The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

Sumter. s. C, May 29.-sumter County
Is one OF the most desirable places in the
United States for agricultural purposes,
for poultry. live stock raising, dairying
general trucking. and for manufacturing
hardwood ware.
We have soils and a climate which per
NIT the growing Of anything peculiar 10
semi-JrOpical country. and some kinds
OF crops may be grown the year around,
and outdoor pursuits Of all kinds may be
carried on in winter and summer.
To begin with. the South has been Ia
boring under false representations as 10
the heaItnfulness Of the Southern States.
And much of the false impressions have
been purposely created BY envlous op-
ponents Of this section because it has
been known for years that Just as soon
as the truth is known about the South
the tide Of home seekers viii swarm
hither. where every industrious man is
welcome regardless OF his political or
religious beliefs.
What Southern Farmer Can Do.
When you stop 10 consider that a far
mer can grow everything his family needs
to eat. end many t2ings they wear. and
grow them al his home. and can RAISE
his horses. mules. sheep hogs. cows,
chickens. goats. any kind Of truck be
wants. berries. fruits. and raise his corn.
hay. oats. fodder. millet. peas. peavine
hay. and other provender 20 fatten his
1--we stock. and then make fertilizers n
addition for his crop. and can grow cot
ton as a surplus cash crop. as well as
tobacco. sweet and Irish potatoes. and
many kinds Of vegetables 20 dispose Of
for cash. the zeal advantages OF the
South are made clear
While the CITY OF Sumter Is an impor-
taat railroad center. and the county has
more miles OF railroad than any within
this state. Richiand County possibly ex-
cepted. yet the possibilities in agricultural
and dairy products. trucking. live stock.
and poultry raising viii never be fully
realized Until the remote agricultural dis
tricts are placed within easy and rapid
touch with the markets ny The country
trolley system.
Electric Lines Needed.
Connecting the different cities and
towns by an almost continuous chain Of
trolleys. thereby Iessening the cost OF
getting farm products 10 the markets
and trunk line railway stations. viii add
millions TO the revenues Of the farmers
and stimulate them to greater and more
economical production, ana to greater
diversificatlon OF farm products.
Sumter County offers exceptional op-
portunities FOR capitalists 10 invest in
electric railway lines. stock farms. fac
tories. and particularly wagon. buggy
hub. spoke. handle. wheeIbarrow. furni-
ture. bucket. tub. and other woOdenware
factories.
The soil survey by the United States
government reveals the information that
many OF the soils Of Sumter County are
specially adapted 70 trucking Of many
kinds. strawberries. peaches. pecans
grapes. as we'll as cotton. cora, and small
grains. The question may be asked why
some OF our own people do not build these
electric lines. erect factories. aad develop
this country The answer lies in the ex-
per.ence Of the people OF every almost
strictly agricultural section. We do not
possess the necessary capital We have
the raw material, the business. the farm
products. the opportunities.
We are not experienced in building
railway lines. But We know that they
pay down here. We realize that those We
already have have built Up our country
more than anything else except our nat
ural resources. and We are begging for
more and more railway lines
Seeking More Factories.
We are hunting more factories Of many
kinds. We will back them up and help
them IN every way we can.
The opportunities of which write are
undiscovered so TO speak. And we
welcome the Southern Commercial Con-
gress with its method Of exploiting and
building UP the South. This orga anization
has already caught the attention of
Southern writer's who know tof the ad-
vantages OF the South. and who realize
that the business men OF the South have
not gone al advertising the South ip
the bus.ness-like way that the Southern
Commercial Congress proposes 10 do it.
EMMETT l. REARDOS
Secetary Sumter Chamber of Commerce.