The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
BELIEVES IN BOOSTER TRIPS,
MIR. NELL O'DONNELL WRITES
FROM ASiiGVILLE TO SECRE.
TAIsl REARDON.
thinks That Much Good Can be Ac.
cOmpiishcd for Both business Man
and Farmer by Trade Excursions
and EnthusiasticaIIy Endorses
What They May do to Improve
Roads.

The following letter to Secretary
H. l. IcarduE OF the Chamber of Conn
mercc from Mr.. Ncill O'Donnell. who
Is spending the summer at AsheviIIe
VIII prove Of much interest to pcople
hcrc, especially those contemplating
going on the booster trade expansion
trip on next Thursday:
Asheville, n. c., Aug. II, 1915.
MIR. E. l. lteardon, Sumter, S. G..
Dear Sir: l am in receipt of your
favor of the 18th instant, also CODY
OF the Sumter Heard and Daily Item
containing an account Of the booster
trip to Pinewood and intermediate
points, which read with a great deal
OF interest. There is no doubt in nv
mind as to the good results to be OBJ
tanned from these trips, and / am very
sorry that l cannot be with you on
your Hagood, Rembert and Wedgefield
trip on the 26th, as business of i'm
portance requires my being in New
York on that date, but my firm
O'Donnell and Co., and the First Ma
tional Eank will be represented. 1
have great many personal and busi-
ness friends in the line OF your pro-
posed trip on the 26th whose hands
L would like to shake and whose wa
termelons and peaches / am sure I
would enjoy as we'll as the fried chick
en- and other good things to eat which
you can get in the country as no.
where else, but l can only be with you
in spirit. 1 think every business and
professional man who can should take
advantage OF these trips, because we
are largely dependent upon our
friends in the country and they are
to some extent dependent upon us,
and the better we know each other
the better we can work for each 9TH
er's interests. When banker or
merchant meets a farmer at his
home, or sees his lands and crops as
he passes along the highway, he can
form much more intelligent opinion
of his value as patron than if he
sat in his Office and got his informa-
tion secondhand.
Thc Chamber of Commerce is to be
congratulated upOn its efforts in Eot-
ding tp these trips and the good re-
suits being obtained, anu ! hope very
muca that people viii appreciate il
Vud give tGC association thc loyal sup
port 10 which il is entitled. l trust
these booster trips in addition to the
good feeling which they are bound to
spread between country and town
VIII arouse general awakening to
the need OF better roads. | know we
have made considerable progress in
THIS line but there is still room for
improvement. If more of our people
could visit this section of the country
anu sec what these mountaineers
have done in the matter OF road
building, they could no: fail to be i'm
pressed. The farmer is the most ell
thusiaStlc good roads man in this Sec
tion of the country. He will tell you
that without them he could not mar
kot his product, and the only farm
CT who did in the days of rough and
muddy roads was the nearby farm
cr but now he has very little advan-
taEc over his distant competition who
trots into town from most anywhere
with his load of truck. Aside from
the matter Of schools, there is nothing
for which we should be more willing
to tax ourselves than good roads. TO
my mind it Is the greatest mark of
intelligence and prosperity that any
section of country can possess. l
nave always been an enthusiast on the
subject of good roads and the more |
see of what other sections are doing,
the moro convinced l am that the
Game Cock City is not keeping up
with the procession.
Excuse me for taking up so much
Of your time but when l get on the
subject of good roads l hardly know
when to stop.
Yours truly