The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-05-27
a NEW CoMER's VIEWS.
har. W. D. Woods Gives His Candid
opiRsoa ON ths sabjees Of sumtcr's
F~s~rs Growth. T.


come . resident Of Sumter, II may
sesm . iittis out Of place for him to
ny anything In reference to its III.
turs srowsh and prosperity. and how
thsy may b best secured: but being
: serons bsiivsr IN what may be ac-
eoapllshed by psrsistsnt work and
unity OF sctson. ne viii make no
apolosy for writing this article. "
Dussng the time OF ths writer's &C,
tivsr connection. ~ editor OF weekly
papsr. and in an NJ contributions u
NJ ns6spspsss since then. with tho
brsaA n has been his ardent desirs to
sDesk ~ truth. ana never. under any
easeuus1snese ~ guilty OF any inten-
t1eua1 nisssl ~sntatson. and 20 in
this are1els Ne WIN speak Of Sumter
and ~ ootiook for future growth
anf prsspsrity. }dst - ths case ap-
Dsass - him; having no object In
vttw hut % promote the welfare Of
shs city ~ making some suggsstions
tha< may possibly b OF some help In
THE dlrsctioa. Thsrs can b no quss-
tsop ef ne fast that sumter has the
~ location. from . geographical
soanepsint of any city or town tn
shis ssetion of ne state. and the ex-
tvsmsly impprtant question for its
buGlnsss nsn 10 consider h the one
{ ef vhas a1vantass thsy propose 10
ssss ef this 1ocatioA; which. while
hssp. wtll count for very little un-
~ e = beeksd up by the active. aad
lsFs1seens works Of all classes on tine
Depol& for Il II very certain that a
Ds>sDsrous ana growing city win Be.
= psopostien. 3usk . much help 10
~, pser man = Il wiri - to his r,ch
nesehbor one thing that Z syowing
80 npst make psovision fsr u resi-
eeoee satss beyond IL limits. where
tDoes Who wish can have homes
away nom the insvitabis noiss and
ouse ~ shs efsc proper. and at the
$500 ts1ns ~ IN sasv rskeh of ths
su1h,es past of tlss city. II he can
- soeufe eSsap ana rapid transpor-
>a>1so bs&vsdh hie homie ana the city
cs0Des: - nust sf nsessssty. rsmaiA
~ ~ s1ty ana this. . = natural con-
ss(.>seA nakss Shs s1bssb vpius-
~ = lsass ssr rSusasaes ssss. s.
= 4 stssat| issss- q ths issm shsss
soDsessd a'ps<see' isvsesns ths sstissns
- tA1s sseee - : ssmpAny thas was
tesbs srune1Bs1 for ~ dsvsIopmsnt
- eolpe' enhprssn Drsusrsy. ana 4
\ % ~ thst- tAs vrsesr wpsId IKE
- ~ : Nv wsrdk n wosid b.
A10ev1t . suoupk ahy snssrpriss
eno< usu1d - q grsess help u the
boO1lng - of ths ssty. and shsrt
!, )Denl1 - no sFouS1s n securing sil
~ useney nspdsd for In develop
n>pt, Dur the nsss fsst that there y
. Aenane Sor sNvsal ioeaHsd suburb
= of l>ss,f : splsnd,d advsrtissmsnt
. ~ ~ sity ara tl1ls 10 an age Of "a
veFsnsng- rhsa, COO, this property
eannet - utilissd sof residence sites
vRheut 4 sersst car iins. ana the
mase Doi1aing Of this van eapss ssrsat
nany people TO iook q ssmtss - q
prenAp;oF plaes for ,rssadsaes and
lnvss(nsks. rhsy wiil wish to cast
their Iss with Sumter. and sumter
nuse - prepared ftr them In the way
ef SGsrine thsm inducements for
thsn - make thsir permanent homes
hes& 'Ths dsvslepmsnt Of ithis su-
burt VII nautsally bring about the
ssaabiishnsnt Of others. al Be which.
n ~ course OF time. w:n bs taken
into ths city limits. and other su-
bssban sites built up further out
The writer verify believes that tf
svsrybody win just take hold an
weskins - harmony and towards .
eonmon snd. this end the upbuild-
ins Of the city. that Sumter will.
within the next eight or ten ysars.
have fully $4,000 inhabitants. with
manufacturing enterprises Of all
Minds. well shaded streets and beau
sifui homes and with the evidences Of
ppsperity on every side.
This article. Mr.. Editor. is already
too Ions. but there are Just few
more words the writer would like 10
ANY. and that Ia In reference to GER
tain class Of men who never do any
thing TO promote the growth OF pros
perity OF the city, while at the same
time reapins the benent Of the work
Of others. The writer has no means
of proving whether Sumter has any
of this class of men or not, but II
not. then u In more fortunate than
other olacca I'm fhta respect Tat ~ n,