The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, October 06, 1908, Page SIX, Image 9
FINLEY URGES GOOD ROADS.
President of the Southern Railway
Shows How Interest of Farmers
May be Greatly Enhanced.
In their replies to my letter of July
81, 1008, oil the subject of diversification
of Southern agriculturo and industries
some, of the editors to whom
at was sent, asked me to write to them
from lime to time on matters of interest
to the people of our section.
Tins has led me to take the liberty of
nd dressing yon on a topic of importance
to nil our people and especially
to the farmers of the South.
If tho farm is to be profitable it
tnnst not merely produce abundant
crops, but its products must bo put
"where they can be sold. By whatever ,
moans of transportation they may ultimately
be carried before they reach j
the final consumer, our farm products /
move primarily over the country high- i
"way, and the condition of the road f
leading from the farm to the ship- s
ping point or to a near-by consuming <
centre, such as a manufacturing town, i
affects materially the profits of the 1
fanner and the value of his farm. |
The condition of the road controls i
the size of the load that can be haul- r
cd over it and the speed at which it t
can bo (tarried. An improvement by g
which the farmer is enabled to carry, t
.with the same vehicle and the same i
<tcain. a load 75 to 100 per cent heav- e
lor, will result, in a sul>stanti<d saving
in his time and in the wear and
tear of his vehicles and teams. The
construction of good roads leading
from a market town lias practically
the same effect as bringing tho farms
nearer to the town. Tt extends by ]
several miles in every direction the
i.iea of territory which farmers can
profitably engage in market garden- :
ing and dairying. That this is true has j
been effectively demonstrated in those i
localities in the Southern States and i
in other sections of the country where ]
road improvements have been carried
out intelligently and systematically.
Phe cost to the farmer of hauling
his products over poor roads is not always
appreciated for the reason that
if- is rare that a farmer pays for having
his hauling done. The United
States department of agriculture has
made an investigation of ihis matter,
however, and Ihe results show I lie
cost tor coiion, for instance, to be an
average rale of '27 cents per ton per
mile for an average haul of 11.8
miles. I'hat road improvement would
in.11ci i 111 \ reduce this cost is shown
by (lie following striking statement
in I lie year book of the .agriculture
department for lOOfi:
It it were possible to increase
I lie average weight of a wagon load
of cotton in the United States from
three bales, as it now is, to four
bales, without increasing the cost of 1
hauling the load, (lie saving on a
crop e?jual to the one picked in 100;")
would amount to $2,000,000; and if
the average load of wheat, now I
bushels, were increased by L'O bushels, '
the saving effected in hauling a crop ?
like that, ot 190;> would be more, than '
$8,000.000." c
In addition to what may be termed t
the commercial aspect of good roads n
they have a highly important, social c
aspect as well. They bring the farm- t
er into closer touch with Ihe world at 1
large. He and his family are not t
forced to remain at home for days at
a time because the conditions of the >
Toads may make traveling unplcas- a
'' ""I dinicull. (Sood roads in- "
sure elticicnt and prompt rural mail I
deliveries, placing the newspaper on p
ilie table of the farmer early on the n
day ot its publication, enabling him P
to transact much of his business bv s
mail and to lake advantage of early
intormation as to fluctuation in Ihe
price of his farm products. Good
roads mean that the farmer and the
members of his family can enjoy to
a greater degree the society of their
neighbors and friends in the town
:md country. They mean that his
children can be more regular in
school attendance and can receive to
a greater degree the advantages of
education. They moan the bringing
closer together of the town and country,
with advantages on both sides,
for as the farmer is benefited bv being
brought into closer tomh with tho
town, so all the business interests of
the town prosper as the result of the
facility with which the farmer and
his family can do their shopping.
<iood roads also benefit the inhabitants
of towns and cities by affording
facilities for pleasant countrv
drives. They invite the business man
to the establishment of country and
suburban homes, such as he can enjoy
only when he is assured that the
condition of the roads will be such
as to enable him to reach his place of
business promptly in all kinds of
weal her.
' think it niav !r:i|hf:!|v be said
that there are few matters of such I
general importance to all the people'
of liny community as the provision of
good roads, and I believe, therefore,
that all of us who have the progress
and prosperity of the South at heart
should do all in our power to aid in
the creation of a public opinion favorable
to road improvement. Tho
system that should be adopted in any
locality is one on which it would not
bo proper for mo to tender advice,
ovon if I were qualified to do so. It is
necessarily a matter that can best be
determined by the people directly interested
and who are acquainted with
the peculiar needs and conditions in
their neighborhoods. The interest of
this company in good roads as a
means of aiding in Southern development
was evidenced in a very practical
way when, a few years ago, in
cooperation with the National Goojl
Itoads association and the department
of agriculture, it sent a special
?ood roads train over the system, carrying
road building machinery and
ixpert road builders, who built short
stretches of object lesson roads and
lelivered addresses at central points
vhore good roads conventions were
icld. Tl?c land and industrial delartrnent
of this company is keeping
n close touch with the good roads
novement throughout the territory
raversed by its lines and will be
;lad, at all times, to cooperate with
lie people of any locality by giving
nformation, or in any other practiable
and reasonable way.
W. W. Finley,
President.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 30, 1908.
BALD HEADS NOT WANTED.
baldness Is Too Generally Considered
a Sign of Advanced Age.
A bald headed person does not have
in equal chance with one blessed with
i healthy head of hair, because bald:ice
is too genearllv accepted as an
indication of age. Many large corporations
have established an age limit,
and refuse to take met; over 33
years of age as new employees.
Almost (m per cent of bald headed
people may regain a good head of
heallhv hair if they will follow our |
advice and aeeept our offer. We have
a remedy thai we positively guarantee
lo grow hair on any head, unless
the roojs of the hair are entirely
dead, their follicles closed, and the
sealp has become glazed and shiuv.
Wo want people to try this remedy
at our risk, with the distinct understanding
that unless it does exactly
what we claim it. will, and gives satisfaction
in every respect, we shall
make no charge for the remedy usfcd
during the trial.
We know exactly what we are talking
about, and with this otTer back of
our statements no one should scoff,
doubt our word or hesitate to put
our remedy to an actual test.
We want everyone in Newberry
who is suffering from any scaloe or
hair trouble, dandruff, falling or
'inldness to try our TCexall "03" ITair
Tonic. We want them to use it regularly?say
until three bottles have
>cen used?-and if it does not eradi ale
dandruff, cleanse and refresh
he scalp, tighten the hair in its roots,
md grow new hair, we will return
very cent paid us for the remedy for
he mere asking. There is no formally
expected, and we exact no obligaion
from the user whatever.
We are established right here in
dewberry, and make this offer with
full understanding that our busiiess
success entirely depends upon
he sort of treatment, we accord our
ustomers, and we would not dare
lake (lie above offer unless we were
ositively certain that we could subtantiale
it in every particular. Gildr
and Weeks, Newberry, S. C.
EYE "1
TROUBLES
ARE
HEREDITARY.
They are handed down from!
parent to child, and if there is ag
defect in a parent's eyes it is inoreB
than likely to be found in the?
eyes of the child also. H
Red lids, styes, or itching B
burning pains, are M
INDICATIONS 8
muscular troubles that can beB
overcome by using proper glf.sses.B
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3 Newberry, S. C. - '
| Office Over Copeland ltros. Store, if
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IN THE Clll AND IE WANT YOUR RUSINESS.
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WE KEEP
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ST^ETTINa BrTdGIe"" five supervisors. Said bids shall be
sealed and delivered to said supervis- ' \
Noitco is hereby given that the sup- ors not later than 11 o'clock, a. m., J> \
visors and County oards of Com- Kith Oct., 1008, and said Commissionisioncrs
for Newberry and Saluda ers reserve the right to reject any
ountics, South Carolina, will be at and all bids. The time in which said I *
happells depot, Newberry County, on work shall be completed, and the timo , I 9
riday, the 16th day of October, 1908, of payment, shall bo announced oii | f
t 11 o'clock in the forenoon of said the day of lotting.
xv, with suitable plans and specifi- J. Monroe Wicker, ]
i/tions, then and there to lot out to th0 Supervisor Saluda County, S.|b.
west responsible bidder the build- B. T. Mack'
ig and erecting of a new bridge over Eupervisor Saluda County, S.^C.
nluda river, at that point, between Attest:
lid Counties, and to take from the Tf. C. ITolloway, j
tcoessful bidder sufficient bond for Clerk County Board Commissioners
ie faithful performance of bis duty, Newberry Coujtity.
ic amount of said bond to be not less B. V. Sample, Sr., fl
inn his bid. Until said day of meet- Clerk County Board Commissioners f
ig said plans and specifications may Saluda County. ' I
> scon at the offices of the rcspoc- Sept. 28th, 1908. ^ ^