The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES
Secretary Reardon Begins to Boost
The County Fair.

:. The Sumter Cham Der OF commerce
will inaugurate an advertising cam
paign to boost the 1918 Sumter Coun-
ty Agricultural, Live Stock and An
dustrial Fair on November 18th, Goth
and 2lst and to enlist the interest Of
the farmers, livestock raiserS, home
demonstration, canning and tomato.
and domestic science clubs, manu-
facturers, and all public spirited cit
izens OF Sumter county in making this
falls fair the biggest and the best
ever held
The board of directors of the
Chamber Of Commerce are appre-
hensfre from what; they have learn
ed; that: the unprecedented prosper
ity of the present times, together
with numerous other things, among
them the many war activities and
the interest in the war, has caused
hundreds :of people usually very
much interested in county fairs to
overlook the importance of our an
nual county fair.
This should not be the case because
if there was ever time when our
people should be interested in the
annual county fair this is the time
The county fair, for several days
bring together thousands Of people,
from every part of the county, and
from adjoining counties, and spir-
it of festivity, friendship, and CO.
operation prevails which is good fo:
the masses of the people.
The county fair is a very demo
cratic institution with it's many de-
mocratizing influences and pleasures
and profitable features for old. and
young, rich and poor. No enterprise
in the county does as much to unite
the people for the common good.
The county fair. is an inspiration to
thousands to work together for in
dividual and community and for
county general good.
It shows the progress that is being
made in every line Of endeavor, ag-
ricultural, horticultural industrial,
educational, domestic science, house
hold arts, canning, preserving, fancy
work, art, diversification, conserva-
ton, mechanical, it demonstrates
what can be accomplished by scien-
tific and practical farm work aid I'M
provement in breeding hogs, cattle
horses, mules, poultry, and in in
creased yields per acre OF every
kind Of field crops, and in fact the
county fair is the greatest all around
educational and inspirational lnstltu-
ton we have in the entire county.
The government Of the United
States advocates the holding of an
nua1 county fairs and is asking es-
pecially for this year that every et-
fort be put forth to make the coun
" fairs the biggest and the best ev'
er held, because these fairs bring to-
gether, as no other institution doe:
the greatest number OF people in
greater variety Of interests, ant
places thousands in elbow touch To-
the general good and the creates
good to the greatest number.
The Sumter Chamber Of Com
merce has been requested to tax
the lead in interesting the men, wo
| men, boys and girls Of this count.
in making demonstrations and eN
nibits of the prosperity and produc
ton of the farms, homes. maEu1ac
turing establishments, wholesale an'
retail establishments, home demon
stration. canning and tomato, an
boys pig and corn clubs. lndlvldua
farm exhibits, machinery, automo
bile displays. community and rura
school booths. and in fact to q
everything that is usually done dur
| ing county fair as Sumter count
! did for the past two years wltE sue
great credit to the entire count
There will be plenty of whoiesom
anusements for young and ole
tented attractions. splendid muse
and other amusements.
Thousands of letters will soon
started out from the Chamber G
Commerce to the men. women. hoy
and girls Of the city and the rur'
n