The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07
MARKETING ASSOCIATION EN-.
DORSED.

Concerted Action Necessary for the
Prosperity of All Lines of Business.
Editor Daily Item.
The main object of organization is
not to confine the associated efforts of
a community or county to any one line
Of business or class Of people.
That fact is perhaps best emphasize
ed by the fact that the federation of
trades unions consist of number of
different lines of industrial efforts, but
embraces many different unions Of la
Dor.
Therefore the efforts of the Sum-
ter Chamber of Commerce to combine
the farmers, merchants and bankers,
of three Or more counties into a CO.
operative marketing association to in
telligenly dispose of cotton, live
stock, grain, and other farm products
are the best efforts yet put forth.
| fate merchant the haases he-
farmer are all inter-dependent upon
each other in South Carolina, as else
where in the world. The man who
produces an excess of farm products
has to be furnished with markets in
order to sell his excess products 50 as
to get the cash or the credit where
with to purchase the necessities which
he does not himself produce.
When farmer has products to sell,
whether it be cotton, corn, hogs, but
ter, poultry. he must realize a liv-
ing profit on his investment and his
investment means the brains and
energy he puts into his farm to pro-
duce the things his fellowmen need.
When the farmers have money they
must spend it. When they spend mon
ey for necessities of life that means
money in circulation among the mer--
chants and manufacturers, and this
money eventually finds it's way into
the banks in the shape of deposits.
It therefore stands to reason that
when Congressman A. F. Lever speaks
here next Monday, October the 9th,
regarding the value of organizing a
cotton selling association and organiz-
ing for cooperative marketing Of all
farm products, and the securing Of a
government expert cotton grader, ev-
cry merchant and banker in Sumter,
Lee and Clarendon counties who pos
sibly can. should be here. shoulder
to shoulder with the farmers to find
out just what may be necessary to
back up the farmers.
United and concerted efforts be-
tween the producer, the merchant,
and the banker are essential in order
for the Southern cotton producer and
farmers generally to get what is their
dues so that they will have that
much more money to spend with the
merchants and deposit with the
bankers.
We should not longer stand apart,
but should unite the forces of the
mercantile, banking, and agricultur-
al interests for the greatest good to
the greatest number" which is the
only sensible method of doing busi-
ness
The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
is very democratic, but non-politi-
cal organization, and it has democrat
izing influences and methods which
do not appeal to the selfish individual
who thinks that his way is the only
way. and that all mankind should so
work that the interests of few are
of more Importance than the good of
the majority of his fellow citizens.
therefore, as a merchant, as one
who, with many thousands of others
derive their living from the tiilers of
the soil, sincerely trust that there will
be a general gathering of farmers,
bankers, and merchants to hear Con-
GresSman Lever next Monday.
s. L. Krasnofg.
Sumter, Oct. b.