The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-27
A HAPPY IDEA


L. Baker has long been recognized
As one of the leading spirits of Gaff-
ney. He has, without doubt, built
more storerooms and houses in Gaff,
ney than any other man. This, be-
cause he is builder. He has always
been interested in the growth and de,
velopment of Gaffney. He it was who
conceived the idea of the Gaffney
Manufacturing Co., and it was he
who was primarily responsible FOL
Capt. n. D. Wheat coming to Gaff.
ney. In every enterprise that woulc
tend to the development and growth
of Gaffney, L. Baker has been q
staunch supporter. Mr.. Baker realizes
that the advent of the boil weeviI to
this section means changed condi-
tions. No longer can we depend up
on cotton for our principal crop. Our
farmers must learn the lesson of d.
versifcation. In order for them to
diversity their crops they must have
market for whatever they raise, so
again Mr.. Baker comes to the front
with the idea of a cold storage plant
to take care of the produce of the
farmer. His idea is to organize a
company large enough to take care of
everything that could be raised in
Cherokee county and stored in a cold
storage plant. Of course, he would
start off in a modest way, but plan
SO the plant could be added to as far
mers could be educated to the new
order of things and the necessity
arose. He would make this plant ca
pable of taking care Of vegetables Of
every description and country pro-
duce of all kinds, pay the farmers
cash therefor, and store the product
an the cold storage plant until a suit
aAle market could be found. He
would distribute this stock in small
blocks to all classes of people, but
more especially farmers. It looks to
us as if Mr.. Baker has hit upon
happy idea.-Gaffney Ledger.
Mr.. Baker is entirely correct and is
to be commended for undertaking the
thing the Ledger says he is going to
do. Just what The Herald and News
advocated for Newberry some sever
al years ago, and what we tried to
point out to the people when the
community market was launched in
Newberry as the proper thing to do,
SO that every farmer could have a
place where he would have a market
for his produce, whether he was op-
Grating on large or a small Scale.
1t is the real sensible thingNto do. Mr..
Baker has our idea exactly, and what
we advocated for this town and coun-
ty, and if the people really want to
do something worth while, and that
which would be benefit to the town
and to the farmers at the same time
it is to organic on just such a basis
as is here set forth in the Ledger
And then a cannery would s>be a
good thing for the town and the
county. Such a thing was tried at
Prosperity some years ago, but it did
not succeed because at that time con-
ditions were different and the boil
weevil had not appeared. 1t would
pay now if the people would patron
ize it, and in these times we are in
clined to think they would. Look on
the shelves of any the grocery stores
in Newberry and see how many
home raised tomatoes other things
and see how many can you find that
grow to perfection in this county
and to the farmers at the same time,
are put up even in South Carolina,
not to speak of Newberry. Organ
ize company large enough to take
care of all the produce that we may
be able to grow, and to find market
for it, but be prepared to pay the
producer the cash for it when he
brings it to you, it matters not whe7
ther it be vegetables or eggs or but
ter or anything that he can grow. We
must come to something like this if
we want to see real prosperity come
and remain with US. Will not some
good business man take hold of the
project and push it to success:
Men such as Mr.. Banks is describ-
ed to be, are benefactors to any
community.
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