The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-18

THE FARMERS CONVENTION.

Inc FARMERS convention h"' w WV
Court House ON Saturday .\um. lith.
Il. II. c. llUntrr, county organizer IN
the chair, Joan &. Go|Glns. secretary.
The chairman rrunr>trd Mr.. j. NJ. .'"hn-
stone to act rs assistant secretary.
\. i. l.oug>hnrr gave notice that ut
the next mcrtinw oi the convention hr
/ would offer resolutions to change Srr-
tirnS :. y. ~. II ot the Constitution, in
reference tn membership in local clubs.
There WAS Sony Nr>ultorN talk in regard
to the SrriiunS named. aud local clubs
| were urged to discuss them AT homo So
us To hc prepared tu vote mtclliyCntlv in
convent ion. Th" following arc the SEQ
ttonS of the Constitution referred to:
VIII. No prrSru >hnll hr eligible to
regular membership n ANY local club,
in connection W;.h tHi> club. except
those employed exclusively in farming.
IN. Any prr>ru shall I've eligible 10
Hon. membership in ANY local club in
connection with this riuh who resides
on or SuprriutvudS II farm.
\. Honorary mHmhrl> shall in no
event hr allowed \ vote in this club, and
| can only participate in it> deliberations
| by Il vote ~! tWN-;hirI> vi the mrmhrrS
present.
nj. No prrSnn shall I've eligible to
membership in amy local club in cnnnrc-
| tion with this rtuh except 10y Il vote ot Il
majority "f the members present.
John I. Duncan offered the following
| resolutions:
! WHEREAS. I'll" people Nt our state, and cs.
! Nr"ialIy the farmers are M present greatly
:mr">rri>hrL AMI avr already o>crhurlcnrd
| with TAXATION. both state anG Federal, there
| fore be :; resolved Ivy .h!s rs >ocation
!; That "" are opposed 10 any measures
Nl,l1irM ~ "A
? That We insist "n the t"nNIing ora Farm.
'ls, college, with Experimental, farm, without
unnecessary delay. separate aNI apart from
the state (nivrr>!;y. - absolutely necessary
I" our farming ;n;"rr>tS. Elt w"hrlirrc this
taNH'iNA rs tNllHwS; itr>;. with agricultural
! fund ot 500. which We wvuld replace IL the
second. With ihS $2"UT now aTpyuTrtatri > ito to
the CitAdyl Aradvmy. which We would have
snr'mHJT nry a, we >%S M Sn for r'S mill
present time. This wNHia give ;h..up which
II Is believed w"nlI N' Sui'irirn, for the am
nuai , SNrrn't":H< "L Farmers College tor
the FIRST few years. Eu, should more he re-
luired i; could hH,akrn trn,.. the present fee
OF ,, cents per ton ,yicidir.: ahon: s2>,rNVl for
part Nt ;lr work Ntih" college. To provide n
fund tnr III" purchase @: Il tIrm ana Tie cicc.
tion thereon of Su;trnlr college Guiili,;cs, we
W ouid SCI he valunnlr buildings and : rounds
"t M ne ELi"rl In A%@MEm% IN Enn5l"ston Thus
the main feature ot Capt. Tillmun'S rcsolu.
tions, could be provided for without nnynd-
dltional burden on the taxpayer,
!. Nhilc not disarpr"ying OF the industrial
IN inoi ,n ;ri W. M w. Eusrrn" any action
additional cxpCnditurc. and woIilI suHnrSff
tne eStnnishincnt OF such Il school IN councc-
I'm ii0n W,i W. ~ ~" M ASt,rnnnru CHH'+" at some
tiou ishinc condition. - ~ i '"'''
1. That we his:,ppYnvc OF the dca of sus.
In''',,E I"ns, m"lN On 'mH 9iatt iion9c until Mt
and the intcr"r has been 50 far domnln,rI ' Tn ~,
Us to serve the purposes Tor which i; was
'hi"micu' mi',i o,,,;..,...,.
state mnIcrtnking smch rntrrTis,s ns ~ Inc Inc
Columbia canal, now that so much labor md
cnpil,. ni'S ''cci cNnHnucu on TINS work, and
ton, ns s alleged We are moi nr"nr.G GohiG
| ont fuller information, to say that it would
now now Pc pc Wise "c9n"inE tor the State TO ahan-
been "XncnLrI on =, ''''' ''S' I'LL ''''I mas
| That we urge III" Legislature 10 u,lopt some
system ny Wn,Gh y" may get better public
TO ndnnt the systrm nr I',,i' ,',, ,'m M3Wid ne
ing to the lowest bidder, and 10 lax n,lividu.
k,.Hn ;uS suhi%c, I" road dMIN II reasonable tax to
towns. ~ wv" '''''' ''' S'r'ets IN
BY motion OF j. 4. Sigh the rcsolu-
lions were considered by Sections Sac
ton was adopted. Section II occo-
stoned considerable debate. Snccchrs
| were made by J. a. Sliwh. ! ~ bunc.'n
Frank Neon. John Scot. Gror~n .Io;m,
stone and T.. :. kcilt. At the s,irUcs-
ton OF George .Johuytunc the first cIn11sc
Of the section was considered bv itsclf
and was atop,rd. Th" debate srnwnI
that while the srntin"n; in fovor Of ~
agricultural cnllcmr Vas almost un,ni.
NOUS, Il cons >i,icrahlc difference of nn;m-
ion existed as to I've best mems tn hn
used in it< establishment.
The second clause of Soc II ,.,. l;l
ON tbr ,,blr a., ,nnIi,, nf r;I
Ca III W ~ -. 'l'Sol.
o'r' ~ "'S ''Ht a'ol'leH.
| Sec. " was auaDtrl
| Section Y colIrI forth, .,.n,l,,s f.,,
CI;r,, I,i,, rom
81. ~. olSll' 'Ol!l ScOtt ana others, and
in reply to Il question OF T.. $, Kcitt. +
A. Siirh. by direction nf thr cI,i.,,,,n
nxni, ;Tn,l ,,; W .,'' rn'lr!llan'
cAp''.,e" lnc "''.cc' OF ihc canal Its
Io,,ttn Io,,, ;t'' cNIr''c h "i "orh uohc, ana the