The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-29
70 ADVERTISE IT'S MEnDEAs.
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION
WILL USE EVERY MEANS no
HELP THOSE WHO
HELP SUMTER.
eyseematlc Cooperation Between
Chamher Of Commerce and Retail
Deslers' Association to Help Patron
10 Each Othce.


meeting held last Tuesday morning to
arrange for the big Tobacco Market
Boostring Trip" soon TO be made
throughout tho tobacco growing Sec
lions OF Sumter and adjoining coun-
ties. Managing Secretary Reardon. of
the svmter Chamber of Commerce.
said that while the Chamber Of Com
merce recognized the right Of the
committee Of arrangements to say
what class Of advertising shall be per-
mittsd or whether no advertising but
that kind advertising the tobacco
warehouse shall be allowed. rs applied
to individual advertising. that never
thsless hs wished it understood that
the Sumter Chamber Of Commerce re-
spectfuily reserves the right to. and
viii extensively advertise the names
Of every nrm. corporation. professional
man and woman. individual. bank. and
every profession. occupation. trade.
end calling represented In the men,
bership OF the Chamber Of Commerce
during tAe big booster trip.
Furthermore. that tho newspapers
% sumter viii 'be used for this pur-
pose Of advertising the public spir-
ited nrm. corporations. and individ-
uals who have been. and are now CIV
ing Of their time. money and interest
20 the upbuiiding Of Sumter's business.
social and educational interests, ana
for the development Of agricultural
sections tributary to sumter's trade
interssts.
The ofscers and directors df the
Sumter Chamber OF Commerce keei
that this u due the liberal and pub
iic-spiritsd men and women who are
sappottihG the Chamber OF Commerce
and Retail Deaiers' Association in
their efforts for TIE 0reater Gamecock
City and County Of sumter.
II many .ppblic-spitited individuals
tand themselves together for mutual
benefits and cooperative efforts for
eood OF entire city and county OF sum-
ter.' then ~ In certainly due these
sltlssRs that the thousands of farm
era. country merchants. working men
aPd women. manufacturing enter.
pstses. professional men and women
and representatives Of every calling
should b placed In possession Of the
,nanss Of the individuals. and business
establishments. and professional men
Who arc working and spending their
time and their money for the good of
the masses of the people.
There 10 no intention in this adver.
tisfng proposition to reflect upon or in
ture any person not connected with
the Sumter Chamber Of Commerce or
Retail Dealers Association. as the
commercial organisation fully real
isss that there are many men not
anancialiy able to contribute to Its
support.
But there are hundreds Of business
establishments. corporations. profess
ssonai men and other individuals. who
srs benefited by organized business
snsrts who don't contribute towards
the support Of the Chamber or Retail
Dsaiers Association.
But those Arms. corporations. banks.
professional mon. and others who do
support the commercial organization
and work for Sumter and Sumter
county are certainly entitled to the
credit thssefor.
The secretary paid a tribute to the
hosrality and pubiic-spirit Of the
newspapers OF Sumter. and other
South Carolina cities whom he says
are the best friends OF the boosters
and the best advertising mediums un.
der any and all circumstances.
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