The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-03
Chain of Cash Markets
Walter G. Braden, President Of
National Community Market
Association Confident of
Success in South Caro-
lima

Columbia, S. c., June 29.-Confi-
dence i'm the ability Of South Carolina
to make a marked success of it's plan
for the establishment of a chain ofs
home cash markets. as outlined by
the South Carolina Development
Board. was expressed by Walter G..
Braden, of Pontiac, Mich, president
OF the National Community Asso-
citation, in his talk on Saturday be-
fore large group of interested South
Caroliniaps.
MIR. Braden showed that he had
faith in his own proposition by max
ing ARRANGEMENTS while here for the
shipment to the community markets
i'm Pontiac and Adrain, Mich, and
Perry. Ohio, or a number of carloads
OF South Carolina sweet potatoes in,
September and of two or three car
loads of watermelons as soon as they
come into the market. He told his
! audience that the people of the north
know almost nothing of the delicious
qualities of the genuine South Caro-
lima sweet potato and he was confident
that an experimental shipment of a
Few carloads to the markets named
1 would result In the establishment of
great outlet all through the fall
and winter
| Among the large cities to which
these potatoes will go are Detroit,
Cleveland and Toledo which have a,
combined population considerably
larger than the entire population OF
South Carolina. These cities and
a number of smaller ones are
the distributing. points for the three
community markets to which Mr..
Braden asked that the sweets be sent.
or the general proposition Of IA
series of home cash markets in this
state, Mr. Braden was enthusiastic.
| He predicted "a great shortage of
food supplies this year and urged that
the South Carolina Development
Board set up some of the proposed
markets at once, both as means
of conserving crops i'm or on the
ground, OF securing for the growers
the best prices possible and for con-
sdmers all the advantages of econom-
ical handling and distribution.
He was also ANXIOUS. he said. that
there might be established a "com-
munity OF interests between a chain
| OF home cash markets i'm South Caro-
| lima and the community markets of
the north. III know that we can work
together to our great mutual advan-
tage," he said. I'VE in the north
would be mighty glad to get
car load lots of things you can ra ise
and we cannot, and we can send you
things you cannot grow down here
nut which we can. Our first diff
cuity IN the north is in finding the
nght Kind of men to operate our
| markets; the next is in getting a,
sufficient supply of farm stuff; we will
gladly take everything you will send
| us and pay spot cash at the highest,
quotation of the day and when YOU
get your markets going you will do
the same for u.s.
Mr.. Braden said the one secret OF
the success of the community markets
was In two principles which are fol-
lowed exactly and impartially: I'VE
pay spot cash based on the best nos
sible quotations and we buy every
| thing that is offered to us that is fit
TO eat. no matter how large or small
the quantity BY sticking tosthis
rule religiously we have no trouble
Whatever i'm establishing confidence
among the farmers"
In explaining the plan of organiza-
tion of the markets, Mr. Braden show
ed that they are non-proft organi-
zations The only earnings they en-
deavor to make are enough to carry
them. The markets differ from the
cooperative form of organization in
the important respect that they buy
from anyone who offers, not making a
rule 70 deal with members. only.
The home cash markets you pro
pose" he said. Should be community
enterprises. in which every person in
the community has an interest and
pride. And ! make this prediction
that I'm three mbnths after You omen a
home cash market every legitimate
commission merchant in the city vii,
be doing bigger and better business
because of the greatly increased ouan-
tity of stuff that will be coming in"
within few days the directors OF
the South Carolina Develonment
Board will have special meeting at
which definite plans will be adopted
Tor the mimeditae prosecution of the
marketing project which it has ont.
lined.