The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-17

cut or the warehouse COMMISSION, L.
J. Kirvin, Of Sumter, and others.
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Letter From MIR. Dabbs
Tryon, n. c.. July 10.1920.
Two weeks ago yesterday we went
to Greenville, 3S miles; it is an easy
two hours trip. The only things l
saw worth noting were the very lousy
condition Of the cotton crOp--spind-,
ling stalks and kinky leaves, perhaps
OutgrOwn by now. but very unpropi-
tious looking then. A larger acreage
in corn than ! thought, on my first
trip to Gf'eenville and corn looking
fine. And the wheat crop that was
being harvested. About halfway from
here we stopped at a fine water driven
Hour mill and bought some seconds
for batter cakes. The owner said he
was busy the year round on hOn1a
fgrOwn wheat Coming out OF Green
Vile we met train Of u. s. Motor
Transports, "a trucks. 5 motor cycles.
tank truck. shop truck. field kitchen
truck, hospital truck. and officers
1 touring cars. The OUTFIT was stretched
out over more than two miles Of the
highway. One OF the motofcyclists
4 told us they were on a tour Of in
1 spection and practice hike from Bal
timore, Nd. which place they left the
preceding Monday. to San Francisco,
which they are scheduled to reach
7 september 17ths nearly three months
oil tire road. Over the Bankheah
i highway, named for the late Senator
! Bankhead OF Alabama, WHO served
/ many years in the u. s. senate and
] was FOR a Tong time chairman Of ths
Senate Committee on Post Roads Our
! party took snapshots of some or the
4 ears. The men were dusty but looked
4 like they did not mind the trip. The
1 next day We saw accounts OF their
! enterta inment in .C;afney. Greenville
4 and other cities. The next week was
!! a very biisy one with me. Was in Two
I mtetings In 1'ryon. The PoNi county
7 Hampshire Breeders Association,
\ where l heard the same Old story OF
4 iaCk OF cash markets FOR county pro-
4 dice. and what TO do TO remedy this
) bar to progress. The statement was
| made that 95 per cent. of all the
meats consumed by the people OF
-
shipped in. ! was SO much interested
!n hearing thE experiences of these
4 new neighbops experiences SO much
J like ours in Sumter and Lea counties
l that did not, raise my voice, but !
7 do want Sandford Wheeler 10 know
that / can keep still on occaAion.
i Then ! attended the Tryop< Fruit
4 Exchange meeting and iearped many
4 things about the market end Of the
grape industry. Harry MciropoIe OF
7 Stipteris customer Of the Tryor
F'rnit Exchange and dur grapes art
sold in Columbia, Savannah. Charles
aon and Jacksorfvilie jas wen as al
the surrounding cities and towns
Some have gone to Baltirnore. New
York and Chicago. The grape grow
ers here have found that ii is abso
Il iutely .essential to market the erol
N through central agency. Thi
H agency also buys chemicals. sprayers
q etc, and crates for its members. w,
n are now unloading G. solid car o
crates. knocked down. and baskets.
n Last week 1 spent several days a
a home. Was I'm two very interestin,
meetinss--ons at Brick Church ans
4 the other at Turbeville. Both meet
nj ings tooks forward steps Of far reach
ll ing import in the affairs Of the church
~ in one instance. and Of sumter am
4 Clarendon counties in the other. 4
4 fall congregational meeting changes
the call OF the Brick Church pastor. t,
N $4,000. which in. proportion to mem
bership is the largest salary in Har
mony Presbyiery. The Turbevill.
meeting was unanimous for two i'm
portant roads that will mean more fo
d the Development of Sumter count!
than anything that has been don,
since the Mcbride causeway was bull
20 years ago, and the county com
A n1issioners promised that one 9TH,
= Dabbs road" will be opened at once
i and the ether just after Turbevill,
III votes into Sumter county. I'LL No
al There must have been; thousans
J people at the splendid spicnic Dime
provided by' the. good ladies OF Tnr
q bevilie. II the, county board gsss< Eth,
pab6s, road the original Tdrbeviil
shout cut well underway, before, tn
HeIectfon on annexation. r believe tia
section will vote 4 to to come bacl
N into Sumter county, the old Mothe
District of Revolutionary Days. / d
not wonder that Capt Davis and Mf
Alderman and others Of the good citi
zens Of Manning are strenuously op
l posed to losing. the wide awake peo
pie OF Tuibeviile-& that Sumte
business men, who are always on tn,
lookout for bigger fields Of trade anc
adventure, should be holding out tn,
glad hand" OF welcome.
r. w Da hbs. 9,