The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-29
Some Random Thoughts.

1 am in receipt Of a letter from
Prof. Barrow, of Clemson College, ap-
pointing July 10th and 18th for Far
mers Institutes in Sumter county.
The meeting on the 10th will be at
Stateburg, and by request of citizens
of Shiloh, the meeting on the 18th
will be held there to accomm odate
the people in the eastern section of
the county. Prof. Barrow will send
me a list of the speakers in a few
days and l will publish it in these
columns.
The Sumter County Union held a
most interesting meeting with Salem
Union last Friday. Those Unions that
failed to send delegates and the Off
GERS that missed this meeting are the
poorer. Brethren. we need your
counsel and the inspiration of your
presence, but 1 candidly believe that
you need us and the influence of the
County Union with the consideration
given to subjects of live and momen-
tous interests to the farmers, more
than the Union needs you.
President Fcrritt, Of the State
Union was with us and made a we'll
prepared pubic address that was
worth all the trouble of attending, and
we trust will bear fruit in accessions
to our ranks.
On Saturday l had the pleasure Of
meeting with the Richland Count
Union in Columbia and find that they
are doing some practical work along
different lines from ours. But work
that will count for the upbuilding cf
the agricultural interests of Richland
county as much as anything that we
have done. l refer to the drainage of
large area of their finest lands.
Through the Union, and local Union
at that, they have worked out
scheme of drainage and have secured
the cooperation of the United states
engineering department for the nee
esSary surveys
While in Columbia on business con-
nected with the State Union, / took
birds eye view of the field, and it
was gratifying to see the hold the
Union has upon our people. We of
Sumter county have no cause for dis
couragement, but every reason to be
more alert and aggressive. Wherever
in the records of the State secretary
we saw indications of progress, we
found upon investigation that there
was some busir ess enterprise either
in successful operation or in process
of organization. l find that wherever
| go information is wanted about
Sumter's Union Brokerage Co. and
Produce Exchange. The eyes of the
whole State are upon us, because it
alton yet devised, and points to great
eI results than any other. We must
develope the produce feature as rap
| idly as possible for this is the one that
promises the most. 10 TINS END L
would urge upon our stockholders
ttat we supply Brother Brogdon with
farm produce, such as he is constant
| ly having calls for. You can not run
an exchange without produce. You
must have the goods before you can
secure the customers. Whcn | am
next invited to another county to tell
them IF Sumter's plan let me be able
30 show Tie success Of the produce
feature as we'll as of the brokerage
part of the business. 1t is common
slogan To say "Watch Sumter" the
sumter Spirit" etc The Union is
watching Sumter: let us civ" the rest
"f the state something worth more
Infinitely more, than stock paradcs,
that ia a successfully mangcd Pro
du.c Exchange that reaches into eV-
cry corner of three or four counties
and converts the farmcls' waste pro-
ducts int" cash 10 the financial bot
tormcnt of interest among our pco-
pie T.. w. y.