The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-12-16
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1921
COME ON LET'S GO!

State, has lust organized n $4,000
cannery and a $4,000 Farms Product
Company. The cannery is to put out
spinach, tomatoes, beans and pota-
toes, and has a capacity of 10000 cans
n day. 1t will employ rs people and
run eight months in the year. Already
contracts with farmers to plant pro-
duce aggregate 1900 acres have been
secured. Just as the meeting of the
stockholders was about to adjourn,
announcement was made of another
definite organization. The concern is
to be called the Carolina Farm Prod
ucts Company. This concern is to
handle corn, hay and such farm prod
ucts, which will be marketed princi-
pally in this state. There is to be
set day for marketing hogs which will
be shipped to Richmond. So. you see
We were not crazy when we made the
move to establish canning company
here. We nad never heard of these
moves being made in Sumter County
until we picked up yesterdays State
and read on the front page an account
of the organizations that have already
been set going. Sumter has had
year of real boil weevil destruction.
That's why the thing was so easily
done there. For nine months, ever
since last spring the movements have
been under way. That was when the
Y,rl nf tt,ho hn 10
of the boil weevil really meant. The
boil weeTil next year is going to hit
Union County broadside. We felt this
so vitality that we began trying to
think of some tangible, some real re-
lief, and one that would not necessi-
tate complete revolution. We de-
cided that cannery was the thing
Our farmers can raise vegetables
They know how. They would not
have to experiment They already
know how to raise tomatoes, beans,
peas and a dozen other things. Upon
investigation We had already begun
to realize that $4,000 would be too
small capitalization. Sumter has
raised $4,000. If we can get our
people to act now, to put in operation
such an enterprise next season, we
will escape the year Of famine that
Sumter County has gone through
with. 1t is vitally necessary that We
do something right now; that we
do not wait day longer. Every
banker, merchant, farmer. profess
sional man and laborer in Union
County is vitally involved. You may
hide your head in the sand and pre-
tend that you are safe: that it will
make no difference to you; you will
find out the folly of your foolish
dream. We say it with regret, but
because it is true: If we do not do
now, many farmers will be
forced to give up their farms. We
will be driven into a situation that
will leave few large farms, owned
by very few men. These men will
be land poor and development in that
direction is impossible. We will be
upon the down grade and will get to
the bottom before a great while.
We urge that you give us a sub
scription to a cannery to be located
here. Do this now. Stop so much
talk and try doing for brief spell.
can talk. Most of the talk
upon the boil weevil menace Is mere
fool talk. The thing Is here and we
have to face it. Why not get on your
fighting clothes and help do some
thing. Will you not today phone us
that you will take $50 of stock In a
cannery? Several of those who have
spoken to us have said: eyes, it's
good thing, but / need all my money
to meet my own pressing needs" That
line of talk won't go. You will help
yourself more by taking hold of some
tangible plan to fight the boil weevil
than you will by holding on to your
$50 and using it to plant something
10 feed the boil weevil.
Think of it; we must all eat. The
farms of Union County can produce
enough to feed population ten times
as great as the present population, yet
does not feed it's own 10000 people!
It could feed 100000. The canning in
1ustry is one of the ways this may be
done. We must begin sending out
products in greater value than we re-
,eive prodcts from outside.
We make this prediction: If Union
loes not build cannery, Union Coun-
" will, inside of 12 months, be eating
canned goods raised and shipped from
sumter.
So soon as we get the 100 signers
o our subscription list we will call a
meeting and at that meeting we can
lecide whether we will go it upon a
5000 capitalization or among our
elves increase the capital stock to
20, 900 or whatever sum may be
hought adequate. We have written
or information and propose to visit a
ew successful canneries in other
tates so as to be in position to give
,ore minute information by the time