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Sumter , 5. C.. “ The Little City of
Big Doings 9 9 and Success of the
City Manager Plan
tumUr, 8. C. —One of tlm moit pro
pr«*»u** rltii-s In South Carolina, If
not th«* moat progn>«»lvr I* Bumt«*r.
It calla Iturlf "thr llttl« city oT big
doing*,” 104 Judging liy what has
been done hern in the l*»t few years,
the title Is .ary wnll applied
For one thing. Huraler haa eatah
tab!lehed a for a of city government
which la being cloacly watched by
practically every city In the country,
a form which l* yoi in Ita experiment
al stages, but the aucceaa of which la
alwaya oaaured. and which will cer
tainly oe copied aooner or later either
wholi- or In a modified form by the
mojority of cities which dealre a prac
tical administration .
It la called the "City Mnnager"
plan and provide# for a mayor amt
two commlaalonera, who ri.n\.-
nominal aalarlee and who are required
to apend only a limited time In ser
vice of the city, thus leaving them at
Inaaure to follow their private ca
reerg
City Manager.
Since the adoption of thla |fl»n It
haa been aeverely tried In many ways,
but baa been on the whole a splendid
success, and has a number of excel
lent feature* which place It In ad
vance of ordinary forma of city gov
ernment
It makes It imeslble to have a per
manent professional expert adminis
tration
It abolishes the one man power In
the tnayor-and-counrll plan, since thla
executive Is under continuous con
trol.
It abandons the unscientific plan
of attempting to select executive ex
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Because O-Cedar cleans as it polishes.
Because it is easily washed and renewed.
Because it collects all the dust from
everywhere and holds it.
Because it is unconditionally guaran
teed.
Because of the satisfaction the O-Ccdar
Polish Mop is giving 1,000,000
enthusiastic users. Ask your neigh
bor.
Because it is substantially made and
padded to prevent the marring
of furniture. The finished, polished
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at our risk. If not absolutely satis
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port* by popular election for short
term*.
By electing one commissioner every
two yesra It avoids changing the
whole commission at one time, and In
this way Insures a greater degree ot
permanency to the plana of the com
mission.
Probably the most readily appre
ciated feature cf thla plan la Ita In
creased economy. A striking proof
of this U the fact'that SI,BOO will be
expended for paving In the near fu
ture, without the Issue of (Kinds, the
monerv coming solely from the ordi
nary revenue of the city.
Chamber of Commerce*
Among the things Huinter has man
aged u> organise, and what la fonald
erably more difficult, to keep in
active existence, an enterprising
Chamber of Commerce.
The officers are D. U Molae, presi
dent ; R. B. Itelaer and J. W. Mr-
Klever, vice pr<<ahlenta and .1.
Hear on, treasurer. The secretary,
Mr. E j. Bourdon, Is a man whose fit
ness for the position has enable 1 him
to inaugurate during the past arx
months several important movements
for Sumter and Sumter Count v The
elty and eounty have been advertised
through out the Cnlied States. Can
uda and British Columbia, Nova Beo
tia and Europe by thla organization
I'ndouhtedly the moat Important
move for this section has been the
revival of the tobacco Industry, which
was abandoned about flftoen years
ago
This eounty la splendidly adapted
to raising of a high grade of tobacco,
and through the efforta of the chant-
er of commerce something over thre*
thouaand seres have been planted. It
la estimated that the net Income from
this product will amount to nearly
$850,000 annually. In order to accom
modate thla crop a large warehouse
I* now under course of const ruction.
Horae Show.
The chamber of commerce, with tna
assistance of the hanks, huslneaa meu
and other contributors has also rais
ed about 11,800, which are to be
awarded as prizes for agricultural ex
hibits, canning clubs, bo>*’ and glrla'
tomato and corn clubs, etc.
Thla commercial organization has
alao organized tha Hu on ter Horae
Hhow Association and financed It for
SB,OOO. This la the first Horse Hhow
which Homier had had, and will take
place on the 7th, Bth and 9th of this
month 11.500 In cash prizes, besides
valuable silver cups will lie award
ed.
Building Activity.
Within the pant twelve uyintha,
more than 11,000,008 has been spent
Orangeburg Progressive Town. Good
Houses in Demand. Many Buildings
Going Up. New Water and Light Plant.
Government Fish Hatchery. Edisto
River To Be Made Navigable
Orangeburg, 8. C.—Ornngehurg I*
growing. In fact the growth iHtely
haa been so pronounced, and the In
crease of population ao rapid that up
until a few weeks ago the demand
for houses to rent has been far gross
er that the supply, there being prac
tically no dwellings unoccupied a-d
for rent within the limits of the city.
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here tn additional railway traffic fa
cilities, new businusa establishments,
office and hanking houaes, ware
houses. residences, etc An Ice cream
factory has Just been located
A movement Is on foot for another
Important railroad, which will make
let, railway lines for Sumter. A mag
neto factory capitalized at half a mil
lion dollars has- been organized and
la now doing a splendid business.
School Children Meet.
On the 18th of this month Sumter
will have a field day for the benefit
of all the rural schools In the county.
On thla occasion there will be a num
ber of Interesting events, such as de
bates, spelling contests, exhibit* of
school work, athletic events between
the schools, etc. The most Interest
ing feature will be » parade by all
the rural school children, accompa
nied by their teachers, and the trus
tci-s of the various schools. Prei a
rntl ns are under way to make this
event an enjoyable one for the chil
dren and their parents,
During the past several weeks,
however, a number of building her
mits have been granted and cottages
for rent are being erected in many
parts of the city.
Motion Picture Theater.
In addition to this Mr. K M. Sco
vllle has beaus work on a very large
and handsome building In the busi
ness district which wilt be used aa a
thoroughly up-to-date rooming house.
The ground floor will be occupied by
u restaurant.
The adjoining building, which haa
been occupied ny Mr. Hcovlllo for a
number of yeara has been leased to
a motion picture company. It la now
to be converted Into a theater which,
when finished, will be modern la
every respect.
Baptist Church Remodeled.
The Baptist denomination here haa
just awarded a contract for the re
modeling and enlarging Of their
church. A large unnex will be erect
ed fbr the use of the Sunday school,
and the church will he made Into a
very heautltul and modern structure
The amount to he expended will be
between 115,000 and $20,000.
The $15,000 Sunday school room
now In course of construction by the
Methodist Shurch Is expected to be
completed wlthirf the next two
months.
New Water Works.
The light and water plant, which Is
located In the heart of the city has
outgrown Its quarters In the last few
years, owing to the rapid growth of
the city, and a project has been under
way for gome time to move It out of
town, where It will not be so cramped,
A suitable location near the Edisto
River was selected some time ago. but
owing to numerous delnys, nothing
has been done so far However, as
the bonds for this purpose are now
being sold, it Is expected that work
will be commenced before long. The
new plant is expected to cost tn
neighborhood of SGO,OOO.
Government Fish Hatchery.
The government fish hatchery lo
cated here Is being fast put Into
shape. A large force of hands is en
gaged In getting the ponds ready for
work early In tne summer. The resi
dence Tor the superintendent is about
completed. The hatchery is located
on the Edisto River at the site for
merly known as Duke's Fishery. Tne
original appropriation for this station
was $25,000 and an eTfort is now be
ing made for an additional amount.
An appropration has also been ob
tained for the omount of $35,000 which
will be used in cleaning the Edisto
of snags and other obstructions from
Orasgeburg to the sea. The Edisto
forms a national waterway, which, If
developed, would be of immense ad
vantage to this section of the state.
By cutting a short canal to the Ash
ley River, boats could have an ex
cellent Inland route directly to Char
leston, and there Is small doubt that
this will eventually be done.
New Railway.
The Orangeburg & Northern Rail
way, which has now been in operation
some months, has amply fulflHed all
predictions made for Its success
While the line is only seventeen miles
In length. It has shown a good profit
since starting up, and for the last
Tew weeks traffic has been unusually
heavy because of the large amount
of fertilizer being moved.
Following a very successful season
last year, the farmers in this imme
diate vicinity are making preparations
for the largest crops this year that
have ever been made In this section.
The fertilizer movement has been
heavier than ever known before. The
two local fertilizer plants have been
working over time during the past
few months to supply the demand.
Baptist College Changes.
The Baptist College located here,
which has heretofore been a co-edu
catlonal institution, known as the
Orangeburg College, will with the be
ginning of the next term, be a school
for girls. It will be called the
Orangeburg Female College.
President W. W. Rivers, who has
been at the head of the college for
the past year will be succeeded at
the beginning of the next season by
Mr. R. F. Oaithrs, oT Kentucky. Pres
ident and Mrs. Rivers will take up
educational work in Texas.
Citadel Encampment.
The Citadel Cadets will camp here
the week of April 11-18. They will
leave Charleston on the 6th and
march to Orangeburg, reaching here
on the 11th. A special committee of
citizens has been named to arrange
entertainment for the visitors. The
chairman of this committee Is Col
onel Asbury Coward, for many years
commandant of the Citadel, who will
be assisted by Messrs. A. H. Mar
chant, John Cart, H. Eves, W. U
Glover and Fred Wannamaker. This
committee will have the aid of a
number of ladles In planning a series
of social events for their entertain
ment and In providing accommoda
tions for the hundreds of visitors
who are expected to come from all
over the state to see the boys.
Commission Government.
Since the first of October last,
Orasgeburg has been In the hands of
a commission government, which has
so far been very successful. Mayor
R. F. Bryant, who has charge of the
executive and police departments. Is
assisted by councllmen J. D. Felder,
who looks after the streets, and H.
Vonohßon, who Is at the head of the *
water and light plant.
Since being In office Mayor Bryant
has been called on to stand the test
of a recall election, but instead of
being recalled, was re-elected by an
overwhelming majority.
NEWS OF JOHNSTON
John,ton, S. C.—Mr. John E. Perry
died Saturday evening, after a short
Illness, In the eightieth year of his
axe. His passing away removes one
of the old landmarks and a sturdy
eltlien. He Is survived by his only
daughter. Mr,. Alice Cox, his second
■wife and a young son. He was a
Confederate veteran, serving the en
tire four years with bravery.
Mrs. Elisabeth Landrum, of Lan
caster, was burled here by the side
of her husband. Lewis Landrum, Sat
urday morning. Those surviving her
were Geo. B. Ixmdrum. of Portersville,
Cal.; Dr. B. F\ Landrum, of Florence;
Mrs. H. R. Murchison, Miss Hortense
1-andrum. of Lancaster. A large family
connection accompanied the body. Mrs.
Landrum at one time lived In John
ston and had many friends here who
loved her.
At a meeting of the Baptists here
Sunday It was decided to use In future
Individual communion service In the
Celebration of the Lord's Supper.
MCCARTHY'S MISFORTUNE.
Mrs McCarthy's husband went out
In a boat alone. The boat overturned
and he was drowned. A friend met
her some weeks later.
"I hear,” said he. "that Pat left you
very well off—that he left you 15.000.”
“True,” said Mrs, McCarthy, "he
did."
"How was that?" asked her friend.
"Pat couldn't read nor write, could
he?"
1 "No," said Mrs. McCarthy, "nor
swim."—Exchange
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Saturday afternoon April
11 th, at 3 O'clock .
Open to all school children
under 16 years old.
Prizes to the winners.
Let the children enjoy the
sport.
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the heater in operation, and
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Of getting all the hot water
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