The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-14


the slogan OF the trade booster trip
run from Sumter to tho hustling little
towns OF Paxvillo and Pinewood on
Wednesday and IL took with the
boosters and II took with the towns.
Ooly mail order houses were knock
ed" and these were hit with q venge-
ance. The booster trip as a trade get
ter may not prove successful. but for
good fellowship and creating a spirit
OF friendship between the citizens OF
Sumter and the people who gathered
at Paxville and Pinewood to meet the
boosters. II was n success with a cap
ital s. And as friendship breeds
trade. II Is very possible that the trip
will prove a success I'm bringing future
trade to Sumter from the section Wis
tied.
There were twelve automobiles on
the trip which set out together, car
rying about sixty-five enthusiastic
sumterites. Two other cars met the
boosters at Pinewood. but as one Of
these only remained to dinner a few
minutes after the speaking. II, could
not properly be classed as a member
OF the booster party on this trip.
Everywhere the sumterites were heart
lily received and treated royalty and
everywhere hospitality and good fell
lowship prevailed.
Tindars was TO have been the first
stop and most Of the cars gathered to-
gether at this lively little station.
However an error i'm the day the
boosters were to come had been made
Ia some way and the people were not
expecting the automobile. so that
there was no crowd to meet the boost
ers. Mr.. A. ]. Jones. an adopted son
OF Sumter county and ono OF the most
enterprisihg and hustllhg farmers In
tho county. was waiting for the boost
ers with about hundred or more wa
termelons. big luscious red melons,
cut and spread out 'on impromptu
tales. His bounty was heartily par
taken OF and much enjoyed. Paxville
was the next stop and all of the cars
gathered In the public square of this
energetic town and the boosters well
coined by Mayor Bradham and others.
Secretary T.. /. Reardon made a
short talk. telling OF the object OF the
booster trip and S. l.. Krasnof open
ed his batteries on the mail order
houses and those who dealt with
them. Mr.. Davis ID. Noise made a
short talk. extending hospltable in
vitation to Sumter for any of the
good people OF Paxville. Incidentally
the tobacco market was mentioned
during the talks and 1t was stated that
the Sumter market was as good as
any In the State. The Paxville peo-
pie were also told to trade at home,
N the goods they wanted were there,
but if they could not get what they
wanted OF home they were invited to
come TO Sumter to buy It, where the
goods and prices would meet the COM
petition OF any other reputable busi-
ness house. Great big melons were
cut and the boosters again fell for
the delicious samples offered them.
The crowd at Paxville was good.
considering the fact that the bosters
were about two hours behind their
scheduled time. having been detained
at home until after 10 o'clock by the
rain OF tho early morning. and the
crowd was hospitable and interested
In what was said. a big picnic had
carried OF n large number of the peo-
pio earlier in the day and this left
only about two hundred people to
meet the visitors.
At Pinewood. which was reached
after q six mile trip from Paxville,
over n newly worked road most Of
the way and slippery from the morn
Ing rain. the cars were lined up on
tho main street and the boosters
scattered about town with their lit
erature and 10 meet the citizens OF
the town. There was a good crowd
out waiting for the sumterites and all
were made welcome. After few
minutes dinner was announced In a
vacant store and the boosters needed
no second invitation. a delightful
dinner was served and much enjoyed
by all. the boosters being hungry af-
ter their ride. despite the refresh
ments taken along the way.
After dinner the real work Of the
Day camo. Magistrate a. T.. Toom-
or acted as chairman and intro
duced Mr.. II. I. Reardon. who thank
ed the people OF Plnewood for their