The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 05, 1914, Image 4
?|jc flOlatcbmaii anD Southron.
Published Wednesday ami Saturday.
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The Sumttr Watchman was fouud
?d la 1850 and the Trus Southron lu
lift. The Watchman and Southron
aow has tha combined circulation and
influence of both of the old papers,
tud Is manifestly the best advertising
medium In Bumter.
GOODS IX TIIAXSIT XOT Al'PECT
KD.
Shipment* Kent Through Ilollund
Can be Sent on to Their Destina?
tion.
Washington. Dec. 2.?Embargo reg?
ulations Imposed on certain articles
by the Dutch government since tin
outbreak of the war do not apply to
ahlpmenta received at Dutch i orts In
tranalt to Oermnny or olsewrero be
yond the border. A cablegram to
this effect was received todr./ by
Secretary Iledneld from E. W. |
Thompaon. commercial attache at the
CnPed States embassy In Berlin, who'
la at Tho Hague, en route to h'i post
The message says in part: "Transit
Is permitted for all shipments with?
out exception that arrive in Holland
destined for Germany gf elsewhere.
There are certain formalities which
misjht be observed, namely, mer-'
chants or agents must declare such
shipments to be in transit either be?
fore or after the arrival of ship enr
Ko?*a at Dutch ports and secure a
transit permit from custom authori?
ties at the port of entry. In cases
of snlprntnts where declarations for
transit art mad** after arrival of car?
go, 't must bo proved that the goods
were destined for foreign countries
before tho arrival of ahlpmenta."
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Thousands of people, nmong them
hundreds of farmers have awakened
to a nappy realisation of the fact as
many express themselves 'that we arc
worse scared than hurt by the Eu?
ropean war."
UV1TTKRI2I IX CAPITAL.
PmiMonul President Establishes
Himself in Xntional Palace.
Juarez, I>ec. 3.?Genera Guillen/,
who was eleeted provisional president
by the Aguas Callentes Convention?
has entered Mexic > City and establish?
ed Messel! in the National Peines? The
capital is quiet, being policed by sol?
diery of the Convention army. Gen.
Villa's soldiers Oapturod Pachuca find
Ceo. Carran/.a narrowly SSCSpod Cap
ture. lie lied leSVlni his sword and
valuable papers behind.
Xcws and Views of MsgSll.
Cisgah, Nov. 10,?Cotton is gather?
ed. A large amount of oats and wheat
ate being planted, so if tho seasons
art; goo,i. the farmers will be well to
do in that line next year. Most of
them have corn to do them and a good
many hogs will be killed. Cotton at
present prices will not pay all the
debts and a big per cent will have to
wait. I stated in the early fell that
the cotton planter would get no help
from the State or national govern?
ment and he won't. The only price
he will got for his cotton is what tho
local market affords. Warehousing it
is putting it on the market and won't
increase the price a bit. The only
wise way is to pull for yourself and
do the best you can. Acreage will bo
reduced from necessity without any
law on tho subject. If a PA 10 don't
i
learn from experience now he never
wi 1.
The colored people in a large meas
urij have sold, as usual, everything
they could so they will be In a bad
plight next year. They are looking
for things to go on as usual and they
will not realize a change until they
rub against it. Planters here say they
are not going to waive their rent for
them to get advances on. All the cot?
ton seed*in tho country is about sold,
from necessity. That was the only
thing the farmers had to live on and
pay for cotton l Icking and they cer?
tainly have done v eil so far in meet?
ing expenses. Very little guano will
be used next year, so we can count on
a year of tho strictest economy all
nloog the line and wise to do so in all
things.
The Sunder merchants. of every
kind, are as well prepared as they
have o\er been, and this means that
tho customers of these wide-awake
business establishments will have the
largest and most varied assortment of
holiday goods to select from in the
Eastern Carolina counties.
F?ll AN Olli I.Ii TOBACCO WAKi'.
IIOC8&
Mr. Pepper Bays Bumter Con bo Made
Ums ISIggcsl Tobneeo Market in
Sou?i Carolins?Toltocco .seed 'to
De Distributed Woo to Farmer*.
The Bumter Chamber of Commerce
will bo itt a Position within the next
w eck through tiie kindness of Messrs.
Popper and Marion, the lessees of the
Farmers' Tobacco Wnrehou.se Com?
pany warehouse of Sumte r, to die
tribute a large quantity of the best
grades of tobacco seed, free to the
farmers of Bumter county, and tho.se
farmers in adjoining counties who are
customer., of the Bumter tobacco
warehouse.
Secretary Reardon received a let?
ter from Mr. T. it. Pepper today say?
ing that be had ordered a shipment of
tobacco seed sent W the Sumtcr
Chamber of Commerce for free dis?
tribution and requested the secretary
to distribute the seed.
When the seed arrives due notice
will be given through the newspapers.
President J. z. Hearon, of the Bumter
Retail Dealers' Association will keep
a qunantity of these seed for free
distribution at Hcaron's Pharmacy
and the Chamber of Commerce will
distribute some of the seed to those
who call there for them.
In his letter to the commercial sec?
retary Mr. Pepper asked if there
were any Steps being taken to build
another tobacco warehouse in Sumter
for the 19? G tobaOCO season. Al?
though the losses of the present
warehouse, Mr. Pepper said that he
thought that Sumter should have two
warehouses. He suggested the erec?
tion of another tobacco warehouse
of smaller dimensions than the pres?
ent orte, with two pack houses addi?
tional. Mr. Pepper Said that if Sum?
ter had another tobacco warehouse
that Sumter will soon he the leading
tobacco market of South Carolina.
That Sumter offers exceptional facili?
ties by virtue of its geographical po?
sition, its central accessibility, and
its unexcelled railway facilities, and
that if the business men of Sumter
Will cooperate with him, and the to?
bacco planters of Sumter and adjoin?
ing counties by systematic organiza?
tion through the Chamber of Com?
merce that the tohacco business of
Sumter can he made a tremendous
proposition in the near future.
"It is a well known fact," said Sec?
retary Reardon today, "that Messrs.
Pepper and Marion managed the Sum?
ter warehouse in such a business-like
and accommodating way this past
Summer that they made thousands of
friends for themselves ami the Slim?
ier tobacco market.
They believe, however, that more
tobacco is brought to a market where,
there are two tobacco warehouses.
There will be a tremendous acreage of
tobacco planted in the tobacco grow?
ing sections tributary to the Sumter
tobacco warehouse and the trade in?
terests of Sumter during 1915. Di?
versify ation sit held products caused
by the enforced reduction of cotton
production will result in a large sur?
plus of grain auch as corn, oats, and
possibly a surplus of wheat.
Warehouse facilities for tobacco
and grain will be needed in Sumter
next year to successfully market the
1915 crops in Sumter. Corn shucking,
shelling, cleaning, and sacking ma?
chinery, Hour mills, feed stuff and
meal mills will be very necessary in
order to enable the farmers to market
their crops in merchantable shape for
either local demand or for ship?
ping.
There lias been some talk of out?
side parties building another tobacco
warehouse. But it is much better for
local capital to put up, as Mr. Pepper
suggests, a small warehouse with two
packing houses, cheaply constructed
land to cost only about three thousand
dollars.
If the cotton is removed in any
great quantities by next spring we
might utilize one of the Sumter Cot* rt
Warehouse Company's extra ware?
houses recently built by removing it to
a site near the present warehouse and
putting up galvanized iron sides, and
a good floor. This will give us a
', substantial but cheap tobacco ware?
house and will bring the competition
that the farmers want so much, a'
though the highest market prices
i paid for tobacco in South Carolina
.were paid at the Sumter warehouse
I this past summer."
PRAISE FOR SOLDIERS.
I Marines and Troops Clot High Com?
mendation.
Washington, Dec. 2.?President Wil?
son wrote to Secretary Garrison to?
day paying tribute to the "efficiency,
'courage and discretion" of Gen. Funs
ton and his forces during the Ameri?
can occupation of Vera Cruz.
Secretary Daniels of the navy de?
partment addressed a letter to tin
j commandant of the marine corps.
iMaj. Gen. George Barnett, in recogni?
tion of the conduct of the marines
i who served under Gen. Funston.
S**mter money spent In Sumter
! means Sumter jobs for Sumter men
, and Sumter women.
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ROOFING-ROOFING-ROOFING
$3.00 PER SQUARE ?
First-class Galvanised Corrugated and V-Crimped Roofing in 6, 7, 8 and
10 foot lengths.
sticks 10 Cent? per square extra. Only required with V-Crimped Roofing.
COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY, 823 Gervais St., Colombia, S. C.
Lumber, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL KINDS.
Booth-Shuier Lumber & Supply Co.
Successors to Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. and Central Lumber Co.
Geo. Epperson's Old Ste^nd Opp. Court House
THIS BANK
Is a Member of the Federal Reserve Banking
System of the United States.
THE ftonndoOSS and ability of the bank and the CHARACTER OF
THE MEN behind that bank are investigated before the United
States Government will allow a hank to become a member of
the Federal Reserve System. Once a member of the Federal Reserve
System a bank is one of the VAST ARMY of responsible banks which
STAND TOGETHER for each other's protection; and the U. S. Gov?
ernment at Washington, ?. C, through its representatives on each
Federal Reserve I lank Board supervises and assists all member banks
Your money is absolutely safe in our bank and YOU CAN (JET IT
WHEN YOU WANT IT.
The First National Bank
OF SUMTER.
Ca )ital, Surplus and Profits Nearly - - $230,000.00
The Bank of South Carolina
SUCCESSOR. TO
THE FARMERS* BANK ?. TR.UST CO.
CAPITAL - - - $200,000.00
SURPLUS - - - $150,000.00
Interest at 4 per cent compounded quarterly in Sav?
ings Dept. 5 per cent on time certificates of deposit.
WE SOLICIT YOUR ACCOUNT
GOING OUT
of
business
fixtures
for sale
8
LING OUT
The Bankrupt Store
South Main Street
Near Sumiter Hotel
Sumter, S. C.
retiring
The
Bankrupt Store
storefor"
rent
Sale Opens Saturday, December 5th, %ks Entire Stock 6 Fixtures are Sold
Positively Going Out of Business.
Entire stock of about $ 20,000.00 worth of high grade merchandise, in
shoes. Clothing, DryGoods, Hats, Ladies & Gent's Furnishings, ready to-wear
goods of every description, notions and sundry dependable goods, will be sacri?
ficed regardless of what it brings. I his is the last chance the people of Sumter
and surrounding Country will have the opportunity to purch ise all their needs
at less than it cost to manufacture the materials alone It is quitting price that
will prevail. We are going out of business and MUST SELL ALL.
Down And Out.
This is not a stimulating or advertising sale in order to get more busi
business, but simply a SELLING OUT SALE?to get out of business, so that
we can sell enough to pay our debts and quit. It is with great reluctancy
that we announce the retirement of the Bankrupt Store, and have to part with
the numerous friends this store has made, but we must submit to the inevitable
Here is where we loose and you gain it all.
This is the Reason.
The reason for retiring the Bankrupt Store, is that we have figured too
low a margin of profit to get along against the high cost of living, thinking
that we could overcome the temporary strengency in the financial world, and
meet the coming prosperity in fair shape, but we have too much cotton on
hand which we do not care to place on the market at the present prices, hence
we rather retire than flood the market with cheap cotton.
Sale Opens Saturday, Dec. 5th.
The reason we have set a date for this sale to start is that we may ar
range the goods, and secure enough clerks to handle the great crowds tha
will rush to our store, and in order that we may place all our goods so that i
can be handled easily.
Entire stock, fixtures and personal property will be on sale at this sale
Show casts, tables, chairs, register, fire proof safe, stoves, store supplies, one
mare, one colt, one Ohio automobile and everything belonging to this business.
ell s*s the
All offers
\ 1 T ^.Vl 1 A ?^^^.u Bids for entire stock and fixtures as a going business, at any time orior and during (Ins sale. Store and fixtures as w
l\ r* I I r\( rpnf stock is ready for inspection at all times. We will accept bids for all out-standing accounts, secured and unsecured.
will be considered confident al if so desired by the bidder.
As this is the last sale of the Bankrupt Store, we wish to see all our friends and i/atrons at this sale so that we may personally be able to thank all for their friend
ship and patronage, and extend to thtmi th-j courtesies which is due them, and wish them personally the enjoyments of the coming prosperity.
W This Sale Opens Saturday, December 5th, ^H^TS^Siifc Store is Rented
THE BANK
NEAR SUMTER HOTEL
SOUTH MAIN STREET
TER? ?? Co