The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-28
WHAT THE HORSE SHOW is FOE.
Prosperity of Country Depends Upon
Success of Live Stock Industry.

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show in this city beginning October
18th are planning to have the cattle
and swine show feature of the exhibi-
ton particularly interesting addition
to the regular horse show. This years
show Is going to be big affair if
the directors and committeeman re-
ceiVe the cooperation Of the livestock
raisers and the business men, and
they will.
The working committee is compos-
ed of the directors chosen for the en-
suing year: Messrs. ID. G. Shaw, VIM.
M. Graham, G.. u. Exum, j. p.
Booth. A. ID. Hardy, George D.
Shore, and Wesley d. Blanding, with
Mr.. Walter c. Boyle and several 9TH
er gentlemen, who will be added to
the committee later on pushing the
arrangements.
The committee earnestly desires
that every owner of improved stock,
HORSES mares, colts, mules, cattle,
and swine who contemplate partici-
pating will give in their names and
description of anipals to any men,
Der Of the committee, or to Secretary
George ID. Shore, as early as possible
so that the entries can be listed and
classified. This will greatly facilitate
the work Of the committee.
The business men of Sumter city
and the farmers interested in better
breeds Of live stock are manifesting
gratifying interest in the approaching
fall show, and the committee has ev-
cry reason to believe that the eXhibi-
ton will show a great increase in i'm
proved live stock for Sumter county
since the 1913 spring show of this as
Esociation.
The first horse show held in Sum-
ter, in April, 1913, under the auspices
of the Sumter Horse Show Association
was a splendid exhibition in every re-
spect, and success from every point
of view.
While the horse show feature this
fall will equal, if not surpass, the first
show, the extension of the scope of
the exhibits to include cattle and
swine will make this falls show larg-
er in usefulness and interest to hun
dreds of farmers and others who
would not otherwise participate.
There is nothing better that can
possibly be done towards building up
the agricultural districts than in
creasing the number of horses, mules
cattle and swine, because the most
prosperous and fertile agricultural
sections Of tho world have live stock
raising as the most important adjunct
OF perhaps better said, as d back
ground to farming and improved
breeds of poultry.
The business interests Of the cities,
the merchants, bankers, manufacture
ers, professional men, real estate deal
| ers, wage earners, and all others Of
the incorporated communities are de-
pendent largely upon the prosperity of
the agricultural districts. Therefore
}anything of cooperative nature
which tends towards developing the
prosperity and productiveness of the
farming sections adds greatly to the
general prosperity Of the entire State
and nation.
The horse, cattle, and swine shows
have for their main objects increas-
ing the prosperity Of the country dis
tricts by developing the diversified
tion and live at home methods on the
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Therefore the 1915 fall horse show
of the local association and every sue
ceeding show for years to come, will
be cooperative and mutually beneficial
to every class of citizenship, repre-
senting every profession, trade, and
occupation Of this city and county.
| The organized business interests of
sumter represented by the Sumter
| Retail Dealers Association, and
Chamber of Commerce, and many
more business and professional men
will show their appreciation of the
efforts of the Sumter Horse Show AS
sociation to increase the number and
value of improved stock by heartily
and actively cooperating in every way
with the association and the farm
ers. Building up the agricultural
districts means prosperity to the en-.
tire nation.
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