The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-13
4 CHARGE DENIED.
Clemson College Replies to Hon.
George ii:!!11an.
He MADE A GREAT MISTAKE

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As 70 Ills statement aooat Governor
Fllerbe Saws Secretary Smith y
Fu1 statement CT lAe tactS and
cond;+ion
The following Interesting comnmica-
zion WAS Received Recently hy G";rrI"r
t.Ilcrhr:
Clemson Collc@r. : G.. july l. lS9S.
The ATTACK made hy Col. Icor@r d.
Tiiman on the management of the fer
,ilizcr department Of Clemson College
also the letter Of Senator l.. :. Comol'
making similar charges. seem To demand
I statement from this department OF the
real facts. 50 that the people o! the
State may know how the tax has been
collected amt the law enforced
E"!G"ei l!lmaii Is Iu"'t1 is >ayln@:
he r"!le@e only admits having re-
ccWcd soo.ooo from the fcrtlilzGr tax
last Year, whereas Ii Is believed shc
Ought to have received ii least SloG.ooo
more than tla1. II the TAX hau been
faithfully c"lIccte" a'I" h"heS'!! ar-
counted tor. but 'hcfc Is something
wrong. Very. very wrong about Goth 'hc
collection and disbursement "i That tax
He iurthcr says: frlnf 10 that time
the State Agricultural Department had
faithfully aud efficiently executed the
fertilizer tax law: not Only III ah'l!zinS
suano but III collecting the TAX. paying
II over to the State treasurer collect,
ln@ more IN proportion 10 2n''ho "Se''
th"n clemson teN'o" i'o&eS sic ''-
cclVca ia1' ,i,!iI HGtt ., I'll, :,
'o!ohe' i'li''''ti y e''r'ei Il, ol'Is'iS =
n"rant as 10 'i1c lac!s Oh 'nls business
OF IS 'ilnS "H i''tSi''Ieso'i'Hr'''' +, ~ ~
make pollt!ct c'l,,!ai u. i'i 'ii.',se' ~ 'iI'
expense OF 'ne o!lcia'S ol 'ill' ucs'aI'-
ment. prefer III charity 10 take inc
former view OF the matter. IN contrast
ing the present administration OF the
fertilizer law with the State Agrlcultu,
raj Department OF the past, he would
have YOU believe that unucr the ola Sys-
tenn there could be no chance 1or dis
honesty III accounting Tor the money
collected, wIlle uhoer Vlle present sSs.
TEN the privilege TAX money IS coilGctc'
by Irresponsible ornclais: ana such re-
turns OF same maze aS 'heS see NJ
while the facts are: unoeT the oio sys-
tenn the tax money was collected oy tne
commissioner OF agriculture ana ms
agents and turned over by them to the
State treasurer; ana under the present
system every dollar OF TINS money IS
paid direct to the State treasurer; ana
no othclai OF this departmenI IS allowed
to receive any part OF IT, 1he law r.
qulres 1t be pald TO the lreasuer OF 'he
State, and IN our instructions sent OUT
to fertilizer manufacturers we state 'haI
all applications Tor tax tags must DC
made to the state treasurer anu al
checks, money oroers' ETC., IN paIhGH1 i
there1or must DC lliaue pas!1 ~ ms a
ofoer. 90 II 'here - any iaiiulJ ~ az az
count LOT 1he money coilEc'eu uluei 'iie
present SYSTEM inc S'aIe treasurer mus I
also De 4 party 70 'he 'raIis1e.ion' I tn IL
the foregoing statement; l oo iio' !" M ieii
to be understood as making any cnaIse
against the oio agricultural oeparInleliI.
mention II onl! 10 snow tna' @ lneie are :.
more SS'lesuaros IN Iesdfu " "eeIun.lls ,a
ioI 'ne HnoneS Iui'o.eJ 49, a" ~ 'o forn,,r p1o
e'b SSsIeIi CO. Tinn uoe. ' ~. 49, ll,C.
.is"in, - W. w.. e s fnrs;I;1ors consnmad in
.he St sn.uuli' y. ,l;nir I;s ;onoranca on
.Le S1%.o sNon ~ ,"t a"tn;o4nl l.. +5at S3e 00o
'iils point ho sa'i1H:sOs .,';' @ c."to Iost
IONS "eIe eo!isuiiiea lii .itiS ~. 80 81 -
year. Ueofsla USES W Id iilIio -: 'l
lHeI 'ilan any othei o'''e .N itIa 'i:e 49,
ana accorulhs 10 the mos ,Go ooa le1iaoie 1''.
'iStlcs she useu aGou' 4oo,ooo eo!s !'Is' H. y
year. oouIh Caroiiha sI'lius teA' ha III nanr ,mc
amount coiSulneo ,n o"1 "oo sio mas 81, "t;. tS;l
useu hi0lo N 'L"n -"C"oo S.oto Sonntors .vn w Who
i'1t. o'o ot ~. .ss. n''.' :, tI;, fart;l;1ar
''s '':Aci :. Ca. a,,,;loJ l @ rnnort
I'cssio.i l'''. tesIn ,ls,,n+ .U af nnmn,orc;ai
rttoM:.7 ''I Jo1;,sJ 49, IN ,,o;n+,. ~ tbo
iet iS .iii"cis UIi't.iSu - go 49,, - - -,
o''''c ''..,' NJ ~ ot- V'nI mnn 4no" pill
[ouIo numbers; - goT :oiis. - ,S 1:si7'
Ga 1aN ms occI ~; Sclicc.eu Ini9 e' o'i ~
oVo IONS ihis sIlsia s uinItoe.t lI ft .I't I"4
easily Oe "cc9I"'cI t'l ps 'ie 'i'.' I',,. ,,.
man! on mus: Hlso n,A"s 0e''''!s O''H
iarSe lo.S 0! ielIii'"cIs it9ii 'No i'o'T
res ana Scll anu fesiiil' INC s'iiie sooUs
to small adjacent towns anu |" Suc'
cases lhe raiiroaGS ucliNeI tic sa'i'
goods twice. but OF course they are .aA-
ed only one time III view OF inc l1fe.
going !acts: can an! one ocilcNc I, ''"'
there Is Sioo.ooo OF the privilege TAX
mcollectcu or uhaccounteu ior:
Now; as 10 senator oonI'ol c!t''' Se'
The substance OF ms nrst charge Is Ila'
he knows the iert!liZer law can De
evaded, because he ana II nl'hSeH' ne (:
took lOO old tags that ha0 been uScu.