The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
THE CREAMERY.

flood tide of prosperity an individ-
ual or a community may be .excus-
ed for waiting for something to
turn up to develop new industries
or increase the volume of those
that already exist. but in times OF
stagnation aaa Impression, waiting
for something to turn up is suicid-
al. That isrsesstion is today SUI
,fering ,fron;s business stasnatlon IS
apparent to. .eevszsS intelligent per-
SON. aadsn fssalse equally evident
that aiufaited ana determined eff
fort must be .,ll5Ia h5saaas by the. people
Of this secsion to improve the op-
port,ssaies that resist for develop
,ns news industries and capitalizing
the naturaE resources that have
heretofore 3h6t not been utilized as
wealth producers The best in
formed autheEstiess Who have made
a study of:jthesrssources and pos
sibilities of this section. have ad-
vised that dairying offers at this
crisis in the agricultural and busi-
ness hfe of Sumter county one OF
the safest and>snose profitable open
inSs for the farmers. To make
dairying success 1T is necessary
that there be a local market for the
milk ana a~crean t,sat the farms pro-
- sdaee. Therefore, it is essential
that creamery adequately equip
PED and sumcisptly capitalized, be
established and operated here in
Sumter. ghisy matter has been dis
eassed off and on for months, but
It was brought 10 a head at the
- meeting of business men and farm
/, ers held Mosaaysat the Chamber Of
- Commerce. it VAS decided that a
!, modern creaheryt creahlee is needed here.
that it must be;destablished and
.sauple. capital provided. with the
least possible delay For the pres
....espu . ept.. IT was. decided, that 100000
!. viii, be suhcient capital and q COM.
mittee, composedt:of the following
business men and farmers, was
named to secuee stock subscrip-
): tiens. and proceed with the prelinai-,
nary organization: DR.. Archie
China, E. W, Dabpbs,, Jr., J. Frank
Williams, j Ma,kolb, S. o'Quinn,
s.. f.. Roddes, ,H.i: a. Moses, c.
!. sehmoike, a. c. Pehlps-
Before the. meeting adjourned
subscriptions to- cthe proposed cap
ital stock totaling s2,7oo, were OBJ
etained, and the committee will make
an intensive capyass of the city
and county to secure the remand
er of the needed capital.
This money iiniidst be raised, and
the capitalists, who have money
:. invested ia real; estate mortgages
and other securities. viii, as a mat
;4teraof SELF preservation. Sbe among
the largest stockholders. # they
). have a. definite realization Of ex-
listing. conditions Unless the farm
..ers are able to make their lands
productive and profitable they will
pot be able to pay the interest on
the mortgages thas the capitalists
hold as investments. and the mort
gage holders will be forced to take
the lands in settlement of the debts.
Then the capitalists will have to
face and, solve the problems that
are now exclusively the farmers.
The solution. Of the problem and
the. saavation or every line CT busj-,
ness and Of every profession that
is dependent, upon the agricultural
prosperity of this; section is the
utilNation of urdeveloped lines OF
industry and the creation of mar
cts for the products of the farms.
: If everybody sits down and waits
for something to turn up it will
not be many years before the farms
will be deserted. the labor scat
:. tered and the fields growing up in
weeds and old field pines. When
this condition. comes about the cap
italists viii haxe a lot of land on
their hands that will he more value
less than twas before the pioneers
first broke ground to make homes
in. a wilderness. We face condi-
tons that demand united effort and
the most energetic cooperation.
The proposed creamery is just one
of the; enterprises that the people
;. here. must create and maintain, if
prosperity is. to be regained.
THE COAI. SITUATION.