The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 21, 1911, Image 8
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Ooori Crops In County.
Dalsell. June 17.?Not seeing any?
thing in your paper from this sec?
tion. I have decided to write a few
lines, hoping they m ay escape the
waste basket. Crops are looking
very well, especially corn. I don't
think 1 have ever seen finer prospects
for that special crop. Mr. William?
son will never get any to'o much
praise for what he has done along the
line of discoveries in how to make
corn and then publishing his plans,
etc. to his brother farmers.
There Is more corn being made in
South Carolina and lean imported
from the West now, than at any time
sance the War Between the Sections.
The inspiration and enthusiasm seems
to have taken hold of the farmers, for
snaklrig corn, with a relentless grip.
Ten days ago, we had a very heavy
rain which seems to have been rather
too much for cotton. The plant was
ssttng tine previous to that, although
It had been so very dry through May
and for some time before. The ex
??salve amount of moisture seemed to
?ffect It In a wsy to retard the growth
somewhat.
Oettlng back to the corn crop. It Is
hard to say who has the best held of
St. as It Is all fine. The writer took
a flying trip to Wedgefteld yesterday
be being comparatively a new
ter In the county, his eyes were
sssmewhat opened by what he saw on
Ca? way. One of my friendj and my
?elf were summoned there, so he took
me In his automobile and off we put,
going by way of the city of Sumter.
along the route, which Is about
itv-two miles, it wss a pleasure
to look at the pretty crops of both
corn and cotton. That progressive
spirit seems to be at work in earnest.
Intelligent supervision Is getting In lt.?
work. I >n the ro.nl t.. Suinter. we
passed a beautiful piece of cotton
aear the road? which got ray at?
tention for a few seconds and I rc
saarked to my friend: This Is the
first time I have seen a crop on that
land." HIs reply was, that this is
the first time yon base ssosj Henry
Harby hehlnd it. Intelligent super
on always counts. Mr. Editor.
JTrorn Sumter to Wedge ti e m . ws
id a very good road. Part of it
splendid ami then was when we
In some of our flying. I almost
tsaagtned at times I had wings or
that I could feel them putting out.
Through that section we saw a lot of
Slice fsrms with tine crops, among
which was Mr. Pitts', our County Su?
pervisor. While passing his place,
a gentleman who was ridlnc with us
called out It me. this is Peter Pitts
farm. ?>n looking out I readily dis?
covered that he is not depen lent on
the supervisor's j.?h for a living.
There lay sssjN bOOQllful land and It
was Intelligently handled, with a OOS?
and lovely home sitting baek some
little distance from the road. On we
bounced(until w. v ? he.l mir destina?
tion when-. :?fter Kettln? thr-omh with
the huslne* on hand. we were es?
corted around to the Methodist par?
sonage and partook of the sjosm r<?us
hospitality of that % ? t- i i n -ervunt of
Ood. Itev. j. N. Wright and his con?
genial familv. who did mmm to add
to our pleasure.
After dinner we *ai In the ?diade of
the cosy little parsnnsgS until the.
wane of the afterl.>. <a ht n my
friend suggested tb it it was time for
us to begin to look ton ird home, vi
hlS Suggestion We I.etC.HI t , MO,\e in
that dir. - lion and it was noi long be?
fore We V\ e! ? I t I' O |?|^ I , ,M |,.,?
?ay steps, for. Mr. Editor, ws w i<
not walking hut part <>f r,,? ?.tue ..I
most Hying. n.:ain. s?, will xa> mir
route. Before I ?ng we were back in
the city. gftOf WhtOalOSJ through Ihs
rotintrv from We.iireUeid. Wi got
to the i Itv ah..ut the tmu- the bUsU
n*nm htojasg were elooing up f? , the
day, r.nd oo th.? streets ws saw man]
smNIng and happ\ fie.s. .\ I It 11
recreation always does uh good \ ?u
know. After roaiolnlng la ths i ity
for a Mie.rt while, we look our Right
for home waste ws sr? todsj look*
lag ?ft??r ?>ur firm In rests, h< | ?
to make n good crop of cotton ,u rj to
get n good price f..r It. to make a lot
of com and to rals*> a lot of | i?s,
that we may have our own hog and
hominy whereby, if WC smcceed, we
may bi able to pa\ ??ur subscription
to the Watchm in and Southron.
"Suhsorlher."
I>alzeii. B. C, Jun?- 17.
Clearing House Statement.
New York, June is.?The state?
ment of Clearing homt hanks for the
week shows that the hanks held $68,
'J 1.7 50 more than the requirements
of the 25 per cent reserve rule. This
Is an Increase of $29,481,550. in the
proportionate cash reserve as com?
pared with last week.
BF, A BOOSTER.
1)0)11*1 Be a Knocker?You C an't Build
a City b) Knocking Any .More Than
You Can Build Up Your Business
b] Running it Down to Your Custo?
mers.
Every clthien of Bumter can help
advertise the resourcei of his own
oommunlty by boosting the oppor?
tunities offered in that city, "Know
your own city first,'' would he a
good Slogan for every man, woman
and child living here. Then tell it
?.Ml ?IIP UM???UM?;
' to others. The world h;i.s no pos?
sible use for a pessimist. De an op?
timist. Qet busy and keep at it. The
time is now, not tomorrow. Sumter
has a market for her goods in every i
direction. Get your share and see to
it that Sumter secures her's. Co-oper?
ation Is the watchword in every thriv?
ing American city today. Pull to?
gether, in helping to boost your
City and when speaking to strangers
about her, don't forget that there are
other goods sold in Sumter, just as
good if not better, at better prices i
in any neighboring town or city. Pat- i
roniS? the stores and all establish?
ments of your own city. See to it
I that every dolar possible comes to
Sumter and stays here. Spend your
own dollars here.
Join the Chamber of Commerce
and join now. It is organized and
working in your interest and working
i for you. It is Pull Together Club. If
you are interested in a larger, better,
; more thriving city in every respect, if
you desire to secure new Industries
and new enterprises for Sumter and
to help in the uphudding of those al- I
1 ready here, if you want to incease'
?tmmmmm ?i?m ? ? mmnnn mtmmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmm
your own individual business, you
.should net sow and co-operate with
your fellow citi/.? ns by not only join?
ing your Chamber of Commerce but
by assisting it by personal efforts in
every way possible. ?
The salient difference between a
n an and a woman is that a woman
lives in the past, a man in the future.
What has become of the old-fash?
ioned copy-book which was supposed
to mold character as well as promul?
gate the Spencerian system?
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