The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-10-14
FARMERS WIFE
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!. WRITES OF NEEDS
SAYS IF ABBEVILLE BUSINESS
MEN ARE NOT INTERESTED
CALL ON SEABOARD RAILWAY
-, to ESTABLISH CREAMERY
:. AND POTATO HOUSE.

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following letter:
II am not writer, and do not
care to be put before the public. Be-
ing farmers wife I see the needs
that could be of great help to US, es-
pecially since our money crop has
been a failure and the future seems
very uncertain. You being secretary
Of the chamber Of commerce, inter-
ested in the town and county, it
seems as if you could get the business
men or the Seaboard Railway to es-
tablish d creamery with milk routes
and year-round cannery. The far
mers Of Abbeville County could see
one way for diversifcation, could he
be sure of something coming in. At
present we have a poor sale for but
ter during the summer months and
why feed a cow when butter must go
to waste?
"Abbeville County could be made
one of the best dairy counties in the
South. We have pure streams of wa
ter and good grazing grounds. No
opportunity is given the farmer to
do any thing else but raise cotton.
We know it is a fact creamery but
ter is shipped into Abbeville every
year. Why not have Abbeville's own
creamery butter?
"The year-round creamery would
employ both men and women. Veg
etables for spring, summer and late
fall canning, sweet potatoes and
meats for winter and late spring,
with cold storage potato house, we
would be sure of a sale for products.
"You men who do not 60 into the
homes of the humble countryman, do
not know the appalling situation.
You say live at home. We do as
far as bread, meat and the things we
eat, but where are clothes to come
from? Money to pay the ever grow
ing high tax, and the many needs
that money alone will pay.
"Abbeville has always been a sell
fish town as far as the poor country
man is concerned. If the merchants
can get lien on his crop, he is all
right. We are encouraged to raise
cotton, and not assured of any other
opportunity for money crop. Won't
you take the great needs of the poor
man to the business men Of our
town?
"We need a peanut mill, a year.
round cannery, creamery with
milk routes for we have good roads
going into the town from east, west,
north and south. If the men of the
| town are not interested in coming
to the rescue of the county, why not
try to interest the s. A. L. Railway?
We see accounts of what they do
for others.
"The boil weevil is no fake with us
but a real destroyer of our future
prosperity.
"A Farmers Wife"
Lowndesville, 8. c.
Commenting upon the above let
ter this morning, Mr.. Barnes said
that he agreed with the diagnosis of
presen conditions and the remedies
as suggested by "A Farmers Wife" "
but that he did not think she is en-
tirely correct in shouldering the whole
responsibility of carrying out the
remedies on the merchants of Able
Vile. The Chamber of Commerce, he
said, has always endeavored to CO.
operate in any movement considered
as tending to further the interests OF
The county, not stopping to ask
whether merchant or farmer would
benefit most.
"The Chamber of Commerce. Sec
! .'etary Barnes says, ''is called the
Abbeville County Chamber of Com
.nerce. 1t is open to membership to
my man In the county. have tried
md the membership committee has
7ried to enlist the aid of the farmers
n making the organization pro-
,ressive and beneficial organ. The
membership at present is composed
almost entirely Of the business men