The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-18

cation and such q practical knowledge
and application of the sciences underly.
ing agriculture as will prove beneficial
rather than ornamental and theoretical.
The graduates of such college, dispersed
over the State, will serve as examples to
show others how to farm without impov-
erishing their lands, and thus serve as
the "leaven to leaven the whole lump"
while its faculty will furnish the scientific
lecturers who will, during their vacation,
hold the farmers institutes" and, assisted
by successful practical farmers, point out
to our people the better methods which
the,' ought to pursue.
But what will all this cost? asks some
one. Comparatively little. Such col.
lege as that of Mississippi, accommodate.
ing $50 students, with all necessary
appliances, can be built and started for
100000. Says Gen. S. D. Lee, in q
recent letter to me: "If the farm and
necessary farm buildings are already on
hand, it will cost to run it and make it y
success not exceeding $4,000 annually,
provided We keep it out of the hands OF
politicians, aud brokeu.down gentlemen" f"
The farm, feel sure, can be had without
costing anything, if the Counties are
allowed to bid for the location of the
institution, and the present privilege
tax on fertilizers, amounting to over
$2S 800 q year, together with the $500
from the land scrip fund, can, in my
opinion, easily be made to support it with
very little more help from the treasury,
and at the same time carry on all the
work of our present department of agri.
culture which is of any real benefit to the
farmers.
+ Of course, to do this the collection OF
the phosphate royalty would have to be
given to the comptroller general. to whom
it belongs, and the control of the college
and bureau of agriculture would have to
be under the same board, and that board
should be divorced, as far as may be,
from political influences. Farmer poll
ticians are no more to be trusted than
any other class of politicians, aud we
must demand, and continue to demand
that the farmers of the State, in their
organized capacity, be entrusted with the
control of our own bureau of agriculture
and our oan college; aud if our just
demands are not granted, then let us
agitate and organize till we secure full
control of the State Government, and
take what belongs tous. -
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Tillman's
address, Mr.. J. Bolton Watson, of An.
dersop, nominated Senator w. J. Talbert
of Edge6sld, for temporary chairman,
and he was elected. Messrs. J.'T. Dun.
can, of Newberry, and w. P. Addison, Of
Abbeyille, were, elected temporary sec
retaries. "A committee of one from each
County was appointed on credentials,
and Mr.. ia. Hall was the representative
appointed on it from. Anderson. The
Counties of Aiken, Barnyell, Beaufort,
Chesterfield, Georgetown Horny, Hamp'
ton and York were not represented. The
Congention then adopted a constitution
for permanent organization.
The election of officers for the perma-
nens organization was gone into, and
in the election of Capt. D. z,
Norris, of Anderson, for President by q
unanimous vote. The following gentle.
men, one from each Congressional Dis.
trict, were elected vice Presidents: 1st.,
R. 8. Bedon, Of Col!eton I'd, W. J.
Talbert, of Edgefeld; Sd, Joel Beard, Of
Oconee; 4th. G. W. Shell, of Laurens
5th, W. A. Ancrum, of Kershaw; 9Th,
E. y. Stackhouse, of Marion; ; 7th, E. J.
Reynolds, of Sumter. Mr.. John T.
Duncan, of Newberry, vas elected per.
manant Secretary, and Mr.. W. P Addi-
son, of Abbeville, Treasurer. Upon
taking his seat as president of the Con-
vention, Mr.. Norris expressed his high
sense of the honor which had been con-
fsrred upon him in his selection to pre-
side over 80 representative body OF
South Carolinians. 1t would be the
privilege of the members Of the Conven-
tion, as citizens, to consider the things
that affected them as citizens, and looking
to their interests as agriculturists to
advance them without antagonizing other
interests. 1t would be their duty to
consider as farmers and to suggest to. the
General Assembly measures for the
relief of the farming interests. They
had gone to the practical walks of life for
a msn to I'll their chair, aud with a
knowledge of his inexperience he relied
upon their indulgence to his shortcomings
as an officer.
The Convention then proceeded to the
election of an executive committee.
For delegates at large, Messrs. I. T.
Prizes, of Fairfield; Th mas Taylor, Of
Richland; 81. R. Thomas, of Sumter /;
L. 4. Parler, Of Colleton and R. P.
Clinkscales, of Anderson, were nominal.
ed. A ballot was had and Messrs. Price
and Thomas were elected.
a recess was taken and the delegations
from the several Congressional districts
met and selected their candidates, who
were Immediately afterwards elected by
the Convention.
First District-W. l.. NJ. Berkely,
Lexington.
Second District-B. R. Tillman, Edge.
Third District H. Shirley, Pickens.
Fourth District-C. Eber Smith, Spar.
tanburg.
Filth District--E. P. Moore, Chester.
! Sixth District--J. E. Tindal, Claren.
don.
Seventh District-John Stoney Por-
cher Berkeley.
The following is the preamble and
summary of the constitution adopted:
We, the farmers of South Carolina, in
assembled, recognizing the
wisdom of the saying that in union there
is strength, have determined to form an
organization for our mutual protection
and benefit. It's objects shall be the
promotion of all branches of agriculture,
and Che Inauguration of more rational
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