The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-19
Chamber of Commerce
Notes
resident Tobacco WarchOusemcn for
Sumter Proposed.


Within the past two weeks the
Sumter Chamber of Commerce has
either been written to or had visits
from four gentlemen who are desir-
Gus OF renting the tobacco warehouses
I'm Sumter.
Not less than eight written inquir-
les have been received about renting
our tobacco warehouses since last No.
vember.
Perhaps the two which appealed
more to the Chamber OF Commerce
than any others are propositions from
TWO experienced warehOuscmen who
say that they wish TO move to Sum-
ter. buy homes, to live and operate
the two warehouses.
Ii seems that two warehousemcn
living here as citizens Of Sumter and
sumter county would have q greater
personal interest in the success OF the
local tobacco market than a ware
housemen who spends only a few
weeks here every summer during the
tobacco selling season.
These two would be permanent
citizen warehousemen say that if they
can secure three or four year lease
on the two warehouses each house
10 be operated separately with no
business connection whatever, it Just
happening that both want to locate
In South Carolina and operate
warehouses, that they will organize
tobacco board Of trade, require
every tobacco buyer to take out a IL
cense to buy tobacco under board of
trade regulations. and that the H.
cense money so received will be used
to advertise the two Sumter ware
houses by paying for the gasoline
used by numbers OF business mems
automobiles to go on advertising trips
to induce farmers to sell their tobac-
co in sumter, and to further build
up Sumter's tobacco market. That
OarDecues Will be furnished the to-
oacco farmers at Sumter in advertis-
ing the Sumter markets. etc. These
two gentlemen feel that by living in
sumter the year around they can be
or great benefit to hundreds of to-
DaccO growers in the selection of the
right kind of seed, bed preparation.
cultivation, and curing
and marketing of tobacco for better
grades and higher prices The Cham
Der or Commerce is investigating
these two gentlemen and it Is pos
sible that Sumter will have resident
with keen competition
on the tobacco market this summer
and for several years to come.
cotton Mill Wanted for Sumter.
For many years the question has
been asked why is it that Sumter
has no cotton mills? Now the Cham
Der of Commerce is prepared to en-
Icrtain a starter I'm the shape of a bic
stock subscription from one or more
local persons that can be used to in
1uce outside capital to Join in with
local capital for say one million dol
Iars or perhaps for five hundred
thousand dollars for a cotton mill.
Somebody has to be the first to put
up some money, once we get the first
money subscribed. and paid in. not
lust promised mind you. but paid IN
simon pure paid I'm cash." then that
is how all enterprises are started,
not only here in Sumter, but that is
the way they do this kind of business
all over the world.
All local capital would he prefer
able OF course, but as money appears
to be a little scarce around Sumter
here lately. perhaps 1t would be just
as well to sell a few hundred thou
sands Of dollars OF the capitalization
out of town.
Now the Chamber Of Commerce Is
going to ask a question. "Why. if why
Is 1t that Sumter has no cotton mills?"
can't some one or number who be-
iieve in cotton mills get busy doing
little subscribing-some starting OF
capitalization for such an enterprise?
Just let some one start this thing off
and then turn the proposition over
to, "E. l. r." and there will be some
money pried loose from numerous
local and otherwise