The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
TOBACCO EXHIBIT.
Delegation Reports of Trip to
Charleston-To Get a spe-
cial Building.

Florence, April 80 The tobacco
interests of the State will receive the
same consideration at the hands of
the exposition directors as the cotton
| industry does if the tobacco men do
their duty half so we'll as the cotton
men have done.
This is the result of the visit of
the special delegation to Charleston
yesterday ". E Lea of Tinmons-
Vile, the chairman of the general
tobacco committee, and Hartwell NJ
Aver, VITO has been in this tobacco
display since the incipieucy of the
movement. went to Charleston by
appointment with Col Averil yester
day to talk the matter over. Col
Averill assures the delegation that if
such an exhibit IS is proposed is got
ten up by the tobacco section. that
be can arrange with the directors foI
the building The demands on the
exposition company recently have
been very heavy. the company is
severely taxed to meet them The
matter of the government exhibit that
has been secured by Senator McLau-
rim is going to be heavy cost taxed
on them instead OF source of reve
nue. Instead of getting the aid for
the exposition that was boped, the
$3.50, 600, the company will be at an
expense of s25.000 in getting the
government property to add to the
attractions of the show
Tobacco is, however, one of the
main resources of she State, it is a
great and growing industry. 1t is one
thing that will attract attention and
give the State advertisement and
thus serve the purpose of the e1posi
ton. therefore the directors are auxi
ours to make all the concessions in
their power to secure really repre-
sentative exhibit Upon the assur-
ance of the delegation that the 70
bscco men would put up an exhibit
which should represent four or five
thousand dollars, Col Averill said
that he could then assure the people
of this section that they would have
the building for it.
It will not be hard TO realize this
promise and to meet it, the plan pro
posed is to divide the expense as
follows: one thousand dollars to
each Florence, Darlington and Marion
counties. aud the other two thousand
divided between Horry. Clarendon,
Williamsburg, Orangeburg, New
berry and Sumter How this money
value will be divided and what the
exhibits will be will have to be
! decided upon at once There are
several plans proposed, one to have
the whole exhibit together, each con
tribu,iug it's quota and joining in the
credit and the honors Another IS
to have q center piece representing
the combined efforts of the counties
and the different counties as gems
around the center piece, q cluster of
diamonds around ruby A third
is to have each county and each
market separate These matters will
be laid before the general committee
at a meeting to be called by Chair
man Lea in the near future 10 the
meantime the committee begs each
and every paper in the counties nam
ed to copy what is said in this article
and to call meeting of those inter
ested at some convenient center as
soon as possible and summon either
or both of the representatives named
to meet with them and tell them
exactly what is wanted This thing
must be carried through successfully
1t is folly to say than an industry re
presenting q million of dollars au
nualIy cannot raise $4,000 to adver
tise itself to the world when it would
mean ten times that much in increas
ed demand and sales and higher
prices. The work will have to be
undertaken by somebody who has
patriotic fervor enough about him to
carry it through An effort will be
made to find two or three such men
in each county The committee
wants volunteers
1t is urged that $4,000 in spec
ial building will be more of an ad
verttsement than $25. 900 spent in an
exhibit in either of the general build
ings
South VS. North in Polo4