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FOUR 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 Why Your Choice Should Be The New The Improved The Better O€feM 0 P (See U S. Pm. o*a s«4 all mita) Two Sizes sl and SI.BO Because of the all around satisfaction it will give you. Because it is treated with O-Cedar Polish the fiolish that does not gum. stick or Veneer, but gives a hard, dry, durable lustre that does not collect dust. 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 handle is 54 inches long. Just Try It at Our Risk Simply deposit the price with your dealer and try an O-Cedar Polish Mop at our risk. If not absolutely satis factory your money returned without a question. ($1 size not sold in Canada ) Channell Chemical Company, Chicago Channell Chemical. Company, Ltd., Toronto, Can. 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. [ Red I yflf / 'ifla Your I I T,red l fell Ijf* fHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. 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 Cools and Refreshes Without stirring up your nervo*. Kill* any thirst _ IN ICED BOTTLES £* „ RIGHT NOW! a ANYWHERE DC LOOK FOR THE LABEL Bottled by CHERO-COLA BOTTLING CO. AUGUSTA - 0A - Free Free Free Easier Egg Hunt LAKE VIEW PARK • 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. THINK! OftheRUUD TANKWATER HEATER attached to the range boiler in your kitchen; the simple lighting of a match and a turn of the valve starts the heater in operation, and gives you in a few minutes plenty of hot water at any faucet in the house. Of this convenience for the toilet and bath and how it lessens your labor and worry in the every-day household routine, * Of getting all the hot water you need during the warm weather and your kitchen de- ' lightfully cool and comfortable in contrast to the excessive heat from the old-fashioned coal stove. Let us show you this “comfort maker" in operation. GAS CO. rUESDAY. APRIL T. I I m Ala