The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-12
DARLINGTON HAS NONE.
But Sumter Has Two and Is Proud to
Say 1t.

Darlington advertises that she "has
no coffin factory Well, Sumter has
two large coffin and casket factories,
employing hundreds Of men, but the
thousands of coffins made here are
sold in surrounding towns and cities
in this state, and are shipped all over
the world Darlington might also have
added to her advertisement that Dar-
lington has not the largest telephone
factory in the United States, that she
hasn't got fifty-three trains a day,
that she hasn't got eight lines Of rail-
roads, and three separate systems, do
ing a freight business of 100000 an
nually, and passenger business OF
100000 annually; that Darlington
has not got daily newspaper; that
Darlington does not sport forty auto
mobiles owned by her citizens, and
two automobile agencies; that Dar-
liagton has not a band and orchestra
like the Second Regiment band of
Sumter; that Darlington is not selling
any of her farm lands in the middle of
the city at $4,000 an acre, that Dar-
lington didn't sell her old court house
square for enough money to put up a
100000 court house like Sumter did
that Darlington has $4,000 railroad
bonds which she issued TO induce
railroad to run by Darlington, where
as Sumter has plenty Of railroads and
more coming without subsidizing
them; that Darlington does not do be-
tween s7,O00,O0O and sS,O00,000 busi-
ness annually, that Darlington didn't
have any of her macadamized streets
on exhibition during her Fourth OF
July celebration, (if she has any) that
Darlington is not building hundreds
of new residences and stores valued
at 100000 annually; that Darlington
is not selling many lots on her main
streets 15Ox15O feet for $4,000 and
$4,000 and pshing back $4,000 to
$4,000 residences on back streets to
make room for stores, banks and
wholesale houses; that church proper.
tv in Darlington is not so valuable
that the congregation of any of her
churches can sell their church ground
for enough to pay them to move the
church five blocks away and have al
most enough money to build a new
church left from the deal, that Dar-
lington hasn't got two of the finest
equipped inirmaries which are kept
full of patients from seven sur
rounding counties and other states;
that Darlington ha sn't got two Of the
fastest horses in the south pulling
Delgar 40. hose wagon team; and
that she hasn't got Monaghan NO.
Hose Reel team with another $1,000
pair of horses, and that Darlington
did not give 500 in prizes for her
automobile races like Sumter did.
that Darlington did not raise nearly
Sc 600 for her little elbow OUT like
Sumter did for her Fall Festival, ,and
many other things which Darlington
mas not, and does not, and did not.
and will not, and cannot, but which
Sumter has, did, will do, can do, is do
ing, etc.
Darlington put up very creditable
show which Sumter turned out to see.
but her Chamber Of Commerce had
better quit advertising what Darling
ton has not and go to telling what
she has, and wants TO Go. Another
thing Darlington must remember is
that although cofins are made for
dead peole, the coffin factories, like
all other factories, usually go to a
town full Of live people to do their
manufacturing where, the railroad IA
cilities are the best, because cof-
fin factory would not do much busi-
ness in grave yard town where all
OF the people are dead but don't know
it. and will not be buried. 1t takes
very live man to make coffin, but Ii
requires a very dead man to use one.
without kicking about it. Every man
Who ever uses Sumter made coffin.
like everything else manufactured in
Sumter, gets the best and will never
use any other make.
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