The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-18

embodying the present views of tho
state, we respectfully urge upon ou
General Assembly the necessity and nd
visibility of the following measures: ssSt
l.. The establishment Of real aericul.
tllral college, separate and distinct from
the South Carolina College, and modelled
alter those of Mississippi and Michigan.
We believe that the necessary funds to
build and equip this institution can be
secured by looping off needless cxpcndi-
lures, and abolishing or consolidating
useless Offices without increased taxation
we further recommend, as q means to
assist in building the institutions, that
the different counties of the State be en-
powered to bid for it 10y Offering bonds
or land.
2. That an experimental station should
oc GStapnShcd at or In connection with
S'lo Agricultural and Mechanical Col
!ito9e' tilc same to be under the charge OF
ll7 iacuiy, and that we mcmorialize Con
SfeSS to pass the bill introduced by Mr..
Hatch and now pending, which SpnrD.
PIRATES $4,000 annually to each State
lor tic purpose, and that we ask o,lr
oenat"r6 and congressman to use all
logitimatc means to secure its passage.
>. hat III order that our apricultural
administration may he divorced as far as
possible from politics and politicians,
ana inc men best qualified to perform
thcSe important duties be selected by
tnosc most competent to Judge, in ordcl,
thaC we may secure Il board of nnricul-
ture al once efficient, Jealous and repre-
sentative, who know our needs and will
try to supply them, we urge that instead
OF being chosen by the Legislature thcy
be elected by this Farmers Association.
lie board OF agriculture should consist
OF ten members, five elected annually.
They should havo the power to elect
their own secretary, whose duties would
correspond with those of the present
commissioner. Their duties would be
the same rs the law imposes on our pres
cnt board, except as the collection Of the
phosphate royalty, which should be
gwen to the comptrollcr-general. In ad-
dltlon they should have control of the
agricultural college and experimental
station, and should by means of farmers
institutes build up and keep alive coming
agricultural associations.
4. That the system Of inspection of
fertilizers is now defective, and no ade-
| quatc punishment for frauds provided.
We therefore urge such additional Ieeis.
latlon as will secure the needed Drotec-
ton without imposing unnecessary re-
StnlntS upon the manufacture and sale of
1crtlllzers. Cotton seed meal, whether
sold rs fertilizer or as feed for stock.
should be inspected and its adutcration
punished.
.. we urge the Legislature not to
$quandcr thG States property hy allow
! ing thc wholesale cNpOrtntion Of phos.
phatcs at merely nominal prices, and
that with view of lc~scning the burdens
of taxation, they take into consideration
the advisnbiiity of increasing the phos-
phatc royalty.
6. We recommend the passage Of such
legislation as will protect the farmers of
the State pgainst imposition and fraud
IN the weighing of cotton.
l. We respectfully urge such lcgisla-
ton as will protect rs against forest fires
ncShgcntly started.
:. The equalization Of taxes demands
earnest consideration at the hands of the
Legislature, and We urge such action as
cam best secure it.
>. We urge such alterations Cf the fee
Dlll as will guard the estates Of dead pcr-
sons against abuses and provide protcc-
ton Tor widows and orphans
lO. In order to secure the needed re-
1oLlnS IN our county governments and to
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to secure such changes in the judicial
system as may be needed, We earnestly
request our Legislators to consider the
ACCESSIBILITY Of calling II constitutional
convention, unless, in their Judgment,
the necessary changes may be better OBJ
tanned by amendment.
Alter the reading Of the platform n
motion was made to take it up by sec
tons. This excited some discussion,
and a division was demanded on the
question, resulting yeas 80, nays %.
Ihc platform was then read by Soc
tlonS, and was adopted. During the
progress OF the reading there were one
or two short discussions.
Ihe platform was then adopted us Il
| An AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Inc following resolutions, adopted by
the Anderson Farmers Club, we're re-
tcrrcd to the committee:
Resolved, That the Novcmb Conycn-
ton be urged to demand Of our next
Legislature the establishment of an agri-
cultural college separate and distinct
from the South Carolina COLLEGE,.
Resolved, That we ask for Il rcorpani-
zatlon of the department Of agriculture
III the interests of economy and of the
farmers of the State.
TIE FACTORS AND THE USUKY LAW.
Mr.. II. r. Thomas introduced the fol-
loving resolution, which was also re-
ferrcd
Whereas the usury law has had no
effect IN chcapcning money, but has
shut the tanners ont from obtaining thc
same and turning us over to the 0Itro
geouS charges of the cotton factors and
merchants, amounting to from 30 to 100
per cent:
And whereas, these laws force the far
mcrs to exchange cotton for goods, cna-
bling the merchant to fix the price of the
farmers produce and to exact the price
OF his goods, thus doing away with the
circulation of money among the farmers.
to the detrimcnt Of the whole country:
Therefore VIC recommend the REPEAL
of the usmy law.
| ABOUT LrTIGNTION.
The following was introduced by y
delegate whose name could not be OBJ
tanned:
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