The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-30
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Editors Note This iszone Of ser
les Of articles bS Workman wilt
is serving the U. S. Department O
! Agriculture, Bureau Of Markets, a.
Specialist in Warehouse Construction
and also as Engineer for the \. c
Department of Agriculture. His wori
includes the preparation Of ware
house plans without charge but in CO.
operation with local architects, ane
general assistance in forming ware.
house rganizatiops.)
The first article skeuched severa
systems Of warehouses which have
been used in different sections of the
country. and the sphere of usefulness
which these, organizations filled. II
was stated that this second article
would describe in part the warehouse
system which might best serve the in
terest of the farmer.
In order that the warehouse may
meet most perfectly the needs Of the
farmer. it is essential that the ware
houses be convenient to him. In SO
Ear as it is practical the warehouse
must be brought to the farmers door,
but as has been pointed out, the usual
means Of providing this individual
service, renders it impossible for the
warehouse. company to store cotton
at low charges, subject to low rates
of insurance and to issue therefor
receipt to the highest security value.
Group System
AS, a means of affording the great
est combined advantages, 1t is recon-
mended that warehouse companies
he formed and operated under
group system. With this arrangement
the warehouse company would draw
its, support from farmers and business
men scattered over an extended area
Of at least one county. and preferaois
II, some instances an area OF severai-
counties having as the center OF
area some outstanding town at whlcn
the main warehouse and Office OF the
company may be located.
At towns well removed from TINS
central town and in themselves suit
able in a measure for a warehouse
branch warehouses may be
erected, which may be operated IN
most respects Independently, but
which would enjoy the advantage OF
low overhead costs of operation.
through being a part Of the complete
system. In addition to those two types
Of storage houses. small receiving
warehouses may be erected for pure
~ temporary storage
It has been stated that the centrai
warehouse souid be located at some,
town which stood out for warehooSF
purposes. In the selection OF TINS town
there should be taken into CONSIDER
alton its geographic location with re-
snect to the area which the organ1za-
ton will embrace, or in other Woros
the section Of country in which the
live. Next in importance
are the railway facilities when the
town may possess considered IN con
necticn with the character OF cotton
market which the town AFFORDS. view
cd from another standpoint and IN
some respects of the utmost import
ance. is the classification for insnr-
ance purposes enjoyed by the town IN
this is a qualification whlcn
usually goes hand in hand with the
commercial development of towns.
Branc Warehouses
THOSE COVE .erations should AFFECT
the selection Of towns for branch
to a certain extent, though
in this case the question OF railway
facilities is subordinate to that OF
location, and convenience
to the community.
The receiving warehouses mentloneo
as a part of the system should be 10
Gated in the very small towns where
there are several cotton gins, and IN
deed the receiving warehouse may ne
nlaced in a rural community adJacehl
to a gin handling a large amount OF
cotton. Such receiving warehouses
may be very small buildings anu neeo
not have any great amount OF tire
nrofection or any other of the advan-
tageS enufHeEdleu lol'
warehouses. The. receiving ware
mouse should be in charge Of some 10
cal person, such as the ginner or
some merchant in close touch with
the farmers.
In the operation of the warehouse
system outlined the warehouse COM
pany would maintain system OF mo-
tor trucks which would haul cotton
from the receiving warehouse ana
from the gin, direct to the centrai
warehouse, or in some instances to 1he
,nch warehouses. By this means
the farmer will be able to place ms
cotton in storage without effort ana
with minimum of expense, since the
warehouse company by systematic