The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-11-08
Chamber OF Commerce Notes.


business. There is no better way OF
establishing home industries and nro.
noting home enterprise than by pat
ronizing home merchants and indus
tries.
cordial invitation has been re-
ceived from the Chamber of Com.
merce of Philadelphia to have our
Industrial Trip visit there next May.
sightseeing trip will be arranged
by them and the Sumter visitors will
be given an opportunity to visit the
plants Of the Cramp Ship Yard, one
OF the largest ship building es-
tablishments in the world. The Cur
tis Publishing Company, publishers
of two Of the best known magazines
in the country. The Saturday Evening
Post and the Ladies' Home Journal.
and Wannamaker's Store, which is
a household word.
The Credit Bureau has to date a
credit list Of 10000 names of resi-
dents Of Sumter or vicinity. Each
one of these names carry several re-
ports by the local merchants and
show the credit standing of each as
taken from the ledgers Of the mer-
chants. If the person reported on
has been paying his obligations
promptly or within reasonable time.
pay or has refused to pay his obliga-
tons, he is so reported on these lists
and each merchant is entitled, upon
inquiry, to receive the exact standing
Of any person. The merchants and
banks are using these reports con-
stantly and are being governed there
by in granting credit Every person
| who has received an unfavorable re-
port has the opportunity Of chaging
his rating by paying his obligations.
The committee on Rural Relations,
Or which Mr.. L. 1. Parrott is chair
| man, will meet at the Chamber Of
Commerce on Saturday next at %.
m. 1t is hoped that every member
will be present and others who are
| interested in the work Of this COM
| mittee are invited. Cne of the i'm
portant questions to be discussed will
be the organization Of a county fair
for Sumter. Another will be the con-
sideration Of the encouragement Of
| diversitication Of crops and thereby
| improve the cotton situation in this
county.
The committees on Bargain Day
| for Thursday, November 23rd are al
| ready at work arranging the details
1t is confidently predicted that this
will be one of the best sale days that
Sumter has ever had. AS practically
| every store will meter into this Bar
gain Day the bargains offered will
be numerous and of every imaginable
variety. Many of the merchants are
now taking stock for this purpose.
| The oyster supper and smoker that
was announced for Tuesday night,
November 14th has been postponed
on account Of conflicting dates and
will be held on the Tuesday evening
following, or November 21st. The la
dies Of the Methodist Church will
serve the supper. Every member Of
the Chamber is invited. There will
be no outside speakers 1t will, in
fact, be truly home gathering and
get-together meeting.
| III you are not a member of the
chamber now is the time to join.
| The way to aid your city is by co.
| operating with others in it's up
| building. The Chamber Of Commerce
is organized and working for this
purpose alone. No citizen can afford
to be an outsider in this work.
The very best way to boost ones
| home city is by beginning at home.
When any city has clean we'll kept
streets, good sidewalks, beautiful
| trees that show care and attention.
| lawns that show that the owner has
| been willing to expend a little effort
on their care, fences, Gf we must
have fences to keep out COWS, or if
we can see any beauty or the neces-
sity in having them) that are at least
painted occasionally and that are in
fact fences and not like many of our
FENCES in Sumter,-a mere excuse for
fence Many an owner of a home