The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-19
THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
County Fair Bureau of lnfor-
nation

Sociation meeting a success during llle
county fair this week, when at ll."o
a. m. at the grand stand at the isei'
grounds every member OF the sumter
County Branch of the American Sot-
Ton Association, and that means cE-
e,v member of every township branch
of the Sumter County Branch oi tne
association is expected and urged 10
be present Every member IS par
tic,larly urged 10 bring one or more
msn who have not yet Joined THIS as
sociaticn which has been largely re-
sponsible for putting up the p.2cc oi
cotton from 26 cents to 80 81 ct'i''S
because Of the partial and systematic
temporary organization OF the 1&rnl-
ers and the holding Of so much cot
ton off the market to cause Tie uni
versal law of supply and demand 70
function in the interest Of the cotton
growers. Permanent organization ana
cooDeration mean permanent .N.E%
prices for cotton.
Every member Of the association IS
invited to visit the booth OF the Sum
ter County branch Of the association
in the main building Of the county
fair. The State headquarters; Of the
American Cotton Association, working
in conjunction with the Sumter Coun-
tv Chamber Of Commerce, has sue
ceeded in getting Mrs II r. Clink-
scales. general State secretary, TO
come here for three days from Co
lunab;a to take charge Of The assocla-
ton interests at this booth. She VIII
have an abundance Of printed lltera-
ture and statistics. and other interest
ing information to furnish the farm
ers. merchants, bankers, lawyers,
doctors, land owners, employees. and
all others who wall visit this attract
ively decorated booth. Look for the
big signs: THE Sumter County
Branch of the American Cotton AS
sociation,' side by side with the signs
marked: The Sumter County Cham
ber of Commerce Bureau Of lnfor1na-
ton and Boil Weevil BucHers.
A campaign to bust the boil weevll
lines" and to murder low prices for
cotton will be started in Sumter co.
at our fair this week.
Every member Of the ASSOCIATION
has been sent a card by County Sec
retary E. l. Eeardon, inviting him to
attend the meeting next thursday.
Secretary Reardon says that ne
doesn't expect more than about ten
per cent of the members to read these
cards, as the average member OF
any kind OF association never bothers
to read anything about his association,
and, if he does he forgets all about
it in five minutes That is one rea-
son why farmers don't get any more
for their cotton than they are get
ting. They are not organized as they
should be and each farmer is a sep
arate unit working to and for him
self. while the forces he goes up
against are organized with plenty of
human brains, intelligence, system.
capital and cooperation, working 70
get what the farmer has to sell for
as little as possible and then reseil
it to the farmer for four times what
they paid the farmers for it. Come
to the big meeting next Thursday ana
bring your friends with you. This
means not only farmers, but ner-
chants, bankers, lawyers, doctors. real
estate and insurance agents. manu-
fac,urers, clerks, and all other en-
ployees, land owners, and every body
Interested in securing right prices
for cotton in which we are all inter-
ested in the South.
Mr.. J. a. EvaIs, assistant to Dr-
Knapp, and in charge Of States. Reia-
tons Service in the South, of the Y.
rf
here for several days during our fair
and will lecture each day at the
grand stand on diversiticatlon OF
crops necessary to combat boil weevll
conditions. Other experts OF the gov
crnment from Washington and Clem-
son College will be here also to Ice
ture.
The oaily concerts By the famous
Royal Scotch Highlanders Band CT
a5 artists. and the song solos by four
or FIVE splendid artists of this great
band. featuring Bobby Brolliere, the
world renowned Scotch tenor. this
band playing two concerts OF two
and onc-half hours eacl, for three
days of the fair. November 18th to
21st, inclusive, will prov" vc:'itable
musical festival III fact.
The famous Delc:nc2de Troupe Of
acrobatic, aerial and comedy artists.
featuring the five beautiful and ac-
comDlished Earle sisters in their dar-
ing. death h-defying, spectacular per
formances on the high revolving
wheels and double revolving ladders.
will prove very interesting and enter
tanning. The band concerts and the
Delerleadc Troupe will be absolutely.
positively and certainly. outside, open
air and free attractions to every one
within the fair grounds for four days,
fer the Delc1neade Trouoc and three
days for the band.
There will be plenty Of good things
10 eat. substantial. ell round square
meals. and also light refreshments.
and plenty Of things 10 drink, frc1n
simon pure water right on down or up
the list TO constitutional limitations
marks.
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