The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 19, 1909, Image 1
VOL XLVI NO, 6 NEWBERRY,S. C., TUEcSDAY. JANUARY 19, 1909. TWICE A WEEK. S1.50 A YEAR
$300,000 TO BUILD
PERMANENT HIGHWAYS
MASS MEETING IN INTEREST
OF GOOD ROADS.
Legislature to Be Asked to Submit
Question of Bond Issue to Peo
ple of Newberry County
This Summer.
At a mass meeting of the people
of Newberry county, held in ithe old
court house on Saturday, under the
auspices of the Good Roads League of
Newberry county, it was determined
to ask the legislature now in ession
to submit to the people of the county
at an election to be. held this sum
mer the question of issuing bonds to
the amount of $300,000 for the pur
pose of building permanent roads. A
commttee of three, consisting of
P-resident W. K. Slight, of the Good
Roads League; County Superviso.r L.
I. Feagle, and Col. E. H. Aull was ap
pointed -to place the matter before
Nlewberry'c representatives in- th
general assembly.
- On account of the e'xtremely dis
agreeable weather, ethe meeting on
Saturday iwas..not as -largely attend
ed as it otherwise' would have been,
ut there was a good attendance of
representative citizens and property
lholders of various sections of the
county. Preldent Sligh, of the Good
Roads League, presided, and stated
the -purpose~ of the meeting, at the
same -time making a logical argument
in favor of formulating some plan for
permanent road building, and advo
..eating as it-he best plan a bond issue.
TAe main purpose of the meeting,
however, he said, was to take definite
action looking towards getting the
matter in shape to be submitted ito
the people.
Pisident Sligh referred to the
mass mpetings recently held in Spar
tan,burg and Anderson, at which it
Aad been deeided to request ithe rep
resentatives of these counties to sub
-mit to the people of their counties
this summer the question of issuing
bonds to ithe amount of a half million
,, dollars in each county for .permanent
road building. Wihatever plan was
agreed on by Newberry, he said, it
ought to be put in shape now so that
it could be submitted to th-e people
this summe-, when there were no poli
tics, and -when the mat;ter could have
a full and free agitation.
President Sligh urged the~ value of
good roads. The saving in vehicles
which would be brought about by
good roads, 'he said, would pay for
building them, to say nothing of the
saving in wear and tear on sitoek.
The permanent road work done in
Missouri, he said, begun four or five
years ago, -had increased the total
valuation of farm lands alone two
hundred and fifty million dollars. Lt
was said tha:t even during the recent
panic the value o flands on unimprov
ed roads went down, while the value
of lands .on improved roads continued
to increase. He did not believe the
cost 'of building permanent roads for
every public road in ,the county would
exceed the value of t'he old field pine
which wag now burned from,t:he land,
which- with good roads could be
brought to market and sold.
Another important result of good
roads 'which President Sligh stress ed
was the diversification oft erops
whieh they would bring obout. -The
Southern farmers coull not hbri n
small produats to market at a profit
over t-he present~raads, a:i benee
they stuck to eotton.' Tim? was~ the
proper standard o'f me:remenit
from mar-ket. he said. ani.I not miles.
Take 'ciekens and eges i'e, m
stanlce it took too lonz .o Yng
them to market over :he- present
roads.
Newberry county was as fav'orably
situated'for having good r>advl as an~y
section of country he had ever seen.
The county was small and the mater
ial wvhieh would be used in building
te roads was scattered from one end
of the county to the other. All the
stone necessary could be ;ee'ured in
tihe lower section of the county anti
almost picehed to the roads to be
built. Aro)und Newberry there was
ranite outeroo)pin1 every wh 're. and
there was a streak of the finest r-oL
material in the world running out
by it-he old Fair place, by Mr. J.
Glnn Rikard 's place, and on out by
Capt.. H. H. Folk 's-material whi
other sections of tha country we:
eager for even when they had to p,
heavy transportation -eharges to s
cure it. Clay and sand. which, it hC
been deImonstraited, were all the el
ments necessary for fine pernianei
roads-leaving stone out of the que
tion-the county had in abundane
Surely, said he, if the alluvial sectic
of -the State-the section towards til
coast-could build permanent roa
when it was necessary for them
go out and buy the material and sh
it in, Newberry could build them wi
*he material right at hand.
Permanent roads, said Presidei
Sligh, had never been built except I
two means-the toll gate system at
a property tax which has usually tal
en the form of a bond issue. The tc
gate system in ,this age was impract
cable. He favored a bond issue as tl
only practical method of building pe
manent roads. Any public improv
ment that is lasting ought to be bori
by the generations -iNihich get t1
benefit of it. It was not right t
.the present generation to bear all t1
expense of building roads whic
would last for all time, if proper]
kept up. A property tax of two mil
on an assessed valuation of sev(
million dollars would bring in on]
$14,000 annually. A levy sufficient]
low for the people to stand itt wou]
not bring in enough to do anythin
and it would take a hundred yea'
to get over the county, and thei
would be an eternal wrangle aboi
w-here to start the work. The on]
way to consolidate the peoplei'was
treat all alike and get enough mozn
to reach every section of the com
ty in a few years. He believed $300
000 would build exceptionally fir
permanent roads in Newberry count,
and he favored an issu of bonds t
ithe amount of $300,000, which, I
figured, could be retired in fift
years with a two-mill tax, if a sma
part of the money now used in ten
porary ivork were added to the r
venue from the two-mill tax. T1
bonds could be floated at not moi
gthan five per cent. interest, he sai<
which would be $15,000 per year.
two-mill tax would bring in betwee
$14,000 and $15.000. Add about $2,0C
from the amount now wasted on ten
porary work, so as to b:ing t1
amount up to $16,430 per year, an
the bonds could be retired in fift
years, provided; the sinking fund con
mission which should be created an
placed in charge of -a sinking fun<
invested the stirplus, after payin
the interest on the bonds, at the san
rate of interest which the bonds wel
drawing. He wanted to see some di
finite plan submiutted to the peopl<
and in ord'er to get the matter befor
the mneeting he suggested this pla
to be voted on this summrer, believin
it to be tlie best and most feasib]
plan. Tihe legislaure could also nam
the commissioners who were to e:
pend the money. and the peo-ple coul
also vote on these, if it was desire<
In reply to questions as to the co:
of building a mile of road, Preside1
Sligh said that in response to all hi
inquiries he had- been told that it d<
pended altogether 0on conditions, bi
conditions were extremely favorab]
in Newiberry county and permanei
roads could be built ethroughout ti
county, in his opinion, for $300.00
Under ordinary conditi-ons the ave
age cost was about $1.500 per mil
At $12,000 per .mile, !however. $300
000 would give 150 miles of permtv
endt reads in the county-and th
cost was allowing a large- margin.
D)r. W. C. Brown yae figure
increase in the asse-sment of proupe
ty, taxes had continually incre?ase<
until taxes were higher now than the
ever had been. To issue~ bonds woul
be to shoulder a b)urden the peop
would have to die out of. He bi
lieved tie first thing to have dor
would have been to introduce desi
able immigrants. Land might incas
in value with good roads, but woul
the ability of the owners to ma
~their ieasedl obligations increase
He referred to the labor questio
saying the roads couldn't be bui
v:ithout labor, and the building<
t -n would take the labar)1 away ra
the farmn, which were already beir
depleted of laborers. Even the rece
work done on :the streets and sid,
walks of the city, he said, had bee
felt on the farms in tihe way of ha
ing the farm labor taken -away, bi
Vh cause tre farmers couldnt meet the iI
ce highe prices which were paid for this d
v -class of work. Good roads were need- I
e- ed, but before a plan was 'definitely a
td decided on, it should be considered (
e- well. Mr. Brown said lie paid sev- e
it eanty dollars taxes, and he had not v
s- made that aniount clear on his farm T
e. this past year. He thought it would
>n 1 be. a God-send if the farmers didn't r
ie have roads, so that they could not c
is haul, cotton to town -and would have s
to to stay at home and raise hog and a
ip hominy. He -was satisfied the roads I
:h were needed, but there was a wide a
diversity of opinion as to how to se- J
it cure t:hem. The road from Gibson 's r
,y to King's creek today, he said, had t
Id not an impassable place in it. We I
n had the laws, and if t6ey were enfore- e
11 ed all the roads could be kept in pas- h
i- sable condit.ion, and that was all ira b
ie cared for. He was not ready to in
r- crease itaxes. - t
e- ' Messrs. Jno. C. Neel and Jno. c
ie Henry Chappell both strongly favor- s
te ed a. bond issue, Mr. Neel stressing
>r the increased value of land which 2
te would be brought about, and Mr.
fh Chappell saying that he already had
y a good road to his place, and he b
Is wanted to see good roads in every p
mn section of the county. Dr. Geo. B. I
y Cromer also strongly favored build
y ing permanent roads and issuing V
d bonds, saying the mud ,tax which the
, farmers were now paying was a great r
s deal more than the tax which would J
e be imposed upon them for permanent
t roads. He said it could eartainly do h
y no harm to let the people pass on it, s
o tnd he nominafted the committee nam- I
y ed above to bring the matter to the
I- attention of Newberry's representa.. v
,- tives in the general assembly. Tihis v
ie 'generation, fhe said, ough.t. to pay for
, everything it does which is not per- a
o manent, but for permanent work of i
e which succeeding generations reeeiv
y ed the benefit they should help pay. r
1N lr. E. H. Aull made a talk along b
1- the lines which lie has been advocat
- ing in The Herald and News for many U
te vears, saying he believed the good
-e roads sentiment was growing and that
A sooner or laiter permanent roadsr were Z
A. coming-and- the sooner the better. E
n Six years ago, he said, he had intro
0 duced in the legislature a bill similar i
1- to the one which was being spoken
e of now, b;ut at that time the constitu
d tion did'not permit separate action by
y counties on the road question. This e
1-I difficulty had,. however, now been re! s
d moved. The only way to build roads
1,was ito issue bonds. He said there b
g ought .to be a campaign committee to 0
e agitate the matter when it was sub
*e mitted to the people, and on his mo- a
- tion the matter of arraniging a cam-h
3, paign was left to the executive corn- ~
- mittee of the Good Roads League.
n D)r. W. C. Brown was willing to b
submit the matter to the people. al- a
e hog he was not: in favor of the a
ef bond issue, and lhe secondeda Dr.
~Cromer's motion, which was carried. h
Tihe sentiment of the meeting was
Slargely and enthusiastically in favor
of building permanent roads, and the a
opinion of the large majority seem
_ed to be that tihe best way to secure
tthem, and in fact the only way, was
to issue bonds.I
eNEWS OF POMARIA. (
3. d
rRoads in Bad Shape-New Telephoneh
e. Lines-Town Officers-Wood
,- . men Officers Installed.n
is~ Pomaria, Jan. 18.-The roads inb
- and around Pomaria are beginning it-o p
s get in bad condition since the rainl
te has set in. and owing to the advanced
l-)piee of cotton seed there i.s a lot of
L hauling going on.
v There will not be as much fertilizer
d sold here this year as there was last~1
eyear.
- The telephone system is setill in;
e nrogress arnd we have two more new v
-lines almost ready for use. One takes b
e in a p)art of the Jolly Sir -t commun- t
d 'ity going around by the Fork school ui
tcommunity. The other one goes in it
? the direction of the Graham commun- jf
i, ity conneeting Messrs. M. H. Folk,t
lt'John Graham, J. M. and J. P. Wick- t
fer. Dr. E. (O. Hentz, and Rev. Jno. .J.
SLong. This connects almost the en
gtire eflmmrunlity west of Pomaria. We
it are glad to see these gentlemen take d
e- 'his step and hope more will be ad- n
nl ded soon.
r- Tuesday was election day here and v
a- he fnllowing onficrs were .electd: -n
)r. Z. T. Pinner, inttendant, Mr.
eclining to run any more; Jno
Lull, J. Thad Kin-ard, Thos. E. I
nd Ben. M1. Setzler compose the
ounil. No change was mads
ept for intendant, and Mr. K]
,as elected in Mr. Geo. J. Wil
lace.
At the last .-ting of the 1
1en of the ATorld the following
ers were installed: Jno. C. Aull,
ul commander: Prof. Jno. J. K
dv. lieuit; V: L. Smith, banker;
. Setzler, clerk: Drs. Z. T. P
nd W. T. Dickert, camp physic
as. L. Graham, escort; Joe L. S
1an, watchman; Jno. A. Bush,
ry; Thos. A. Setzler, Richard
lipp and Edgar B. Feagle, manl
ommittee. There is, a trong
ere and they are taking in. new i
ers at every meeting.
Mr. R. D. Jones; superintendei
be Pomaria Oil and Manufact
ampajny' has returned to his mili
tarted it in operation last wee]
Mr. *E. B. Feagle and Mr. '
LUll went to Columbia last week
usiness trip.
Miss Allie Martin returned ti
ome at Simpsonville, after a
leasant visit to her sister, Mr
s. Smith, at this place.
Miss Ida Merdashaw, of Colm
isitted in th, community last we
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. D. Shealey
aturned from a visit to relativ
Alanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse W. S
ave returned frorq a two w
tay with Trelaitives' and friend
'renton.
Mr. Jno. W. Alewine stopped
ith his brother on Thursday o1
,ay back to Rock. Hill.
Mr. T. R. Coxe, of Simpsonvil
t Pomaria on business conni
ith the oil mill.
Miss Eunice Halfacre, of NeN
F, visited Miss Beatrice B(
augh at Kibler's Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Sheeley, of Col
visting relatives in and near
iana.
Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Smith and
T. Pinner enjoyed dinner with
B. Richardson's family Sund:
Miss Mary Cannon, of Newb
visiting at Pamaria this week.
News From Silver Street.
Silver Street, Jan. 18.--The w
r :has changed and we are h
>me mud.
Mr. H. 0. Long was on the sic]
itst week, but we are glad to see
ut again.
Work has begun on the church
nd will be pushed as fast as post
[r. J. R. Perdewv has charge o1
-ork.
Mr. Frank Habenicht, of C(
ia has accepted the positon hel
'ent for the Southern railroad.
re glad to have him with us.
Mrs. Mary F. Stilwell is vis
r son, K. S. Stilwell.
The Rev. Mr. Koon preachi
od sermon Sunday evening..
Mr. D. L. Ham has a wee bo;
t his home, but he h'asn 't toli
ame yet.
Mrs. Habenicht, of Colui
pent Tuesday night with her
'rank.
Mr. K. S. Stillwell and daug
rladys, went to Clinton Saturday
rove back through .the country
is new horse.
Mr. Myer Havird bought a pa
ules last week.
The cotton seed market is
oomn here. The price is thirty
r bushel.
Sci-ib]
utheran Church of The Redet
(Rev. Edward Fulenwider. Past
Reginnin. next Sunday night
iht services at the Chure'h o:
edeemer will be oif a special
n interesting feature of the se
rill be the singing which will
irgely in charge of the young m
Le college. The chapel song
sed at the college will be use
ese night services. The hymn
amiiar and easy. The sermn
ese services will be short and
al. Every effort will be mad
ke th'ese vervices interesting
elpful to all who attend.
At the mid-week service We
a.y night at '7.30 athe address w~
mde by Mr. A. Jackson Bowers
A cordial invitation to all the
ices of the eiurch is extended
nbhic
Al PROHIBITION FIGHT
Ientz IN GENERAL ASSEMBLI
town:
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nardi MEASURE rok STATE-WIDE
;on s PROHIBITION.
rood- Large Number of Bills Embracing a
offi- Great Variety of Subjects Have
con- Been Introduced.
ibler,
Jas. The usual large number ,of bilh
inner 'were poured into the legislative hop.
ians; per during the,;first week of the ses
tock- sion, among them the bills, in whiel
sen- there has been so much inteerst, pro
. H. viding for State-wide prohibition,
tging The house on Saturday adjourned
,amp until Wednesday, today being Gen
nein- erat Robert E. Lee's birthday. Thi
senate, however, refused to adjourr
at of over Tuesday, and met again yester
iring day, having invited Hon.; R. W
and Shand, of Columbia, to deliver be
. fore the senate a suitable address ir
L L. honor of General Lee's birthday to
on. a day.
The Prohibition Measures.
her The prohibition measures for thE
very passage of which the State-wide pro
3. V. hibitionists will make their fight at
this session, are four in number. ThE
bia, first provides for straight prohibition
ak. in the entire State after July 1, 1909
have following closely the Alabama sta
s in tute. No liquor of .a-ny sort is to be
sold, but provision is mad-e for ithe
ieely sale of alcohol by druggists, under
aeks' rigid restrictions, and for the sala ol
.s at wine .to ministers for sacramental
purposes. Tihe second bill relates to
over the enforcement of State-'wide proh-k
his bition, being patterned after thE
Maine statute. It gives the governor
le, is authority to employ, at the\ State'-s
eted expense, officers to enforce the law.
The governor is .charged with th-e
rber- enforcement of the law, and is to ap
den- point such officers as may be neces
sa,ry. who will be paid out of the
nbia, State treasury. The third provides
Po- for the closing of all county dispen
saries, no dispensary being allowed
Mrs-. to buy any liquor after the appro
Mrs. val .of the bill; and all county dis
. Lenaries ito dispose of their stocks
erry. by July 1. The fourth provides for
a lice.nse of $5,000 to be imposed by
each county upon whiskey drummers
soliciting orders in that eounty for
eath- liquors to be shipped in from outside
tling the State.
Three of these bills were introdue
c it ed in the senate on Saturday, and
him t.wo of them in the house,'the others
e not having beeni got in sb-ape by the
h engrossing department. 'The bills in
ble- troduced in the senate were' the ones
the providing for State-wide prohibition,
introduced by Senator Otits. of Chero
lum- kee, whg seems to be in charge of the
e as nrohi1lbit1ion farees in the senate: pro
WXe viding for the license tax on drum
mer,intrduedby Senator Appelt,
in ofClarendon. and providing f.or clos
ing .the county dispensaries, intro
d a ducedi by Senator Otts. The bill pro
viding for the enforcement of the
Lrder law had-not. been put in shape for in
his tr*oductioni.
bia, Sweeping Measure.
son Senator Ott,s' measu.re providing
for State-wide prohibition is very
'ter. sweeping. It goes considerably in.t
and Idetails as eto the restrierions under
with which druggists are to operate in
handling aleohol for medicinal or
i of chemical purposes, and the restric
tions are very rigi.d, as are the re
)fn a strictions for selling wine to ministers
en ts for sacramental purp os. The pun.
ishment for selling or fo. violatina
er. . n of the prlovisonS of the Act is
made not less than $100 nor more
mer. th:m e-0$0. or. imprisoinment at hiar'
or lao fo.r n'ot less than three momnh
the inor more than one year, for the first
the Joff enee. and f.or the seco:a' o:- an.
kind ub aequent offence impjri.,cnm-ut t
rvice ~hard labor for not less than one year
be nor more than five years, without
n of the alternative of a fine.
book IIn the house on Saturday .the
d at. bills providing a prohibitive license
are tax .for whiskey drummers and pro
n at iding for the winding up of the
waca- cou nty dispensaries were introduced.
Le to The prohibition measures in the house
and are in eh-'rze of M. L. Smith. .J. G.
Riehards. C. A. Smith and J. P. Car
Ines- ev. The $5.000 license fee give.s the
1 be whiskey drummer the rig'ht to sohi
J. cit orders in the county where the hi
ser- eense fee is maid, and only in that
the county, for the period of one year.
The punishment for soliciting orders
without paying the license is fixed at
not less ithan $1,000 nor more than
$5,0000. and imprisownent in the
county jail for n4t less than six
months nor more than twelve months.
The other bill as to closing out the
eounty dispensaries goes considerably
into detail, providing ithat whatever
stock is not di.posed of by July 1
shall be sold for cash by the county
dispensary board to the 'highest bid
der, after due advertisement, etc.
Hard Fight Expected.
A hard fight is expected between
the advocates of State-wide prohibi
tion and those who are opposed to
it. Among the opponents of the bill
are numbered some prohibitionists
who do not think it wise to force pro
hibition upon the whole State at this
time, bhinkinz it in the interest of
.temperance to let the counties settle
the matter for themselves, believing
that most of the counties would soon
vote out the dispensaries i f' let *alone.
There are other prohibitionis- who
want to refer it to the people. Then
there are other legislators who are
local optionists because they believe
in the principle of local option, and
then, of cour- , there are those who
are opposed to prohibition. It is
very doubtful if the State-wide pro
hibition measures will pass at this
session. While both sides are confi
dent, the oppoients of a State-wide
prohibition measure being passed by
the legislature at this itime are very
much more hopeful even than when
the session began a week ago. The
State-widers, however, also claim
that they have gained in , stre'ngth.
The final outcome is problematteal,
and it is entirely itoo early to ven
tare a prediction. Two other bills
were introduced in the senate on Fri
day that touch, the liquor problem
somewhat. One by Senator Otts'is a
bill to declare the sale, barter, ex
ehange and storage of liquor a nais
Cnce. A bill introduced by Senator
Hough imposes a license of one cent
per gallon upon all whiskeys distill
ed in this State.
The Inauguration Tomorrow.
Both houses on Saturday agread,o
fix the inauguration of .the governor
and lieutenant governor for tomorrow
afternoon at 1 o'clock. -The full
program was .arranged. The result
of the general election had previously
been tabulated in joint assembly and
declared.
Department of Immigration.
A bill has been introduced in the
house by Mr. Richards to amend the
Act ito establish a department of ag
riculture, commerce and immigration,
so as to eliminate the "immigration''
fetue adsubstiitute in lieu tee
of ''industries,'' making it a depart
ment of commerce and labor with
ou: the immigration feature. Mr. K.
P. Smith has introduced a bill to kill
th~ whol.e departmen,t.
Fight On Lien Law.
IThe annual fight to repeal the lieu
law has .already commenced with the
introduction of a bill in -the house by
Mr. Richards to repeal the lien law,
and t:he repeal measure has been re
ported favorably by the committee
on agriculture. The :house last year
passed the repeal measure by a big
'majority, but it was killed by a close
vote in the senate..
Criminal Assault.
Senator Wharton, of Lau>rens, has
introduced in ' senate a ..bill to
make assault xun intent to ravish a
apital crime. This is in line ,with
Governor Ansel's recommendation in
his annual message.
For The Roads.
Various bills have been introduc
ed in regard to the roads, one by Mr.
Cosgrove, of Charleston, being "a
joint .resolution to sumbit ito the
qualified voters of the State the
question whether bonds shall be is
sued for the purpose of building and
maitaining public roads."
Winthrop College.
Mr. Hollis has introduced in the
house a bill to provide for enlarging
the dining room, kitchen and auditor
ium at Wintihrop to accommodate
two hundred more students, and to
appropriate money for the same.
IMr. Richards has introduced a bill
to provide for the erection of a monu
ment to the heroism of t:he women of
this State during the War Between
the States.
Mr. Lawson has introduced a bill
to provide a license for hunters and
other mea-a:res boking to th.3 pro&ee