The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-23


The Fall Festival has already been a
paying investment to Sumter. The
adFersising that has been done has
been weIl done,, and the name and
enterprise Of this city has been
brought directly and prominently be-
fore the people Of South Carolina and
half dozen other States. Every
travelling man who visits this city
spreads the news far and wide and
likewise every new arrival brings the
story OF the widespread talk Of the
Festival that we are TO have next
week. Sumter's Fall Festival is
known not only throughout South
Carolina but in all parts of North Car
olina and Georgia, and there will be
visitors here next week from even
more remote States. The Festival
was suggested and promoted to adver-
tise Sumter and it has already accom-
Hlished its purpose. As an adyertis-
ing investment it has proved great
success.
The Daily Item has secured the ser
sIce of Mr. W. 81. McCaw, formerly
connected with The State as Colum
aia correspondent and he will give
she readers of this paper full and
reliable news sesice from the capital of
the State. Mr. McCaw is a newspaper
snan of ability and experience and be
scan be depended upon TO give the
readers of this paper all the news
from Columbia that is Sit to print.
AS soon as OUT new machinery in
cluding a Linotype of the most i'm
proved pattern. q folding machine
etc, which is now at the depot can be
installed the Daily item will be en-
larged to eight pages and our readers
VII be given as large and up-to-date
afternoon paper as is published in the
State. The installation of the new
equipment will require some days, but
when We shall have gotten everything
in working order, We will have q
plant second to none, aud the service
that we shall give will be full, COM
plete and up-to-date in every respect.
Everything seems to be coming
Sumter's way. Among the good
things that are assured for this city
in the near future are the big fertilizer
factory of the Virginia Carolina Chem
zeal Company. the Sumter Foundry
and Machine Works, the Conway and
Sumter Railroad, the Sumter and
Northern Railroad, from this city to
McBee On the Seabcard Air Line,
$40, 900 Steam Laundry, and several
othe- enterprises that we are not at
liberty to mention specifically at this
tire. Sumter is certainly coming,
and it is destined TO Ee big city.
We are confident of this, and while
we cannot go as far as prominent
railroad official did few weeks ago
whea advising capital st Of anoth-
er State to Invest in Sumter, Saying
that Sam Ter would be city OF the size
of Atlasta within ten years, we are
satisfied t,sat Sumter will bave three
times its present population. business
and wealth when the next census is
taken. Sumter is coming.
During the next year or two we may
expecs to hear Of considerable num-
Der of Southern Democrats, Of more OF
less notoriety, being converted to Re
publicanism. The result cf the cleo
ton On November sth insures the con
tinuance of the Roosevelt policy for al
least four years more, and that policy
holds out the hope Of reward OF sub
stantial nature to Democratic irene
gades, who pubIically proclaim theil
longing to afiliate with the Republican
party in the South. The loayes ane
fishes will always draw a certain
crowd, and the South has not yet ar
rived at that happy state where none
of her politicians and place hunter'