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?. VOLUME LID, >TTJEBER *4. NEWBER2Y, S. C* FRIDAY, 'AUGUST 6, 1915, TWICE A WEEK, *1.50 A IEAJL / ? ? / " From the Coas iFJi/UfliMI APPALACHIAN HIGHWAY VIA NEWBtRRV-WHITHIRE ?? ? i nnATVirm UJim'-KAL lumilfill ArrvuiLi; TO PUSH WORK. / i Enthusiastic Meetings Held at Whit- j miVo aiu) Cl?nii 9nriniv? firftftt iujiv nuu vi?>-?w Interest Manifested. "You can't build roads with a spoon and a megaphone," some one remarked on the trip over the proposed Appalachian highway at one of the meetings on Wednesday. This is very true, literally speaking, but it is also true that the megaphone and a certain amount of "hot air" are necessary to get the people aroused, for as Ben Tillman said in his famous campaign some years ago, you can't get your Teforms through unless you can get the ear of the people, and in order to get the ear of the people they must be aroused. It takes agitation and a certain amount of enthusiasm to accomplish anything. You must first wake the people up and make tit-em see things before you can get them to do things, oAmatimoc fhin.ors that are for OUJ, OV'tuVVJkuuvc their own personal good. Some days ago Commissioner E. J. Watson went over t):e road from Newberry to Spartanburg via Whitmire, Union and Glenn Springs, on to Spar tanburg, with a view to scouting out a highway for travel from the low country to the mountains, via the mountain highway from Spartanburg, ffftin.or ftvpr fhp road and making UiL Wi ?? _ _ a map and taking measurement of distances, he?appointed Wednesday as t:e day to bring along a government engineer and to hold meetings at the various centers touched by the highway and talk the matter over with the people and determine if an effort would "be made to build the road. Hie rains of the first part of the week and the threatening weather on Wednesday caused some of the Newberry people to conclude that Col. ^ Watson would postpone the trip, but when <he makes an appointment it takes more than a little rain and mud<3y roads to cause him to abandon it. So he rolled into Newberry Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock from Columbia and some of the citizens got together and arranged for two cars to go with him. If the weather had been good there would probably have been some dozen cars and a number of ladies in the party. Accompanying iOol.'Watson in his big 60-horsepower Mitctell were Engineer W. L. Spoon, LaCoste Evans, a good roads booster from Chesterfield county, and Mr. Blackwell. Going from Newberry were Alderman J. R. Green, Dr. "W. E. Pelham and B. C. Matthews, driven by B. I. Hodge, and Supervisor L> Sample, B. B. Leitzsey and E. H. Aull, f driven by Sam Johnson. The party left Newberry at a quarter to 11 o'clock and went by what is t called the lower road, down by the Caldwell place and out by Charley Super's and .John M. Suber's. This is the -road surveyed by Col. Watson and is yshown on the map of the Appalachian nighway published in this paper. This Toad, for the first nine miles, fcas always been considered one of the best A stretches of road in the county. The remainder of the road is fairly good in some portions, and in others it is h not so good. In fact, all of the road is now in need of repair. The party ' arrived at Whitmire something after 12 o'clock and soon after arrival a meeting was (held in the school auditorium, presided over by Mr. Wm. Coleman. There were about 150 persons (present, many of them being farmers " '3 Wa + crvn -cairJ it I ' aiong ine ruau. m*. ?? hfft was one of the best and most enthusijV astic good roads meetings he had held in the State. Mr. Coleman, in introW ducing Col. Watson, said he liad iheard, I he did not know if true of not, that VAwherrv who I C ncic pcv/piv *u did not want a good road from Whitmire to Newberry. He could not understand why that sftould be. Whitmire was anxious for tfce road and he I *us sure such a road would be beneI ficiai to both, towns. Col. Watson spoke of the value of t to the in Playgrounds good roads and of the motor driven ivehicle, which was not now simply a pleasure vehicle, and said that it was a fact that more motor driven vehicles are owned by farmers than those who live in cities. It had become a necessity in the matter of transportation and the great problem before the people today, especially the producer, was one of transportation. And that was til:e problem of better roads. He said ? ? ~ An 1 r} r\ r\ lnnor^r 1 it v> <1^ a latl V> iilVU OitVUiU Uiy AV44-JV4 j be that South Carolina was at the bottorn of all the States of the American j union in the matter of road improve- j ment. But this meeting and this trip j was a matter of business and not one! to discuss t e value of good roads. The 1 question was, did the people along the ; way want the Appalachian highway, ; or were they willing to let it go by i I another route. If they wanted it, how j bad did they want it, and wt':at would they do to secure it. It would take money or the equivalent to secure the road. His plan was to see what could be raised by private subscription and j j labor put under the direction of the county supervisor and in co-operation ! with him to build the road. The mo-! torists from 4)':e low country were! seeking ways to reach the playgrounds; of the mountains, and they would mean | I a whole lot to any community through which the road went. He had built another road in another section of the State in the same way and when he concluded a trip similar to this at one j AAA ?... J j meeting $>o,UUV was IOTSCU IU JLUI j the purpose, in addition to the work! furnished by the farmers wiio lived | along the way wfco could not give in ! money. The road was built for about half the cash subscribed and what was left was returned to the contributors. And that now was one of the best stretches of highway in tfce State. Mr. W. L.. Spoon, wno accompanied; I Col. Watson as an enginner, said lie had come to encourage the people to do for themselves the most important thing under the sun?get out of the mud. He spoke of tice kind of road to. build and how to build it, and of the class of material that should be used, all of which he felt sure could be found along the road itself, and wouia not necessitate tne 'naming, ana in this way would cheapen tJ':e cost j of construction. He urged community co-operation and for the people to get ] together and let the majority rule, j Nothing could be done without co operation. Mr. LaCcste Evans said he was not \ a speaker, but was present because! he was a South Carolinian and was in-! ierested in good roads and better roads, j He told what had been accomplished :n Chesterfield county. He said if you wanted to do things you liad to go to it. That was the way they built roads in the poor county of ChesterC J TT. -.i. ~ J U J ^ lieiu. ne suggesieu u yvuiuu uc a. gwu plan to organize good roads leagues in every township. Mr. B. C. Matthews was b':en called on and said that he wanted to assure the good people of the "Whitmire community that Newberry stood ready to help in this good work in every way in its power. Alderman J. R. Green was then called on and said he was no speaker, but felt sure of the co-operation of Newberry in tris movement. Mr. E. H. Aull spoke briefly of the importance of securing this highway for Newberry and urged the co-operation of all the people. Supervisor Sample said ;he would do all he could to help out the good work. Dr. W. E. Pelham also spoke of the interest we would fcave in the Toad and felt sure of the co-operation of the people of Newberry. Mr. John M. Suber said the people of his community were very much interested and of course wanted the road by the lower route, and they would cooperate, but it was decided to go another way he would make some other way to get to tJ-e road. What he wanted was a good road from Wliitmire to Newberry. IMr. John W. Scott also spoke of the need of a road, and he of course wanted it to come around by- the Brick Horse, and "he thought that was a better road bed, but he would pledge ftis' support and help in whatever direction the road went. f The Propose. ,<SSHeU!#Lr?<S DI ! ?\ } j3> >* iR(1/1 'rk v?N \ oM / POJL/K <f ."*-' e KaX ?>' d( |L ;<xi <~\ "y i .^ : ' ?j/ P3 \ { I ??j 1 ' "\ -H fe7 :,5part< > \ X " - \^0^reenVLilIe 1 S-A /^ is *2&s I L3uX PIEDMONT HIGHWAY Columbia 0 miles Newberry 43 9 " Laurens 76 4 " Greenville ' 111 7 Hendersonville 155 2 " Asheville 176 9 " * Mr. William Coleman was then call ed on. He said he had no speech to make, but he would assure those interested ti-at Whitmire would do as much in proportion, if not a little more, than any other community. , Col. Watson then took a hand primary and every one voted in favor of the road and to go to work to secure it. One man volunteered as a minimum cash subscription $100. There is eoinr to be a little pleasant rivalry between the lower route via; Caldwell and the upper route via the [ Brick House, but white ever is decided ! upon will have the co-operation of the j other. In fact, it is the opinion of i every one that the building of either | one of these roads means the building! of the other, and the result will be I two good roads from Whitmire to New-1 1 * ? "> "U ? ? 1 1 J ? O I cerry. Ana wiiy suvuiu uieic uuu i There would be a belt line, so to speak, from Newberry around by Whitmire I back to Newberry. Col. Watson and the writer promised Mr. Scott in returning to go around by Brick House and measure the distance from Whit4-r. VanrVvCiT>??.-i- T i-> flVnkllotirtTl TV a Ill II c IV jLii. t^piuuwv.Avu, ?T v desire to say that after the iteavy raimf of the afternoon and the condition of, the road from Whit'mire to Union as a result of the same, it was decided to return via Laurens, and therefore the distance was not t?ken, but that will be done some time very soon. After tiie meeting ti-e visiting party from Columbia and Newberry were delightfully entertained for lunch at the Whitmire hotel by the people of Whitmire. There is no doubt about Wihitmire being in earnest and enthusiastic on b-e subject of securing this "lighway, and it is not all hot air, but -he money and work will be forth->nm in ? -5 . j The party (fid not get away from Whitmlre until nearly 4 o'clock, and as a result did not reach Union until about 6 o'clock, and that was too late to hold a meeting. lAft the Itour apr pointed a number of citizens of Union assembled at the rooms of the chamber of commerce and several cars drove d New 'Appalachia \ * \ \ / [ yv.-'"' t ( . '-*? ? ^ <1 V V ? i \ i / \ i N, NO/?TH CAROLINA, got t3TY \ y \ / v-^> \ *CLl&*KM2\r ^ 3 W* /^v / St x* fy wf \ ^Woo^cJrff sFt^fS vi ^?I / / / / \ / \ / . > \ > out to meet the party. The people of tne town are interested m uie uiuvement and a conference was held with several gentlemen in ti-e rooms of the chamber of commerce and much interest manifested. Supervisor Jeter says that Union may be counted on to <lo !';?r part. And that the pull will be taken out of the hill just beyond the j Tdger river. | i From Union the party left for Glenn Springs about 7 o'clock and reached ' t e springs about 8 o'clock, a distance; of 16 miles. The road from Union to Glenn Springs is very good. At the | springs the party was met by a com- j Tiittee of the Community club, or j which Prof. H. P. Boggs is president, | ana a oengniiui luncneon was sei vtru the visitors by the .ladies of the Community club. A number of cars joined t).e party at Union and it should have been stated that Messrs. William Coleman and Thad S. Coleman went over from Whitmire. After the luncheon a meeting was held to organize and appoint a central committee to take up the active work ! of the construction of this highway, j Speeches were made by gentlemen; from Spartanburg, Cedar Springs,! Union, Whitmire and Newberry, and j after some more discussion the follow- j ing central committee was named: 'Spartanburg?'Julian Calhoun, R. H. Blackburn. Cedar Springs?N. F. Walker, T. B. Thackston. Glenn Springs?H. P. Boggs, R. H. Smith. West Springs?Henry smitn, waiter Betsill. Union?L. C. Wharton, A. G. Kennedy. Whitmire?William Coleman, J. D. Tidmarsh. Newberry?Z. F. Wright, B. C. Matthews. Prosperity?Geo. Y. Hunter. Little Mountain?W. B. Shealy. Col. E. J. Watson was unanimously elected chairman of the central com~ mi?i? n Highway. APPALACHIAN" jhaWAVS Columbia 0 m'ile$ "Newberry 43.9 *V Whitmire 3 5 **\ Union SI 5-j ") Glenn Springs . 08.1 -j ** Spartanburg . .110.3, Her.dersonville. .159,3 '* Asheville .181.0\ RAILROAD ROUTEV Columbia 0 miles Newberry 43.9 " Laurens 78.4 ") Woodruff 95.9 SDartanfcur? 115 (1 Hendersonville .164.0 '*\ Asheville .185.7> M DATZy i H YORK. \ ; ? ?? ? ? ? ? S <f CHESTER. ca^isl& S, fr ? . ? ~ti rr-1 A IT ITD rr* r? rr* n ITK jy : \\\ mittee and Mr. A. G. Kennedy secretary. ' t . -* T-i TT 4?11 .* ? T iV ~ XTA w ivir. n,. n. Ami, in oeuaii ui. uuc dewberry delegation, extended an invii tation to the committee to hold its first meeting in Newberry, and Mr. Kennedy invited , the committee to meet in Union. Union was selected by one vote majority. The first meeting will be held at Union next Wednesday. This central committee will appoint sub-committees along tJ'-e country side to solicit aid from all the people along the road. It is the purpose in this movement to give every one an opportunity to help from a day's work or a cash contribution of 25 cents up to any amount of work or cash he may feel like contributing. It is the pur pose to use tne spoon ana me megaphone and T ot air and work and money and anything that will contribute legitimately in the construction of this highway. As president Matthews said at one of the meetings, it is not a question of do we want the higfcway, but it is a question of can we afford not to nave it .mat is me spim mat actuated all who were in the party and with whom we met on the trip. In view of t':e weather conditions a few days before the trip and on Wednesday the Newberry party had a most remarkable trip in the fact that good time was made, no accidents incurred 1 and no mishaps to any of the cars. The road from Newberry to Whitmire was in fairly good condition considering the rain during: the week. From Wf:itmire to Union the road was not so good. Some of it had been fresh worked and then after going about five miles from Whitmire we ran into a rain, or rather the rain was just ahead of us and we had the red mud of the Union hills to encounter. Tfhe hill beyond Tiger river is some hill in dry weather, but just after this heavy rain, with the road bed already soft, it took some pulling to get over + V. ^ "ki".rr ? Pi _V, rvr a o rwrtror Mitrth , It. ?J?C11 IUU Ulg .. ,, eil of Col. Watson hesitated a little ! aod-accepted a little help from tjbe passingers, who got out. The only car GERMANS HAVE TAKEN THE CITY OF WARSAW CAPITAL OF POLAND OCCUPIED BY TEUTONIC HOSTS. Russian Armies Under Grand Duke Nicholas at Last Give Way Is Late Report Thursday. Special to T':e Herald and News. Columbia, 'Aug. 5.?Dispatches received here this afternoon state that Warsaw has been taken and is now occupied by the Austro-German forces. All reports from Russian Poland, state that tf:.e Russian armies un-fct command of Grand Duke Nicholas made a desperate and terrific fight to the end, but at last had to give way oefore trie superior tactics and apparently inexhaustible supply of ammunition of the armies of Field Marshals von Heindenberg and von Buelow. A great number of Russian prisoners and artillery are said to have been J UTT 4-"k A 11 nf I*A P f A WAAM vapiuieu uj me AUOUV ucimau iuivca,. It i': as been predicted that with the fall of Warsaw, Russian would in great probability soon withdraw from the European war. The capture of Warsaw by the Aua tro-German forces is certain to nave a great effect on the fighting in th? other parts of the great theater of battle. that climbed tnis hill without any assistance and wit-out hesitating was n t _ i ?__ ? j aan joimsoii 5 rui u. As stated, on account of the heavy rains on the Whitmire road it was decided to make the return trip via Laurens. The road from Gienn Springs to Enoree is one of the prettiest roads 've have seen anywhere in South Carolina. Col. Watson's big car picked 'em up at about thirty miles the hour and the little Fords were right along with Her. anis spartanourg roaa to -bnorep, or part of the one we came, is called the State highway and Jias sign boards directing the way and giving t?e distances. We are of the opinion that there is a St< te law that requires the county commissioners of each county to postxall roads at forks of road and T-no/1 /ir/\ccirtera This law shrvulri hfi Ub A UMU V4 VJWiMOW. A -w ?? observed, as all who travel the itighways will readily agree. It is a great comfort in going over a new and strange country to know that you are in the right road. Mr. Hodge, just before reaching Enoree, pulled out in I onj n'ft COW 41 n V mflTft rtf llVill OUU nc uv TUi kju,?? v*.*-*. j v V4. him until we reached Newberry. iWe have learned that at Enoree river he , took t?e wrong road was hitting the grit back to Spartanburg, and went about two miles before he discovered he was in the wrong road. We drove on to Laurens and waited there just one hour in an effort to get some gas and rest. We left Glenn Springs at a quarter to eleven and reached Laurense a quarter to one. We left Laurens a quarter to two and reached Newberry about half-past three. The road from Laurens to Newberry was a little heavy oh account of a rain Wednesday afternoon and t)':e road from Kinards to Newberry is in worse condition than it has been for a long; time. We iftay do the road machine Knt wo hAlipvA thp work a ii i ix j uon^v., uui ?? v/ ? it did on this road is responsible for this condition, by piling sand and clay and debris in the center of the track. But the use of the split log drag now would be a great f;elp. Hodge says he cut off about two miles at Laurens by not coming through the city and in that way got ahead of us while we were waiting for him at Laurens. Altogether tfte trip was a very successful one for the party that went and we believe will result m ims icag.uway being opened. E. H. A. P. S.?We took supper at the hotel at Glenn Springs, instead of the lunch furnished by tfte ladies of the Community club, for the reason that we felt like a hot meal after the strenuous trip from Whitmire. The lunch was fine, however, as the good ladies gave us a box for the return trip, wlbdch we greatly enjoyed. The hotel presents a lively appearance and we very much wish we could have remained over there a week or ten days. This is one of,the oldest and most famous of the Southern watering places and (has a water that has stood the test of year* and there are many to teaetify to its; efficiency. There are many .people at , the hotel whom we kn<yw and Uxe svpr CONTINUBD ON PAGE 5.)