producing fieids
into a public thoroughfare.
Numerous large. trees, old land
marks of Western York county for
many decades are in the line OF the
new survey and some OF these will
have to go.
At Smyrna the new survey goes
right under shed in front of a store
and the shed will have to go or else
some arrangements will have to be
made fer it's support by means other
than the support that it now has.
People living between Smyrna and
Hickory Grove who have Travelled fol-
wears the present road with fear and
trembling because Of the numerous
deadly railroad crossings, are now
breathing easier. The new road
which will eliminate practically all OF
these crossings Is a certainty and II
will not be many more days before
they will have opportunity to travel
the newest and what, for a time at
least, will be the best earth road In
the county Of York.
The contractors are making every
minute count and the road gang Is q
machine as perfect as was the army OF
Uncle Sam at the time Of the signing
Of the Armistice.l
That the new road to the western
side is going to furnish the inspira-
tion and impetus for the building OF
other roads IN that section and thus
put a prosperous and progressive Sec
ton on the map was the opinion OF
several prominent citizens of Western
York county, expressed Tuesday.
Broad River township 1t will be re-
called. voted a $4,000 bond issue for
roads come time ago. 1t Is believed
that the money from the sale of these
bonds will be available soon after the
opening OF tho inew year and that
there will be more road work in prog
ress In Broad River township during
the year of 1929 than ever before In
the history of the township or at
least since the old C's railroad was
building through that section OF the
cOurty