The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-22
ACREAGE III
Chamber of Conlmel
Meeting of Farmers an
ness Me nto Consider
portant Matter
cooperating with the American''

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make January Bird Acreage Reduetto
Day in South Carolina, the Sumter@
Chamber Of Commerce has appointed
about 200 farmers, merchants, bank
ers, and other business men in every
township OF Sumter county, and In
Pinewood section of Clarendon counL
ty recently voting to Join Sumter couns
county, as delegates and committees I,
men to attend and to thoroughly ad-
vertse the acreage reduction meet
ing % be held January 3rd, 1920 at
IL o'clock a. m. in the Sumter county
court house at Sumter. = sS
A letter will be written to each OK
these 200 committeeman and dele
gates requesting that they take sui
ficient Of their time to cover their
respective tow 1ships and urge spsFy
farmer. country and city merchant,
banker, and others interested to at
tend this important meeting. -
In addition to the acreage reduc-
ton proposition the Sumter Chan
of Commerce proposes to introduce
another important feature Of interest
To all, and that is: "Diversification
of farm products to get on the live
at home" basis. and what crops shall
we plant as substitutes for cotton."f
Mr.. E. l. Reardon, the manager.
secretary of the Sumter Chamber OF
Commerce said today that there is
nothing of greater importance, to
every business interest than these
two questions, cotton acreage reduc-
tion and diversification or field pre-
ducts. In addition to the low price
of cotton, general and business de.
preston, the cotton boil weevil propo-
sition confronts the agricultural and
general business interests of Sumter
and adjoining counties.
Therefore cotton acreage reduction
is imperative, and only by concerted
action can the necessary reduction
estimated at fifty per cent Of cotton
acreage be secured. The meeting at
Sumter on January will be open also
TO farmers Of Lee and Clarendon
counties hundreds of whom do their
banking and their trading in Sum-
ter and sell their cotton, tobacco, and
nther farm products in Sumter. =
The following delegates and COM
Aittesmen have been designated to
attend the meeting January 3rd, and
are requested ~ serve as boosters" TO
a0Vertis" and get out every farmer.
merchant, banker, and other business
mon in their respective townships. q
Sumter Township--l. ". Strauss, r.
j. Khvin, Willie Shaw, L. E. ReaInss.
j. II. Myers, s. lily Wilson, j. *. Me-
Elveen, G.. +. Whtted, u. J. Jackson,
r. II. Green, w. A. Bowman. III. =.
Haynsworth, II. l.. Scar borough, i.
s. Booth, G. G.. Rowland. X. A. BsrtA.
ham, l.. ID. Jennings, G.. A. LemMeu,
]. P. Booth. Neil O'Donnell, III. o.
barnett, II. II. Clarke, John w. Shaw,
Il. J. Hardy, ID. D. Noise. H. q.
Ostetn. +. ID. Knight, Peter NJ! Pitts,
Dr. q: 'I:ie China. B. NJ. Oliver, M. u.
Brown, ". ID. Mcleod, E. G. Brown,
Rev. j. w. Elkins, +. r. Miller, r..
/. M*i-cod. NJ. Levi, j. III. Hinson. :
Mayrsville Township-E. w. Dabbs.
l.. c TIsdale, j. F. Bland. r Al
Nayc>. Jr. j. N. Tillef J. a .BoS.
Kin J.. h. Gamble, j. W SHAW. ties,
r. L. tir:cr. J. II. Wilson, j. E. Price,
A. NJ Andrews, 4. G. Player r.. r.
DesChamps, G. G. Mathis, Muldrow
Wi.htrspoon, c. E. Mayes, E. @.
Spencer. g.
Rafting Creek Township--E. n.
Remhcrt, c. VI. Emanuel, J. L. Irby,
Julian Sanders, r. NJ. Hildebrand, DR..
NJ. :. hnlI, j. A. Reames, L. 8. Win.
SOL, j. l.. Gillis, T. NJ. Rodgers, Z.
w. Sanders, T. P. Sanders, c.. z. San.
derS. w. A. Alston, j. L. Jackson, X.
NJ. Moore, w. NJ. Lenoir, j. X. Cor.
bttt
\ PncwOod and Calvary township
L. G. broadway, II. l.. Bailey, j.. X.
Griffin. X. y. pesChamps, w. o.
Tatum, Jr., n. l.. Broughton, D. r.
Lide, w. d. Epperson, r. F. Epper-
son. A. p. Minis, c. B. sKolb. J. r.
Kolb, o. d. Harvin, r. L. Harvin, ;.
w. Weeks, A. p. Lide, ]. @. Ross.
Middletown Township-Dr, N. L.
Parler, f. f. Aycock, A. E. Aycock.
w. II. Ramsey, ]. J. Geddings, III. m.
McLAurin, Jess Hammond, Sara
Weinberg J. r. Ball, r. Wade Brice,
+. NJ. Dwight. j. b. Ryan ,
Manchester Township Geo. 4.
Geddings, Miller Coulter, F. NJ. Coul-
ter, b. T. Kolb, f. r. Williams, J.
Z. Avin. E.. :,
Shiloh Township-Isadore N. Tru-
luck, w. w. Green, Z. r. Mims, M.
McClam, j. G. McElveen, T. ]. Keets,
Gamble Moore, w. d. TrulucR, N, w.
Mcneil, j. X. Goodman, f. r. keets
j. L. keeis. A. II. Truluck, NJ. p.
Truluck, NJ f. Truluck, S. J. Minis,
s. B. McElveen, j. B. Whitehead, W,
l.. kecls, w. j. Frierson. s,,srr.,.t
Concord Township-P. J.. Jones. uB,
NJ. Jones, J. j. Britton, ]. B. Rritton,
j. NJ. Brogdon, c. W. Mahoney, Hazel
Brunson, j. l.. Brogdon, John /.
Brogdon. Joel Davis, 3. J. White, C..
w. Brunson, ID. l.. Smith, w. J.
Lawrence, T.. II. White. w. s. Trsdaie.
j. {. Brogdon, i. r. Brogdon.
Stateburg Township-C. ]. JacksoR,
]. Frank Williams, ]. l.. frierspp,