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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-10-13

must not be omitted in summing up
Sumter's advantages as a section in
which to farm AMI that is the pro-
gressive spirit of it's citizenship. 1t is
true that in this as in every COM
munity there are those who do not
possess this progressive spirit, but
happily for the advancement of our
community such citizens are in the
decided minority. and it will be
found that throughout the State the
Sumter spirit Is we'll known and is re-
garoed as synonymous with progress
sive, cooperative community spirit.
This spirit accounts for the compile
ton of the tick eradication work in
Sumter county, our active farm den-
onstration work. canning clubs. and
the steady and rapid improvement in
school and road facilities.
1t Is this spirit which animates the
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce and
keeps them ever working for the ag-
ricultural and material development
Of the city and county of Sumter;
that has enabled us to make the coun-
~. only moderately fertile, one Of the
most productive OF the State. an
achievement of which all Of our citi-
zenship may we'll be proud. Let us
so cultivate this spirit that the next
decade will see our main county roads
hard-surfaced, our school system a
model for the State; live stock raising
a leading farming activity; pretty
homes with we'll laid off grounds and
fenced fields the rule and not the eX-
ception; the sending out of it's borders
misleading of bringing in Of oats, corn
wheat; a real system of diversiilcation
practiced in which live stock furnish
the larger part of the now-pur-
chased fertilizing material. Then
shall we attain that degree Of agri-
cultural independence and comfort
which our climate, soil and advan-
tageous location invite.
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QUAKE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
No Serious Damage Was Done by
Shake Last Night,

San Francisco, oct. S.-NO serious
damage from the earthquake last
night, which shook the business sec
tion of San Francisco and was felt In
Berkeley across the bay.
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(By TX. B. Belser.)

The history OF Sumter county for
the last fifteen years Is a history Of
agricultural progress and community
development unexcelled In any and
equalled In few counties OF the State.
In 1908, the irs' year after Lee
county ls cut of from Sumter, the
cotton production OF Sumter county
was 22,o72 bale IN 1914 1t was 54,-
600 bales. The exact statistics for
corn. oats and other staple products
are not at hand. but II can safely be
said that they are I'm keeping with the
increase I'm cotton production.
In 1900 wei located farm lands
could be purchased In this county at
from $1,000 To $4,000 an acre. the
same lands today are held at $3.50
to $500 an acre. Long stretches OF
undeveloped land lay along the public
roads leading from the city OF Sumter
In almost every direction. except west
ward: today this same land is pro-
ducing from 1000 to 1.S0O pounds Of
seed cotton per acre. from 25 to GO
bushels OF corn. and 90 to 60 bushels
OF oats per acre. and are now selling
at from $4,000 to $125.0O per acre.
Farm homes have not been built on
these lands as generally as might be
desired for tho reason that their
owners and operators live In the city.
but still there has been considerable
progress In this line.
Improved Roads.
Fifteen years ago the roads leading
from Sumter to Dalzell and Camden.
To- Blshopville. TO Manning and to
Summerton were verltable sand beds
for many miles out OF the city; today
they are replaced by saDd-clay roads
over which two mules are often seen
trottlng with four bales of cotton;
automobiles can travel comfortably at
twenty miles an hour. More than 1875
miles OF such roads have been built
In the past decade.
Better Schools.
Fifteen years ago the one-room,
one-teacher school was the rule for
tho schools OF tho county. today
many OF these have given place to
consolidated schools of two or three
teachers In well bullt nicely painted
centrally located school buildings and
transportation provided for the chill
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Real ESTATE VALUES.
FARMING BANDS HAVE TREBLED
IN VALUE SINCE 1894.

Factors That Have Contributed to
Advance I'm Rural Real Estate
Better Roads. Better Schools, Bet
ter Farming Methods, Increased
Production and Better Living Con-
ditlons.
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dren living distant from the school.
The school system Of the city of Sum-
ter has been added to and increased
until 1t equals in training the smaller
colleges Of the State. and give to It's
graduates training equal to that ac-
quired by students completing the
freshman year of the best colleges of
the State. These school facilities are
open to the children of the farmers of
our county upon the payment Of a
very nominal tuition fee, and in these
days of good roads. automobiles, mo-
torcycles and bicycles the school ia
cilities of the city of Sumter are avail
able to an ever widening circle of our
farm community.
Rural Telephone System.
Sumter county is fortunate in hav-
'ng Its telephone system home-owned.
This has enabled the farmers Of the
county to obtain telephone facilities
on much more advantageous terms
than are general throughout the State
and no section of the county is far
distant from telephone service. This
factor does much to relieve the isola-
tion so often found in country COM
munities.
Railroad Facilities.
"A glance at the map Of South Car
olina will reveal the fact that the
county Of Sumter is perhaps the best
supplied with railroad facilities Of any
OF the counties OF the State. Nine
railway lines radiate from the city al
most like spokes i'm a wheel and no
portion OF the county Is far distant
from railroad conveniences. The At
lantic Coast Line affords an express
schedule to Washington of about
thirteen hours. and to New York of
about eighteen hours. Should the
truck and fruit industry of this coun-
ty develop. as conditions warrant, this
quick transportation will be of in
estimable value.
Large Banking Capital.
The banking facilities of the city Of
sumter. which have always been lib
orally used for the agricultural de-
velopment of the county. approximate
Sl,25O.o00. Few agricultural counties
are nearly so well supplied with bank
ing capital. In big crop years when
1t becomes necessary to hold cotton
and other crops to secure fair price
this bank capital is always available
To aid the farmers and Is one of the
great advantages which the farmers
OF sumter county have over most of
the counties of this State. Further
more the banks of the city havo long
adopted the practice OF lending the
FARMER money with which To mako his
crop and so enable him e. avoid the
nigh prices incident to time purchas-
es and the lien business.
The sumter Spirit.
There Is one other asset which
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There is one other asset which
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-11-03
By United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3-The van
guard OF political armies of the
lSsxty-fourth congress was assemb-
ling here today Congress will re-
convene December 6.
Within fortnight, advance meet
ings of steering" committees are
scheduled Party caucuses are ar
ranged President Wilson is COM
pleting data for his opening "ad-
dress" which IL is understood, he
viii again deliver in person.
The legislative program, already
largely framed promises unusual
factional strife, the fate of two or
three political parties being at stake
and presidential prospects. with manv
booms due for puncturing, involved.
Shortly after congress meets an
nual conferences OF republican and
democratic committees are scheduled
to begin firing heavy artillery of
| the next presidential campaign
Legislation provoked by war con-
ditions promises 10 monopolize at
tention. The administration plans
| to expedite passage of a resolution
on extending the war tax at least
another year. 1t expires Dec. 81.
Another resolution for prompt ac-
ton will be that continuing the
tariff on sugar. now scheduled &c
go on The free list inMay.
Woman suffrage hosts are plan
ming monster demonstration at
! the opening of congress. Increased
appropriations for the army and
navy are regarded az certain The
administration Mexican policy is
due for analysis. The discussion will
determine how important an issue
II will be in the presidential cam
paign
Another big battle over the gov
eminent ship purchase bill is beliey-
ed inevitable because OF division
among democratic house leaders.
Among the political developments
impending will be the extent Of re-
publican and Bull Moose amalgama-
ton and the degree Of unity in the
democratic party
The house is expected 10 be the
arena OF the sharpest controversial.
the overwhelming democratic majori-
~ there OF the last congress being
cut 10 q @eant %. The appearance
~ new democratic leaders there and
the return OF republican veterans
Ike Uncle Joe" Cannon. William
Mex 'niey and Nick Longworth.
lend interest Speaker Champ
Clark. Republican Leader Mann. and
Representative kitchln democratic
leader. are expected 10 be reelected
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young folks Saturday night with d
Halloween party
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Beatty are re
joicing over the arrival Of 4 hne
boy al their home.
Mesdames Hazard and Johnson OF
Henry were the guests OF Mrs S H.
Joiiey Friday afternoon.
Mr. Dennis sutton Of Dallas was
the guest OF his cousins. Messrs
Sam aud Ivan. saturday night aud
Sunday
MT Homer Gibbons. who is at
tending school al Trinity Cni.ers.-
a.. visited home folks saturdap
aud SUNDAY
Mrs jamie Johnson of Mckinney
~ho has been visiting hor parents.
81 ara Mrs s. 10 Jolloy l. re-.
turned nome
I've touuF mea Of rh. 8. a. a.
A of Trinity University cam. on,
ip ihc Christian EnGmf0r sunday
nirtt aud Rendered a fsrl aI, nr.
.r'n rhl0t fa. trll nI,h ,aI.
ga.
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/ liII CENTURY SAINT
: I'll IL si iiTI j6Un fils m
~ Al.Ics ROME.
United Press stan Correspondent

ROME. Sept. 2o.--tBy Nail -
The people Of or,ona are confident
Of the finaI success OF 1taiiaa arms
and that their city By the sea Is as
surcd everlasting defense bccaase
miraculous sign has come from 81
Thomas through the cross on the
Cathedral's eupola.
At midnight the seventeenth the
lighthouse keeper saw strange
phenomenon. Luminous lights Ike
stars appeared at each point OF the
cross. About the cross was an au-
reole OF lights in perfect order and
shining like those lighted on feast
days.
The people we're awakened and
stood spell bound. gazing at The MI
racle. Others fell upon Their knees
| in the street crying out "A n.racie.
la miracle" For two hours the
strange lights played about the
cross. The people OF Ortona believe
in the miracIe-working power q the
apostle st. Thomas.
/ Historians tell now in the most
remote times ST. Thomas gave evi-
dence of his protective interest On
the 26th OF January in 1880 dur
ling a tempest: again in March 1883
after tornado. in 1915 when an
earthquake ruined the city This
belief is strongly planted III the
minds of the people for the reason
that in the story of the bringing OF
the bones of st. Thomas from the
Island of Chios to Ortona en- the
| 9Th of September. 1858. the Orto-
nese ship. during the voyage. was
struck by a tempest which threat
ened to sink the boat with its pre-
cious relics. The crew began to
pray and the storm subsidized. after
| the appearance of vivid light up
ion the top of the nasts.
In this way we're the sacred rel
les saved from going to the bottom
OF the Aegean sea. Eventually
they were placed in the Cathedral
| which TO this day is Illuminated
with the miraculous lighting cf the
cross in times of impending danger.
BY the less credulous the appear
ance of the light is explained on the
theory of the electricity in metals.
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Sunday at SArdis, guests of Mr. O.
VI Stewart aud family.
Miss Omega Erby OF Backett spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Miss Annie Maye HUDSON.
Little Misses Louise and Martha
Miller and Maude Gibson took dinner
with Grandma Miller Sunday.
!; Mr. Russell Stages. who is attend
ling school al Sharp Springs. spent
Sunday with home folks here.
Mr. Clay Pennington and family
|of near Dallas spent Saturday night
and Sunday al Mr.. G. Hndson's.
Messrs Clarence and Luther Glib
son and Arthur Brown spent sun
day night with MIR. Lonnie Gibson
Mr.. and Mrs j. w Gibson AMI
pr. and Mrs. A. c. Miller were Sun
Iday guests OF Mr. and Mrs J b.
Burns.
Louise and Mabel Holland spent
Friday night at South Prong. guests
|of their sister. Mrs Mary Willie
Thompson.
Most Of the farmers are up with
Their cotton picking until Frost.
Some are sowing large acreage in
grain this year.
Mesdames j. W. Gibson. l.. {. Clio
son. ]. X. Blair. f. A. Tune and G
fB. Tune spent pleasant day Wed
nesday with Mrs. t. T Grimes.
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phone .ss VII s'i ,, '
rich, now Estimates ' 80, /
en-. J. 7, tucker ~
all adv
The Daily light ~
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IIoe1en y yssy seod = this writ
Nh tfeda 0rimes called on Ms
11afy Burma one evening last week
III. ana Mrs. John Bunch called
= ~ r. r Grimes Sunday even
ins-
NJ whit Holen 81 Midlothian
speat Friday nfxht with N. G. Hua-
MIR, Nay Henry Tune spent ona
~ ~ wsek with Mrs- Jim Rine-
hart
~. and Mrs.. L. r Grimes we're
guests of NJ. and Ars Eulie Robnets
SUNDAY
Hiss Frances Lowell called on
Misses Mas and Lesa Daniels satur-
day night
NJ Lonnie Hudson spent SUNDAY
night With Nj and Mrs J n. How
ara Of ssrdis.
Mr. Jess Burns OF Henderson, Tex
-. visited relatives In this yicin-
~ last week
Mr. Dick Brown and family took
dtnaer with Mr. and Mrs Milbursl
Psndiey Sunday
m. and Mrs. L. L. Gibson spenl
Sunday 1t Ovilla with Mr.. Alex Glib
son and family
~. Tom Lowell and family spenl
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Liberal PAPERS CEirnI~E
STATEMENT on PREMIER

LOSDlN. Nov. 3 While England
agplauds Premier hsqui'hs afsfes
ment in iae house % commons on
ear situation som. libsfai newrps-
pcfT 90 not express entire saiisiac-
ton TIE Manchester GUARDIAN. one
81 the leading liberal papers SAYS
the PREMIER admissions 'akcn b.
connection Hlih fhe cfifisssma at
81 Edward fHf.an proved Lio.f.f
sNsf fff lfgr ft lp 900 .aff'aileH
ptile1 IL SCRIBE ia i1ss
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Miss Cassie Tate spent SUNDAY
eifh Mis- Josephine Hickey.
Missef Ruby and Thelma A.hies
are Visiting relatives In Dalian.
Mis- Edna Tufuips'ed Fl fiaFinr
wlth hsr sister a. faimcf fhle
seek
sites lnss Roberis b. lmprnrnr
and ere hopr aho VIII soon b.. EEL
ra.lr
Ail ssm riude eniefis.4.l the
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= National defense. revenue and 4
= tariff legislation. extension OF 4
= the war tax. government ship 4
= purchase and merchant marine. I
= rural credits. woman's suffrage. Z
= retention OF sugar duties. prohi-
= bition. Columbian, Nicarauguan 4
= and Haitian treaties: war ex- I
= port embargo resolutions. curb 4
= ing senate debates by cloture.
< Filipino independence. develop
= ment of government resources.
= gas. coal. oil and grazing leases;
= attacks on LaFolette seamen's 4
= law. child labor regulation, in
= come and inheritance tax ex-
= tension. a national budget. ASH
= attic immigration exclusion. di-
= rect presidential primaries, Ca
= madam fisheries convention. Mia
= CARA Falls power conservation.
= national moving picture censor
= ship. parcels post extension. =
= government ownership OF tele-
= graphs and telephones
= - = = Z
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SOUTH PRONG.

Miss Gertie Carroll spent Sunday
with her uncle. Mr.. Louis Carroll.
The Sunday school attendance at
this place was very small Sunday
Mr. Bethel Carroll spent Satu--
day night with Mr. b. G. Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wheatley spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. AMI
Mrs. Sam Moses
Mrs. w H. Hankins and daughter,
Mrs. Worthy, were shopping in Wax
Iahachie Thursday
Mr.. r. J.. Hankins spent SUNDAY
might with Mr.. and Mrs, Buford
Chiles of Waxahachie
There is TO be pound meeting at
this place Wednesday night and We
hope it will be success.
Messrs u. G. Matthews and Beth
lei Carroll spent the evening with
iOmega Hankins Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Foney Marchbanks
and children spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ r. Roe.
buck.
Mr.. and Howard eox have moved
to their new home and Nj. Cleo
Pardon viii make his home With
them.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Giles OF Waxa-
hachie and Mrs. Rainwater OF Fort
Worth spent Thursday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. W II fiankins.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Il. Rape and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs Buford Chiles
and daughter, Mrs NJ l.. Bruce and
little son spent sunday with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w II. Hate
kins. The day was enjoyed by all.
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NASH.
Omer Lloyd spent Sunday in
Waco.
We are having some windy
weather
c. H. kuykendall spent Saturday
In Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. James OF Italy we're
in Nash Sunday.
Earl Smith and Ollie Pruitt went
to Avalon Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Martin went
TO Waxahachie Thu-sday.
Mr.. and Mrs. GIadney spent Sun
day with Mr.. T. j. Lloyd.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Martin went
to the fair last Thursday.
Mrs. Will wakeland spent satur-
day with Mrs. Marvin Marks.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Satterfeld
Jr. we're in Nash Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. F. A. Davenport spent few
days last week visiting in West
Texas.
Mrs. r. T.. SatterfieId Jr. spent
Wednesday with Mrs. r. +. Satter-
field Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pruitt and Mir. and
Mrs. Roberts went to Dallas last
Tuesday.
Several girls from Avalon and
Forreston attended the Rally Day
program here Sunday.
Misses Ola May and Lucille Beas-
ley of Ray spent Saturday ard Sun
day with Lucille Kuykendall.
Misses Ruth Edwards of Waxa-
haehie and Lucille Beasley OF Ray
visited the Nash school last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Beatty. Mr..
and Mrs Andy Lloyd and Mr.. r A.
Davenport went to the fair last
Tuesday
The Rally Day program was very
good The talk made by Mr. An
derson was fine and all who heard
it enjoyed ii.
The cotton through this part of
the country is nearly all out The
gin will not run only about two
days out Of the week
Everyone must make an effort to
come to church next Sunday as
that is Rev. Waggoner's last Sun
day here this conference year.
There We're 1os pupils in sunday
school Sunday and twenty-four visi-
tors. We are always glad 80 have
visitors any time, and they are well
come at any time.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Whitcield,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Adkins % For
reston and Mrs. DR. satteriield of
Dallas were at r. E. Satterlields
Sr. Sunday afternoon.
The Ladies of the o. f.. ). had
an all day meeting last Wednes-
day. There were forty-three OF the
members present and four visitors.
Mrs. Giyler of Waxahachie, who is
Past Grand Lecturer OF Illinois.
also Mrs. Young and Miss Manda
Harwell OF Waxahachie and Mrs.
Harrison OF Red Oak. Those OF the
members who were present from
Waxahachie we're Mesdames Stella
Robinson, y A. McCarter, NJ G.
Roberts. j. o. Martin, Nettie
Counts, and Mr.. ] NJ. Roberts. The
morning was spent in pTact.cing
the floor work. At ~ o'clock
nice dinner was served there being
a variety OF all kinds OF dishes on
the table, each member having
one certain dish After
dinner the rest OF the day was
spent in practieing the secret work
OF the Chapter. Mrs. Givlar in
structed the Chapter on certain
parts OF the work The Chapter
was glad 10 have had those ,isitors
and would be glad to have Visitors
any time. They are welcome 10
come The Chapter closed each
member wishing that the ail-day
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FRENCH TROOPS BEING
LANDED At GREEN PORT

AMSTERDAM. Nov. 81 Sofia
dispatch received here today stated
that French troops are being landed
|at Kayala. 4 Greek port on the Ae-
.Kian sea.
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Prompt work and efficient service
When you order printing from ]. T
fucker job printing. that's all" A,
DAILY Light office (Ady) u
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puuDnDxNT CAR2lGs \
vD0oN1A LVCwY oJONe.
T9lgY SAY.

. WARRINGTON. d. c.. Nov.
. 3.--It i said that the prssl-
= deaf carries . Virginia lucky
= stone IL his pocket. the ecun-
= terpsrt Of many found In The
= heart Of the Blue Ridge Moun-
= tains. !. where Powhatan. the
= Indian ancestor Of Mrs. Gait.
= and his tribe used TO wander
= before the days OF Captain
= John Smith.
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Pa, what is affectat.on?' "Af-
feetation, my boy, is carryins three
extra tires on an automobile that
never gets more than four blocks
away from garage. Detroit Free
Press
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Scenery of Alaska

Continued from page 12.D
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down the mountain, finding it even
more strenuous TO descend so rapidly
than to toll up the steep; and at last
we reach home, weary but content
with the sense of achievement.
Many other tramps of like interest
remain to be taken but none so spec
tacular unless it be the climb along
one ridge after another of Mt. Rob-
erts until the highest pinnacle is
reached. whence we look down on one
hand into Sheep Creek Meadows, on
the other upon the buildings of Per
severance. To the latter spot we may
travel by the delightful road we have
alreadq traverSed as far as Cape
Horn on our way up Juneau. Here in
spring the wild columbine dances on
its fragile stem, a Splotch of scarlet
on the edge of winter slide. One
splendid waterfall pours down the
gorge into a pool of blue and white
eddieS. The ruined red mill above
betohcns old-time activities in the
same ruartZ ledge that is being
tapped ,oday by the great compan-
les. AbOsn, this gorge narrows and
comes by devious windings to an up
per basin. once the scene of hydrau-
i.r mining and now occupied by the
new buildings and tram at the north
ern nd of the Perseverance tunn l.
IN ru, winter the snow lies thick on
these flats. and festoons the alder
branches. The stream hurries down.
ward in its narrowed channel almost
winter bound by fantastic shapes OF
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|. j. SHARlCk
PIONEER JEWElER.

:. :. + \ !. !. : + :. = :. ! ! ! = =
Gradually, from very modest be-
ginning II years ago, this store has
grown and expanded until it has TAX
en- rank with the foremost establish
ments of it's kind to be found in the
great Empire of Alaska. New de-
partments have been added from time
to time and all are always kept up
to-date. The various lines have long
since increased to that point where
you'll find it at Sharrick's" is popu-
lar pharse with a meaning. ]. j. Shar-
dick is a pioneer in the true sense OF
the word, and has been an important
factor in the development OF this i'm
mense region. To the people of the
tyne of Mr.. Sharrick the city OF Ju-
mean owes a debt it can never pay.
In and out of season the pioneer"
have continually scattered broadcast
the possibilities Alaska has to offer
the industrious and honest newcomer.
Mr. Sharrick has lived to see his WIS.,
inn mirrored by busy city of several
thousand people, and with a future of
commercial and industrial greatness
! fully assured.