The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 25, 1911, Image 1
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P?r ?IKTEH WATCHMAN.
April. 1*6*.
'Be Joet end Fear not?Let asB ?he
Tho? Alms't et be thy Country's, Thy God's and Troth's."
THE TRUE SOUTHTvON, Established Jane, Ifta
Consolidated Aur. 3,1881.
SUMTER, 8. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1911.
Vol. XXXIII. No. 17.
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mm BtPDHT WEDWESDii.
?%TRST COLD SNAP MAY HAVE EJ*'.
^ ff.ct ox m\hki;t
Report Expected to Confirm Lar|;e
Crop Idem* Spot Demanrj to lie
Watched.
W New Orleans. Oct. IS.?The first
reel cold snap of the eteton has
spread over the cotton belt atnee the
market closed last week, and com?
plete returns regarding Its severity
ought to be available on the opening
session of the new week. Against this
h*es a bullish factor will be the ex
pecrstlons regarding the census bu?
reau report on sinning to bs given
out Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock.
New Orleana time.
The contention of the bears and
area of conservative bulls is that
^?ld weather will d> little real dam
The hope of the bulls is that It
will jolt spot people Int > buying. It
Is likely that the effect of cold
weather on opinion In Europe will
be much greater than In thle coun
mrv and again the bulla hope that
It will start spinners to purchasing
their requirements.
It la generally conceded that the
crop la ao far advanced that frost
eaa do It little harm. In the more
northern portions of the belt It will
*J(U1 the top crop, but this has been
Wxpeeted.
The glnner's report Is not expected
to do anything but confirm largs
crop Ideas. Estimate* of It rvr. from
about 7.500.000 to 8.000.000 bales. |
It will take returns over 7.800,000
fcto cut prices down very much, and 1
^probably figures considerably under
7.500.000 to cause much of an ad- j
ranee. A year ago the sinners' re*
turns were 5.410,000. I
The spot demand will be watehed
eery closely this week, for those who I
ggre bulllshly Inclined have the theory .
^thet spots are going to lead futures j
la the reaction upward that seems
Ihgaer or later. I
?OT WORDS ON A COLD DAY.
Merry to TrnsSa, Taft Declares, as
Sqow Falls. I
New Caatle. Wyo.. Oct. 10.?Pres I-1
a >
dent Taft again made it clear, in
speech here tonight, that It la hla la?
tent) >r> to enforce the Sherman Antl
Trast Act. no matter how much of
^fendlng combtnat.'ona squeal for
merry. {
"The Supreme Court." aald Mr.
Taft, "has rendered two decisions, j
one against the Standard Oil Com?
pany, reqalrlng it to be broken up
and disintegrated Into parts, and the
pother against the American Tobacco
Company. There are other com
panlea that are charged in the same
way. gome of them are coming In
to voluntarily divide themselves up. I
and Just as we are about to reach '
a proper and succssaful admlnlstra-1
lion of the law we beglr to find that |
Jthere are some people who object to
the administration because >f the
fact that we are prosecuting those
trusts, snd we are enforcing the law.
it |f a case where the Admlnlstra- 1
tlon hi aolng to be damned If it does
. aot and damned If rt does. Our un- J
* deretan Jlng In the Administration Is
th'^t when the President lifted his
hand and swore to defend the Con?
stitution and enforce 'he law. It
meant eomethlng. and when there was
a law on the statute books for twen?
ty years to suppress these combina?
tions against Interstate trade. to
monopolise and to interfere with that
trade and to control prices, that It
i
was hla buelne?s and ths business of
i
all under hlrn t<? enforce the law.
snd that Is what we are doing and
that la whst ** propose t I do. no
matter whether we be damned or not. '
"The prosecution of these great
combinations that have been trying1
I
to prevent competition must go on
funtil the law la repealed or the law
la enforced; no combinations shall
exist which shsll be able t > prevent
competition and estsbllsh ? mntiop
oly. and that I? the patl j which Iba
Administration has adopted and one
It ln>nd- 18 < irry through."
The President sp-nl the <l iv
traveling In Northern Wvomlng He
started at Sheridan In the morning,
with the themometer down around
21. ami *t'?pp?>d f?-r the nlirht In New
Caatle. Mr. Taft'a apeech her,, r ?ni
menced Just as snow began to fall.
Considerable romplatn' hn he?n
made by residents of thai vl. Inltv ?.f
th merry-go-round situs'* d at the
corner of I arth tto m.l Main -ireet
Tho trouMe at its wor*t Saturday
when the * dcwalk In fr..n? tf UM
machine w?i b|.e|<,#i with ir gro. ?
end the m. . ? ? f H worry-making
Colli?' 'e heard UfiMI to i ?! f > l?rli?
H.\s M-:\ti<).\lti> ACQUIRED ROAD
Marlon Hears Humor That Deal Hus
Been Made and Road Will Be
Extended.
Marion, Oct. 20.?For several days
it has been rumored that the Sea?
board Air Line had bought the Ral?
eigh and Charleston railway, which
runs from Lumberton to Marion,
and that the general offices will be
moved to Portsmouth, Va. This
seems now to be confirmed. There is
quite a little speculation and talk
that the road will now he extended
to some point on the Waccamr.w
river. This would traverse some fine
farming land and at the same time
give Mc.rion another outlet to the
niTY THOUSAND BUSHELS
SHORT.
Unfavorable Weather Reduces South
Carolina Out Crop.
- i
Columbia, Oct. 20.?Owing to the
spring drought the oat crop in South i
Carolina this year is short 30,000
bushels of the total number of bush- |
els of oats grown in this State last
year. In spite of the decrease in
quant'ty, however, the oat crop of
1911 was worth nearly $80,000 more
than the crop of 1910. The report
on the oat crop, which has been
compiled by the department of agri?
culture shows also a alight decrease
In yield per acre, which Is probably
responsible for the larger portion of
the shortage.
The quality of the crop, however,
shows a considerable betterment over
last year, being 8? this year against
87 In 1910.
In 1911 acco. ?ng to the report,
here were 5,500,000 bushels of oats
grown in .South Carolina. This crop
is valued at $3,069,000. The crop of
1910 totaled 4.599,000 bushels, but
It was valued at only $2,981,000.
The yield per acre In 1911 was 20.4
on an average. The yield last year
averaged 21 bushels. The decrease
is aeeiibed to the drought during the
spring.
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Negroes up for Carrying Concealed
Weapons end Drunkenness.
There were few cases for Monday
to be heard In the police court, but
those cases that were up were gen?
erally for weightier offenses than
the usual everyday lit which comes
before the Recorder.
Julius Zuoll, for Indecent expos?
ure of person, was fined $10 or 30
days.
James Davis, for carrying conceal?
ed weapons, public drunkenness and
creating a disturbance, was fined
$20 for the first offense and $10 each
for the other two offenses.
It seems that Davis was drinking
some Saturday night and wandered
into the house of one Elite. Booser.
He drew his gun and, It was alleged,
threatened to shoot the Boocer woman
and her daughter. They ran out and
went for the police, while Davis fell
asleep in a chair, where he was
rudely disturbed by the arm of the
law.
I Cornell Williams, public drunken?
ness, carrying concealed weapons
disorderly conduct. It seems from
the evidence given by the witnesses
for the State that Williams drank
more whiskey than he could well
carry successfully and that he wand?
ered about the street drawing his pis?
tol, a small double barreled Derring?
er, on other negroes who did not
please him. At church he threatened
to shoot a negro boy named Ludd,
because Ludd had disputed him.
Ludd at once left and carried himself
off to a neighboring policeman and
nsked f??r aid. Ludd was a-rested
and locked up. After the State's
witnesses bad been heard Mr. Har?
mon I>. Molne took tip the case for
the defendant, who stnted that he
had not yet been able to get his wit?
nesses together, and the rest of the
hearing was postponed until Tuesday.
Can't Cancel If Rate* are Raided.
Washington. Oct. 18.?All railroads
arete foralddei by the Interstate com?
mere*, commission today to cancel
r.it. r,,ntraets with other Poadsl when
su< b action will result In a raise of
freight rates. The d?n Isbm followed
im estimation of the Northern Pacific's
laorsset <?r cisibound lumbar rates
from Oregon and Washington polati
oa Um T h >sm Bastern rsllrosd.
? o North Main street, heataalai -it
las Jaaettss of Warrsn street, there
?ffl a rnim?>. r ,,f \] ,|. ^ wbl< It DUghl
la as Alii d. i aars i ?it air ? dis>
taae< or ? hundred yards less!
? asJg watch asod the sttentlon ?>f
: in ? r. - t g ing.
NEGROES THREATEN TOWN.
BLACKS MENACE COW ETA, FOL?
LOWING SUNDAY i INCHING.
Troops From Muskogee Ordered to
Scene Where Wnlte Men Are
Guarding Homes.
Co* eta, Okla., Oct. 22.?Ed Sud
deth, a negro, was shot to death to
nigh, by a mob of citizens who had
armed themselves following a battle
with blacks, after Suddeth killed J.
D. Beavers, city attorney, and wound?
ed Carmen Oliver and S. T. Thomae,
white men. Both men have little
chance to live. Suddeth was wound?
ed and then strung up to water tank,
but was cut down before 1 e died and
was locked up. Tonight Deputy Sher?
iff Flowers attempted to take the
slayer to the Wagoner jail. As the
negro was being lifted into an auto?
mobile the mob opened fire on him.
Probably 50 bullets entered the body.
Large numbers of negrces were
arriving tonight and a race war seem?
ed Inevitable. The white men of the
town were patrolling the streets and
guarding their homes. They were
afraid to take the women out of the
houses to send them to Muskogee on
the last train out.
The trouble started yesterday af?
ternoon when a young man named
Swayzer was walking with a young
woman, when Ed Ruze, a negro, in
passing pushed the girl from the
sidewalk into the mud. Swayzer
struck at the negro, and another
white man, whose name Is being kept
secret seized Ruze and Swayzer beat
him with his fist. Today Ruze had
been walking the streets with a long
knife in his pocket, seeking the man
who held him. City Mrashal Hart
ordered the negro to give up the
knife and Ruze shot at him.
At that time Ed Suddeth ran out
of a house across the street and
opened fire. Instantly killing City
Attorney Beavers, and wounding
Oliver and Thomas, all of whom were
passing and bad taken no part In
the trouble. Suddeth took refuge In j
a nearby house, which was bombard- ,
ed with guns and revolvers by several
white men. The house was set afire .
and Suddeth fled. He was shot. He
was taken to the water tank, a rope
placed about his neck, and was
swung up. I
It was then decided, however, that
to kill him would precipitate a gen?
eral riot, and he was cut down. He
was placed in a vacant building and
guarded, but later taken to jail. As
he was being transferred to an auto?
mobile which was to take him to
Wagoner a mob riddled him with
bullets, probably 50 shots taking ef?
fect In his body. j
Cowota is panic stricken tonight.
There are 1,200 persons in Coweta,
one-third of whom are negroes. The
county is populated largely by ne?
groes, and it was said that if the
blacks were organized they could
bring 2,000 men into town before
morning.
The negroes threaten to wipe the
town off the map.
TROOPS TO THE SCENE.
Willie Soldiers Hnston Negroes Re?
ceive Reinforcements.
Muskogee, Oct. 28.?While what
militia can be raised tonight is being
rushed from here by special train to
the aid of the white population in
Coweta, large numbers of armed ne?
groes from surrounding points are
hastening to the town to assist in the
battle on the white*. )
Besides the killing of the city at?
torney and the lynching of his slayer,
a number of both races have been
shot In the fights, according to re?
ports received here. The negro pop?
ulation is infuriated by the killing of
Suddeth. They sent out runners to
all nearby towns, several of which
arc exclusively negro settlements, to
call them to aid In fighting the Whltei
and make good their threat to wipe
the town off the map before morn?
ing.
Although the trouble has been
looked for by the whites for some
time, they were short of ammunition
for such a conflict SJ is anticipat?
ed.
Mr. Qgorge Bplvens, who win be
remembered In this city as one of the
m?n convicted of the murder of Mr,
'Ted Gltllsrd several yearn ago, but
who was later acquitted upon n see
ond trial belni had. was In the city
Thursday renewing bis acquaintance
with former friends, Mr, Bplvens
stssd thai he had been (mated so
grell her,, tii it he could iwl n i I
?h<> temptation of stopping nv< t for o
di\ lie is now advance ngcnl for
the Ranger Rhows and w is on hi*
w ??fr? .'i? vn11nIn?? to Vugustn
Y. M. C. A. PLEDGES.
Partial Lint of Y. M. C. A. Subsbrib
crs for Building Fund Who Have
Paid In Full Their Pledge.
Kolb, J. |f.; King. C. F.; Kolb,
W. E.
Lemmon, Chas. J.; Le^, R. D.;
Lynam, E. H.; Lesesne, A. S.; Levy
and Moses; Ligon, Jas. R., Lawson,
F. O.
McLaurin, H. J.; Manning, J. A.;
McCormack, C. E.; Mood, Emma;
Mason. C. T.; Mitchell. S. B.; Mc
Kelver, J. W.J Moise, R. S.; Marion,
J. P.; McKinney, W. H.; Michaux.
M. J.; Moses, H. A.; McClure, Joe;
McKay, Robt.; Matthews, P. C.
Nettles, L. D.
O'Donnell, NallL
Parrott, Mrs. L. I.; Parrott, P. M.;
Pate, A, M.
Kingsmore, C. J.; Koenneek, J. C.
Lawrence, H. J.; Loryea, I. M.;
Lee, R. Dozier; Lemmon. G. A.; Leak,
P. O.; Levy. Geo. D.; Lowry, E. B.;
Levy, Julian, Jr.; Morse, John H.;
MvFadden, R. C; Moses, E. H.;
Maye, P. R. Jr.; Mims, W. E.; Mason,
C. S.; Myers, Marlon; Manning, R. I.;
McGrath, Chas.; McKnight, J. A
Mood. J. A.; McCallum. J. L.; Mc
Callum, D. R.; Mathis, M. T.; New?
man. Joseph; Osteen, N. G. Jr.; Par?
rott, Mrs. E. F.; Phillips, L. B.;
Pitts. H. B.; King, C. W.; Kelly. D.
P.; Levi, Mitchell; Loring, Geo. W.;
Lyons, Lewis; Leonhirth, L. J.; Lee,
W. L.; Levy, Waverly B.; Lowry,
Mary; Long, O. C; Manning, B. D.;
McFaddin, Ella; Moise, D. D.J Moses.
P. Jr.; Miller, E. S.; McLeod, S. M.;
Maurer, J. P.; Montague, B. L.; Mid
dleton. J. A.; Moses. H. P.; McCol
lum, T. W.; McKay, W. J.; McCol
lum, J. H.; Nlgels, Fred; Osteen, C.
P.; Owen, Dorothy; Parrott. H. C;
Pate, W H; Pitts, Mrs. G. B.; Pitts,
P. M.; Purdy, R. O.; Riles, H. V.;
Reynolds, W. S.; Ryttenberg, I. A.;
Randall, Maurice; Raffield, J. A.;
Rhame, C. L.; Raffield, F. S.; Sea
brook, M. W.; Shaw, D. C; Shaw,
Er via* acMt, W. H.; St?hes, W. O.;
Scarborough, R. C; Scarborough, J.
H.; Sidd".:i, H. A.; Shelor, Robt;
Rhelor, H. W.; Seay, Sada; Stansill,
Eugene; The S. P. Richards Co.;
Scott, Marion W.; Shaw, Willie;
Shirer, W. P.; Tucker, H. C; Upshur,
W. B.; Wescoat, J. J. Jr.; Walsh.
Bartow; White Earline; Wilson, V.
Elois; Parker, W. R.; Parker, E. W.
Jr.; Rose, H. A.; Randall, Buford;
Rees, W. W.; Rhame, E. H. Jr.;
Richardson, Allen; Richardson,
Irvine; Rhame, B. J.; Shaw, W. F.;
Shaw, Mrs. D. C; Shaw, Gifford,
Smith, T. N\; Stubbs. A. J.; Scarbor?
ough, Alfred; Scarborough, J. 11. Jr.;
Sibert. W. W.; Satterwhite, F. M.;
Sumter, J. R.; Strong, J. H.; Spann,
F. M.; Sisters of Mercy; Staley, W.
D.; Scott, Hal P.; Taylor, E. R.;
Taylor, G. E.; Wilson, E. R.; Wac
tor, E. S.; Warren, R. M.; White,
Mary E.; Winburn, J. H.; Pringle, S.
M.; Purdy, J. I.; Rotholf. Marie;
Rowland, C. G.; Ricker, Geo. L.;
Ryttenberg, A.; Ryan, J. B.; Reames.
W. S.; R?ndle. Edwin; Shaw. Wilfred;
Shaw. A. L.; Strauss and Co.; Smith,
W. Percy; Stubbs, C. L; Scarbor?
ough. H. L.; Siddall, T. II.; Shore,
Geo. D.; Stuckey, H. M.; Southor
land, Martha; Shirer, J. P.; Sh*/or,
W. R.; Strauss, I.; Scarborough, T.
A.; Stoll, P. H.J Thompson, A. C;
Tisdale. A. E.; Wallace. B. C.J Wil?
liford, W H.J Wilder, R. E.; Wrighi,
J.; Wilson, Thomas; Wilson, Evie A.;
Walsh. T. V.; Wilson. J. B.; Withcr
spoon, E. D.J White. J. D.; Windham,
E T.; Yeadon. Daisy; Ward, T. P.;
Whilden. Mrs. M. V.; Witherspoon,
E. L.J Wilder, J. G. R. Wilder. R. K.;
Williamson, S. A.; Yatcs, W. TT.;
Witherspoon. TI. L.J Warren. G. L.J
White. E. Tu;ner; White, Hettlej
Witherspoon. R H.J White. Ii. R.J
Yates, O. L.
HAS KEPT LIGHT ?0 YEARS.
"Grace Darling" of New England
Const is Stricken.
New York. (?et. 22?Ida Lewis.
Keeper of the Lime Rock light
known as the "Grace Darling" of the
New England coast, is still unconsci?
ous tonight from the stroke of apop?
lexy by which she was stricken yes?
terday. Bhc Is 72 years old and has
been In charge of the Lime Rock
lighthouse for 60 years. Miss Lewis
is the only woman lighthousekeepei
on the Atlantic coast
Clin! o Glover, colored, was con
vie ted at st. George on the charge of
attempting to make a criminal as*'
saull upon a w hlte a oman.
Cotton during the early part of!
Monday brought us high as nlnel
cents, but dropped t,, g ' \ during]
the day, The receipts were very llgl I I
CHINA ASKS FOR JAP AID.
RELIEVED IN TOKYO THAN PK
KIN HAS ASKED ASSISTANCE. I
Japanese Government Will Make No
Move Until Understanding With
Powers is Held.
Tokyo, Oct. 22.?Reliable private
repjrtp confirm the news that the rev?
olutionaries were victories in their
engagements with the imperial troops
at Hankow. The martial spirit of
the imperialists is said to be exceed?
ingly low.
Yuan Shi Kai. newly appointed
viceroy of Hu Peh and Hu Nan, so
far as Is known, has not made any
move in the direction of the disaf?
fected provinces. He still was at
Chang Teh October 20, and, accord?
ing to his servants, there was no
sign of his departure.
The Pekin government and Gm.
Chao Erh Hsun, viceroy of Man?
churia, have made seperate applica?
tions to the Yokohama specie bank
for a loan of several million yen. It
is understood applications have prac?
tically been complied with, although
the exact amounts and the terms of
the loans have not been made public.
It is believed here that China al?
ready has applied to Japan for mili?
tary assistance. Japan will make no
move until after having an under?
standing with the powers. Should
Japanese troops be dispatched they
will be limited to the protection of
Manchuria.
The following instruction to the
Japanese naval service, In general
have been issued by the minister of
marine, Vice Admiral Baron Minoru
Saito.
"The present developments in
China being of a serious character,
each and eve:, one of those serving
in the Imperial navy Is expected to
be diligent and faithful to his respec?
tive duties. He shall place himself
on guard as to word and action so as
not to injure the name of the ^mper
l?l navy or Japan's foreign relations."
In Korea there are no aigns of
agitation or disturbance of any
kind.
J. W. BARNES SHOT.
Sheriff Sally Goes out With The
Warrant.
Orangeburg, Oct. 21.?Sheriff Sal?
ly left the city this afternoon with a
warrant for Fisher Cleckley and one
Carson, charging an assault on the
person of J. W. Barnes, who resides
in this county some miles from this
city in the Fork section. The war?
rant was sworn out upon informa?
tion being received here to the ef?
fect that J. W. Barnes had been
shot. The full particulars were un?
obtainable up to 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon.
Wounds Not Serious.
Orangeburg, Oct. 22.?John W.
Barnes, a prominent farmer of the
Cope section of Orangeburg County,
who was shot yesterday morning by
Fisher Cleckley, a well'known farm?
er, is getting along favorably at his
home, and his wounds are not
thought to be serious.
One of the two balls that struck
Mr. Barnes has been removed from
in the hip. This ball coursed around
the stomach, lodging in the hip.
The other ball has been located near
the juglar vein of the neck, but has
not been removed.
BROTHER KILLS BROTH EH.
Slayer Twelve, Victim Ten, in S|wr
tanhurg County Tragedy.
SpartanburgTi Oct. 21.?David Fow?
ler, aged 12. of Cherokee Springs, j
this afternoon shot and killed his
brother, Dewey Fowler, aged 10. The
shooting occurred at the home of the
boys. The two boys were playing to?
gether and. It seems, that Dave be?
came enraged at his younger brother
over some childish matter. Securing
his father's gun. he tired the fatal
shot. Dewey fell In the yard and
died within a few minutes.
Coroner Turner was notified and
the result of the verdict of the mr
oner's jury was that the deceased
came to his death from q gunshot
wound In the hands of his brother.
Dave. The case wRl be Investigated
in the courts.
Magistrate J, U Glllti of Rembert
turne.i in $166 in fines to the county
treasurer Thursday as the result of
one day's work This makes a con
sii!' rably higher record than that
make by Magistrate H. L, B. Wells,
who turned In 1186, which was the
amount received In fines during one
month, it deems that Judge (Hills
had a largt hunch of crap shooters
and poker players rounded up and
got tl ? mones fror?: them.
SUICIDE AT GREENWOOD.
Layfayette Sheppard, Suffering III.
Health, Shoots Himself In the
Temple.
Greenwood, Oct. 21.?Mr. Lafayette
Sheppard, a well-known citizen of
Greenwood, committed suicide yes?
terday afternoon late while sitting on
the front piazza of his home on Oak
street, shooting himself in the temple
with a pistol. Mr. Sheppard had
been in ill health for a long time and
had been very despondent He had
been a resident of Greenwood for
over 30 years.
SUIT INVOLVING DOG?S HE\r ?
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Greenville Man Demands ?0
Danuiges of Southern Express Co.
Greenville, Oct. 21.?Praying judg?
ment in the sum of $2,000, summons
and complaint in an action against
the Southern Express Company was
filed this morning in the office of the
clerk of Court of Greenville County,
by Attorney Wilton H. Earle, for Mr.
W. W. Miller, of this city. The com?
plaint alleges that the defendant
corporation, through negligence, care?
lessness, recklessness, wilfulness and
wantonness, failed to deliver to Dr.
F. A. ciward, director of laboratory
of the State board of health, the
head of a dog, supposed to have had
hydrophobia, which bit two children
of the olaintiff. The head was sent
to the director for examination for
hydrophobia, so the plaintiff would
know whether or not his children
were in danger from the bite of the
animal.
The plaintiff alleges that the dog's
head was not delivered to Dr. Cow?
ard until two days after It should
have been delivered, and that when
the director received the head it was
so decomposed that examination . e
impossible, entailing upon the plain?
tiff heavy expenses for medicines,
nursing and care, which sums would
not have beep expended had the ex?
amination of the dog's head been
made, for it was learned after the
danger period for hydrophobia had
passed that the dog was not infected.
The case is one of the most unusual
ever brought in the courts of this
county, and promises to be of con?
siderable interest when brought to
trial.
SCMTER HOTEL SITUATION.
A I?rogresslve City Where Drummers
are Compelled to Sleep In Chairs.
News and Courier.
Sumter needs a hotel. This fact
has been a subject for discussion for
a number of years. Sumter is a live,
progressive city of some ten or
twelve thousand inhabitants, with
live business men and business
houses doing business there. It is
this business that carries traveling
men to Sumter. otherwise they would
not go. Sumter has a Chamber of
Commerce and a number of men
with larjje amounts of capital. The
Chamber of Commerce has stories
in the newspapers recording what the
city is doing in a business way. it in?
vites men with capital to come and
see. yet, a city of that size with but
one small hotel is lacking a very im?
portant factor.
It is a known fact that a number of
men who had work to do in Sumter,
have recently had to hunt lodging in
the town and have spent nights sit
I ting in chairs in the lobby of the one
small hotel. The traveling men. who
go to Sumter. are well paid, they have
liberal expense accounts and are wil?
ling to pay liberally for good hotel
service. The houses that employ
these men expect service, but when ?
man goes to a town and has to rleep
in a chair, it is not to be expected
that his work should be the best.
Sumter is hurting its business in?
terests by neglecting this important
factor In its progress; the advertis?
ing it Is petting on account of its ho?
tel facilities will offset S large amount
I which it gets in other directions. The
traveling men cannot build hotel*
;md it is up to the Chamber of Com*
merce and citizens of Sumter to do
som< thing, if they expect people to
believe they are progressive. What
will Sumter do about its lack of ho?
tels?
The surveyors are still at work on
the line of the South Carolina West?
ern railway between Blahopvtlle and
this city. Several lines have been
run. ail of them east ol the public
road leading from this city to Mann
vllle. The permanent line has not
been run as yel to locate th ? rout?
of the road, but it begins to l< ? Us a?j
if the road s pass nol far from
Bethel church and from that point
will be parallel t and only ? 11 ??
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