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IM MAKES HIS REPORT ______________ * ?I HOW IffC AMITI WAJtF HOt/bB ?V.STKM MtQM comui xk, ; Tbmt by PahllcHy lie Kemme?! Ftoc of Ntnto Wurvl?ou.ho ?late??Recommend* Rlcctloii Coj_m u?i?MmWT hy People?Would Bell Weevil Zone. Columbias Jan. 13.?That the State ium commlmloner Should be by the people and not by tbo A assembly le a recommendation by John I_ Molimin, comml , In hie annual report, which seat to the general aaeetnbly yes ng the suggestions made ' + the ner are: fUMMt an appropriation for cur 4 expense*, hi accordance with th te furnished by tin- comptroller U A large portion of this would back to the State upon the oi of Btotaxo for cotton now on I and ae pointed,out above I am red that during the following the Mate can be reimbursed for 1 amount expended on the nyg from the) date of Ita f~ ?mtmn. liUBgeet an amrndm it protidlm? ttceJhalng of all gi der* In the forbidding any person to cotton, either for hlmuoU mm agent, unless such cotton e hecn weighed by a kw ?rn OOd graded by a lb ensed t#* title of "flgkiliiK the ||r.'Mcl_?nrtn aays: tlm)m referred several'times In to the perelstent fight been waged against the Its bcudnesK sucose is Igt/admitted, but the tUht stop ontll the people tnke.i Ilated politicians, scouted tat erste, without 'adequate it it has succeeded at all itoe tile soundness of its 4ad the need of its exist It waa to ba expected that in the cotton grower th* ays be fought hv tboS* again** lie Is protected and for that I ha*e not been surprised or l" unaware* by the reler/tle.?* war .Wfcleh has beea made, some times form of personal attacks World OW seeks to prevent re by destroying the reformer. stoke and cross through Hfl aa mute signals of human On the other hand |he true 'attacks systems. It is t ?oiisl) to blame .individuals, l have no tiulu on them, evept as cor? in the w n ets. They are inciily symptoms of a disease in the [body politic which only the surgeon's , knife can eradicate." Commissioner Mcl_ .urin . asserts that tho spread of the warehouse idea In ether Suit cm of the ?South has been "Viewed with alarm and the cor- i 'porato Interests which have fattened \ at the expense of those who grow the cotton have waged a battle throughout the South such as only could have .been waged hy combined millions." I "There is a tremendous eomhino In Georgia, Oklahoma, Mississippi and. Alabama." he says, "seeklnft not only to coocentratc the cotton in Atlanta, jbut to parcel oilt the territory and fix the price. They are now Invading the state of 0ODth ?'arolina to take the Bi mdard Warehouse Into the coin bine. W hen I appeared bofore the Qex>rgUl legislature the statement was freely made to me tha this was an I effort to head off the recognition of the storage of eotton through State warohonses. The success of this cor? poration movement will parcel out the cotton territory and concentrate tho money power, with the federal re? serve system at Its back, Just where it has been since 1$65, while the sue ? ess of the plan upon which "South ? 'arolina Is proceeding means the lib? eration of the people." Commissioner Mclwiurln quotes from a call which he a.leges was sent out by Philip M. Shaw to sharohold ? is of the Standard Warehouse com? pany of Columbia. Mr. McLaurin says i hat the call was for tho avowed pur ?.?se "of taking the Standard into a glgafalt merger which is forming." Concerning the alleged warehouse merger, Mr. McUtrirt says: "of course the real purpose is to crush 001 the state system, if possi? ble, not f<?r the credit Walsh the hold ore of cotton would receive upon the receipts which would" be Issued bv this m- nster merger, but. as explained in the folio wing sentence in this prop? aganda oroposed by tho gentleman from New Yo '-. representing, the Northern mlllto>.?: 'It can not be doubted that a combir.ntlon of the Atlantic States and Standard com? panies for tho purposes which I am planning would produce an enlarged enterprise whoso earnings would ex? ceed the aggregate earnings of tho two existing companies/ It Is very clearly and very frankly stated," * [t^^^ng: the^e?iw^sIpJ^ sare: uaOf coufW the imhrrtrto purpose loofts lurther than the. profits from storage ?it looks to thy'centre 1 of; the .'price t > b.? ? ild tho entire crop." I ? . . v l The report says that the object of the State warehouse system is to en aide the farmer to carry the surplus, "for it fcfl the surplus of any product which depresses the price. The farm? er must either carry the surplus hint* . self or permit his enemies to use it ;ts a club. It is a very subtle attempt, to retain control of the cotton crop, and were it not for the South Caro? lina and Tf'xas State warehouse sys? tems it would already have been ac? complished without anybody knowing what was being done and I am satis fled that if I had not given the at? tempt the publicity which I did las? fall. South Carolina would have been In their hands now. This is really a violation of the Sherman anti-trust law and, of the constitution and statute laws of this State and the facts are sufficient for the government, both ! State and national, to take action." The next charge contained In the report Is that Mr. Shaw met certain "Columbia gentlemen in, Greenwood." "It Is significant," Mr. McLaurin snys, "that the daily . press carried no no-" tice of this important conference, al? though doubtless they were well rep? resented." Sonce -ning the grading of cotton the report says: "I earnestly recommended that you pass ar act adopting the federal standards for the State at large, along the linn of the farmers' union bill, which v/ould give an adequate fund f<?r the employment, of expert grad? ers, which is totally lacking now, and which would amply protect the State, and net the cotton growers over a million dollars n year, which Is now simply taken from them under the sama method as that employed by the ordinary highway roboer." The commissioner reprints from Tho State a number of letters to show that the system has been or benefit to tho small farmer. Tho legislature last year appropria? ted $lli,00O. To December 28 the corhmlsjiioner had expended $12, 123.28. ,! The . commissioner expresses the opinion that by the end of the pres? ent year the warehouse system will be self sustaining. Mr. N'cLaurln proposes the estab? lishment: of a boll weevil zone In the following section of his report: "The threatened invasion of this State by the boll weevil is'closely re? lated to the State warehouse system and to the production of cotton gen? erally, i i dosnfe {to*male* a'auggestlon which *s certainly worth' investigation. In my opinion the only really effective proposition was that made by Senator B, D. Smith to establish a zone across the belt In which no cotton should be planted. It seems that the weevil is absoultely dependent upon cotton for food. It is too late now for any? thing like national action. The veevil is in Florida and southwest Georgia, and at the present rate *of progress should strike South Carolina, unless .something is done, about 1918. Its approach will be from the south. There is a line across the cotton belt north of which, on account of the severity of the winters, the weevil can not spread. The movement north is slow. Georgia is lighting to keep it south, and we can take advantage of this. From Augusta to* Savannah there is a natural barrier, a poor, sandy ridge on the Georgia side until you strike the flats, where the swamp Is from 12 to 20 miles wide. It is not a cotton country on our side, ex? cept about Ellenton, where cotton runs in close to tlfe river. North of Augusta, wo have the mountains of Oconee, which the weevil can never cross. A non-cotton zone west of the railroad from -lardevllle to Allen dale, from there to Warrenville, Alken county, thence straight through Abbe? ville and across Anderson, via Pendle ton to Walhalla, with strict quaran? tine on hay, cotton seed and other products liable to carry the weevil, would probably stay its march for some years, and in the meantime a remedy may be found. This is not a natural eotton section, and it would pay to compensate those affected rather than to imperil the prosperity of the entire State. At the present rate of progress our time limit is not over two years. The weevil is now in Sumter county, Georgia, following rapidly the coast line, and moving slowly north.** AMMUNITION. DEPOT BLOWN UP. _ - Berlin, Jan. 12% (via London).?An ammunition depot in the Southern section of Lille, northern France, has been blown upV An official announce? ment says that 70 persons were killed and 40 injured. Considerable dam? age to property was done. The pfficial announcement which was contained in today's army head? quarters statement is as follows: "In the southern walled-in section of Lille an ?mtriunltlon depot belong? ing to the pioneer detachment, lodged in one of the casements of a fortifi? cation, blew tip. The nearby streets suffered to tt- very considerable ex? tent. Rescue measures taken result? ed up to last might in the finding of 70 killed and 40 injured Inhabitants The inhabitants believe the accident was iue to an English attack." HAMLET SECURES S. IL SHOP CONTRACTS If AVE BEEN I/ET FOR BUILDING OF BIC PLANT. Estimated That $150,000 Will Be Spent on Simps?Will Employ 250 Men?100 Acres of Lund Secured. Hamlet, N. C, Jan. 11.?Hamlet is rejoicing that the long expected build- ' ing of the Seaboard's shops at Hamlet is now an assured fact. On last Mon? day Vice Presidents Bonsai and Sed don, of the Seaboard, visited Hamlet and closed deals with various parties owning land in the vicinity of the present holdings of the Seaboard, just j north of the round house and trans- I fer shed. A total of 100 acres, with j the land owned by the Seaboard which was held for shop purposes, was acquired. The contracts have been let for the beginning of the work and within an? other week the actual work of ex? cavating will begin. These shops will be for the building and repairs of | cars, mostly freight cars. The main building will be 150 feet by 750 feet, and will be of concrete foundation with steel frame construction. There J will be a large number of other build- J lngs, and the equipment will be most modern. On account of . the advent of steel freight cars a modern plant for the repairing of these cars Is necessary. Formerly when a freight car was out of order any carpenter could repair it, but, with the new steel freight cars, It is different, and It requires modern machinery and an extensive plant to properly make the repairs. It is estimated that at least $150,000 will be spent in the erecting of these shops, and that from 200 to 250 men will be employed. These will be in addition to the large force of machin? ists and others employed in the round house here. "Wildcat" Stills Taken. The destruction of ten moonshine stills and the arrest of two alleged blockaders was the work accomplish? ed In Oconee county this week by Dep? uty Collector R. Q. Merrlck and other internal revenue agents who have headquarters in Greenville.?Florence 'Times. Died, Robert Carrigan, Jr., the four-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Carrigan at Summerton, last Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and was burled at the cemetery at that place Tuesday at 11 o'clock.?Man? ning Times. ! POLICE CHANGE IN CHARLESTON. Joseph A. Black Chief of Police to Succeed Cant well?Conrad Stenden*, John J. Hcaly and E. Mitchell Whaley are the Lieutenants. Charleston, Jan. 12.?Jos. A. Black was appointed chief of police; Conrad Stender, first lieutenant; John J. Hea ly, second lieutenant, and E. Mitchell Whaley, third lieutenant, by Mayor Tristram T. Hyde at the regular meeting of City Council held last night. All appointments were ap? proved by Council, the rules were sus? pended and the Mayor instructed to cast a unanimous vote for the ap? pointees. Several other a pt ointments were made by Mayor Hyde and a number of vacancies filled by elections. In ad? dition to this a large amount of rou? tine business was transacted by the Aldermen. Fifty-three minutes after Council was called to order the mo? tion for adjournment had been passed. This is a record for the first meeting in January for a new administration. There was not a hitch in the proceed? ings from beginning to end. SCHOOLS PROFIT BY FEES. Hunters' License Law Effective in Seventeen Counties, Which iHave Received $6,143.03. Columbia, Jan. 13.?"The results of the hunters' license law, passed at the 1915 session of the legislature, have not only been eminently satisfactory but most serviceable to the schools. Going into effect July 1, this law has now been operative only six months. The hunting season opened in the fall, hence its benefits can be judged only from a part of the present season," said J. E. Swearingen, State superin? tendent of education, in commenting on this situation yesterday. "The law is operative in 17 coun? ties," he continued. "It prescribed a fee of $1.10 for a county license and $3 for a State license. Collections are used in meeting expenses and any and all surplus goes to the general school fund of the county where col? lected. The State game warden dis? tributed recently $6,143.03 among these 17 counties. If this law could be made State-wide it would bring in an appreciable revenue to the schools This first apportionment indicates a possible income of $25,000 or $30,000 a year?an amount exceeding the an? nual State appropriation for public school buildings. Though the raising of revenue is not the chief purpose or benefit of the hunters* license, this contribution to the schools should not be overlooked." THIS MORNING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BY EXPRESS Car of 22 Mules and 7 Horses We have in this lot a bunch of selected well broke all-round Mules and Horses, prices and terms to suit. We have in stock several little Dutch Sulkie Plows. Every farmer of any importance should have one of these plows, you cannot imagine the value until you try one. Ask some of those farmers that are using them. W. B. Boyle Co.