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The Spectator
Small business is developing a
consciousness of itself.
Ninety-eight per cent of the busi
ness enterprises of the United States
are classified as small business. That
designation does not mean that they
are little peanut stands or that they
are hole-in-(the-wall concerns. That
designation would apply to most of
the business operations within our
State. Excepting textile mills, pow
er plants, pulp mills—and a few
other industrial activities, such as
furniture factories, ami the like, vir
tually all our commercial operations,
fall within the classification of small
business.
Small business developed a sort of
group or class consciousness when it
was invited by President Roosevelt
to submit a program of measures
which the government might have as
a guide for the adoption of policies
which might foster these sentinels
who stand as outposts for our na-
tiional development. A mass meet
ing of about a thousand enthusiastic
and militant men and women met in
Washington ttwo years ago. There
was some little buffoonery, which
was extravagantly publicized
throughout the nation, but the ser
ious purpose of the majority fonnd
expression in a number of resolu
tions which constitute a document
worthy of independent spirits engag
ed in ‘rebuilding and re-inforcing the
foundations of fret' enterprise, and
unfettered opportunity in our great
country.
Since the meeting in 1938 some
businessmen have kept the flag fly
ing, awaiting a suitable time to dev
elop the idea of organized small
business for effective servthe. Last
week I met with a group from Mass
achusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, California, Virginia, North
Caroina and Georgia. With me was
Dr. W. K. Gunter of Gaffney, who
was elected president of the South
Carolina grdup of National Small
Business at a mass meeting in Col
umbia in 1938. Ait the first meet
ing Dr. Gunter was associated with
Mr. J. Ross Hanahan of Charleston
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and Mr. C. G. Timbe.-lake of Harts-
ville. Subsequently Dr. Gunter and
I have made trips %o Washington in
■the effort to accomplish something
for small business.
The meeting last week was a
morning, noon and night affair. We
resolved to keep partisan politics
opt and to recognize small business
as the nation's great concern—and,
perhaps, as the nation's forgotten
interest. Dr. Gunter is a forthright,
straight-from-the-shoulder sort of
citizen and he spoke his mind on
occasion with eha,ratciberisrt>ic <$nect-
ness and force,
As a result of the two-days' ses
sion it was decided to send a dele
gation to call on the President and
to submit the following letter which
I prepared by direction of the group:
“Honorable Pram klip D- Roosevelt
Dear Mr. President:
In response to your happy Initia
tive representatives of Small Busi
ness met in Washington two years
ago.
Since then serious work has been
done to correlate the activities of
small business groups into an effec
tive body to cooperate in the promo
tion of the interests so signally
brought to the attention of the na
tion by your invitation, followed by
words' of concern and encouragement.
We come to pay our respects, Mr.
President, ant) pqt ourselves, wjioQe
heartedly in collaboration with you
in any measure you may adopt for
the good of that numerous and nec
essary eltememt, numbering 38 per
cent of the businesses of oqr nation.
David Cushman Coyle Is our auth
ority for calling attention t<» the so
cial contribution rendered by small
merchants in extending liberal cred
it to about three million of our citi
zens who ate thereby kept off the
relief rolls.
Our great nation owes its econo
mic growth principally to the dev
elopment of small business units.
There is today an urgent need of a
sympathetic understanding of the
problems from which this great seg
ment of business is suffering.
We have an especial satisfaction in
recalling, Mr. President, that several
recommendations adopted at the first
meeting have since been enacted in
to law at your instance.
This we submit respectfully and
sincerely.”
Dr. Gunter and I remained in
Washington as members of the group
designated to pall on the President.
The President was confined to his
bed, but his secretary, General
Watson, received us and transmitted
the letter to the President.
Small business is our greatest na
tional concern because more than six
ty per cent of all transactions are
the result of small business. There
is no essential antagonism between
small and large business. The small
man of today may become the mer
chant prince or captain of industry
of tomorrow. It is the goal off all
to grow and to develop the potential
ities of their undertakings, just as
the colossal expansion of our manu
factures speak eloquently of what is
the great romance of our national
economy. Great aggregations of
capital; vast and far-flung instru
mentalities of commerce, may serve
the nation and work out economies
in production and distribution. In
doing that they serve us, all; but
the oppression of monopoly or eco
nomic strangulation must not be
permitted to cripple or paralyze the
small man in business. So far as
great size brings about economy In
a free market, the benefits are per
vasive and result in the general
good; but if power begets power; and
if entrenched power promotes Itself
into exclusive privilege, then the law
itself must keep the public road open
and free of obstacles, so that all
may travel the commercial highway
on equal terms.
Merely because an industrial unit
is large does not necessarily imply
that it is well-managed or efficient.
During the worst of the Depression
some small units operated at a profit
while the big units remained in the
red- year after year. Sometimes a
big unit is like a ten-ton truck as
compared with a small car;—it can’t
turn around readily, nor can it start
and re-start quickly. Many large
units of industry seem to bog
down in the red like a heavy truck in
the mud. For this reason, and be
cause of the spirit of opportunity
which is our nation’s chief character
istic, we must keep the channels of
trade and the highways of economic
development open and free to all.
As has been said, our country grew
from small beginnings. Nor is the
American genius exhausted. Within
twenty years the radio has developed
and gone into almost every neighbor
hood. Within ten years aviation
has left its cradle with a lusty shout
and now runs all over the place.
A nation's chief resource is its
citizens. Institutions crumble; fash
ions change new habits are formed
—all resulting at times in upheavals,
dislocations and even destruction. If
we pin our faith on a habit or an
industry, we may have that faith des
troyed by the changes which come
with time; but if the human spirit
remains free; and If the genius of
the people may have a free course,
then the men and brains and the spirit
of each generation will build to the
pattern of the new day. That is our
concern for the small businessman.
We are thinking not only of him as
an individual in the world of trade
today, but as the essence or seed of
the American spirit of unhampered
otpporthinitjl, wthtoh |m«y germdnatle
and gro-yv and bear fruit, some a
hundred fold, some a thousand: fold
for the more abundant life of all
humanity,
America is not yet a building
complete and ready to be turned over
as a turn-key-job. We are still the
melting pot of varied races and na
tionalities—all seeking opportunity.
We cannot afford to sjabalize a con
dition; change is the order of life.
Our vast resources are responding
to new uses, as I'esearch and experi
ment blaze the trail, But all re
search and) experimentation aje the
fnrits of individual toil for the most
part. Surely I hold no brief against
great industries; nor could I speak
aught but appreciation for their con
tribution to the high level of our liv
ing. What does impress me power
fully is that if we would be ready
for the next ^ generation the hearts
and: spirits of the men of today must
exult in the freedom of enterprise
and service which gave all our great
builders oo the nation.
Someone asks why small business
should seek a sympathetic ear in
Washington. It is a fair question.
The answer is that all business to
day must take the Government in
to consideration, ( because the gov
ernment not only imposes heavy
taxes on business, but prescribes the
such as minimum wages, maximum
hours and the like. Furthermore,
some of our big industrial units are
subsidized by a high tariff, which
keeps out foreign goods which would
undersell the home manufacturer
even here. Because of this high
tariff, which is called a protective
tariff, industrial wages are high in
this country. That protection is a
purely artificial item which we con
sumers pay. Still wages in this
country would probably fall to the
level off foreign wages if that prop
were removed. This merely shows
that whether through tariff duties,
or benefit payments, the Government
is a beneficial patron of big business,
as well as of agriculture.
So the reason why small business
solicits the consideration of the Gov
ernment is not open to challenge. On
the contrary, small business is not
seeking anything at the expenses of
the conishimlih)? 1 'masses, Rathejr, It
asks for a chance to go ahead under
its own steam.
GREENWOOD GETS DOG
FOOD PLANT
Greenwood.—^Effective April 1,
Strongheart Dog Rations were being
packed in an additional new plant at
Greenwood.
In making this announcement, A.
E. Vaughan, president of the Doyle
Packing Company, Inc., of New Jer
sey, said, “The steadily increasing de
mand has made it necessary to en
large our production facilities. The
operation of the Greenwood plant will
effect appreciable economies and pro
mote a desirable efficiency in serving
the rapidly growing markets of the
Southeastern states.
“The new plant has been fully equip
ped with modern automatic mach
inery and has a potential capacity that
is adequate for handling the antici
pated expansion in production.
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No 1 can Peeled Apricots - 10c
1 lb Fresh grated Cocanut - - 15c
2 lbs Marshmallows - - - 25c 1
Qt Majestic Salad Dressing - 19c 1
No 1 can Desert Peaches - - 10c 1
No 1 can Corn, Evergreen 5c 1
24 lbs Chiffon Maid FLOUR, It’s Extra Fancy .... $1.10|
8 oz hot. Sweet Relish 10c
2 5c Boxes Salt ... 5c
10c bx Monarch Gelatin 5c
1 lb box Brown Rice . . 15c
Lb can American Macaroni 10c
1 bottle Hot Relish . . 10c|
6 5c Boxes Matches . . 15cl
1 8 oz Black Pepper . . 10c!
1 lb Premier Coffee . . . 27c|
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