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Jim identifies scapegoat for Columbia's traffic woes Traffic problems all began with a Mr. Newbold, who emboldened W.H. Hudson to secure contraption for death defying 30 mph spins around the Adair County Fair Grounds Artickle below scribed by "Jim" after reading City Council Report, December 6, 2010, and Bucket List item put forward by Councillor Charles Grimsley By "Jim An oft-overlooked axiom, simply stated, is this: Not every problem has a solution but ever problem needs a scapegoat. Upon perusing Councillor Grimsley's suggestions concerning the traffic woes around and near the square, it occurred to this writer that the scapegoat honors for said problems can be squarely laid on the shoulders of a Mr. Newbold. (He has long since departed this vale of sorrows and therefore can't threaten legal action against Ye Scribe for truthmongering.) On the second day of July, 1901, the aforementioned Mr. Newbold, did, with intent and malice aforethought, infect the denizens of the Square and surrounding environs with the highly addictive virus known as the Automobilus Americanus. The News of July 11th told the tale in all its gory splendor: The first and only Automobile, the horseless carriage, pulled into Columbia last Tuesday. Some time ago the News announced that Mr. Newbold would visit Columbia in his Automobile but it so happened that it was late. At any rate its coming was appreciated by many who crowded it so closely that it was difficult for the Auto to "get its breath." Mr. W.H. Hudson was fortunate to get a ride which he declared filled him with emotions indescribable. He was so well pleased that arrangements will be made to have one in use on the Fair grounds, then everybody can get to see it and spin around the track at the rate of 30 miles an hour. In the blink of an eye, hardly a double-decade later, the July 11, 1922 News observed that A few days ago we counted forty automobiles on the square at one time. It was not the 4th of July either, just an ordinary day.And, I suppose, the rest is history... -JIM This story was posted on 2010-12-07 13:30:52
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