The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-01

the following statement, embodying
the importance to the whole State OF
having the exposition in the capital:
The editorial comments Of the pa
pers all over the State on the pros
poets of having the National Corn
show in Columbia in 1913 are most
gratifying, and especially so in that
they have considered it a Statewide
movement of Statewide Importance,
and not movement to 'boost" Colum-
bia. My conception of my duties, from
the first, was not confne7 - the ad-
vancement of Columbia alone, but to
bring about cooperation Of all the
commercial organizations in the State,
to the end that all the cities and
towns within its borders might bene-
fit from the general advancement, at
the same time vying with each other
in a spirit of friendly rivalry.
The appended extracts from speech
es made by me at different places in
the State will bear out the foregoing
and will serve to show the spirit in
which the Columbia chamber Of COM
merce undertook to secure and finance
the National Corn show for 1913.
The Endorsement of the Farmers
union of the National Corn show, and
its appeal to the farmers of the State
to aid in carrying it to successful
conclusion, are especially gratifying
to those i'm charge Of the movement,
who realize that the farmers are the
mainstay of the country and without
whom citiesc and towns could not be
built or maintained.
With the assurance that the Nation
al Corn show will be held in South
Carolina in 1913, we must not be I'M
mindful of the necessity of having the
roads of OUT State in the best possible
shape by January of that year, and
here it may not be amiss to call at
tention to the active work which is
being done, all of which has been or
ganized and vigorously pursued in
contemplation Of the big event of 1913.
Road Improvements.
For one instance, the Charleston to
Asheville SOO-mile road, which is to be
completed by August II, giving not
only a model road the entire length OF
tie State, but serving as an incentive
to other sections of the State to fol-
low the example, that, in the course
Of time, those prospective, desirable
settlers who attend the National Corn
Show may be impressed with the faci-
lbies for getting the farm products to
market at the least cost; for trans
portation affects everything We buy
or sell, everything we eat or wear; in
fact, everything we use In any way,
except air, sunshine and, generally,
water. -
z ing been a close student Of the
conditions of our State for the past
year am positive that opportunity is
knocking at our door, and while every
phase Of business in the State will ul-
timately benefit by the holding of the
National Corn show here in 1918; and
while every agricultural section will
receive its full share of the advan-
tages that will accrue , thereby, it
seems foregone conclusion that those
sections of the State that are blessed
with "the transportation trinity
road, rail and river, or highway, rail
way and waterway will be more es-
pecially benefited first; the other sec
tions none the less, but later.
I leave my station tomorrow for
Boston to attend the Association Of Ad
Clubs Of America, where shall seek
am opportunity to proclaim to the big
gest aggregation of the biggest adver-
Using men of the world the agricultur-
al and industrial possibilities of South
Carolina and the assurance of the Ma
tional Corn show for January, 1913,
since it has fallen to my lot to canvass
the State for the purpose Of raising the
necessary guarantee for this show;
and as I shall not be back before ALL
gust ! appeal to the papers OF the
State to assist me in my work by
bringing this matter before their read
ers, showing clearly the benefit that
this exposition will be to them, as
we'll as the magnitude of the under
taking, that I may accomplish my task
the easier and more quickly.
A. Mop. Handy,
Secretary Columbia Chamber of Com
merce.
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