The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-03
SUMTER CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
Secretary Discourses on the Sub
ject of Patronizing Home
Industry

1ItoO5tAJ
The Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
induced Messrs. Efrd and Duke to
come to Sumter and invest about nj
teen thousand dollars Of outside capl-
tai in the establishment Of modern
bakery, and incidentally to BRING
here at least six new citizens in the
shape Of bakers and the members OF
this new firm and their families Wmcn
added to Sumter's population, ana
thereby created demand for thai
much more house room, that much
more food, clothing, fuel, etc., FOR
the necessary use of these new cltl-
zens, all Of which materially dement's
every merchant, bank, and profes.
sional man and every citizen OF SUM
ter to a greater or less extent in one
way or another.
Efird and Duke are established cit
liens. as are their employees, all OF
whom pay State, county and city tax
es, and the required city license tax
all of which contribute, prprato, to
the keeping up Of Sumter and Sumter
county's schools, public highways, and
Sumter's fire department, police force,
electric light and water works plants
streets and county roads, rural po-
licemen, Sumter's merchants, banks,
and other necessary city and county
necessities, and institutions.
This new firm furnishes just as fine
bread and pastries as can be pur-
chased from Florence. Charleston,
Columbia, Charlotte, or any other
city or town. Their products are de-
livered daily in sanitary and fresh,
palatable shape.
This firm spends it's money in Sum-
ter and so do their employees, with
Sumter grocers, dry goods, clothing.
shoe and other stores. and deposit
their cash in and do business other
wise with our Sumter banks.
The bread manufacturers of Co
lurnbia, Florence, Charleston and
Charlotte pay no local, county or
school taxes, they employ no Sumter
people and have introduced no new
citizens into Sumter and have in
vested no new capital in SUMTER ano
spend no cash in Sumter.
The same advantages which Sum
ter and Sumter -county's municipal
governments enjoy, and the same
advantages of a mutual kind, which
all Sumter citizens derive by the pres
ence Of Eflrd and Duke in Sumter.
are derived also by the presence of
the Sumter Bakery which also en-
ploys Sumter citizens. pays taxes.
rents houses, buys food. clothes, ETC.,
from Sumter stores and does business
also with Sumter banks, and retail
and wholesale establishm ments.
!. Then why is it that the dear ladies
Of Sumter, and the hotels. boarding
houses, restaurants. and other citi-
zens Of Sumter fail 10 see that they
are cutting their own throats so to
speak and knocking the much her
aided "buy at home propaganda by
sending Sumter money out Of Sumter
to buy Columbia, Charleston, Flor
ence and Charlotte made bread and
pastries when they can get just as
good, and fresher if not better bread
and pastries made in Sumter" and
from local enterprises which help
Sumter citizens to carry the burdens
of State, county and city taxes, and
which spend their Sumter earned
money in Sumter?
Why do some of Sumter's grocery
stores believe so conscientiously and
firmly in '"patronize home mer-
chants" push Columbia, Florence.
Charleston and Charlotte made bread
which pays no State, county or city
taxes, employ no Sumter men or wo-
men, rents no houses or stores, buys
no supplies in Sumter and do nothing
70 keep up Sumter's institutions or
to build up Sumter?
That is a question which was flung
at the Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
yesterday by a Sumter business man.
The secretary of Chamber OF
Commerce has to do lot Of hard
swallowing Of intricate interrogations
during the year. He is now going
to pass the buck to other Sumter cit
izens for their coordinate mastlca-
ton.
Every loaf of bread purchased from
an out of town bakery means that
many cents of Sumter money sent
out of Sumter Every loaf Of Sum
ter made bread sold in Sumter con.
tributes that much to the enlarge
ment Of Sumter enterprises, the en-
ployment of Sumter men and women
the upbuilding Of Sumter enterprises
Every loaf Of ont Of town made bread
sold in Sumter means the contribut.
ing of Sumter money unnecessarily
to furnish employment for Florence
Columbia, Charleston, Charlotte mer
and women, and the renting of hous.
es, stores, the purchase Of food
clothing, ETC., with Sumter earned