The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-14
BACK FROM BUFFALO,
A Close Observer Wants Us to Wake Uo.

A Close Observer Wants Us to Wake Up.
Our fellow townsman. Mr.. Frank P.
Erwin, who has been on a sightseeing
iaunt. is at home again after having
himself put off at Buffalo and visiting
New York, Boston, Providence and
other cities. Mr.. Erwin is man who
has travelled much and therefore can
appreciate coming in contact with the
worlds movements. At our reques5 he
gave US the following impressions OF his
trip
Enough cannot be said in praise of
the exhibit at Buffalo: to be more ex-
plicit, the electrical display there, is
perhaps the best ever shown. The gov
ernment exhibit is fine and the exhibit
from the various States and foreign
countries are good. I went over the
grounds in vain, searching for an eN-
hibit from South Carolina, my native
State: nothing from this State is shown
and in view OF the fact that South Car
olina is making great efforts to estab-
lish within her borders new industries
this cannot be considered less than an
unpardonable error. When passing
through the buildings where are locat-
ed the great government exhibits, my
attention was attracted by the display
of tobacco shown from various States.
AS we are now one of these that grow
tobacco of the best commercial grades.
thought to find something here from
my State, but nothing of the kind is
shown-not a leaf of tobacco as corning
from South Carolina is exhibited, yet
by going through our warehouses here
in Manning On salesday, as good sam
pies can be found as shown at the e'Xhi-
bition. Commercially this is against
US: all of the tobacco grown in this Sec
ton is now marketed as North Caro-
lima or Virginia leaf, and we have to
pay, in doing this, about one-hali the
value OF the goods by way of con.mis-
sions. A good "~hibit at Buffalo would
have opened tn eyes of the world to
the fact that this is tobacco growing
State and South Carolina is a good to-
bacco market, then we could sell direct
to the manufacturer and save commits
sions.
''Although we now rank high as
cotton manufacturing State, no one
abroad seems to know much about it as
we are keeping the knowledge strictly
to ourselves. The conditions as men
toned, regarding tobacco, apply to the
marketing of our cotton goods also;
they are sold through people who are
not afraid to advertise to the world that
they have what others want. 1t would
be useless to go on enumerating the va
rious things we fail in letting the peo-
pie know we have to sell, but another
and very important thing we miss IN
not exhibiting at Buffalo is the chance
to properly advertise our exposition to
be held at Charleston. In talking with
some of the people who have space for
showing their goods, I found most Of
Them had heard that there was to-be
something of the kind in Charleston,
out all say that it cannot amount to
much. Why, they say, your State is
not represented here at all and while
some of them speak as though they will
send small part of their goods to
Charleston, many are undecided: all
say, however, we will be at St. Louis
strong !
s'In striking contrast, is the spirit
shown by other States and cities where
expositions. are to be held. In the great
Oregon exhibit placards are posted
neatly and attractively printed, invit-
ing every one to visit Portland during
its coming exposition; the same thing
is being done for St. Louis. We should
by all means gets little money together
and send small exhibit to Buffalo with
man in charge to advertise our Char
lesion show if nothing else. There IS
still time if prompt action should take
place, and while we have lost much by
not taking the matter up at the begin
ming, much can yet be done.
sit is folly to say that these exhibits
do no good, they do; throngs OF people
in passing, make all kinds of inquir-
les, and while much of this is from idle
curiosity, more is for the purpose OF
learning what advantages other places
have to offer. The inquiries often lead
to investments and new enterprises be-
ing started in the States about which
they are made.
'Some time ago The TIMES suggest
ed as a part of our town and county ex-
hibit at Charleston, that we get 8. large
glass case and have etched on its face
an analysis of our artesian water, this
case to be kept filed and visitors at
Charleston allowed to drink whenever
looking at our exhibit. I expressed
myself at the time as being very favor
able to this part OF the exhibit, but
since returning from the Pan-Am erican
l am more so. Just such an exhibit is
being given there by the people OF
Geneva, N. Y, and no one thing has
attracted more attention than the dis
play OF pure spring water from Geneva.
1t is placed on the grounds in large
coolers that have a 'penny-in-the-slot'
attached to them, and are more talked
of and patronized, than any of the shows
on the midway. hope that the town
will exhibit our wholesome and health
creating water, and from such an en-
hibitI would expect excellent returns" D."