The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-27
PROSPEROUS AND PROGRESSIVE
A School Entertainment at Sunny
Side and Observations ON . Thirty
Ing Commun,ty-The Need Of the
sumter and shiloh Railroad.


school. near Pudding Swamp. or the
Sumter and Z Clarendon line, closed
the seasons work with basket pic
mic yesterday. This il one Of the
communities that knows how to help
itself. Four years ago the patrons
whose children were too small 10
send to the established schools in
each county, went to work to secure "a
school In their midsts each man
pulled on his coat and with his own
hands helped to erect the neat and
comfortable house. They were for
tunate In securing Miss Bertha Broad
way for teacher. Under her inspira-
ton they have school library. neat
" cased: q cabinet organ, and she
has taught the children to sing by
note. Patent desl<s comfortably seat
the children, pictures adorn the walls,
and there II the air Of earnest work
that will not be satisfied with less
than the best that pervades the entife
community. OF course the school
boards OF each district have helped
In the good work. but II the spirit Of
self-help manifested by the McEl-
veens Morrises. Buddins and others
had been lacking they would not to.
day have the attractive school that
compares with larger schools 90 ia
fayorably. Not tatisned. they are
raising money to paint the building
before the next term. This by each
going into his pocket and not waiting
for an extra levy. This II the famous
tobacco country, ana the crops OF the
fragrant weed one sees along the fine
public roads. with the new, big barns,
nne oats. corn and wire fences show
that the owners know how to work
~ well ~ plan. \,
The. picnic was In every sense a
suceess. except, possibly. in the lack
Of eloquspcs Of the speakers. who, in
homer words emphasized the dignity
Of labor. iqtAlligsntlS directed. IS
80 far a. the line Of the Sumter
salem ana shiloh railroad ,has been
|1oeatsd Il win psss right through this
favored. ssction With depot located
about haa way between sunny, side
and Shiloh. just about AZ far from
Shiloh a. Broad street IL from the
Sumter depot. The writer was In
formed BY Q reliable business man
that II the promoters would guaran-
tee the building Of the road by Tur-
beville. just across the eastern side of
|Puddins swamp, that tobacco ware-
house would be erected there right
along side the track before another
season comes around. He said tobac-
co men who know the territory thor
oushly say one million pounds OF to-
bacco will be sold there the frst sea-
SON. II railroad and warehouse are
built. He said the tobacco crop in
this section II increased about 25 Der
cent. What tobacco. and improved
farming all sionk the lire. which the
profits on tobacco made possible as
well as Inspired. IL well illustrated by
the price OF lands: Twenty years
ago land sold at 80 to - an acre. now
$50. SEQ or SIS an acre would not
even be considered in many instances.
And thisjis the backwoods! With only
dirt roads to the market is to IS
miles away.
Mr.. Editor. when the crops are laid
by and The farmers have time to show
them. come over, and the writer will
take YOU through as much progress
as even the marvellous growth Of the
city of Sumter can boast of. and no
boom growth either. but the result Of
Intelligent communion with Mother
Earth. e. w. D.