Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(By the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.) Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, has alternately been called “The City Unlimited," "The Cross road* of the Southeast," and "The City of Hospitality." The aptness of each and all of these sobriquets is quickly apparent to those who visit Columbia, or who study the statistics concerning its varied activities and enterprises. With a history dating bark u Match 22, 1786, on which dat e it was was founded by an Act cf the State • Legislature, and at which time the capitol of the State was move! here from Charleaton, Colupihia ha* steadi ly builded herself into one of the outatandinjf cities of the new South. Located in the geographical center of the State, Columbia was easily atv cesaible from any point. No stroke of good fortune created Columbia. The chy came into being, as did Washington, I). C., only after careful planning and detailed survey. Its site was thoroughly selected, an I its streets and avenue,, laid out alJrg pre-deetermined lines. With an avei- age width of 100-150 feet, Columbia’s streets are wide and beautifully shaded with mote than .‘MJ.OOO tjees of luxuriant foliage, as well as with multitudinous shrubbery. Residences, stately and impo-ing, yet home-like and hospitable, flank the thorough fares in both the city antiyhe sub urbs. Fragrant flowers and plants of myriad kinds giace the city in numer ous gardens. Columbia i n truly a city for home-lovers. Rusines* executives over the nati n have found here a stragetiial point in which tj locate district and State headquarters. No county seat of the State is more than 18,1 miles distant, and Columbia ha* proved to b t . the logical place from which to serve communities brcstcd in North Caro lina, Georgia and Florida. W'hen the present $65,000,000 highway program i s completed, Columbia will be at the center of a veritable network of paved roads which will place every community in the Slate within easy reach of the capital city. All the im portant railroads serve the city, and it it also headquarters for the numer- oas bus lines in the State. One of the finest municipal airports in the South ha s recently been completed. Air, rail, hua and water tranesportation facil ities are available to those wishing them, here in Columbia. The building of one cf the greatest earth dams in the world on the Salu da River has formed Lake Murray, one of the largest artificial bodies of water in the world, just a few miles fiom Columbia. This creates an annual output of power'of 36,000,000 kilowatt hours. Thi* lake is a great attraction for those fond cf boating, fishing and other water ■‘ports. The lake has a shoreline of 520 miles, i* 48 miles long and has a maximum width of 14 miles. Three country clubs provide varied sport* for Columbians, where golf, tennis and othe r outdoor games can Ik* played every day in the year with hut few exception*.' More than twen ty lake* and bathing resorts are with in a few minutes ride of the capitol. With its equable climate, citizens of Columbia find it possible to he out doors moat of the ipy* ‘-f the year without discomfort. t . With a population of 51.318 in v h? city and 72,000 including suburbs, C I- umbia i* the county seat of Richland County; rich in agricultural piodu.-ts, cotton, grain, fru t* and vegetables The fact that South Carolina vegeta bles certain iodine well above the average make produce from this Stat** much desired in the goiter auction* of the country. Within the past few years, while other cities have been noticeably fall ing off in the'r building permits, Columbia has had an mnres-iv*» record. Among those projects recent ly completed were the airport, a municipal auditorium wl]ich *eats 4.- 500 persons, rind n large hotel. The Unit d States government has lately, selerted ii site four miles from the heart of the city Vn which to build a $1,500,000 veterans' ho-pital. Approximately 200 thriving indus tries. large and small, manufacturv a variety of over 70 articles. The' value of the yearly output of these Industrie* is $30,000,000. It i s esti mated that 8,000 persons are employ ed in jthese concern-', with an annual combined payroll of some $7,000,000 Columbia is a city of business, of industry, of recreation, of home, chuich and social life, such as one Sel dom finds. Back of its presentday modernity, there i* that ever-present touch of true hospitality, typical of the Old South, and just as real today in Columbia as is the ground on which the city is building. Obey Bread is lushed to your grocer oven-fresh—right from the bakery! —The beH bread you ever put in your * —■— mguth! Full of nutriment! The children’* favorite because 'they can taste th e difference, too! .Order Oboy Bread today—in the gay red, blue and yellow’ wrapper! And you’ll be sure of bread that’s made with pure, • 1 wholesome, concentrated milk. Carolina Baking Company . Columbia, South Carolina •! + <-x**w**x-*:-x**:~w**x**:**>fr*H*<*««>*:**:":*? MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO BATTERED CARS "Hitch-Hiking” Seaton Again Brings Troubles —r With the open season for "hi.eh- lilklng" again at band, the legal dc- lurtment of the Chicago Motor club warned all car oyvners not to pick up atrangers who solicit rides from the roadside. “While this policy at first thought may seem selfish. It nevertheless is foumled upon good Judgment," the de partment decrared lu a statement. “There are many instances on record wherein the ‘hitch-hiker’ lias turned upon his benefactor and robbed him of his car and money. Some motorists have even been murdered by those to whom they gave assistance. - i “Furthermore, In many states It I* possible for u *liltch-h!kor’ to recover .damages from his benefactor Is the event he Is Injured in an accident and can prove that his ‘host’ was negli gent. “For these and other reasons, the practice of begging rides has become snch a nuisance that five states and the District of Columbia have passed laws prohibiting it and providing pen alties for violation. Those states are Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Wisconsin. Tlie legislatures of aeveral other states are considering such a itatute.*^ ' Standard Oil Plant. Columbia’s Railroads. r Columbia is served by four lailroad systems, three of which are recog nized trunk line s and the fourth an in tra-state line. These four railioad systems operat* eleven separate lines from Columbia, with a total of 58 mail train* daily. The three trunk lines operating from Columbia are the Seaboard Air Line, the Southern and the Atlantic Coast Line. The intra state line is the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad. Columbia’s Post Office. day in Ctdumbia a 8 shown by the construction in COLUMBIA at the foot of Gervais Street of a $300,000 plant for the Standard Oil Company. TMa plant and ita personnel of 120.] persona; and their families, wa s moved to COLUMBIA from another city. • \ h ' The United States Post Office in Columbia handles from 25,000 to 45,- 000 pieces of first cla-s mail daily.! There has been an increase in busines^ handled by the Columbia Post Office averaging five per cent, each year for several years. In. 1929 the postal re ceipts of the post office in Columbia were $425,331.57. . * National Guard Encampment. The* United States Goveinment has selected Camp Jackson as an annual National Guard training center. Dur ing- the months.of July and August, 1930, 4,800 officers and men from the States of North Carolina, South Car olina,' Tennessee, Georgia and Flori da, representing a total of 107 units, A Pila of 160 Ancient and Dangerous Automobiles on a Funeral Pyre at Long ■»—. Beach, Calif. — • Will antiquated, mechanically faulty automobiles be ruled "IT the high- wnya by law? ' • J ^ •• — This is one of the questions tiiat Js being considered by the motoring public following the report that apltroxiiimtely one-hulf of all the accidents occurring on the heavily truflkrked highways were traced to poorly matirmined automobiles., , • The report states tiiat not only nearly half of the accidents are traceable to ancient wrecks of machines, hut nearly all of the delays, which are numer ous. are occasioned by antiquated machines with neglected motors, defective brakes, or broken steering apparatus. .'x The condualpij ie’thHt public safety requires that cars with faulty'mech anism be kept off the rdtUT amUth^t eventually states exercisjipg; their inherent power over the regulation of trattic will demand that al| automobiles past periodic mechanical Inspection. HOSPITALITY DAYS In Columbia Sept. 14th-T3th deans Big Saving H for Y o I : VISIT US! HALTIWANGER’S a. * • I - . Ladies’ ' ‘ . \ ‘ Ready-to-wear arid Millinery COLUMBIA, S. C. 1441 Main Street Representatives wanted for Barnwell and Allen dale Counties. A Retirement Income for You- An income for your family when you die. Funds for an education guaranteed for your children. Fire opportunity to build up with home ccmpany, —write for details. Payment of your mortgage if you die before completing payments. . • ‘ . -r- * ‘ * These are some of the many benefits provided in plans of Insurance issued by * Southeastern Life Insurance Company ORGANIZED 1905 GREENVILLE, S. C. • OLD LINE LEGAL RESERVE INSURANCE WITH LOW COST GUARANTEED (N OT, ESTIMATED.) G OING LI F E A GEN CT WALTER F. GOING, General Agent H. R. GOING, Associate if •Mil *X m X m X*X«^X*<m>^*X*X*X , <“X m X*£ ] ADVERTISE IN The People- Sentinel. ~