The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-17
CURB MARKET NOTES.



Suggested.
From The Daily Item, Feb. IL.
Yesterdays curb market was we'll
we'll attended by farmers with a va
riety of foodstuffs, beef, pork, and
pork products particularly. The
number Of consumers patronizing the
farmers was considered good. But
there is room for a greater number
of customers yet. Tomorrow is ex-,
pected to see many farmers on the
curb market, and consumers can gov
ern themselves accordingly.
The farmers are doing their full
duty towards the curb market, and If
this institution, which is experimental
as yet, is to be maintained to assist in
reducing the high cost Of living in
Sumter, and to encourage the farm
ers to diversity farm products. and
live at home on the farm, then it
is up to the citizens of Sumter to pa
tronize and to work for the curb mar
ket patronage.
| Mr.. l.. w. Jenkins, superintendent
OF the court house grounds said yes
terday that he would have a number
OF the iron park seats transferred to
the outer edge of the park facing on
the Canal street sidewalk, where the
curb market is located, for the con-
venience and comfort of the patrons
of the market. "a.
| 1t has been suggested that every
lady customer Of the curb market
purchase market basket. 1t looks
more like YOU are going "a market
ing when you have a market basket
swung over your arm. The basket
serves also to attract the attention of
others who may have forgotten to at
tend market, and the basket also
serves the purpose of advertising the
curb market.
If your fellow female citizens SEQ
you going to or coming from the curb
market with a market basket on your
arm she or they will surely ask where
you are going or have been.
1t is getting to be considered as
quite the thing" to d. your own
marketing. Many pleasant moments
may be spent on the curb market as
hundreds Of ladies and gentlemen at
tend the market every Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday and you NAV
combine business with pleasure on
this fast growing and popular Sum-
ter institution.
some OF our good friends and
neighbors among the farmers Of our
sister county OF Clarendon nave been
Tor short time laboring under mis-
taken impression that the Clarendon
county producers We're not permitted
to dispose Of their products on tbe
sumter curb market, and it is reliab-
ly reported that few of Clarendons
wide-awake farmers have been re-
market because Of this report.
Mr. j. L. Haynsworth, of the Sum-
ter Dry Goods Company was Informed
a rev l 1ys ago by a prominent farmer
and producer of Clarendon county.
one who has been selling his produce
on the Sumter market. and doing bis
trading in Sumter for many years.
that the report had been circulated
among Clarendon county farmers as
above stated, and that the Clarendon
producers felt aggrieved at being bar
red from the Sumter curb market
Mr.. Haynsworth immediately took
this question up with Retail Do,l-
ers Association president
President j. u. Hearon, of the Sum-
ter Retail Dealers Association had
Secretary Reardon, of the Sun,tor
Chamber of Commerce to get busv
writing the Clarendon county farmers
who informed Mr.. Haynsworth of tho
report, that this was "A wrong impress
sion, and there is no Discrimination |
against Clarendon or farmers of any
county in Sumter by the municipoJ |
authorities or curb market promotes /
The commercial secretary immedi-
atcly wrote Mr.. II. II. Du1,ant of
Clarendon that the Clarendon countv
and producers Of other nearby conn
Ties are heartily welcome on the sum
ter curb market to dispose of any
commodities actually produced bv the
parties Offering same for sale. md