The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 30, 1912, Image 3

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fore any m.ulry could intell gently be answered. If would surprise many of you If yo t could read the various let? ters that are received by the Cham? ber of Commerce requesting |nforma? tion as to I umter. In nine |*SjM out of ten He first a*estions asked re fei t?> Itvut I i ?nditlou*. All this data hal tiro; to l?e procured and filed for re< d. r-f* renee. Retail V??H'lntlun. ??"h ? t? t ill merchants af. the baek I on* of SJQ eonuuunlty. Our first taau therefore, was to organize them Into a on-' rdlnate branch of this Chi mber his has been done and results er* already apparent even though |hta organization has been In extfteacej but seven Months. At their sevoral Irnsings and smokers during the winter, problems peculiar to the retail business have been discuss* d. Cnder the pvdge taken by ire mem ben of thst association not t > adver? tise except s endorsed by the \d vtsory Hoard, a number of advertis? ing sc h?? m ? I nave been passed upon by a spec al committee appointed front the Ii > ml. Honest and profitable advertising has been encouraged. The dishonest snd wasteful has been re? jected, lallte the tramp, the dlshon v?t advortlser wolds Sumter and seeks no.re profitable fields. The saving in this respec alone amounts to hun? dreds <?f dollars annually. The Credit Bur >au, a branch of his as? sociation. n> ?w carries over 60,000 re? ports on 12.000 customers. These re? ports are ai the command of evei v member of the association and In special easel to the members of this body. It U In constant use. Thea? reports are also exchanged with sim? ilar organlsi tlons In other cities. The Collection itureau. handling only claims that have fallen Into the "un collectable" class could have l.n purchased for ten cents on the dol? lar, has collected over $1.000 by the yell >w lettei ?y*tom This organiza tlon promoted the Bargain Day which was so successful that a Bargain Week Is planned for this fall. Publicity. , Immediate y upon taking up thl. work, vour secretary established re? lations with the Isrger commercial bodies of the country. Many of theee bodies publish monthly or weekly bulletins * hi h keep us Informed of the progress being made In these cities. Letters have been written and psjbltshad tn the great trade Journals of the country. Theee letters are factors In advertising tl. I State, county and city. Really successful advertising and publicity, however, can not be undertaken, to any gr>at extent, until the proper basts has been laid for a fo||ow-up system. There must a ways be the data, facts and literature and the ability to de? liver the goo.In. The past year I been one of preparation and we are now ready to launch our campaign. The Sumter ' .Idee has been careful? ly prepared and will bo mailed and distributed In all parts of the coun? try. We are now ready to answer every iniulr\ ind we believe that wo have th.? goods ready for delivery. The Industrial trip to be taken In May *? ? part of this advertising ? atnp lign. It wo ild be well for every man who may i ontemplute making this trip to be prepared beforehand with Infoi-' .nation concerning his State and his home town and county. Ho is ce tain to be asked questions concerning the South and this State that will atnazo htm. The entire South has been ad? vertising within tho last two \enrs SJ never bfJife, and investors an I prospective p ?ttlers living in other parts of the country are anxloui to learn nlng the opportunities here offered. If this State and sec? tion desires to receive Its share of the j results of the. publicity, no time should be lost. The spec'al advantages thereof must be presented and In no uncertain terms. There are plenty of men living In sumter today who do not even know of the goods being manufactured here, ajfci they kr OK far less of the special advantages of their own State. < otivcittions. During the ytar Sumter was repfe> tented h\ a d.-'egate if the grat ni? lonal advertising convention Ot Bos? ton with wbh h organization she hi aflil .it d throng i the |oe i| Ad Club. She was also represented at the Al' South I'nrft r. iirc which plans to In augnr .t. ;i . IgQSjSjIsjg td.ertlso h. special alantnse* of Hi* South, and at the convention of the Southern ?'?mmerclal Secretaries held at Mem phis. Also at the convention of the American Association of Commercial Ksecutlves h Id at I. tuNx IIb?. Sum? ter further assisted In the organhav tl??n of a Slat Hraina . Association through the delegate who itteml'd the gattsal meeting In Charleston. Your secretary has 00 op. ipaled In every possible wav with the atotef or? ganizations In lag various tttlef I f the Mite :.i aiding and maintaining cord al relations and mutual exohaasja of f ivi.rn Clin-? are r>.,w un.lt r w . v f >rm a strons I'.oird of Trad i v means of wh < h a systematic nd v rtlslng onmpsli/n of the S?at. n*? a whole may bo undertaken Rural Relation *"i!v snd county are Inter depOAdV ent Purtng the year this ChamhOf hu? Ottdouy orod to co-operate with IlM farmers of the county for IlM prornotlou of the general welfare. In the ?>arl> fall th ? Fiirmcrs' Colon Ol IlM eounty and this Chamber co? operated |n the ottou holding move? ment. Letters wore tn.iiied to ovory commercial organization in the South ,",| |1m ie>ilt was immediate. Th8 M< ntgOHBOry and other cotton con? vention! followed, A telegram from the ftlBJBtef Chombof of Commerce \s m rood In 11m ITnltod states Senate. The publicity clone that sumter SC OUred from this effort made it well wot wh ie. a still eios?r unity of ttlon bttwocn orguniaed bodice ofi farmers and organized business u'U accomplish wonders for the South. This Chamber Is working to encour njjc d 1 v <folflcotion and rotation of Oropc. Tho problem Is a difficult one but it W our firm opinion that It -an be Bo'ved by the establishment Of such industries as will encourage the farm? er t?? diversify. Fortunately such in? dustries do not demand the outlay of any great amount of capital. Sumter hOUld have and I believe will have within tho year, a canning factory and a county fair and perhaps a ?orn ele? vator and grbt mill. The effort that N being made by the City National ( Rank of this city to induce the farm? ers to diversify might well be copied by othorn. i While the defeat of the proposed! b ?nd issue for good roads was on its! fo .. ;\n apparent set back, yet the dis? cussion of this pjrnnt gucntlon by the voters of th? county must eventually hear fruit. If this county Is to re c ive its share of the progress that Is moving the entire South, it must not neelect this es ilnl factor. Sumter should be the leader rather than a f dlowot In this respect. Civic Affairs. Respecting civic affairs, the com? mute ? on Legislation and the special co amittee on Commission Form of OCA eminent, appointed at the diree tton of this body and wb'ch included th: t on Legislation. Is to be congratu- I lat?d on the result accomplished. An I act was prepared and with the com- I plotC co-operation of the present city j government and our legislative dele? gation. Its essential features were ( enacted Into law and will be voted upon In June. If adopted it will j no-an a business form of govern? ment for Sumter and will advertise* her far and wide as one of the pro- ' gresslve cities of the country. I ml u- rial. For many years the South had the raw materials and the north the fac? tories. This condition is rapidly changing. The time Is rapidly corn? ing when tho South will not only manufacture all that It needs, but) will ship its manufactured goods to' all parts of tho world. Hardly a day nasse? but that some new factory Is heing established In the South. Fach elty has Its peculiar difficulties to overcome In securing ihe <.? ntion of new factories, but a united effort and willingness to sacrifice a few present OOmfOrtS lor future gain will accom? plish wonders In this roSpocL One factory brings SJIOfhor. Personally 1 believe In the small factory, establish? ed with local capital and I believe In the city with many small dfforsttl d industries, ra'her than in the eity founded upon one single large in? dustry. Sumter has mado splend'd progress during the last year In the establishment of the Rowland Rugey I lory and the Sumter Shoe Manu- j facturlng Co. Tf loyalty supported by local capital, they are both sure to trow and proepey ami to add ma terlalty to the wealth of the commu? nity U? well as being the nucleus for others of like kind. The Sumter Oas plant is an as? sured fact. I am reliably informed that work on the plant will .dar with? in two weeks. The total Investment In this plant will amount to about ITIttee, ail of which is outside capital and trill be -pent largely in Sum? ter. i Through the efforts of the Chamber of Commote, and its railroad commit i e headed by Mr, M inning, the 1 ?ng-t.iiked-of coming i f the Sea* board i* now insured. The dirt is ring between Blihopville nnd sum-' ter. Th ? story of the work that has l .en don.- t?? accomplish this result. ihe hum] meet Inge, the vurlous plan?, the successes ami failures, ihe many obstacles that were surmounted, nnd th - dnys end nlethts of a*orry would till a volume. The Pity of Sumter and this chamber of Commerce are certainly Indebted to Ihres men who bn\. brought this undertaking to a u< ? ? sfui conclusion. Int|sn*%? 'in in n ..mi llulhllnti Opera? lion-. ( it is intereattng lo note il this im-- the amount of building opera? tions ind city Improvements that have I been undertaken and completed dur I ing the Near. For the build tor Of stores, offices, warehouses and en largemenl of plants. .Ml0,606 fof churches, and Y. M. c. \. 9100,4. For residences, ranging In piles from f.ian to 916,666, 1140,000, For street Improvements, 189,006, For Increased freight yards, * 70 066, or a total of almost $100,000, Certainly a splendid building record, VIRGINIA OUTHi. HUNT. ALldKXs HIDING IN Movntains, ( ant GET IHK)i). iHaWM lind Ii Possible to Move Only lu QpJIjf Dawn or Foggy Dusk. ii llavllle, Va., afarch ?"They (an keep us gu Maina, aeveral days but r?. longei; thoy can't gel food enough to live on." This was the ?tatement tonight of i the leaders of iho posses which are hui ting the Allen outlaws for the cou"t home murderi of afarch 14. Atter another day's h'de-and-seek up and down the south gfde of the Blue Ridge, in which the posses often Were near the Aliens and even found the initials from Sidna's saddle pad, part of his horse's bridle and (he remain! of a meal hastily eaten by the outlaws on the retreat, the de? tective! declared their final assault upon the gang might be delayed sev? eral days. Able to proceed only in the gray of dawn or the cloudy mist of nightfall, the posses today cautiously picked their way to the edges of several ledges where they supposed the Al? iens m'ght he. "The posses can not mov3 at night." said one of the leaders. "To move about in the thick blackness of i the mountains might mean a fall o.ci i a prec;pice. To use lanters would awaken the countryside and set up a barking of dogs that would betray us. All we can do is dash for the hiding places early in the day. make sure that the Aliens spent the night there then follow their trail. "We have guards at all the feasible axlta from the mountains and the Aliens can not get away." A poss of 11 Spent last night in Floyd Allen's barn. R, II. Willis, one of the attorneys for the Aliens, de? clared today that the families of Floyd and Victor were destitute and that neighbors feared to aid them. ggajs] . ? ?*?? ? u?mam ? m9m ^Psaassiss*ssss^e??^eM^^?^MB?????. gaoglaV Ineeeaaed Hanking Facilities, Ten years ago Sumter had but two hanks with a capital of $150.000. Now she has five hanks and ono trust com? pany with a total capital of $670,000 and total r 'sources of almost $3,000, 000. During tho year the Dank of Sumter has increased its capital from $?75.000 to $200.00. The City National Dank from $25.000 to $150,000 and the Sumter Trust Company from $25.000 to $50,000, or a total increase for the year of $275,000. Our banks realize tho demands that are soon to bo mado upon them because of the rapid development of this section and Otty and they are preparing for the increased demands that are surely ?omlng. Postal Reortpta, Increased postal receipts have al? ways I.n taken as evidence of a c tv's growth, Tn the last ten years the pos'al receipts at Sumter have Inert is m front $10.20:5 to $:to.r,nfi or an increase of 20a per cent for that period. Membership. Tins Chamber li In a very prosper? ous condition. One year ago we start? ed with an Individual membership roll of 267 members. Tonight tho rolls, show a total membership of 337, 102 new members having been added dur lag the recent campaign. A few have fallen out or left the city. The thanks of the Chamber is due the captains and lieutenants who worked so faithfully In the membership cam? paign just cloeed, Hooking Forward, It has never been our policy to make predictions without some good solid foundations upon which to make them. The man, however, who oan not be optimistic in the face of the facti and who can see no bright promises for the coming year, needs s< methlng stronger than facts. Baaing my estimate upon solid I 1 its, upon oontracts that have been dosed or upon expendlturea that havt already been arranged for, Sum? te* win have received in cash for Improvements, bulldlnga, railroads, etc , before the end of next year, over one-hair million dollars. The Bea boird will alone expend within the county between $130,000 lo $150,000, To this sum mac be added. $1,0,000 for the City National Bank building, $100,000 for the new hotel Including the coal of the i"t. $75,000 upon the ? s plant, $40,00 for tho new Metho? dist church, $25,000 for the Bank of Rumter building and at least $200,000 may Im safely estimated for miscel? laneous business buildings and real deuces, Before the year 1012 sh ill hava closed the city of Bumter Is ? 1 rtaln lo he hoard from in no im certain Voice, I can not close this report without congratulating the poople of Rumter ? ? the nicht rs of this Chamber upon ! one act ompllshment during the year thai Is sure t:, mean much for her future progreaa, With sham, we have had to endure the conatanl knocks ami com plain ta that have been mado by the traveling public and visitor, Before another year shall pass it now seems certain thai Sumter will com? plete a hotel of which we can be proud, TOTAL NEARLY 2.000,000 BALES ABOVE THAT OF LAST YEAR. Export \is?? Increased Nearly 2,000, 500 Bales In Excess of Those for iTcxinus Season?The Census Fig III "S. Washington, March 25.?The pre? liminary r? j..?rt of the bureau of the census on the supply and distribution of cotton f<u- the six nn-nths' period, September 1 to February 29, of the COtton year of 1911, with compara-j tlve statistics for the same period of tin- cotton year of 1910, as announced at 10 a. m. today, was as follows: Supply. 1911 1910. Total. 16,723,221 12,788,572 Stocks held at beginning of period. 1.375.0.31 1,040,040 Ginrings. . ..15,279,522 11,612,951 N't t imports. . 68,668 135,581 Distribution. Exports. . . . S,007,814 6,337,968 Consumption* . .2.623,379 2,402,023 In otton States. 1.350,662 1,186,347 In all other States. . . . 1,272,757 1,215,685 Stocks held at end of period 6,092.028 4.048,572 By manufactur? ers. 1,542,639 1,524,952 Tn Cotton States 733,406 583,512 In all other States. 809,233 941,440 In independent warehouses . 2.280,866 1,787,006 In cotton States 2.089.S05 1,471,116 In all other States.. . . 191,061 315,890 Elsewhere. . . 2,268.882 736,614 ?Includes 56,177 bales destroyed by lire at Houston, Texas. The statistics are in running bales, Inhludlng Unters, except foreign cot? ton, and exports have been reduced to 500-pound bales. Returns of cotton consumed and < f stocks held at mills and in inde? pendent warehouses and public stor? age places were collected through canvasses by agents and by mail. The stocks shown under the classification "elsewhere" were not secured through actual canvass but by deduction; this quantity being the difference between the total supply and the sum of the exports and that consumed during the period and held by manufacturers and warehousemen at the close of the period. Children are much more likely to contract the contagious diseases when they have colds*. Whooping cough, diptheria, scarlet fever and consump? tion are diseases that are often con? tracted when the child has a cold. That Is why all medical authorities say beware of colds. For the quick euro of colds you will find nothing better than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It can always be depended upon and is pleasant and eafe to take. For sale bv all dealers. The Civic League library is Indebted to Mrs. Prank Spann for a handsom set of Kipling's works. Many sufferers from rheumatism have been surprised .and delighted with the prompt relief afforded by ap? plying Chamberlain's Linimrc . Not one case of rheumatism in ten re qulrea any Internal treatment what? ever. This liniment is for sale by all dealers. Bicyclists, owing to the kindness of council, may continue to rid( or. the sidewalks for a little while longer without danger of being "pulled." Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has won its great reputation and exten? sive sale I y its remarkable cures of COUgha, ?olle and croup. It can be depended upon. Try it. Bold by all dealers. Wo will never forgive that Inves? tigation com mit ice if they do not make Tom Felder bring out that hook during th,. ?lull season.?Flor? ence Times. You Judge a matt not by what- ho promises to do. hut by what he has ? '?.no. That is the only true test. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy judg ed by this standard has no superior, people everywhere speak of it in the highest terms of praise. For sale by ?(ii dealers._ Finally I wish to again thank the Individual numbers of this Chamber for their ready response to every call, ITpon them depends the ulti? mate success of every undertaking. If each will always do his part, Sum? ter v. ill certainly mean Success. Solid team Work and a United PUll together will win. The Board of Directors and Officers have worked faithfully and cordially togethor to obtain the re? sults that h ive been secured. We en? ter on a new year with a more solid ?nid closely knit organization. Each man e in he expi cted to do his part, no| only in serving on the commit? tee to which he may he assigned, lud in devising and itiggestlng new ways for th,. up-budding of the city, county and State. In the im asure that h? may do this will he obtain results for hin community and returns for him? self. A greater Burnt, r for a greater State, a greater State for a greater South and a great* r South f,,r H greater nation. BUND TIGER CONVICTED. Elsie France Pound Guilty on s?*<*<?mi Trial?Given Sentence of $100 or M Days. Tin- caee of the ? ity against Eisio Fr?ser for unlawful sale of whiskey was taken up in the recorder's court Monday afternoon f<>r the second time, the first trial having resulted in a mistrial, with Mr. 1 >. D, afotOS repr< sentlng the defendant and Mr. J. Ii. ciifton the city. The case was one of those worked up by the negro detectives hired by i the city. Elsie claimed that she had never seen the detective, while the detective told of having visited her and how he bought the whiskey. Mr. McKagen testified to having sent th ? detective to the house and having ' seen him knock at the door. Wit? nesses were put up by the defense to show that Glanton, the detective, had told other parties that he would "turn them up" if they did not pay him $2.00. The jury after tho hearing of the evidence returned a verdict of guilty and the recorder imposed a sentence of $100 or 30 days on the Fr?ser wo? man. It VA i ISTH ATIOX LITIGATION. Newberry Clerk May Await Order of court Before Surrendering Hooks of Registration, Columbia, March 2">.?In view of the fact that there is a contest over the books of registration, I suggest that you retain them until you are or? dered by the court as to which board you shall deliver them." This state? ment w~as made by Attorney General ( Lyon in a letter to the clerk of court j Of Newberry, in answer to a letter requesting an opinion as to the con- 1 test going between the old regtetra* \ tion hoard and the hoard named by the governor. "I do not set? that it is incumbent on you to determine who is lawfully entitled," says the attorn- y general, "to the possession, and I suggest that it would be well to await instructions from the court. It is expected that attorneys for the new board will bring mandamus pro? ceedings against the old board. In this event the controversy would be settled in the courts. The members of the old board contend that the new board is illegal because the nu mbers were not named upon the recom? mendation of the senate. COTTON FIRE AT ORANGEBURG. Four Hundred Bales in Cart Ware? house Destroyed. Orangeburg, afarch -". The cotton warehouae of Mr. John Cart, In which wer?' stored about 400 bales of eotton, was destroyed by fire, which occur? red about 12.30 o'clock this after? noon. The building is a complete 1? ss. but the probability is that B portion of the cotton wl 1 be saved. Insurance carried on the cotton is $20,000 and $2.500 on the building. The origin of the ftre is not known. it Win Get There. Tlmmonsville Enterprlae. Woodrow just wood row Wood row's own political row boat: and the row boat Woodrow would row would row Woodrow Into the White House. In spite of the Intereta that would like to row Woodrow's row boat. April 16th Is now the day set as the limit for time for the installation of sub-surface drains from buildings tO the Streets. You can say goodbye to constipa? tion with a clear conscience if you use Chamberlain's Tablets. Many have hi en permanently cured by their use. For sale by all dealers. POSITIVE PROOF. should Convince the Greatest Skeptic in Sumter. Because It's the evidence of a sum? ter citizen. Testimony easily investigated. The strongest endorsement of m< r It. The best proof. Dead it: C. H. James, S0t Council Street, Sumter. S. C., says: "1 had kidney 1 trouble and the kidney secretions caused ?ne much annoyance by pass? ing too frequently. Backaches and sharp pains across my loins kept me In misery and i could not rest well. In the morning when I got up. my back was so lame ami sole that 1 I could hardly straighten and If I arose quickly after sitting. sharp i twinges darted through me. A friend told me abou* Doan's Kidney Pills and deciding t" given them a iri.il 1 (;oi a box nt i 'hin i's l >rug Store. Their use as directed entirely re? moved my trouble and since then my 'kidneys have I." normal. I con I si*I v Doan's Kldnej Pills a most ex eeiieat medi< ine for the hack and kidneys" (Statement given March IT. 1908.) \ UtMtlng l iVcit. When Mr. Jnmes was Interviewed t,n January 9, 1911, he said "I will ingly confirm m> former indorse? ment of Doan's Kidney Pills, for they made a permanent cure in my . ,,se. Von at e welcome to continue the publication of my statement." For sab- by all dealers. Price 50 eeitts. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, nvw York, sob- agents for the United States. Fie member the name?Doan's and take no other. No. - 1 BLEASE WRITES II RHAME. asks ion EXPLANATION OF LEXINGTON HANK M l \ik. Governor Btoaen Calls Upon Bank Binnntner Rhame f?r r.xpiana?on, Intimating thai his Resignation May bo in Order, in OMM the Mat? ter Is not Cleared I p. -?? !'.;?? as the Reports in t * ?nee 11< (i Columbln, Marth IS.?"I consider your failure in this matte? derelic? tion < f duty and unit <s you cm give a ?atlefacton' explanation I would ad? vise that you tender your resignation at once," wrote Qovetrnor Blenna to State B .nk Examim-r It. J. Uhame, th?s afternoon in ref-renee to the re? port'd failure of the t ank examiner to notify him of the rendition of the Lexington Savings Rank, now in the hands of a receiver. The letter of the Governor's to Mr. Rhame is as fol? lows: "March 26. 1912?Mr. R. J. Rhame, State Examiner. Columbia, S. C.? Dear Sir: I notice from report! filed February 5, 1912. March 3, 1911, and April 15, 1910, that the Lexington Sr.vir.fcS Rank has been in very se liotll trouble for some months. I aleo notice Mr. Wilson, your prede ceaat r, in 1910, says in one of his re? ports 'Full report submitted to Gov? ernor for review and advice. Sched? ules R. and C. scare me.' "Will you please be so kind as ad vis 1 me why you did not call my at? tention to the condition of this bank, particularly when you and your as? sistants knew that the superintendent of the State Penitentiary had many thousands of dollars deposited therein, and also that the county treasurer of Lexington County had many tt as ands of dollars of the county's mon? ey deposited therein. If you had called my attention tt, this matter as Mr. Wilson did Governor Aueet'l at? tention. I would have immediately, upon the filing of your report on Feb? ruary I, 1911, ordered that proper proceedings bo instituted to protect the interests of the county and State. I consider your failure in this matter dereliction of duty, and unices you can give a satisfactory . xplanation I would advise that you at once tender your reglsnation as State bank ex? aminer, and save any further un? pleasantness. We do not want in this State carelessness or negligence in office; ignorance is no excuse. I would also be giad if you would ad? vise me why you did not act in ac? cordance with Section 2.351, new Code of Laws of South Carolina, when you found the condition of the Lexing? ton Savings Bank, one year ago. Very respectfully, Cole [* Blea*e, Governor." ?? ?.?i in ? 1 1. m^mmmm Accidents Will Happen And when they do?they hurt. HI NTS LIGHTNING OIL i* the one lustsnlaneous relief and cure for all wounds, bruise*, sores, outs. sprUlnu ami abrasions of the skin. It form- an artificial skin covering, excludes the air instant? ly, stops pain at OSEDB. There are many oil*, but none like HI NT'S The action i* different, and the effect as well. . . HUNT'S . ? ?\ I I LIGHTNING UIL Always have it in the hOUaT, lake it with you when you travel? you never can tell when HI NT'S LIGHTNING OIL may be most needed, tacts ami Mehl bottles. For Sale by Sibort's Drug Store. A. R. Richards Medicine Co. Shermau. Texas. I Many a Man Is a critic because he likes to be contrary. You can go contrary to the wishes <>t y 0 u r friends fit ?1 neighbor* .!!ul sonu tunes get the best o! h m; but go contrary i ? ' in* dictat? s of nature . 1 il you al? ii ays get 1 f< ? 1 1 vt of it. I if Nature Says Spectacles, \\ In , Spectacles it must be. Nature won't ac? cept 1 11 s I Sped ac les though; they must be right Spectacles. We can give the kind rtatuie demands, and our prices are i ight, too. Graduate optician m charge. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler nnd optician.