The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-02-24
"BUY AT HOME"
Retail Dealers Association Will
Launch Energetic Campaign.

Al a conference held at Chamber
of Commerce regarding the proposed
Buy at Home" campaign which will
be inaugurated by the Retail Dealers
Association OF Sumter, it was agreed
that the Sumter retail dealers in order
TO show that they propose to prac-
tice what they preach, and that the
Buy at homo" movement and Pat
ronize Home Enterprises and Indus
try is started in good faith, will ap-
point committee of retail dealers to
canvas the retail dealers asking them
10 sign an agreement and publish the
names of those subscribing to the
agreement, that they themselves will
not order from mail order houses
anything that can be purchased i'm
sumter from a brother merchant.
That each merchant will patronize his
brother merchants for those commodi-
ties not sold by himself
For instance the local grocers will
be asked to promise that they will not
order their clothing. dry goods. hard
ware. and other supplies needed for
themselves and their families from
out of town establishments. The sign
ers Will further agree TO use their ut
most efforts to have their respective
families to buy everything from sum
ter merchants. The retail clothing
hardware. dry goods and other classes
of merchants will be asked to agree
not to order their groceries from any
one but Sumter grocers, etc. There
Will be reciprocity in fact.
The retail dealers will further be
asked TO give their job work and adj
vertising to Sumter printing establish
ments and newspapers and not to send
Job work out of Sumter. The local
retail dealers will be further asked to
give preference to local plumbers, car
penters' contractors, and to all local
wage earning men and women whom
the retail merchants claim ought to
patronize home merchants.
In fact a general "Patronize Home
Enterprises" plan will be put on as
far as possible for people of Sumter
Of every profession, trade, and occu-
patton to stand by each other and to
give Sumter men and women, of ey-
cry profession. trade. and occupation
the preference in our business deal
ings and spending Sumter money in
Sumter.
This will apply also to the entire
county in that Sumter people will be
asked to purchase everything they can
from Sumtel's trade territory il
preference 10 purchasing produce or
other foodstufts from distant cities or
states.
Practice what We preach" VIII be
a prominent slogan with Sumter's re-
tail merchants, if the plans outlined
are carried out.
1t has been pointed out very clearly
that there Is great inconsistency in q
local banker asking home merchants
or home working men and women to
deposit money in his bank and then
for the local banker to give his paint
ins' plumbing. or other work to out
of-town or transient working men. Or
to order his clothing. groceries, dry
goods. ETC.. from out-of-town mer-
chants who do not deposit in Sumter
banks.
1t is inconsistent for the local real
estate dealer or house renting citi-
zen to expect that local working mon
and women shall occupy his houses
and then give the contract for build
ing the house to an out t-of-town con-
tractor or TO purchase the lumber.
brick, hardware, lime, and other ma
tcrial from other dealers than Sum-
ter dealers who furnish employment to
clerks, stenographers. boolikeepers,
and laborers TO occupy the houses.
The Sumter banker, merchant, law
yer doctor. manufactures. and other
business and professional men are as
much interested in tho "PatroniZc
Home Industry" as they have a right
to expect that the local wage Garner
should see that it pays to Iatronize
Sumter banks, merchants, and pro-
fcssional men. The Buy at Home"
plan contemplatcs every Sumter man
and woman adopting not only the
golden rule" but a rule that works
both ways"