The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-13
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RALLY
ACADEMY OF MUSIC NEyT
THURSDAY NIGHT.
Mr. Harold Weir will Speak. \ Great
Booster NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Invited.
Proposed TO Raise $4,000 for Ad-
Nanccd Work.

The Board Of Directors Of the
Chamber Of Commerce held a meet
ing saturday night and decided to ar
range big rally in the Academy of
Music on Thursday night. They have
engaged Mr. Harold Weir, who has
been working in the Piedmont cities.
10 speak at this meeting and he will
De In Sumter on Thursday and Fri
day to aid in the campaign that is
planned. 1t is further expected that
Mr.. McKeand Of Charleston and Mr..
John Wood Of Spartanburg will also
assist in the work
If the people of Sumter wish tn
learn just what has been accomnIisb-
ed by the Chamber of Commerce
since it's reorganization, this will be
their opportunity to learn. If there
are any of them who do not know
what Chamber of Commerce means
for their city or who do not under
stand what it is for, they should at
tend this meeting. Sumter stands foY
big things in this State and she has
secured national reputation for pro-
gressiveness. Wherever one goes.
Sumter is spoken of in the very high
est terms. Sumter is attracting out
side capital and Sumter will attract
more If she will but keep up the good
work. If the business men Of Sumter
will support the Chamber of Com
merce in proportion to their inter-
ests in Sumter, there will be no oues-
ton as to results. Are they willing
to do so? Have you ever noticed the
difference in cities that have a live
business organization from those that
have not? Ask the business men Of
Richmond who made the recent boost
er trip. They will tell you of this diff
ference. Sumter must go forward
and she will without the shadow of a
doubt prove to the rest of the State
and TO the world that she means busf-
ness.
1t is planned by the Board of Di-
~ foASS Sv,NVV ANNUALLY lOE q
term Of three years or a total Of s15,-
900 and we expect to be able to adver-
tise the fact that Sumter raised this
amount in one day. Sumter will do
it. The plan to raise this sum is as
follows:
Mr.. Weir will arrive in the city on
Thursday. Ten teams will be organ
lied and the city will be divided
amongst them. Thursday night there
will be a monster booster meeting in
the Academy of Music which has been
loaned free by Mr.. Dyttenberg. The
band will assist at this meeting. Fri
day morning the actual work will be
started. Every Sumter business man
will be approached and he will be ex-
pected to subscribe in proportion to
his means. The big men will SUBJ
scribe in big way and the small
man financially will also subscribe in
a big way, if he does so in proportion
to his means. These subscriptions will
~ Oi t"SiNS HtSOlldDle nOteS
so that the amount subscribed will
be payable quarterly each year for
three years. Wherever the present
Chamber of Commerce dues have
been paid in full for the present fiscal
year which ends on April 1st, the
amount paid for the balance Of the
year will be credited accnrdipolv
Last year, with only $50 members,
over $4,000 was subscribed. This
year with $50 members, but $4,000
was subscribed. This was due TO the
fact that subscriptions were not made
by the business men of Sumter in
proportion to their interests in Sumter
Young men receiving but SIS per
month subscribed $40 annually. 9th
er business men with ten times that
income subscribed the same or very
little more. These men will now be
asked to do the really big thing, and
we know that they will do it when
once they understand the situation.
Spartanburg has already raised S15,-
600 annually under this plan. Green
vile $4,000. Rock Hill $1,000 and
Columbia expects to raise $4,000 an
nually before the end Of this week.
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