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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES. Secretary Reunion Discusses Market In? Farm Produce and Cooperativ Association. I The necessity for organized busi ness methods and a cooperative mar keting association to dispose o Irish potatoes, corn, peas, beans, and other produce was so clearly empha? sised in Sumter yesterday that thf managing secretary of the Chamber o: Commerce felt it: worth while handing out for publication. While some? what "voluminous" as they say o necessarily long articles, yet it i? worth while reading by those who arc Interested In cror diversification am* marketing?farmers particularly. A Sumter county farmer phoned the president of the amber o \y Commerce that he had fifty bushels o Irish potatoes to sell and wanted t? know what he could get for them on the Sumter market. Tho presiden called up the secretary and that offl cial after phoning wholesale and re? tail establishments found that thf Sumter market was "glutted" as a! of them said, with Irish potatoes be Ing offered at SO cents per peck o: '..wo dollars a bushel, and more beim , v offered daily. The farmer who phon? ed the Chamber said he would take not lees than seventy-five cents per peck and would let the potatoes ro' before selling for less. ' The secretary phoned the farmer advising that the Chamber was trying to get the South Carolina Produce As sociation to handle the fifty bushels but the farmer said he had no bat reis and didn't know where to ge* any just then, even if he was offered anything by the Produce Association S This farmer also said that unless th business men of Souti. Carolina, and that included the Sumter ousines* men also, made some arrangement for disposing of surplus produce o the farms that the farmers wouh probably become discouraged and g back to planting practically all cot ton and importing corn, bacon, vege tables, potatoes, and other food an feed stuffs simply because there is n< market or practically no market foi surplus produce of many kinds. "Now, right here," said the secre? tary, "is where the understands ought to fit in. but where the misun? derstanding puts business on the blinl about this diversification and market lng of surplus products. To begin with in the natural pre cess of producing and marketing al commercial commodities there mus be some business at both ends of th IlneT'Wltll the producer who produce and offers for sale, as well as wiU the middle man or business man wh buys and resells produce. To begin with the produce, sell in; to dealers in bulk, meaning the farm er, must make up his mind to sell at producer's prices and not at reta! prices, because if a wholesale house o a retailer has to pay a farmer fo produce as much or more than it ca* he resold for by the middlemen ther is no business in buying from a hon farmer under such terms when th middlemen can have produce shipper . in here and pay freight on same an resell at a living profit. Every producer must sell at ma' kct prices according to standard mar ket quotations and not according t what every farmer thinks he ought t get for his produce. They sell thei cotton according to prices fixed I Liverpool and New Y/ork and all 8( l for practically the same price, ? cot ding to grade. Not at what th cotton producer thinks it worth eit er, as a rule. Than again the farmers should sys temaftcaHy organize en assoclatio with a selling agent in Sumter, if th farmers are going to produce surplu for market in bulk. One or tw crates of peas and a bushel or two o potatoes offered on Sumter market d not Interest a produce dealer in Char? leston. Baltimore or New York. Tli volume of business or rather th amount of produce offered on a ce tain day fixes the prices and guaran tecs a demand for same, among deal ers. Is ft reasonable to expect a numb of Sumter business men to form stock company of thousands of dc lars {bid employ a professional age to buy produce for reselling at price above what the market quotaflo are? Con a bunch of business no afford to capitalize a company, bui or rent a warehouse and employ UM to buy and resell.produce without at reasonable guarantee that there w j be sufficient produce offered at stam ard market prices to do enough bus ness to even pay expenses. Can these business men handle tl produce, with profit?if the produce ? not put up In merchantable shape, ! boxes, barrels, crates, or sacks ni graded according to standard marl, requirements? That Is where organization com? in among the farmers The ::re (< ucated about putting up their ;tuff merchantable shape. Tin y are ' li by cooperation and business-like ma agement how to avoid "gb Ring" tl market. A cooperative market inn location, wit* a selling wKcnt Oxcs ?taadard price for any local mnrket on all produce offered on that market. It shows farmers how to prepare to market their surplus stuff. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce has never guaranteed that, the people of S'imter city would buy and eat all of the food stuffs produced in Sumter county. That would be a foolish guarantee because Sumter city people are "living at home" largely by pro? ducing pretty near enough vegetables to supply their own needs, and if a Sumter family has more vegetables, eggs, chickens, milk or butter than this family can dispose of by eating or drinking the surplus, this Sumter family sells the surplus for anything Jit will bring, feeling that by produc? ing sufficient to feed the family it has saved a lot of money, and that surplu. produce sold at any old price is like rinding money in a horse shoe track. The Chamber of Commerce has re? quested Dr. W. W. L?ong, of Clemson College, to visit Sumter and talk with the farmers and fiumter business men about how to form a cooperative mar? keting association like the one started in Orangeburg county where they produce sufficient surplus produce to warrant a cooperative marketing as? sociation, both for livestock and for srain and vegetables. k Dr. Long writes that he will fix ;t date in a few days and do the best he can for Sumter county farmers. The farmers will take no steps towards or? ganizing themselves. /They put it all I up to the business men and then re? fuse to cooperate with the business mer. or organize themselves, and doubtless when Dr. Long comes to Sumter to talk to the farmers and business men, he wifl find that there I ire not more than a couple of dozen farmers present to hsten to him, and his audience will be composed largely of city of Sumter "agriculturists"? bank presidents, lawyers, ioctors merchants, real estate men a id other ! Sumter men who farm as a side line. Cooperation at both ends of the line is necessary to cooperate. If there is produce of any kind for sale' anywhere in the world, whether I hogs, beef cattle, corn, wheat, po? tatoes, peas, or anything else, in suf? ficient quantities to make it profitabl' for produce dealers to send represen? tatives to buy the farm products, th* markets will be furnished and there will be buyers too. But business-like marketing and putting up stuff In merchantable shape must be prac ticed by farmers. And selling at retail prices or above, direct from the farm to the retail dealer or produce dcale. i m other places does not interest the middle men who wish to buy for re? selling produce of any kind. And there should be considerable farmer's cash in any marketing estab? lishment, whether for livestock, grain or produce ,4,ust to create interest among the producers in the success and management of the. marketing fa? cilities. Why does the t'nion Brokerage Co of Sumter continue to exist and pros? per while doing business exclusivel imong farmers? Simply because this company is owned by farmers who are interested in patronizing a farmer') cooperative organization to keep dowi 'he prices of the things farmers have to buy. Cooperation and business management keep this enterprise ffo Ing. The same proportional ownership o the capital stock of a selling associa ion in which what farmers have t> sell, will bring about an equitable ad ustnient of selling prices, and a more usinos-likc method of marketing arm products. The farmer who produces things t > sell is naturally more interested in vhat the market prices are than u umter merchant or banker who do s tot sell farm produce. The banker ind merchant are interested in what hey have to sell and while Indirectly ntercrsted in the farmer's prosperity vet it is unreasonable to expect bu i ness men in Sumter to get out and regulate prices of farm products whe i the farmers who produce the shim are not interested enough to organhs themselves or do anything to assist ii methodical marketing or price fixing. Efforts have been made by Sumte ? business men to organize the farmei s for selling direct to consumers on th ?urb market, and for selling in bul to middlemen for resale of produc i in excess of local demand. Will th farmers kindly say how muc h Inter* : they have taken in either effort? Th amount of products and where to g t them, svailabllty of volume of pn duets, marketing prices by standard market quotations are what make 'market that interests produce denlci and middlemen. Investing money In enterprises to accommodate yoi friend is a thing of the past In Burnt and is not fashionable anywhere els at this time. Par mem muni sho that, they have something to sell n deiiver the goods in sufficient VOliinn and merchantable shape if they wlsl buyers to come here to buy their sin phis products. This has never be< n accomplished successfully anywhere except by organisation and cooperatln between the producers nnd the bus* ness men. Almost every farmer ? pioached about Joining u market! if | association replies?I do not produce sufficiert surplus to pay nie to belong to such an association. ? FRUIT JUICES FOR JELLY. Agricultural Department Tells How to Keen Them Without Sugar. Washington, June 11.?Fruit juices ; for U8G later In jelly making can be sterilized and bottled without sugu ;? Jand made Into jellies at the house wiles convenience. This enables her I to do with fewer jelly glasses and to distribute her purchases of sugar for jelly making through the year. More? over, with the bottled juice she can make a greater variety of jellies, as juices which will not jell can be put up when the fruit is ripe and com? bined later with fruits that will jell, or iruits ripening at different seasons can dc combined. For example, the juices of Strawberries, cherries, or pineapple can be kept without sugar and later, when apples arc plentiful, can he made into combination jelly. From the unsugared sterilized juices of currants, apples, crabapples and grapes, kept from nine to eighteen months, the Bureau of Chemistry United States Departme:'. of Agricul? ture, recently made jellies of exceircnt texture, flavor and color. To put up unsugared fruit juices for jelly making, proceed exactly as If Jelly were to be made at the time. Cook the fruits until they are soft and strain out the juice through a flannel bag. Heat and pour while hot into bottles previously scalded. Fill the bottles full, leaving no air space be? tween juice and cork or seal. Place the filled sealed bottles on their sides In water near the boiling point, and keep them in the bath for about thirty minutes. Make sure that the corked or f.ealcd end is under the hot water. I As soon as the bottles are cool, cover I the cork with a parafin seal. Thorough i sterilization and sealing are absolute ! ly essential to success. To make jelly from the sterilized Juices, test its jelling quality, add the proper amount of sugar, and proceqd as in making jelly from freshly *x pr-.s. ed juice. . How to Double the Returns From Each Acre in Corn. During the past ten years the aver? age acre of corn in the South has yielded, on an average. 15 bushels. We propose here to show that it is possible this year to exactly double the returns from each acre in corn. To do this, three things must [be done. 1. Cultivate shallow and , often. Drouth at a critical period often is re? sponsible for hea' jr decreases in corn yields. Drouths of course are beyond o jr power to prevent, but cultivation of^he right kind may largely offset t icir evil effects. When we destroy grass and weeds by cultivation the moisture and plant food they would have taken of course go to the corn crop. I^et us, then, see to it that these robbers are never allowed t grow in our corn fields. Good culti vatlon also saves moisture for the con crop by preventing loss through evap? oration. Every farmer should aim to have a dust blanket or dust mulch maintained in every corn field. This Is step No. 1, and should, if generally practiced, raise the average yield n?> lc.is than five bushels per acre. 2. Top-dress with nitrate of sod a or sulphate of ammonia. v*e think there is no possible doubt that the greatest plant food need of corn, a< bast in the .South, is nitrogen. Ol '?oursc the best way to get this nilro gen is from the air through leguim crops, but right now we have many millions of acres that arc sorely in need of nitrogen, and there la n time to wait for the legumes. The corn ,erop needs it and needs it Im mediately. To supply this Immediate need, nitrate of soda or sulphate Ol immonla at the rate of 60, 80 or 10" pounds per acre should be used. This Is step No. 2 and should, on million of acres of our thin lands, raise tht corn yield another live bushels pi I acre. 3. Plant peas, beans or peanuts with all corn. Just as nowadays tin farmer who falls to get a second ero; alter his small grain is doing poo i work, so the farmer who Tails to grow a legume crop with his com is falling short of his opportunities for Increas Ing the feed and plant food SUppl [Taing any one of the three crops named will certainly result In an In? creased return from the land that will be worth at least live bushels of corn, and probably ten or fifteen. This is step No. 3. Are you going to do these things that will double the return from your land, or are you going to be content With the usual 16 bushels??The Pro git sslve Farmer. tiox. Manning Buys Hoods. Before leaving Columbia yesterday lor Pittsburg, Pa., to attend the National Conference on Charities and Corrections, Oov. Manning telegraph? ed the National Bank of Sumter t<? enter his subscription for $5,000 Lib? erty Loan Bonds. This makes his t<> tal subscription $6,000, having pre? viously subscribed lor |1,UUU, RED t'ltoss WORK. Commit tccu arc Making an Active Canvass of city tot Members anil Funds. President Wilson, who is also ex officlo president of the American Red Cross, has issued q proclamation der ignating the week beginning June is is Rod Cross week. During this time commltteee will canvass the countr; for new members and solicit subscrip? tions for the .organisation. There Is now on imperative need of f 100,000, 000 for our troops'who will leave shortly for France, and it is the de? sire of the Red Cross to raise this amount in the near future. For the collection of Sumter's share, of this fund, committees have been \ appointed which have been doing good ; work during the past we?k. When you are asked by a member of one of these committees for a donation, be is liberal as you feel that you can and any amount given will be gladly re? ceived. The Red Cross of Sumter will . stablish, within the next few days, headquarters at which any Information pertaining to the Red Cross work can be obtained. All members of the local organization are asked to re port to headquarters as soon as they ire established and be assigned their portion of the work for the cause. Each member that will report to Mr. R. L. Edmunds, at the Sumter Trust Company, within the next few days will be presented with a Red Cross badge and it is hoped that each mem? ber will get busy and obtain one of these badges immediately. The local organization wishes to thank the following committees which have been making a house to housA canvass for funds during the past week: No. 1.?Mesdames C. H. Barnum, J. C. Tucker, J. C Clack. Xo. 2.?Mesdames C. S. Klngsmore, Wray, Dwyer, Joe Guthrie, Walter Cheyne, J. C. McNeal, Willie Burns Xo. 1.?Mesdames W. L. Boyle, J. K. Bradford, Hinnant, Robt. Brown, A. S. Harby, L. I. Parrott, J. P. Hooth, Francis Moise, W. C. Boyle, K B. Boyle. Xo. 4.?Mesdames H. M. Stuckcy, A. M. Broughton. Ko.; 6.?Mrs. W. W. McKngcn, no re port. No. 6.?Mesdames Abc. Weinberg. Perry Moses, Lor is Williamson, Man? ning Brown, 'Horace Emerson. P. (t. Bowman, H. X'. Forrester, Henry McLaurin. Xo. U.?Mesdames H. C. Hayns worth.tl. C. Huger. NoJB.?Mesdames Ferd Lev!; Sid Hey StUbbs, .Archie China. John Clif? ton. Tracy McCollum, Ii. .J. Bland, Graham Moses. No. *?Miss Bilsen Hurst, lies dames Ed Hurst, \V. Bibcrt, Truesdals. No. 10?Mesdames If. L Scarbor? ough, Alive Lowry, Beaumont, s. C. Miker, Geo. ticardon, Blanche Cox, Geo. Hurst. No. 11 Mesdames Bugene Moses, M. I ? vi. LllliC Dorn, K. K. Wilder. T. B. White. No. i- -Misses Lucilo Phelps, AlineI Harby, Dorothy Phelps. Mahel Dow man, Bthel Green, Mesdames Edwin Doyle, Francis afolse, Misses Hen? rietta Boy kin, Bdmonla ?rrett, Mrs. Alfred Scarborough, Miss Mary Pitts. Mrs. Young Shackleford, Mrs. Rena ('handler, Misses Theo Gregg, Mildred Hurst, Azile Hurst. Marie Hurst, Heu? le h Wilson. Roberta Williamson, Adele Pitts. Marie Rothols. The committees report the following memberships secured: No. l - 13. No. 2?19. No. ::?11. No. 1?3. No. C?13. No. 7?35. No. 8?37. No. 9?24. No. 10?16. No. 11?72. No. 12?179. WAR BUDGET PASSED. - Senate Finally Agreed to House Com? promise. Washington, .lime 13.?After ac? cepting the house compromise for the acquisition of the Jamestown expo? sition site for a naval base the senate finally enacted the three billion, two hundred eighty-one million dollar war budget bill and sent it to the Whit< House. Early .Morning Fire. Tuesday about 3 o'clock a. m., when the whole city was asleep, the lire boys had an early call to a fire out on Manning avenue, across the railroad. Despite the early hour, the firemen were on their job and did good work in getting to the fire and putting out the conflagration. When the truck reached the scene, the building was almost half destroy? ed but a connection was >on made j and a couple of streams were playing on the blaze. The building, which was a store owned by Mrs. Ligon, but occupied by a negro, was too far gone to be saved but good work was done in saving, the adjoining building which caught several times. si MAYESVILLE 111 :i> CROSS. Auxiliary of Sumter County Chapter Organized Monday Afternoon. Mi mbers of the local Red Cross or inizntlon journod Monday after? noon by automobiles to Mayeavlllo, where an auxiliary to the Sumter chapter was organised. A mam meeting of the citizens of Mayegville was held In the high school auditorium, prealded over by Mr. Neill O'Donnell, president of the Sum tor chapter. Enthusiastic addreaeee were deliv ered by Meura. O'Donnell, A. C. I'helps. Dr. Walter Cheyne, Dr. s. C. Raker and Mrs. C. L. Stubbs of this city, and .Mr. J. P. Bland and Mrs. C. B. King of Mayesville. Instrumental sfnd vocal talent from Sumter supplied the music, patriotic airs and national hymns being ren dcred during the meeting. Mr. Wil? liam B. Daughtrey sang the French national air "The Marseillaise." After organising those present who desired to become members of the Mayesville Red Cross auxiliary, Mr. ]. V. Bland eras elected president, with Mrs. C. B. King as vice president and a committee of five members was ap? pointed to perfect the organization, when other oflicers will he elected and a house to house canvas made throughout the Mayesville district. The members of the new auxiliary seem to be alive to the necessity of lied Cross organizations on account of tln> anticipated war conditions of our country and many expressed a desire to take the course of lectures which will be delivered in this city. Tuesday morning rural policeman Hamilton I'oykin was called to Man? ning to identify a negro, held at that place, as the person who broke into Mr. Charles <Jailbird's store in Dal zell a few nights ago. The day after the burglary occured, bloodhounds were brought from Columbia, but were unable to follow the trail, is the burglar also stole a mule and made his escape on it. Since that time, however, a negro suspect has been captured In Manning and it is thought by the authorities that this negro is the one wanted for the rob? bery at Dalsell. Monday while on the look-out near Hagood, Mr. Boykin, w ho is always on the Job, had the good fortune to cap? ture a negro who is wanted in Rich? lind county. This negro will be sent back to Columbia as soon as the prop? er papers and an escort arrive to car? ry hirr. back. ^Solenne in Quest' Ora" from La Forza Del Dcstino by Mr. Karl J?rn and Mr. Authur Middleton of the Metropolitan Opera Company. New York City Messrs. J?rn and Middleton have given a wonderful performance of this surpsrb duet, which, as every? one knows, is one of Verdi's masterpieces. Their p rfuimance is literally Re-Created by <The NEW EDISON "The Phonograph with a Soul" That their voices cannot bo told from the Near Edison's Re-Creatlon of them in this wonderful duet has been proved by direel comparison. Messrs. .lorn and Middleton stood l>csfde the New Edison and sung this beautiful duet. Suddenly, vrithoul warning, they quit singing, ami the New Edison took up the duet alone. So perfectly are their voices KeCteated thai il v.us necessary to look at their lips to tell when Messrs. .lo.n and Middleton had ceased to sing-. We want you to hear the New Edison's Rc-Creation of J?rn and Middleton in t his wonderful duet. We also want you to hear the Re-Creation of other ^ rest voices; for example, Matxenauer, Rappold, Case, Destinn, Zenttello, l'rlus, ?Boritz and Pontana. Let us giro you an hour of Re-('rested music. YouwUI.not be embarrassed by solicitations to buy. Bring your friends. We waul every music lovei to hear the New Edison. NOTICEt-^-Picase don't ask uh i> sell you Edison quality of Edison Re-Creation*. Furthermore, in Hc-'. rcatioos if you intend toaltcmpl to play them jury to the records is likely to result if you attemit on any other instrument than Iii i Nca Edison. No to play them on an ordinary phonograph or talking other instrument can bring oui the true musical machine, J. E. KING 6 COMPANY 39 SOUTH MAIN STREET SUMTER, S. C.