The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 13, 1911, Image 4

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A GENERAL CLEAN-U OF ALL SPITS, OVERCOATS, RAINCOATS AND TROUSERS An Opportunity For The Man With The ?Money _ $30.00 Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, $20.00 22.50 Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, 15.00 18.00 Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, 12.00 13.50 Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, 9.00 10.00 Suijts, Overcoats, Raincoats, 6.67 $8.50 Boy's Suits; Men's Trousers, $5.67 7.50 Boy's Suits; Men's Trousers. 5.00 5.00 Boy's Suits; Men's Trousers, 3.34 4.00 Boy's Suits; Men's Trousers, 2.67 3.00 Boy's Suits; Men's Trousers, 2.33 2.50 Boy's Suits; Men's Trousers, 1.67 THE PRICES ON ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. THE SOONER YOU CALL, THE BETTER YOU'LL FaR?. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co Cht (??btcbmaii ani ^ontbron. Pu:... do d Wednesday and Saturday. ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUafTER. 1. C. Ihm fl.lt per annual?in advance. Advert Ureaenu: One Square first Inaertlon.11.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts far three saea?is, or k>ns>r wilt be made at red seed ?atea. All eeaasn ii toatlons * au h aub aarve private Interests will be charred tm aa sdvtrtlsenients. OMtoaiiea and tributes of reepuct will be charged for. Th+ -<umf?T .Vmchman VM found ?A ?n ISM und the Tr i? >? nthron In The Dutchmen and Snuthton now itas the ?nmfc-lned c Tutetton nnd fa1u? nc* 'A hath "f the oM papers ar*?t i% manifestly ?he beet sdv#rti*in* SsSiftnfJI n Snmtcr 1' ' WHY \ < HtMflKR or (OMMKIKi: The. business men of Humter are spending more than four thousand dollar* tbla year to maintain a thft Chnml't r <>f Commerce under the di? rection of An experienced and cmr fetir man ?ein? aocretary. For wbat purj?..?.- ind to what eiid? Is thl? money l?? inic spent lafejf that Wt may bi n>de to advertlae in the news? papers and ?prend It abroad hy word of mouth an.und about Ihr country h if Sorot, r h i^ | < 'hanr . r <>t I 'orn rteree and haa, also, a thoroughly '??ompetent secretary In charge'.' Are we paylns out good moM.v. and ? goodly amount of It for a town Mo? ttle of Humter, Just to bi In the fashion?for It la tho fashion adav* for all towns that pr t< io| to he progressive to have u Chnmbtf sfl Oof tree and a salaried s?cretJ la nur Chamber of Commerce to he fi hot ajf proposition and are we fram Ing uv a practical Jnke on Iht ttora? \s r un w ?< brought here and | id to Sjtt t"iwy and accomplish aon< thing worth while to develop the J town? The meeting held Wednesday aftor noon. at the call of the Chuirman of the Committee on Manufactures, to consider th?* proposition to establish a shoe factory, certainly had the ap? pearance of almost anything wave unanimity of purpose among our bus ness men and determination to develop manutaetut in* industries, s? !/?? upon any and all opportunities to develop manrfaeturing industries, Incroas-' the In 111 rial population of the tow lad n rsSUHl from the work d ? I i rotary of the Chamber of CoJ see \s a direct! i result of so . r t -i. systematic and Intell. -\ tho oart of BOnfOt Iff Stu 1 omm I ?o on M i nuf o . ? ? <| id sub mlt u th- i o I Ind meri- , torlous plM r establishment of a shoe factory in this city, a plan that boOS ( ? us far* a reasonable guarantee of financial success from the start, and that has possibilities ? f b dim developed Into the most Im? portant and valuable Industry ever pro?notod for Sumter. And yet. al? though every member of the organ? isation was notified by letter of the i ObJoOt of thO meeting. there were orseent not tan pot i sal <>f th.? mom* hersbip. Tbe meagrely attended mootlnsj evidenced not only look of interest in the development of tho ItJT, hut a disregard of the real pur im.w,. fat which tin- Chamber of Com? merce was created. Until the business man of Bumter-*-tha mombara of tho Cham hoi of Commerce?fully and tinaiy rualtaa that aolther ths Cham bof of Oommeeea M'ir iho most com? petent "d accomplished managing secret a r y I America can create ln duatrtoOi develop factoeloa and in < reaso tho population of the town by merely wining that the-;.- Industrial marvels eotne to OaSO, lh< OrganlSa Hon will OOntlaUS tO bas It has boon lo ,i vary birg? degree, ? futile social aggiisjatton and tho sec rotary nn Im? totonl hoi air artist nmi a writer of moaalngleai letters?a man fll 11na BSSlsSS Off* t and a worker Without put pose. What Is the HI o" in ploying a capable man to do work which his employers do not utilize? It would he as business-like for a fac? tory' to run full time building ma? chinery and then throw the finished product on the scrap pile. What purpose is there In having the secre? tary and the committees spend months sifting the mass of prospects, investigating and collecting Informa? tion to find meritorious enterprises, if, Whan they finally locate a prospect that they feel Justified In recom? mending, it Is passed by without no ti al The secretary is able to find an occasional prospect that has merit, and It is his duty to hi ever on the alafi for this class of opportunities, but here his duty and his ability reach the limit. It then becomes a matt r for the business nun to handle as a business proposition, in ? word, the secretary la nothing more than a scout for the business com? munity, and when he linds what his principals desire and has made his report, he has done all that can be expected of him. if hli report Is die regarded he Immediate ly becomes a uaeless appendage, and it become! self-evident that the Chamber of Commerce ? purely ornamental or? ganization. This shoe fact* ry prop* siti? n is the real t. it of the useful? ness and efficient the Chamber of Commerce i ? u ' lno*>s organisa? tion) and it* this I ' ?! oposition is allowed to gc i. um us by reason of the in?. s of th< men who compose the org ntsntlon, II will be 11 saving of time, energy and mon? ey to discontinue all talk of building up a manufacturing community by st i! help, and fall back upon the old do nothing policy of waiting for some? thing to tum Up and for cotton to g?? hu< U to fifteen centa \ man was Inquiring tin- other day if it WM pOBlble to buy any Sumtor county ribbon cane syrup, such ai was plentiful n few years ago before cotton got to 13 cents, The people he asked could not enlighten him, but n i>. a fact that when ot iton selli for men than ten cents little . i is raised in the county, The Markets Liverpool Cotton Market. Liverpool, Dec. 11. Open Jan?Feb. Fob?Mch . . ICeh?-April. April?May. Mav?June. June?July. July?Aug. .483 .485 % .486 .489 .491 .492% ? 494 % Aug?Sep.494 % Sept?Oct.495 Oct?Nov.495 Xov?Dee.482 Dec.?Jan.481 Receipts, 4,000. American, all. Sales, 12,000. American, 11,000. Spots, 4.98?unchanged. Opened steady. Closed steady. Closed 481 % 483 % 484 % 487 489 491 493 493 49 2% 492% 480 480 New York Cotton Market. Opened High Low Close. .I.m. . .804 870 853 854?55 Feb. . . . 855?57 March. . .H72 879 860 863?6 1 April. . .. S66?6S May. . .882 8SS 871 873?74 June. . . 776?7S July. . .892 899 8S2 882?83 Aug. . . ,89) 892 8S9 887?S9 Sept. . .901 H01 894 si?2?94 Oct . . .'.?<?:> 909 898 898?99 Nov. . . 901?01 Dec. . . .S93 895 8S2 882?84 Spots, 9.20?unchanged. < >pened steady. Closed steady. Government i itlmate total crop as l 4? S85,000 bales, exclusive of Unters HI (1 repacks. Monday morning workmen ware employed In cutting down the oak Ii-- n the south side of Caldwell she i in order to widen and Straight en out the sidewalk on that side of tho street. QIMRRIX OVER HVM. James Campbell Painfully Wounded by Eb Wilson, a Merchant of Beech Island Section. Aiken, Dec. 10.?Following a dis? pute over the weight of a country ham, James Campbell. rural mail carrier from the Augusta postofllce, was shot and painfully wounded yes? terday by Eb Wilson, a merchant of the Beech Island section in the lower part of this county. The mail car? rier had made his rounds and was returning to Augusta when he stop ed at Wilson's store to purchase a ham. An argument arose over the weight of it, and Campbell left the store, and was getting into his buggy when 1 ..ays ho was fired upon by .Mr. Wilson, who he says was in an intoxicated condition. The wounded man was hurried to Augusta, and placed in a hospital. The extent of his injuries are still problematical, but attending physicians state his condition is not Immediately danger? ous. Real Estate Transfers. Tho following transfers of real estate have been left at the otlice of tho county clerk of court to be re? corded: Mrs. Ann C. Saunders to Mrs. Cas? sandra E, Ramsey, 37. sr> acres on Sumter-Stateburg public road, $2,500. Mary McLeOd, Janio McLeod. and Jack Trlmnall to Edward T. Trim nall, their Interest to 16 acres in Privateer township, $000. Hot Klipper at Oswego. There will be a hot supper at Os WCgO Thursday night, Which the pub. lie Is cordially invited to attend. Tho supper wll be hold at the school house and is for tbe benefit of ?ettu I Methodise! church, Turkey, oysters and other nice things will be served. TAX MONEY COMES SLOWLY. - * State Treasurer lias Received Only $47,000 and Must llave $645,000 by December SO. R. H. Jennings, State treasurer, will need $645,000 by December 30 to meet the obligation? of tha State ji government. This amount will be needed to pay the interest on the State debt and to meet the not -s due on the loan of $500,000 for the ac? tual running expenses of the govern* ment. The collection of Btfl UtEi vasi begun on October 15 and onl 7, 000 has been received fTOl it fa* rious county treasurers oi The sum of $65,000 h^d been 1 ??n this date last year. An urgent letter baa be< ed to all county treat State to send in th 1 rapidly as possible. NEGROES REX] Case Against Isaiah SuBAtCS and Pippin Samuel Propped for Lack of Evidence. Isaiah Sumter and Pij pin S. muel srere released Satui lay by Ma^'-trate Wells on the ground of lack of evi? dence to prosecute them. The ne? groes were arrested Thursday on a warrant sworn out by Mr. Joel E. Drunson, charging them with set? ting his b.?rn on fire last Sunday morning, but he was unable to ob? tain sufficient evidence to carry on Uli prosecution so let the case drop, withdrawing the warrant upon which the two darkies hsd been arrested. \\ \ vn:i>?To aid In the cause of more and better stock. i ass of? fering some choice young sows bred to full Berkshire -sire, at very little more than pork prices. Some writer in his article which setueu the price question said: "Plant some h igs." I am ottering seed p B, w. Dabhe, llayesvtlte, S. C. l l-lt-ft