The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-21
INVITATION TO BOOSTERS.
honorable Arthur X. Sanders Extends
cordial Invitation to Visit Rafting
Creek Township Oh August 28th--
business Men Should go out and
Talk with the Farmers.


While at Stateburg last Saturday
attending the Gen. Sumter Agricultur-
al Society meeting, Secretary Reardon
was approached by Hon. A. X. San
ders, president of the society, and a
number of other representative Sum-
ter county farmers from Hagood, Dali
zell, and Horatfo, regarding the get
together between city and country
booster trip to be run on August 26th
TO those sections The Sumter cotton
market was discussed and the 1915
tobacco prices.
President Sanders stated that the
people of Hagood were looking for
ward to the visit of their fellow citi-
zens of Sumter city and county with
a great deal of pleasure, and that a
royal welcome will he extended by the
people Of Rafting Creek township.
Mr.. Sanders suggested that about
two and a-half or three hours be
spent at Hagood, making that the
central meeting place for the entire
Rafting Creek and Stateburg town.
ships and that the boosters take din
ner at Hagood.
Representatives from Dalzell, Ho-
ratio and Stateburg, who were pres
ent, said that the people of their COM
munities will be delighted to join in
With their fellow citizens of Sumter
and Sumter county in a get together
spirit, the Dalzell representatives also
desiring to lunch the visitors.
number of the younger element
from the rural districts wanted to
know if the Rex Theatre orchestra
could be induced to furnish music for
two-hour dance at Hagood while
the boosters were there.
Mr.. Sanders said that he is CON-
vinced that these get together meet
ings between Sumter's business men
and their fellow citizens of the small
er towns and rural districts are doing
that the farmers and country mer-
chants are very much interested in
the meetings, and believe that such
boosters trips should be held every
year, and oftener. Financing the 1915
cotton crop should be explained.
He thinks that the meeting togeth-
er of the business men and farmers
at different points in the country
bring the people into closer elbow
touch, and that the idea of patron
izing home enterprise should be fre-
quently ard intelligentiy preached az
often as possible. The farmers, mer-
chants, wage earners and all consunf-
erS must De educated to the import
.ance Of dealing with each other.
Aceping money at home, and thereby
furnishing local markets and. more
employment for more people in the
cities and rural districts of Sumter
county to develop our own commu-
mites and to keep our boys and girl.
at home after we have educated them
for useful citizenship, instead of their
having to go away from Sumter coun-
ty to get employment. The business
men of Sumter should take the lead
in the buy at home movemnet, show
ing their interest in the customers of
the Sumter business establishments by
coming out and discussing these mat.
ters with their customers of the rural
districts. And there are other mat
ters Of mutual interest. The interest
displayed by the people of the rural
sections in the booster trips, and the
receptions given the Sumter boosters
and business men are exceedingly
gratifying indeed. The Sumter bank
ers have an excellent opening to tell
the farmers about the financial plans
for assisting the farmers to market
their cotton intelligently and profit
ably on booster trips.
If a large number Of Sumter's bus
mess establishments which have not
as yet manifested any interest in the
get together and trade extension tips
could be induced to take as muon .1-
terest in these affairs as the a..uIe
Of the rural districts do, the toos+ar
trips could be. made much moro in
teresting, pleasant, and profitable c5c
all concerned