The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04
THE GAME COCK CITY.
Editors Pleasant Impressions
of Sumter.
A MANUFACTURING TOWN.

The visit Of the editor of the Times
to Sumter 90 Tuesday was the frs,
opportunity that be had enjoyed OF
looking over that city for number OF
| years. The last view was very crafty.
log. Il is q credit to the state to have
such towns as Sumter. 1t is q pretty
town, veil laid Of. With shady streets,
handsome residences, be,okening wealth
eomfors and refinement. The business
houses are well built attractive. showy.
The main street is maoadsmizsd and is
handsome tboroughfare. The stores
keep we'll selected stocks of goods we'll
displayed and give evidence of large
trade Of . high class.
There are few towns Of the size of
Sumter or very much larger that can
boast the nuu ber Of diversified indus.
tries that Sumter osn.
There 10 q large cotton w;ll 10 opera.
ton and another about to start up, two
telephone factories, coffin factory,
three ioe factories. . golf stick factory,
big cotton seed oil mill. . brick yard Q
number Of large wood working mills
aod . number Of msohine shops and
boundaries. All of these enterprises
cell goods manufactured from the pro.
ducs Of the country, 10 the markets Of
the world and draw the wealth of ell SEQ.
siOns to Sumter. giving employ ment to
huudreds of hands and distributing q
great deal Of money 10 the city.
Sumter has the Atlantic Coss. Line,
tae Southern and the Wilson system of
railroads. which gives her unusual rail.
road facilities for the distribution of
goods aud the accommodation Of the
trade Of the surrounding ooun.ry.
Ssmtcr's business men arc alive
tv their own Interests and they know
that the dollars that are put 10 the
building up OF industrial life OF tho
town are ths dollars that are coming
back to them With the most satisfactory
ratio Of Increase.
A magui6esot system OF waterworks
10 10 operation 10 tho town. which
afords ample 6re protection. No
engines are used at the Gre. tho water
being shrowu from the bydraots over
the top Of aoy building 10 the .owo,
sod on one occasion there was . very
dangerous looking Gre which was
fought By sevea streams from % mspy
hydrants.
Sumter boasts . 6ne Opera House
which cost The cisy osArly forty ,housaud
dollars. but which would be an orua-
meat TO any city in the State. Sumter
10 growing fast. Her postal receipts.
which is the Thermometer Of trade.
speak 10 no uooertain voice of the
progress OF the town. Tois ctioe hos
just been raised to tho second class,
which distinction is eojoyed by but few
offices 10 The State. The good psoplo
OF Sumter will soon have their mail
delivered as their doors. Which always
follows shen sn of6oe is raised to the
second oIass.
sumter hss four good Dewspapers.
The Daily Item. which has been doing
. good work for The sowo for ak years,
edited BY II. G Os,eso +; The Herald.
. 6rss class weekly edited by j. NJ
Knight. The Wstshmso sod Sou.brou.
sbs old relisbls. edited BY N. G. OMseo
sod The sprightly freeman edited BY
W. @. Ivy.
Whist Sum,er is she has been made
BY toe enterprise Of her business meu,
Wbo were not oopteot to rest satisfisd
With the narrow sphere in which they
we're moving. and they began that
policy OF eom meroial and industrial
sxpsosion that has put that city 10 the
front raoks Of the towns Of The State
There 10 much 10 Sumter that the
editor OF The Times would be glad to
see duplicated in Florenee. aud we coy
that without treason to Floteooe. Tor We
thiui that thero are macy ,hings iu
Florence that Sumter might with ad-
vsntsgc adopt. and thus. by borrowing
ideas sDd plsos from each other, these
towns OF The Northeast Carolina will
become the greatest towns oO earth, for
they are made up Of tho greatest people
on earth. Hsrtweil NJ Aver