The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-06
/ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES.
Looking Ahead.

just a few New Year resolutions and
determine collectively and individual
passed without each one shall have
done something that shall have made
for civic bettermenc. 1t is not the
big things that count so much as the
little improvements which each citi-
Zen can do with little or no cost to
himself and which in the aggregate
mean great deal for Improvement.
The city government has been doing
| splendidly with street improvement
and the road drag has certainly done
wonders on the sand-clay streets.
The Civic League should be congratu-
lated for the new waste cans on the
streets. 1t is now possible for the po-
| lice to enforce the ordinance as to
the throwing Of waste on the streets.
| 1t might be suggested that a few
signs on Main street calling attention
to the ordinance and the penalty for
! throwing waste on the streets, might
be an aid in this direction. Liberty
street is still in a very bad condition
and something should be done at
once by the officers in charge.
While the city is working for i'm
provement would it not be well for
the individual citizen to aid in the
work by doing a little cleaning up on
his own property? Many Chambers
ON Commerce in the country, Cooper
ating with the city government, have
| inaugurated cleaning UP days and the
result has been that back and front
yards. have been thoroughly polished
and back fences painted or white
washed. The merchants, too, are
guilty in this respect. From the
Chamber Of Commerce window. for
instance, one can see nothing but
waste paper and piles Of filth which
certainly add little to the health of
the community to say nothing of at
tractiveness. One Of the chief at
fractions in Sumter are the trees and
yet they are being sadly neglected and
many are dying for lack of proper
treatment.
The citizens Of Sumter should be
congratulated on the results achieved
in 1911 and il they will do as we'll i'm
1912. they certainly will deserve lot
Of praise. With the improved bank
facilities, improved business streets.
new store fronts, churches end Y.-M.
c. A. and re-organized Chamber OF
Commerce, they are now about ready
to invite new business Enterprises to
the city. The foundation has been
we'll laid and there are only a few es-
sentials that are needed. One OF
these is the reorganization of the city
government into the commission form
and a new hotel. with these i'm
provements will come many things
| that will aid the material welfare and
business of the city. Without the
| hotel We are unable to properly en-
| tions to Sumter. With the commits
sion form of government will come.
Improvement in city administration.
There are many industries that
Sumter could support and which are
sure to pay handsome dividends to
say nothing of the increased business
oh
one Of these. A canning factory is
another. Others that might be men
toned are wood working plants. such
as factories making furni ure rates
| and boxes, woodward buckets. wa
gons. also making cheap clothin~. Gus
penders, overalls, trousers. te,ts and
awnings wood pulp, mattresses. SHIFTS
handkerchiefs. soap, starch. cioprs.
harness and many other "qct ,es
that might be mentioned.
Every effort should ra. IN
build up the surroundino far.
try and trucking and d'var =
should be encouraged. IN :? a
lines each citizen can do
They are not coming all
II the effort is prope~lv -
the citizens of Sumter wi.
the results obtained from
years of endeavor will shov
ing results. Remember too. ,ba, "a
first few are the most difrcuIt to -
tain. In obtaining those first fov
our business men must strain every
resource.