The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-05-26
A Letter to The CoIo.ei Citizens, Manning

Dear Colored Citizens:
For the last seven Or eight months
we have had experiences that we're
without parallel. We have witnessed
very tight times. We have been with
out work and almost without money 70
90 apon, but believe that the dark
cioud that mas oyershadowed our sun
of property has vanished and the gol-
| den sun Of a better dav can be seen
rising in the commercial and indus
trial skies.
There will soon be work for Us all TO
| do.
trust that each one will seize the
opportunity that is within our grasp.
There has been some complaint that
some Of the Manning people wont
work. Ny dear friend, hope thas
you will not wait unit! you are forced
to work for yourselves. OF course this
does not apply to all Of the people of
Manning for some will work as long as
they can find something to do, | know
that it is not so plausible to work for
seventy-fve cents per day when we
consider the high cost of living and yet
it is less plausible to do nothing.
We must also take this under con-
sideraton that the employer as we'll
as the employee has more or less shar-
ed part of the tight times, you who
are working for seventy five cents per
day, I would advise you to work with
such zeal that your employer will be
compelled 10 raise Your wages. you can
nos force the raise OF wages by not
working. 1t is foregoing conclusion
that labor cannot control capi, al. 10
few days the water works will open up.
Tie contractor for said works is a
splendid man, have met him and l
am impressed that he will do the right
thing by all.
lie wants men 10 work that have
families 10 support and who will make
regular time. trust tha. you will
put in every day you can Friends. to
Lave something We must work. The
old American idea is tie fellow that
wont work don't feed him. Let all the
Manning people tia, are unemployed
report for work on the day that the
work begins so that ont-of-town people
will not shut you Out, you vino farm for
a livlihood don't desert Your farm if it
needs you to come 10 town TO work.
This work is not going to las: long and
if you leave your farm to come here to
work it might dc you harm in the fu-
ture.
hope you will accept this advice in
the same spirit 10 which it is given.
The time has come and is Ut hand
that we should show ourselves worthy
wage earnerS.
A word to the free holders OF Man
ming. My dear citizens: 1t goes with
out saying that you have my sympathy
for your great loss that was brought on
by the tornado on the Tth inst I will
assure that when you rebuild you shall
have my patronage as heretofore.
believe IN trading at home and teach
my people the same.
[ know that it is human nature to
get your work done as cheap as posi-
bic but beg to make this request of
you that when you get ready to let out
your contract please give the home
people your careful consideration as
long as their bids are 10 reason. II our
out-of-town man bids 500 under
home man, believe it would be TO the
best interest OF all concerned to give it
to the home man. II you give it to an
out-of-town man 60 Or TO per cent Of
the money will be sent out of town. If
home man gets the work 100 per'cent
Of the money will be kept at home.
The chances are that you will get
fair proportion of it back.
And again, the home people will be
here TO support these enterprises when
the stranger is gone. If our town is 70
be what we would have it, il will re-
ouire cooperation. After all q town
is only densely populated community
of neighbors. There is a sacred obli-
cation that we ali should have one to-
ward the other as neighbors.
lam yours for an industrial, cooper
alton and greater Manning.
4. W. TIMMONS.
Pastor Trinity a. Ii. E. Church.