The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-06-17
UNABLE TO LOCATE
PRODUCTS OF STATE
Former Governor Hayward Unable to
Find South Carolina Goods on
Sale.

columbia, June IA. Former Gov.
D. c., Hayward went marketing to-
day. Putting his arm through the
handle of a regular market basket,
capacity about one-half Eushel. he
called at nalf dozen grocery stores
along Main street, asking for and
buying canned goods only. At the
end of about an hour he had spent
more than 81, his basket was filled
and. he had not been able 10 pGrchase
az single thing he had set out TO get
f& his family's and his own suStea-
aAee.
It happened this way:
Mr.. Hayward had promised 10
make a little talk this evening at
the "Do it for South Carolina" din
ner. He had selected the topic OF
Lets Do It." He fell to thinking
about this subject "Do What?" he
said to himself, and in the same
thought answered the question with
develop the resources of South Car
olina." Now one of the most obvious
resources of South Carolina is its
food producing possibilities.
He Goes Marketing.
eff South Carolina was feeding il
self" thought the former Governor,
"tfte retail provision stores right here
in Columbia and in every other city
and town in the State would be SELL
ing South Carolina products and the
prices would be lower. l wonder If
they are doing that. 1 think / will
60 and see." Hence the market bas-
L. hn f,.in olnn0 Moi, ctrant
please give me a package of hon.
iny-South Carolina hominy' said
Mr.. Hayward to the clerk in the first
store he called at.
"Sorry, sir, but we haven't any
South Carolina hominy," said the.
youth behind the counter. Here is
some from st. Joseph. Mo-, which we
sell large quantities Of"
Mr.. Hayward took package of
the Missouri hominy.
''Now give me a can of syrup =
South Carolina syrup-to put On that
hominy when ii is cooked; / like il
that way" said the former governor.
Again the clerk was very sorry;
the only syrup he had came from
Philadelphia.
In the next store the distinguished
customer gave larger order. He
wanted a can of sweet peas. a can
of black-eye peas and can of string
beans-he insisting on having South
Carolina peas and beans if they were
in stock. The clerk looked over ev-
erything he had on the shelves and
then handed Mr.. Hayward sweet peas
HA1-,,hnc UTic h1onl
from Baltimore and string beans
from Bel Air, Nd. Not pea or a
bean grown in South Carolina was 20
be had.
Having some doubt about the use
lessness of his errand, the former
Governor walked to another store.
- No South Carolina Tomatoes.
"Can you sell me can of toma-
toes, can Of asparagus and a can OF
sweet corn that were produced in
South Carolina?" he asked. The deal
er could not. But he did sell toma- !
tSesl from Ohio, asparagus from Del
Monte Cal, and sweet corn from Liv-
lngston County, N. Y.
Still determined to eat something
that was grown in South Caroline Mr..
Hayward in the next store asked for
pickles and catsup. After some par
ley, he added to his collection a
bottle of pickles from Louisville. KY, |
and catsup from Rochester, n. Y.
His venture in the domain of rel
ishes having failed, Mr.. Hayward !,
thought he would make one more
trial in the canned goods line. So in
the fourth store hes inquired for
pumpkin okra and condensed milk. !
The two cans Of the former which !
he was handed come from New York |
city and the milk from Spokane.
Wash.
The former Governor was losing
patience - the basket was getting |
heavy to carry in the hot sun, and ,
he was all out of luck anyway, but
he had started out to get something
to eat. that had the flavor of the
South Carolina soil about it. and so
he made one more call and asked in
desperation for some South Caro-
Qina potatoes - sweet or Irish - in
any form whatever except as they
come from the ground.
Same With Potato Chips.
eve have some very fine potato
chips" said the young man behind
the counter, 1--WE sell thousands of
packages of them" (
"Where'd they come from? de-
manded the now slightly eXasperated
shopper.
From Chicago" said the clerk
"That will be ALL" muttered Mr..
Hayward. I
His basket was full. 1t contained
eleven cans and two bottles and one
package of foodstuffs; enough to keep
his family well for two or three
days. He had visited six different
stores doing bushes on the main
street in the capital city of South
Carolina, asking for and earnestly de-
string to buy something - anything
that was produced in South Caro- !
lima. His collection consisted Of
stuff that had been gathered from
the four corners of the United
States - but not one thing that had
Canth Toro1ipo 1ohal on