The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-20

something for the bcautifying of
Rosemont is an old subject, and at the
same time ever q new subject,
but to Judge from the way the sub
iect is constantly discussed in these
meetings one would conclude that
about the only thing that is accom-
plished is to talk about the needs OF
Improvement.
The Herald and News has talked
about it for thirty years and more,
and about the same condition exists
now that did when we first began to
talk, except that the population has
considerably increased as the years
come and go.
But what we wanted to say is that
this meeting recalls the time when
The Herald and News was getting IN
behind the trustees about the condl-
ton in which Rosemont was kept, and
also getting after the civic assocla-
ton, because we had one then and a
good one, and the time when Mr.. +.
L. Mclaughlin who was then one of
the trustees at Rosemont, met with
the association and agreed to cooper
ate with the women. The meeting
was held in the Office of Trial Justice
H. H. Blease in the room over what
is now the store of Mr. P. E. Ander-
son, and Mrs. Jas. Mcintosh was pres
ident of the association.
The truth is the driveways are IN
about the same condition now that
thew were then, and all our talk and
all our writing has had very little ef-
feet in the matter Of improving the
looks of the place. We talked then
about the building of a nice fence to
enclose the grounds. There was then
an old fence around the place. About
the only thing we accomplished was
to have the old fence torn down and
that did help some. If we are not
mistaken the ladies at one time had
raised a considerable sum to have a
fence built, but to build it you must
have the consent and approval of the
trustees, and they promised at that
time to help. We do not see much
difference today from conditions then
as to the manner in which the place
is kept. Of course there are owners
of individual squares who keep them
nice, and so it was then, but these
squares would look great deal nicer.
if some attention was given to the
roads and driveways, and to the keep
ing of them at least cleaned up.
And then we talked about the old
graveyard at that time, too, and the
Importance of giving it attention. 1t
is in much more deplorable condlt on
today than it was then.
Now the point in recalling these
things is simply to say Ahat it will
take something more than talks and
speeches by representatives of vari-
Gus organizations and resolutions by
the civic association to bring results.
We must not only be willing to do.
something but we must do it.
And The Herald and News has talk
ed of park for years and years and
almost had one some few years ago
when some other ones of the various
organizations or a number of indivld-
uals took up the matter and started
a park down here on the creek IN
College street, where we had an op-
ton for lard at one time upon which
to build park and almost a sufficient
amount pledged to pay for 1t. we
thought at the time these folk took
hold of it that we had accomplished
our dream even if it had come in a
little different way, but alas, and.
alack, it soon went into lnnocuous
dessuetude, and now the only use for
part of the ground it seems is to
spread the chautauqua tent annually
and that is good thing.
What we want to see is not the
starting of so many things and the
talking about them so much, but the
doing of some of them and the dong
of it right now. The meeting and the
resolution about Rosemont that we
mention was some twenty and more
years ago and nothing has resulted.
The Herald and News is now, as II
has been all the years under the pres
ent editor, ready and willing to help
and cooperate in ali these civic M
provements but we want to see some
thing done rather than so much talk
about the doing.
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