The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-16
Bigger and Better
Tobacco Market
Tobacco Stemmery Will BE in
Operation and Both Ware
houses Open

The China American Tobacco ana
Trading company with offices i'm New
YORK. Hong Kong. China. IA -. IA
pan, and Rocky Mount. North Caro-
Ina. have written Secretary Rcardon
tSat this big exporting conccr il 20
have machinists i'm sumter to put up
the big steam drying and stcmming
machines IA soon as the building is
ready for putting i'm the machinery.
and that within two weeks machini ~
will be here.
Orders TO rush the buildings TO the
quickest possible completion were
given. Builder j. NJ. IIarby is doing
his best and will be ready within
two weeks for the machinists So
that all doubt of Sumter's big tobac-
co stemmery seems removed, and the
Sumter Tobacco market will bc won-
derfully helped by this exporting
company being here and i'm the mar
ket for twenty million pounds OF to-
bacco annually.
Tobacco purchased by this COM
pany from all over South Carolina,
Georgia. and Kentucky, aud other 70
bacco growing states will be shipped
TO the sumter stemmcry and order
ing" plant for conditioning for
direct export TO China and Japan
The manufacturing of thousands
OF hogshcads for holding the tobac-
CO will be an important side feature
OF this important enterprise and will
cause much money to be spent i'm and
around Sumter. n number Of well
paid office men. machinists. Shipping
clerks. and their families will be ad-
ded TO Sumter's buying ana renting
populations also. At least five hun
dred people will be employed this
summer and fall If tobacco is plcn-
tifui over the south. The develop
ment of the sumter tobacco market
TO Its highest possible point uf ef-
ficiency and volume h the aim OF the
sumter Chamber of Commerce be-
cause with cotton acreage greatly re-
duced by low prices and the produc-
ton OF cotton reduced at least fifty
per cent, and the boil weevil here to
stay, IL Is realized that something has
To be done Immediately TO furnish "a
cash crop To take the place Of hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars here
tofore. but not hereafter to be de-
pended upon from cotton.
Sumter's tobacco warehouses will
be open and running fun blast this
summer. The Sumter Chamber of
Commerce is going TO get 'Sumters
business establishments together
To advertise and pull for sum
ter's tobacco market this summer
as IL has done every summer for the
past seven years. The business men
OF Sumter, at least a majority of them
are showing unusual interest i'm the
tobacco market and In the success
OF the tobacco stcmmcry. Well they
may because every dollar that can be
ought To Sumtcr will be needed
thus summer. "A tobacco market aud
a big stemmery will put hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars into circulation.
Every summer tho tobacco market
puts a lot of money into circulation
because not less than sevcnty-hve high
.oalaried tobacco buyers. warehouse
ncn. and warehouse employees, and
heir families spend at least two
nonths I'm sumter. and spend a great
Pal OF their money here. Tho" the
Rrmers get thousands of dolla. for
oc1r tobacco most Of which il spent
deposited In sumter.
Ehe first year OF the stemmcry op-
ion Viii be- no fair indication OF
y this enterprise is going to mean
pmter. To begin with tho tobac-
creage will he cut nifty per cent.
the entire tobacco belt. But the
nery Will mean much this year
nmter and year by year 1t will
and the lessecs hope to en-
phc thousand people during
pnd maybe, seven hundred and
fople this year. All depends
many million pounds Of to-
hey are able to purchase for
Wilma American people say
going To give employment to
many white men and women
,e employed, and many col
)plc Will also bc given cm-
so that all the talk about
~ bstng a concern that will
My oolOrcd help that will
the ncsrO cooks ANA wash
without authority.
people want to work for
rn they eau get employ
fre will be room for mans
n and women in different
Also. Those who want 20
be employed i'm accord
Aelr ability.
bcr OF Commerce is en-
loyal support of every
professional concern i'm
IMPORT by the farmers in
market proposition anu
nlsc 1t is working for
or the farmers. The
81 Sumter need am or
ook after their inter-
nbcr OF Commerce has
|ins this Important
TO gO after new
Dcw business is need
now needs and
ol all tho buSiunqs