The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-11-21
THE FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting in Columbia-The Pres!-
dents Address The Legislature Request
ed to Accept the Clemson Bequest-Cther

eo " Accept ino clemson GequeSl-ctHer
Matters.
Columbia Record, Nov l5.)
The Farmers Association of South Caro-
lima met in Agricultural Hall last night,
President D. Z. Norris in the chair. he
addressed the Association, setting forth the
present aims and objects of the organiza-
ton. more especially with reference 70 the
Clemson bequest On this subject Mr..
Norris said:
The munifcent bequest of Mr. Glenn
son has eliminated the plea of poverty from
the list of objections to the establishment
of an agricultural college. The fund &C.
cruiug to the State upon its acceptance of
that bequest was, in the opinion of geptie-
men learned in the law, available for the
erection of the necessary buildings.
The property is magnificent, and the
funds given by Congress for the advance
ment of agriculture in this State should be
given to its support and diverted from The
maintenance of system at oncesunpopu-
lar and Improbable. More than this, the
State should cover every dollar, ,bequeathed
by Mr.. Clemson for the education of The
sons OF its sturdy yeomen. It has been
said that the State should not accept the
beQuest because it could not controlsth
management of the college when erected.
The fallacy of this statement was OBJ
vious. MIR. Clemsor's executor was in.
structed to deed the property to the State,
not to the seven trustees. Should the
State accept the bequest in the time speci-
tied it will pass into the ownership and alb.
solute control Of the State; his seven trus
tees, like the six chosen by the Legislature,
will be in the hands Of the State, and Can
do nothing without the consent oil the
Legislature.
whether the Clemson bequest is &C.
cepted or not, you should stand by your
demand for separate college, and the
funds not being spent, should be husband
ed and allowed to accumulate until such
time as the courts will pass upon this be-
quest or the Legislature has acceded to The
demands of the people for an agricultural
college Until we have this college for the
education of the masses, and until more
economical administration of State affairs
is entered on, the Farmers Association Of
South Carolina cannot, will not, must not
die
The next business in order was the elec-
ton of officers. After several Withdrawals,
Capt. &. W. Shell, of Laurens, was unani-
mously elected president. Capt. Shell had
himself declined to run against Col. Don:
aldson, Of Greenville, who in turn would
not oppose Captain She'll
The folowing-name gentlemen we're
elected vice presidents: ID. L. Donaldson,
Of Greenville; G. Leaphsrt, of Lexington,
and j. N King, of Abbeville.
arc referred to the committee on resoIu-
tioos, who reported favorably upon the fol-
lowing, which were adopted.
By j. c. Stribbling, OF Oconee:
Whereas the Hon. Thomas G. Clemson,
deceased, did by his last will and testament
donate to the State of South Carolina q
large property for the purpose OF establish
ing an agricultural college at Fort Hill in
said State; and whereas we, the farmers of
South Carolina, feel the need of agricul-
tural education and very much desire the
said college to be established; be it, there
fore,
Resolved, That the Legislature be ar:
gently requested to pass joint resolution
at its ensuing session to the effect that the
State will ace pi the Clemson bequest
whenever the will shall have been estsb.
lished.
Z resolution was adopted commencing
certain newspapers names not given that
had worked in the interest OF the agricul-
tural movement to the members Of the or
ganization for their preference and support.
Mr.. B. O. Duncan offered resolution
chat this Convention suggest to the next
Legislature the names of five gentlemen to
till the vacancies about TO occur on the
Board of Agriculture, which was adopted
and committee appointed, who presented
the following names: For the First Cir
cult, w. T. C. Bates, OF Orangeburg;
Third Circuit, J. E. Tindall, of Clarendon;
Fifth Circuit B. r. Tillman, of Edgsfeld;
Seventh Circuit, j. A. Sigh, of Newberry;
State al large, D. Z. Norris. of Anderson.
The following resolutions by Mr.. Norris
were unfayorably reported by the commit
tee, but adopted by the Convention:
THAT the President of this Convention
do appoint two of its members, who shall
forthwith visit the Agricultural College Of
Mississippi, located at ClarksVille in that
State, and investigate thoroughly and ina-
partially the workings of said institution.
That for the information of the people
of this State said committee shall make,
through q leading paper in each of the
cities of Charleston, Columbla and Green
vile, q report upon the success or failure
Of said institution, according to the con-
clus:ons they shall have reached from OBJ
servation.
That the two members at large of the
State Board OF Agriculture are hereby in
vited to join with the two members Of this
Convention in making the investigation,
and report as herein provided for"
The Chair appointed as such committee
D. Z. Norris. "f Anderson, and j. E. Tin
dsl, of Clarendon.
a resolution by Mr. B. Odell Duncan,
demanding the acceptance of the Clemson
beouest BY the Legislature and diverting
the land scrip fund and experimental sta
ton fund from the State University, was
reported unfavorably and the report vas
adopted.
Dr.. J. o. Byrd, of Darlington, offered q
resolution calling Constitutional ConVen..
ton. 1t was unfavorably reported and
finally laid on the table.
A resolution urging and requesting the
Legislature to so legislste as 70 secure re-
duction of expenses in the State govern
meut was reported unfavorably and the
committees report was sustained by the
Convention.
At 1s45 4. NJ the Convention ad-
iourned sine die, after appointing the ex-
ecutiyc committee as follows:
Abbcville, G, N. Nichols; Anderson, D.
X Norris; Aiken, J. E. Hawlinson; Ches-
ter, j. II. Hardin; Clarendon, j.: =. I'm