The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-01-16
WILLIAMSON THE NAN.
Something About the Orignatien OF
the Now Famous Williamson Meth
cd Of Corn Culture.

cd OF Corn Culture.
AS pleasant a day as have spent
lately was that spent today at the
home Of E. McIver Williamson. in.
the northwestern part of this. Dar-
lington, county. To most of your
readers this gentleman needs no in-
PRODUCTION, because his ennthod OF:
corn culture has made him one Of the
prominent, I might say the most
prominent, men Of the southern
States. Let me here say that 4 was
not the purpose nor desire Of Mf>
Williamson shat his method be ae-;
nominated Williamson, as he himself
told me, and as you Will see by REFER
ence to his pamphlet on. corn culture.
He does not want, does not court, no~
toriety, and would be offended at any
effort to praise him. In this, as In
other respects, he is unique char
acter, whom chance acquaintance
would not properly estimate OF ap-
preciate. He does not seem to know
it, but without pretense or show he ia
pf1ilanthropist Of the finest type for
while others make gifts Of charity
that only benefit the few, and that of
those who are in some position to take.
care Of themselves, this man does
that which reaches out to the many,
having no respect to class, color, or
condition, the help being of such
character, and kind, as will in every
way result in the greatest possible
blessing to all.
It was remarked last year, when
MT Williamson appeared before the
farmers Of your county, that a most
praiseworthy thing was that he was
not in the seed corn business.
For the information of some it may
be we'll to state that he is not now,
He knows, as few men do, that he has
done that for our country, not simply
South Carolina, but the south, which
is, and will prove, of incalculable benz
eft, and he is only anxious and ans
| bilious that the method come into
practice as quickly and generally, as
possible True genius, true merit
tfike a fair taper shines to al the rest
while about its own station it casts
shadow. Undesignedly, unconscious
| ~, this man is philanthropist Of the
| best type, satisfied with the conscious
nessness of duty done, with help be-
slowed, accepting which as his suf.
fcient reward.
| I am pleased to know him, will be
| better pleased if he does not take
umbrage at these brief remarks
which / have felt constrained to pen.
as Introductory to what shall foilew.-f
To begin, these feet of nine have
trod, and these eyes have seen the.
country over, and I am glad I cana
! tell the farmers of Sumter county
whose lands I am fairly well &C.
quainted with, that almost any OF It
is superior, in natural way, to Mr.,
| Williamson's, which is light, sandy
soil, of a character difficult to keep
Fup.
Mr.. Williamson practices what he
breaches and does what he claims.
His rows are six feet wide, and his
corn anywhere from II to Is inches
in the drill He aims to get small
stalk with a large ear, which, as
shown by samples Of corn, he as
often accomplishes as otherwise.
Some of your readers may not know.
he is a bachelor, and his house is q
storeroom for samples Of corn, stalk
and all. He keeps convenient a pair
OF scales, where he does all that
Weighing he tells you about. Ny
message to the farmers Of Sumter Is
that they may follow him to the very
letter in all that ne tells them with
out fear. I have written this for the
benefit Of many friends, and lest tire
them, I close. Hagood
Darlington, S. c., Jan. II, 1907.
a Splendid Record.