The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-23

That the business and profession
al men OF Sumter are fully alive to
the fact that the organized business
Interests Of the cities and towns
should do everything within their
power to help to build up a prosper
Gus agricultural territory adjacent to
the commercial centers Is evident
from the lists of liberal contributors
from Sumter business and profession
nj men printed below who have agreed
70 donate valuable commercial COM
modities and cash to be offered as
premiums to encourage the culture
Of tobacco In Sumter county during
the year 1914.
President Davis d. Noise. Of the
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce, last
summer was the IMAM behind the
gun" In the movement to re-esta blish
the Sumter tobacco market, to or
ganize the Farmers Tobacco Ware
house Of Sumter. and to have thou
sands Of acres Of tobacco planted
tributary to the Sumter tobacco ware
house now being erected.
The wide-awake Sumter citixens of
the Sumter Chamber of Commerce
and Retail Dealers' Association, and
many others not members thereof,
chserfully agreed to come across ;
with the necessary wherewithal to
ofHer handsome premiums to encour.
age our farmer friends to begin
again. on . large scale, the cultiva.
ton Of tobacco.
The Chamber Of Commerce officers
and directors got busy and organized
Q nftsen thousand dollar tobacco
warehouse company and are now
trecting the warehouse. Mr.. T. Il.
Pepper. Of winston-saiem. N. c., an
exRsrtenced and reliable tobacco
VUO1e0)Sman Was given the Arst
y>aS'A isass and management of the
new Sumter tobacco warehouse.
The Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
and the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse
company, working together. sent out
several men to canvass this entire
county to induce farmers to plant to-
bacco. Later several experienced to-
bacco growers were sent out to in
s.ruct farmers who did not know
how to prepare tobacco beds aud
plant same.
Several thousand acres Of tobacco
were pledged by the farmers. The
Chamber Of Commerce has three
times sent to these hundreds Of farm
srs throughout Sumter county pamph-
lets from the United States Depart
msnt Of Agriculture furnished by
Congressman a. F. Lever. and other
pamphlet information from well
known authorities on tobacco culture
showing how to cultivate. harvest,
and cure tobacco.
Two t'bacco fiue Establishments for
manufacture Of tobacco curing flues
have been stablished In Sumter.
These establishments. also with the
Chamber Of Commerce. mailed out
tn the farmers instructions about how
TO erect tobacco curing barns. etc.
SO that the business and profess
sionai men OF Sumter. through the
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce and
tho Farmers Tobacco Warehouse
Company have certainly been ION the
JOB" trying to help the farmers to
make their tobacco a cash crop.
Secretary Reardon. of tho Sumter
Chamber Of Commerce. has been out
securing parliamentary clinchers"
On the premium list and reports. to
date that the following have agreed
to contribute towards the 1914 tobac-
CO premium awards. A special COM
mittee will arrange the competitive
contests program as soon as Manager
Pepper arrives in Sumter to take
charge OF the tobacco warehouse in
terests here.
Lists Of subscribers to the premium
list:
w. II. shelly & Son. furniture
valued at. :. :. :. 80. $4,000
Davis ID. Noise. cash.. .... 1900
l.. ID. Jennings. cash. :. :. 1900
4. b. Belser. cash. :. =. :. $500
ID. j. Chandler Clio. Co. cash. $500
Stubbs Bros. cash.. E. .. :. $500
II. J. Hardy. cash. .. :. $500
Geo. ID. shore & Bro. cash. $500
siberts Drug store. cash. :. $500
John H. Clifton. cash. :. :. $500
Mc(allum Realtv 20 cash or m