The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-03
WOULD ORGANIZE GRAIN MILL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COM
MIITEE REPORT FAVOR BUY
ING PARROTr MILLING
COMPANY PLANT.
Would Require $4,000 Company to
Make Necessary Changes I'm Build
ing-Whcat Mill and Additional
Bins Would Have to BE Erected to
Hold Grain,


of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce
and number Of the members of the
organization yesterday afternoon,
Messrs. G.. A. Lennon, j. w. Nc
Kiever and s. c. Baker, the special
committee appointed to investigate
the feasibility and cost of the estab-
lishment of a grain elevator, wheat
mill, and market facilities for grain,
made their report.
The report OF the committee was
unanimously adopted, and the chair
man Of the meeting, X. B. Belser, was
authorized to appoint q committee to
canvass the business men and farmers
to find out If the proposed capital
stock of $4,000 can be sucured to
carry out the plans advanced by this
committee.
1t was the unanimous opinion of
the meeting yesterday. as we'll as Of
the first meeting on September 2Gth,
that the providing of market at
Sumter for grains of different kinds,
oats. corn, and wheat particularly,
and the establishment of local fac
tory for manufacturing the corn into
meal and feed stuffs and roller mill
to grind wheat into flour and bran
are Of paramount importance to the
future agricultural interests Of Sum-
ter county. and necessarily to the
commercial interests Of the city Of
Sumter.
If the agricultural sections are to
become seIf-supporting and the de-
moralizing. uncertain, and unprofit-
able One-crOp plfn Is to be abandon
ed. and this county made live stock
and grain section. as the natural cli-
matte and soil conditions warrant,
there must be guarantee to the
farmers that their field products will
find q ready market, and storage ia
cilities.
Report Of the Committee.
To the Members Of Chamber of Com
merce and Retail Dealers AssOcia-
ton:
Gentlemen: Your committee, ap-
pointed to look into the matter of es :
ia blishing a grain elevator in this
city and possibly the operation of q
plant In connection with IT,,
In the hope of furnishing market
for grain in this territory and thereby
encouraging the farmers of Sumter
and adjoining counties to curtail their
cotton acreage, has made as thorough
an investigation as the time at their
disposal would allow, begs to submit
the following report:
We first had talk with Mr.. w. j..
Tenn. He informed us that an eleva-
tor containing six bins and capable
of storing SO thousand bushels Of
grain could DO built complete for the
sum Of $4,000. exclusive Of the cost
Of the lot. The ground plan Of this
elevator called for a space of 29x3G
feet. The amount named would cover
the cost of all necessary conveyers,
elevator shafts, automatic scales, etc.
Mr.. Savage gave US some written
memoranda which are herewith sub
mitted.
We next conferred with Mcssrs. l..
l. PARROT and Son with regard to the
purchase or utilizing of their milling
plant situated on South Sumter street.
The PARROT property consists Of a
lot Is feet wide facing on South Sum-
ter street and running back "a depth of
$50 feet and abutting on a spur track
Of the A. G.. l.. Railroad. There is
located on this lot Il four story frame
building covered with galvanized
iron. The ground plan is 4OX6O feet.
The building Is constructed of heart
stuff and Is in good condition.
Besides machinery for grinding and
boiling meal there is an equipment
for grinding and mixing feed stuff
for horses and cattle. There is also
a corn shelter for Smelling corn
brought in in the ear. and a dry kiln
FOR drying corn that comes in too
damp for milling or storing.
There are in the building four bins
with a capacity OF 1000 bushels each
for storing grain and all necessary
conveyors and elevators for handling
the same.
At an expense Of about $2.5OO bins
sufficient to store 10000 bushels more
can be constructed on the north side
of the present building and the same
elcvating machinery can be used tt
handle the grain with the addition OF