The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-04
ANOTHE BOOSTER TRIP.
Chamber of Commerce Decides Il
Make Trip to PinewoOd.


of Pinewood, and Pinewood School
Districts, in Clarendon County, met
with the directors Of the Sumter
Chamber of Commerce, and several
other business men of Sumter, and
Supervisor Peter NJ. Pitts.
Matters of Importance to the agri-
cultural, county government and COM
mercial interests Of Sumter county and
Pinewood School District were dis
cussed.
The Sumter tobacco market came
in for considerable discussion. The
delegation from Pinewood gave 1t out
that there are hundreds of acres Of
fine tobacco planted in and around
Pinewood and nearby territory, and
said that Sumter Tobacco Market
Booster Trip would meet with a COR
dial reception by the farmers and
business men Of Pinewood District.
Pinewood district wants to get
closer to Sumter.
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Commerce and other business men of
Sumter present, directed Secretary
Reardon to arrange for another
Booster Trip to Pinewood and such
other places as he might think most
advisable, and to fix the date as early
as practical.
Messrs. Pepper and Marion, the to-
bacco warehouse lesses. bein. con-
suited, said that the Tobacco Booster
Trip Of July 21st had done the Sum-
ter warehouse great deal Of good,
and that they hoped Booster Trip"
will be run through Pinewood dis
trict. and another also through por-
tions Of Sumter and Lee Counties
The tobacco buyers representing
about eighteen of the big Wholesale
tobacco companies on the Sumter
warehouse floar. heartily approve of
the Tobacco Boosting Trip, and say
that they bring the Sumer tobacco
market prominetly before the Tobacco
| growers.
Pepper and Marion count on three
million pounds by October for the
Sumter tobacco market.
1t was pointed out that Augusta
was getting ready for an automobile
trade boosting trip through Georgia
and several other states, clear through
to Washington, d. C.
The ladies and gentlemen Of the
Rex Theatre orchestra, and Mr. S.
Il. Miller, the Rex Theatre manager.
had to be consulted regarding the
date of the Booster Trip" as a great
many business men who went on the
trip on July 21st desire this excellent
musical organization to go on the
next booster excursion.
1t was settled that the Pinewood
Booster Trip will occur on one Of
three dates to be determined by
Monday at the latest, August 10th,
11th or 18th, depending on what date
a certain big motion picture feature
for the Rex Theatre is booked on.
In order not to conflict with the
Rex Theatres big picture show, the
booster trip will be arranged to suit
Mr.. Millers convenience, and that of
his splendid orchestra.
The Rex Theatre orchestra ladies
say that they are ready for another
outing and to murnish music ito
beat the band" The ladies do like
chicken pie and friend chicken.
The big meeting will be held at
PinewOod, and several hundred or pos
sibly five hundred farmers. merchants
and their families will be at the Pine
wood Get Together Meeting"
Like the Booster Trip of few days
ago. the Pinewood trip will be wide
open, free for all advertising trip,
and every bank, mercantile or other
business establishment in Sumter
city Is invited to do all of the ad-
vertising they like. whether members
of the Chamber of Commerce and
Retail Dealers Association or not.
This Booster Trip has been christen-
ed by PinewOod hustler as Get
Together Day Between Pinewood and
the GamecOck County of Sumter"
The results OF the big Pincwood meet
ing will probably mean much for
Sumter city and county, and Pine
wood School District. Everybody
who went on the last Booster Trip
was pleased, and there is n general
demand for another. SO get. your
advertising matter up.
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