The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-24

Messrs. +. I. Reardon and r. B.
Belser's personally conducted tour
through the eastern part of Sumter
county and northern portion of
Clarendon county for the purpose OF
advertising the Sumter tobacco mar
ket came of on Wednesday on sched-
uled time and was I'm every way a sue
cess.
There was not a single untoward
event to mar the occasion. A few
biow-outs or bursted tires delayed in
dividual members of the party 'or a
few minutes. but otherwise there was
not an Objectionable feature to anyone.
With Messrs. j. S. Buck In the Coca
Cola company car and s. r. Compton
In the Crosswell Il Co.. car as guides
to lead the way there was no difficult
~ In finding the road, and the passage
was made between points with kaledis-
copic rapidity and regularity. Messrs.
Pepper and Marion. the lessees and
managers OF the Farmers Tobacco
Warehouse at Sumter were put much
TO the front and the tobacco growers
wore given every possible chance to
sse what men they have to deal with
when they come to Sumter to sell
their tobacco. Much literature OF va
rying character was given out along
the road. and ut the numerous stops.
and advertising matter was carried by
almost every business house repre-
gsnted in the party. and large num-
Der Of the Sumter merchants, banks
and other business men had their rep
resentatives along the way, Several
persons had especially nice souve-
Mrs to give away. the City National
Bank being noticeable among this
number.
In the party there were twenty-one
cars. or as one man put 1t there were
five cars and sixteen Fords. However,
the Fords and the cars too went ev-
erywhere. despite the fact that at one
place the road was newly worked and
In extremely bad condition and at
other places II was wet from rains
the day before or dry and sandy from
continued lack OF moisture.
The cars were half an hour behind
time I'm starting and were consequent
ly that much late in making the first
stop at j. I. Brogdon's residence. At
ter a handshake with this good Sum-
ter county farmer and others gather
ed here. the party went on to the next
stop at Alcolu. A short stay was
made here and Sardinia was next to
welcome the boosters Here Hon.
w. n. Rush. an able representative
from Clarendon county. was called on
and nearly knocked Secretary Rear
don out OF the box by asking him
what was a booster" Secretary
Reardon finally recovered breath and
answered that II was q man who did
things for his own town. no matter
whether he had anything to start with
or not. Mr.. Rush then told every
body about the big lumber company
which has just been chartered at that
place with quarter million dollar
capital and charged the Sumter peo-
pie with not being good boosters, like
tho people OF Sardinia. for the former
did not push things through to a sue
cessful termination. They had prom
ised a railroad for Sardinia, but that
road had not yet come and the peo-
pie OF Sardinia were more in need of
II now than ever before. Sumter al
ready got a great deal OF the trade
from the Sardinia section. but 1t
would find II still more profitable If
they would build that line and get
all OF II that was not given home
the people OF Sardinia al
ways believing I'm patronizing home
industry. In conclusion he promised
that sufficient houses would he erected
ut Sardinia In the near future so that
all OF Sumter's citizens might move
to the town.
He was followed by Secretary T.. I.
Reardon. who explained that the Flu
ropean war with an accompanying pa
ralysis of business had merely delay
ed the coming of the railroad. also
and President Belser OF the Cham
ser OF Commerce. who told Of the
purpose OF the trip. To boost Sumtcr's
tobacco market. and he extended q