The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-26
Henle Cash Markets

Conf ference Of the Development
Board in Columbia This Week
VIII Study Best Plan of
Marketing
1 Columbia, June 233-Losing no time
lin its determination ITO get to work,
Edevelepment of the plan fer the es-.
Ifablishment Of series Of home cash
markets will be taken up this week
/ BY the South Carolina Development
Board, simultaneously with is expan-
sion campaign, according to an
1 nouneement made this afternoon.
/ Advantage will be taken of the quar-
iterly meeting Of the officers and man
ayers of the various development
boards of the Southeastern states in
Columbia on June "a, 25 and 2S to
begin a study Of the best plan OF mar
Ftefing to. meet South Carolina condi-
1 tions with a view TO the perfection
of the plan ard the setting Of it in ope-
ration at once. Tt is the belief of the
/ officers Of the organization that sew
! eraI of the home cash markets will be
! in working order by the time the fall
crops begin to come in.
4 The conference N the development
! board men will open on Thursday and
continue through Saturday afternoon
4 Those who will attend are: w. A.
] McGirth, general manager Of the
( North Carolina Landowners Associa-
ltion, Wilmington, F. H. Abbott
4 Secretary OF the Georgia Associa-
4 ton, Waycross; A. A. Couat, secretary
i of the Florida Development Board,
4 Jacksonville; H. II. Richardson, NAH
ager of the Mississippi Development
Board. Hattiesburg;; A G. 2. Moore,
!. director of the development work in
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and
! Louisiana, Headquarters in New Or
ileans; Cle.nent S. ecker, executive vice
I president ofthe Southern settlement
and Developm ents gauization, Baiti-
/ more; II. C. HaIlam. director ef ma
1 tienal publicity, Washington, and
! Niels Christensen, president, and
4 George r. Wheeler NJ aanager of the
i South Carolina Develops eat Board. &
There: will also be present the mem
Ebers OF: the. executive committee of
1.-The Southern Settlement and De-
Ivelopment Organization, who. are: s.
i Davies Warfield, chairman; +. l.
4 Finkestaedt OF Bolton. y. c. Alex +.
4 Sessions. Of Cogdell, Ga, jules Bur
Iguiores Of West Palm Beach, Fla,
land Mr.. Ecker, Mr. Christensen and
MI. Moore
+ Discussion OF various matters al
fecting the States represented will
.Ieccupy the sessions on Thursday and
j Friday. On Saturday there Will be. an
l.exhibition OF motion pictures showing
what Has been done In the develop
4 menI Of agricultural, industrial and
natural resources OF Georgia. These
] pictures we're made under the direc-
3tion OF. F. II. Abbott secretary OF the
] Georgia Association, and he will be in
3ckarge of the exhibition. II. H Rich
i;ardson. Of Hattiesburg, Miss, VIII
! also show a number. Of stereoptican
slides depicting the development OF
the resources of the South Atlantic
and Gulf Coast States.
! In the afternoon at o'clock, IN the
1sun parlor Of the Colonia hotel. there
will be a session on markets Sena-
! tor Christensen will preside. 0He Of
the speakers at this meeting VIII hs
Walter G. Braden of Pontiac. Mich,
founder Of the string Of so-called
community markets now in opera
ton in Minnesota and Michigan. Mr..
Rraden in accepting the invitation to
I the South Carolina Development
! Board to come to- South Carolina to
/ talk about markets. made it clear that
he could not bring here a complete
operating plan for the home cash
markets which it is proposed to es-
I tablish. but that he would. he glad to
tell how he has helped the farmers
of the north to find a ready cash
market for everything. they produce
land at better prices than that for
merly received. -
! Mr. Braden is an exponent Of the
theory that the only question to be
/ answered in attacking the problem
of increased farm production is that
of finding ready market at falr a
4 prices for the things the farmer is ex-
1 pected to produce. "Just show the
! farmer where he can sell his stuff, at
/ a profitable price. and he will do the
! rest, saws Braden with emphasis
|This is what Braden has: done and is
doing in. the North. His. story OF now
he does it should be intensely inter
)esting to South. Carolina: producers.
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