The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-03-11
KEEPING AT 1T.

Electric halfway De cOupleleI ny
the Fourth of July! But we admit
that it can be built, and if the old
Abbeville spirit can be aroused it
will be in operation after reasonable
length of time.
Reverting to our Introductory re-
marks, all that the people have to do,
is to pull together-and keep ever
lastingly at it,
The Chamber of Commerce can do
much for Abbeville-both town and
county-and we are glad to see that
the younger men are taking an inter-
est in the game. Just let them keep
at it and they will see big results
from their campaign for q bigger and
better Abbeville.
The merchants who advertise, those
who keep everlastingly at it, are
sure of success, financially and other
wise. They should "lie in" with the
Chamber of Commerce and help ex-
plot the advantages of Abbeville,
especially as a trade centre, for it
means dollars in their Golfers, from
the increased trade.
Every enterprise brought here, ev-
cry person induced to move here, be-
cause of the educational and other
advantages, or because this town
offers inducements of financial ma
ture, means more trade-more mon
ey-for those already engaged in bus
mess here. We have ALL got to live
the merchants sell us our groceries,
wearing apparal, furniture, etc., and
our real estate men furnish us place
to call "Home, Sweet Home"
Then, why not the Chamber OF
Commerce look around and induce
all kinds of enterprises to locate here;
get people to move here; get the en-
terprising real estate men interested
and try to locate new citizens in the
town and good, sturdy, thrifty farm
ers in the county. ..
excepting everlastingly at it brings
success.
There is no town today that "is on
the map" but what attributes its
growth, development and financial
success to a live Board of Trade, or
Chamber Of Commerce, who ''deliver
the goods" Sometimes, these towns,
where they are especially wide-awake
have a Merchants Association and
the two bodies put their heads to-
gether and 60 after trade until they
get it. What other towns have done
Abbeville can do!
Excepting everlastingly at it brings
success"
We want to see the Abbeville
Chamber of Commerce adopt this as
their motto. 1t is a winner!
We want to extend our hand to
the Chamber of Commerce; we want
to tell this organization, thus publicly,
that we are with them, ''tooth and
toe-nail" for the development of Abb
beville; we want to extend the col
umns of the Press and Banner to them
for their benefit in airing their views
and furthering their plans to "boost'
the town; to help develop the re-
sources of the county, and to induce
good citizens to cast their lot in our
midst; we want to 60 even farther
we want to get in touch with the
merchants of the town and help them
exploit a "Trade at Home" plan that
will keep the people from being
"buncoed" by the mail order concerns
and keep them from even going to
nearby cities for goods, when they
can purchase the same articles here
at home, and a great many times bet
ter goods for less money.
If the merchants would become
"persistent" advertisers in the home
paper, and would quote prices, and
would give as much time and atten-
tion to describing the articles as do
the big catalogue houses, their sales
would greatly increase. Dc not be
afraid to quote prices because you
think your competitor might under
sell you. Just put out new articles
and new prices next week, as you are
in the lead. Should your competitor
try to undersell you, what matters it,
anyway? The trade comes to Able
beville and the money stays at home
and these are the two things most
to be desired.
excepting eVerlastingly at it brings
success"
The Chamber of Commerce, the
Merchants, the Preachers, the Church
Members, the Newspapers, the Citi-
zens of Abbeville-we, as one family,
are all working for a common cause
the development, the building of a
greater Abbeville-the exploiting of
our undeveloped possibilities and