The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 15, 1916, Image 6
IM MAKES HIS REPORT
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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.
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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.