The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-10

Sumter Folders are Hcrc-Further
Committee Appointments.

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Ten thousand Sumter folders have
arrived and are ready for dlstribu-
tion TO the members OF the Chamber
81 Commerce. All those desiring
these folders should procure them at
the Chamber OF Commerce In the
Osteen building. II Is hoped that the
members will make use OF this privil-
edge and mail them out to their
friends throughout the country. The
best way to secure settlers. investors
and new business In to go after them.
what rush there would be II every
eftizen would bring In at least one
new ~ettler this year. 1t should not
- such q difncuit thing to do. Get
busy now.
The committees that have been ap-
pointed this year are not to be figure
heads only but they have been ap-
pointed to work. We expect that the
chairman thereof. a. fast as they are
published. win arrange for meetings
immediately and plan out definite
work to do. II possible give each
member OF each committee a definite
task to accomplish and then see that
" IN done.
Following are the committees and
membsrs Of the:
Department on Rural Relations--R.
ID. Beiser. Director.
Highways-H. ]. McIAurin, Jr,
Chairman; J. r.. Ciack. ID. C. Shaw. J.
n. Myers. 8. A. Harvin. J. ID. shirer
and p. M. Pitts.
Home Market--R r, Haynsworth.
Chairman; 4. w. Dabbs. ]. II. My
srs. J. p. Booth. J. L. Haynsworth. c.
4. cuttino nnd w. c. Boyle
Fsru Improvement and Diversified
tion-H Lee Scarborough. Chairman;
". A. Bowman. J. Frank williams.
". Isoring Lee. L. I. Parrott Aston
Dsubbs and ID. r. McCallum, Jr.
County Fair-w. Il. Boyle, Chair
man; H. c. Haynsworth. w. M. Gra-
lam. 8. A. Harvin. J. ID. shirer. A. d.
Harby. Geo. ID. Shore. c. @. rowland
and ID c. Shaw.
Immigration---Alston Stubbs. Chair
man; E. X. Friar. w. A. Bryan. w.
r. Rowland. Philip steide. Bernard
Manning and n. +. Haynsworth.
II In unnecessary to describe the
work OF any Of the above committees
- the name thereof points to the
neid to be severed. The committee
On Home Market should immel steiy
take up the question Of a grain S1sva-
tor and srha mill. working with the
committee on New Industries. along
this line. The committee on New In
dustries which will be announced this
week should take up tho canning fac
tory proposition at once.
All plans for the gas plant have
been completed and the Secretary Is
s8Acfuct ny icttcT touay tndt a gang
g men will be I'm Sumter the latter
part OF this week or the first Of next
weex to commence work. II Is expect
- that gas will be In the Sumter
aemes by August 1st.
Work will be started on the new
hotel this week provided that the
contrsctors can have the materials
delivered promptly
All those proposing TO take the trip
10 the north I'm May should meet at
the Chamber Of Commerce on We'd
nssday afternoon at 5.30 p. m. The
Pans for this trip have been delayed
because OF the inability of the At
isntic Coast Line to respond to inauir-
leo from this Office. This correspond
ence was started last fall and an i'm
mediate response was promised but
np to this time no reply has been re-
cssved. The Secretary has now taxi
% mp the matter with the Southern
md Mr.. Richards. Land and Indus
trial Agent OF that road. has tele-
8raphed that he will send a special
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