The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-28
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NOTES.
Committee Named to Appear Before
State Highway Commission.

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| 'erest to Sumter's banking and mer-
chantile concerns, and also of special
interest to others, automobilists par
tlcularly, will be the hearing on the
matter OF a crossing over the Santee
| RIVER, near Summerton, in Clarendon
county, which hearing will be given
before the State Highway Commission
n Columbia, on next Wednesday, No
vember 2sth.
The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
anxious that this city be fully rep
resented before the State Highway
commission as the building of the
proposed Santee crossing at or near
Summerton would be of great bene-
1t to Sumter since it would greatly
'horten the route to Charleston from
ms section of South Carolina by
many miles, and would place Sumter
On the direct highway from al
counties north and east of this city.
% charleston and all of that section
>f the State lying west Of the Santee
liver.
In addition to these highly desir-
tpIe highway connections the Sum-
merton crossing will unquestionably
prove to be a direct local benefit to
MS city, because it would open up
lew territory contiguous to Sumter's
business concerns and would bring
lew trade to this city from sections
II Orangeburg. Calhoun and Berke-
ey counties lying just beyond the
liver.
But of course, the Sumter Chamber
'I commerce can do very little unless
ne business men Of Sumter show
ufflcient interest i'm this matter to go
Columbia and back up the Claren-
ION county delegation. If our busi-
less men are Indifferent about the
pportunity to extend Sumter's trade
crritory, and at the same time place
umter on an important Interstate
-utomobile highway from north to
outh thereby furnishing short public
highway travel for hundreds Of north
TIL tourists to pass through Sumter,
nd many to spend n while here, and
.dvertising Sumter in very desirable
hammer, why the Chamber of Com
lerce will be at q great DISADVANTAGE.
his is a matter in which the business
nen and the bankers are vitality in
crested, as well as our real estate
callers, and practically all other cit
Iens OF Sumter
TO spend less than day away
rom business. at less cost than three
ollars to help the Chamber of Com
lerce and the Clarendon county del
gallon land an important trade
'rawing river crossing for Sumter
ounty is a very little thing for a
umber of Sumters business men to
20 for their own interest.
President A. c. Phelps, of the
'hamber has appointed a delegation
t Sumter's business men to go to CO.
umbia on November 2sth for this
urpose. But the hearing is open to
II interested citizens, and the delega-
ion appointed, or a majority of them
nay go or they may fail to go be-
ause past experience has demonstrat-
d that delegations are an uncertain
.uantity because it frequently hap
ems that the delegates appointed
an not go for good reasons There
ore all who favor the Summerton
rossing are welcome to go as Sumter
representatives.. Automobile dealers
nd garage operators are or should
very much interested in this mat
er II they are out for new business
therefore, it behooves those business
1en who are interested in extending
'umter's trade territory, and those
utomObiists who arc interested also 1
holp get up q representative dele
alton to go to meet the State High
Fay Commission next Wednesday
bout this matter.
The delegation appointed by the
chamber of Commerce is composed
the following gentlemen who are
Urged to 60 Fl. G. Osteen, Abe
gutenberg, F.. I. Reardon, r. b. Bel
er. G. E. Hurst, w. Percy Smith X
}. Purdy, ID. r. McCallum, ID. c.
haw. j. Hugh McCollum, F.. S
Sooth, G.. \. Lennon.