The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-21

Ah commulurauonS wnich sub
eervs private interests will be charged
for an advertisements.
Obituaries and tributes of respect
win Be charged for.
The sumter Watchman was found
- In 1859 and .;is True southron In
toee- The wAtchman and southron
oow has the combined circulation and
influence CO both Of the old papers.
end n nanifsstly the best advertising
msdium In Sumter.
The proposal to levy a special tax
On automobiles for road improve
ment did not develop much popu-
lsrity In the legislature. although
some Of the auto owning lawmakers
advocated 1t.
IL tho application Of city council
- granted and one Of the guns from
the battleship Maine placed on the
p0stonsce grounds. the youth Of
Sumter OF future generations will
have NO dinbcuity in remembering the
Maine" The request for this relic
from the historic warship which was
made by city council on the sugges-
tion Of Postmaster Shore viii have
she endorsement Of majority Of the
eittzers.
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The Chamber Of Commerce has
done good work for Sumter during
the past year and. while results are
already apparent the cumulative ef-
forts OF the organization viii be more
and more effective as time passes.
the fact 10. the work OF the past few
months has bean merely laying a
good Foundation for next year and
ether years that are 10 follow. But
a must be borne In mind that II
vhat has already been done Is to
srunt for its full worth, the campaign
must be pressed vigorously and sys-
iematically and the Chamber OF
Commerce which IL now vel, organ
ga and efficient should have the 10y
a.. enthusiastic and substantial sup
port Of the citizens OF tho town. The
chamber OF commerce 10 Of Sumter and
20 sumter. but the measure Of Its
success and usefulness is the sup
port given II I'm time. effort and mon
ed by the men of Sumter. The an
rcsi meeting Of the organisation In
nosr at hand. and IL We are to make
suns>sr grow next year by the fuller
suiization Of our opportunities ana
ihs development Of natural resources
the Chamber OF Commerce must De
made larger and stronger. II should
have n larger membership and a
greater income. and N all the men In
Sumter who are benefited by the work
OF the organization will become ac-
tive members and contribute In pro-
portion to their means. progress and
prosperity are assured.
IL the managers OF President
Tafrs campaign arr really In earnest
about eliminating the negro from Re
publican politics In South Carolina,
what ~ the use I'm trying to majntain
q q. %. r. organization In this state?
II there Is a Republican party In shis
State the negroes are II. and IL they
are good enough To ne the party they
are certainly good enough to have
representation In the national conven-
tion. The negro Is certainly in a bad
case pciiticiafly--the Democrats wont
have him at all and Republicans
want him only TO use him.
The shoe factory being assured. the
next thing to 20 after is a canning
factory. The output is always In de.
mand and the farmers of Sumter
county can furnish all the raw mater
iai. A canning factory is not only a
profltabIe enterprise. but will do more
10 promote diversified farming than
sny ofher one thing that can be imag-
med. Sumter is spending thousands
sf dollars annually for canned vege-
taDscs and fruit that could be grown
and canned here at a profit. People
In other states now get the profit that
belongs to us.