The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-08-26

three Pullman's from the Atlantic
Coast Line people. The trip would
cost S14.5O for car fare, plus other
necessary expenses. Each person
would pay their own expenses. He
thought that the trip. which would
last for about a week, would cost
somewhere around $50 for each per-
son. After some more discussion it
was moved and carried unanimously
that the Chamber Of Commerce ia
Nored the project and that the trip
should be taken some time in May,
1912.
Mr.. r. I. Manning was then call
ed upon to make report Of his trip
to Boston, as the representative of
the Sumter Advertising Club. He
started off by saying that as he had
spent the money belonging to the
Chamber Of Commerce and had spent
more OF it than the committee had
reckoned on, although he had not
yet secured that money he thought
, it was incumbent upon him TO tell
of what had been done on his trip.
: He told how the South Carolina
delegation had secured the election
| of Mr.. McKeand on the executive
! committee of the association, how
| they had done all in their power to
/ a a ti-r
before the people Of the convention
the great natural advantages to be
| found in this State and the undevelop-
ed resources, both land and water
power, which We're to be found here.
He told in a pleasing style Of incl
dents that happened during the con-
vention and how pleased the South
Carolina delegation were with the
convention He said that they had
gone in with the people of Texas to
bring the convention to Dallas for its
next meeting. He could not see how
the convention could fail to bring
about good to the people Of the
South, especially to South Carolina.
Mr.. Manning then went on to tell
about the plan that had been formed
on the boat whereby South Carolina
might be advertised by moving pic
lures which We're to be displayed in
New York Philadelphia, and Chicago
and possibly Pittsburg. Chattanooga
and Louisville We're two other cities
where the pictures could be exhibit
ed also. He said that this kind Of
advertising had come in for It's share
of discussion at the convention and
the people of the west, where it had
been tried, stated that it was a pay
ing way to advertise. He said that
if it paid there, he did not see why
it would not pay the cities Of this
State also to advertise by this means
1t was something new for this section
how it could fail to bring about in
terest in this section among
the people Of those sections where
the pictures We're exhibited. Mr.. Nc
keand had worked up the plan which
had been given to the public through
the press. Mr.. McKeand thought
that if Is cities could be secured to
go into the scheme with Charleston
that the cost would be small and the
a Iva f.S
feet Of films for each of the fifteen
cities would be $3.50, Mr.. McKeand's
plan having in view the securing OF
5000 feet of films for this State.
Mr.. Smell went over the same
ground as did Mr.. Manning, telling
how all of the details of the work
would be gone over and how they
would work out under the supervis-
ion Of the advertising committee.
Mr. Belser thought that this kind of
advertising would not pay unless
there was more advertising along the
same line to follow it. He thought
that the moving pictures might in
terest the people, but something ought
to be done afterwards to cement this
interest and bring the people here to
see how things We're. Several others
thought about the same thing. That
II the advertising by means of the
moving pictures was all that was to
be done 1T would not amount to
much, but if it were followed up by
other and we'll selected advertising
it would mean a great deal to sum
ter.
Mr.. Abe Ryttenberg offered the
Academy Of Music free of charge
for use in showing the picture films.
He said that he would furnish the
tickets and the only expense attach
ed would be for that of an ODeratOr