The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05


more than boast when it claims this one
of the best towns in the State. Inc
activity started has set everything to
moving and it is now a question how to
keep up with the procession. A lew
days ago Captain W. G. Davis sent out
the following letter:
Gentlemen:-A recent experience CT
mine has given me no little concern
over the serious condition Of our town.
I outlined in the county paper an idea
OF mine for supplying our new court
house and new school building, soon to
be erected. with some system OF sew
erace, inviting the views OF others
whether they agreed with me or not,
Our people seem to be so near deao
with dry rot, that not one word has
been said to me personally or has any
one, even the editor OF our paper, seen
proper to discuss it in the public prints.
When a people get so Indifferent TO
matters OF such vital importance to a
town, it will rot be long before their
own business interests will begin to
suffer. if such.is not the case already.
Gentlemen, our town is dying natural
death because of a want Of get up ana
energy on the part of the business men,
and it is time to do something to put
her on her feet again. VIII you aid IN
doing this by moving at once N the
organization of Board OF Trade, Com
mercial Club or whatever you may
choose to call the body:
There may already be such an organ
ization that could be revived, If not too
dead to be resurrected. II you so c2n.
clude, would suggest that you SEND
several men at once to look into the
methods of such an organization IN the
ivest town or city you know or.
would appoint the following or similar
committees of three members each:
l. Committee of streets and ROADS
leading into town.
?. Committee on transportation ana
freight rates.
3. Committee OF tobacco trade.
/. Committee on cotton market.
5. Committee on inducing new indus
tries to come here.
6. Committee on getting in new set
tiers.
:. Committee to induce the people OF
our county to do their business here.
s. Committee on beautifying public
places of town would work well IN
connection with ladies civic society,"
9. Committee to look after the con-
cemnation of unsightly buildings OF
town.
The appointment OF these or similar
committees should be left to say gen
tlemen, who should give careful consla-
GRAFTON to their selection, rejecting any
one for committee work who IS, or
thinks he is, TOO busy with his own
affairs to do the work OF his committee,
reporting to the Board or Club regu-
larly once month.
am going away for thirty days, but
hope some OF you will get together,
call a meeting and take the necessary
steps to perfect some such organization
for the towns good. am satlstec
such a body, working in conjunction
with the Board of Trade OF Aldermen,
would put new life into the town.
Yours very truly,
w. C. DAVIS.
To this under call from Mir. Charl-
ton DuRant, there gathered in the
Woo6man hall last Thursday afternoon
the business men of the town. II was
an enthusiastic meeting and represent
ed all branches Of business and pro
fessions, all were eager TO help 90
something TO aid in the cause for a
better, larger and more progressive
Manning:
Mr.. W. NJ. Plowden was called to the
chair, and after the objects OF the
meeting was stated, it was decided that
inasmuch as this was to be a permanent
organization, to select committee to
formulate plan to organize and SUB
nit same to another meeting to be
held this evening at 6o,clock. 1t was
also decided to raise a fund for the pur-
pose of offering prizes TO those brlng-
ing tobacco to this market. The stlm-
ulating of the tobacco market IS a mat
ter for the immediate present, and TO
induce the growers OF the weed to come
here to take advantage OF our splendld
facilities. there will be money prizes
given. Quite large sum was contri-
buted in the hall, and more was raised
out side.
Manning will convinced the sur
rounding country that it has every
thing TO make coed business center.
It has the stocks OF goods, and the mer-
chants are determined TO bring trade
here. Goods in every line can be
bought ip Manning as cheap as in any
market in the State. Tobacco is bring
inc as much here as it brings anywhere
and there will be a redoubled effort
made to make cotton bring all it can.
If the buyers will not pay fCl! price,
this organization will get other buyers
to come here. The people throughout
the county can feel assured Manning is
to be live wire 10 the commercial
world from now on Help US with
your encouragement. patronage ana
good wishes.