The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-14

Che old papers, and is manifestly the best
sadvertising medium IL Sumter.
The plan to build standard cotton
Warehouses in this city is taking shape
and it is almost certain that a ware
aouse company will be organized
eyithsn the next week or two with am
sale capital to handle the business.
The Manning Times is endeavorins
SO arouse interest in the Carolina and
Virginia railroad in that town and Is
0rsing the business men to make
united effort to induce the promters
OF the road to carry it to Manning. II
she shortest route to Charleston is
Followed the road will not pass
shrough Manning and it behooves the
0roperty owners and business men Of
tha town to be on the alert if they do
aot want to be left out.
While the czar is trying to make
9p his mind to consider the terms Of
neace which he imagines Japan IS
@ager to offer the japanese are going
about their business getting ready to
wipe up the ground with the re-
snainder, Of the Manchurian army and
chen capture vladivostok. The longer
the czar delays suing for peace the
better able Japan will be to exact hu-
sniliating conditions.
The dispensary is doomed and what
WAS its strength few years ago IS
Cow its weakness. It was taken up
and .fostered by the politicians and
converted into a political machine.
as long as certain leaders We're pop
silar with the people they were willing
TO countenance the whiskey machine
0n the endorsement Of these leaders,
but there has been change in public
Sentiment, and the dispensary is be-
SHINING to be estimated at its real
Snlauity. The politicians who have
enalntained that it was the best solu-
zion of the liquor question are begin
hing to see light and many of them
~M be found fighting the system as
vigorously as they once defended it.
The fuIl amount of the capital stock
sof the Mutual Ice Company has not
been subscribed and those who took
Only a Jew shares at the outset, with
Che promise to take more if needed to
ssnsure the success Of the enterprise,
sasve the opportunity to make good
ghe agitation that resulted in the for
>suatson of the Mutual Ice Company
asas done great good already inasnluch
as Il brought about reduction in tie
arice Of ice from 60 cents to IL cents
"a handred pounds saving OF o3 l-5
ger cent. to the consumers. II TINS
Goes not represent handsome 0lvl-
saepds on the investment. Of the few
Thousand dollars required to establish
che Mutual Ice factory we do no Know
waat the public would regard as sat
:ssaactory dividends. 1t is stated that
Ehe average daily consumption OF ice
ID this city is eight tons or $4,000
saeanGs and on this the Mutual Ice
G,ampany is today saving the people OF
Sn inter 90 cents a hundred, $500 &
Goa, S32 a day, which for five months
sxsA ameunt to $4,000. If this is not
u profitable institution for the people
Qs Sumter to put little of their mon
~r into. and to support with all their
srdrence what would satisfy them:
<apart from the saving IN the price
1s ice consumed in the city, we believe
che Mutual Ice Company will make
s,raney for its stockholders. The plant
sourchased will make ice more eco
saouically than any other plant ever
sorcu sht to this city and ice can be
&old at as low price as any other
Ractory here or elsewhere can sell II
2nd still make profit. The machln-
Sr was purchased at rock bottom
saricss-it is said cheaper than the
Same outfit has ever been bought in
She state and there is no reason why
she, Mutual Ice Company should not
accomplish the end for which it was
eereated-give Sumter ice at a reason
sshse price-and still be money
eraker
Snmter should have the Presbyter-
Gxz Celtege.
We Chamber Of Commerce should
ense ee time in appointing commit