Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-01-25


Assembly. The Legislature is to
elect the commissioner, who must
give $4,000 surety bond. Liquors
must be bodght from the lowest re-
sponsiblc bidder, bids being opened
in public.
Mr.. Ncrncr'S bill to limit the cx-
tent of liens and mortgages for agri-
cultural supplies was taken up. The
bill provides that all liens and mort
cages given for agricultural supplies
shall he lien upon and cover only
the crop or crops of cotton grown on
the land upon which said lien or
mortgage is given, and upon no
other crop or crops whatsoever. Mr..
Werner called attention to conditions
in this State which arc producing
unrest. The average cotton factory
! operative makes rs much in one day
as the farmer does in three. lie re-
futed the argument that the passage
Of this law would cause an increase
in the cotton acreage, contcnding
! that the effect would be to make
farmers deny themselves unnecessary
luxurics. Why don't people plant
more brcadstuffs ? Because they
are taken from them in the fall Of
the year at a price which makes the
| planting loss. The bill would pro-
tcct grain crops and still not force
the farmer to plant more cotton in
order to obtain advances. The bill
was killed.
Senator Mauldin's broad tire bill
brought out a great deal of discus
sion pro and con. Senators living in
hilly counties especially opposed the
bill on the ground that the wagons
would be liable to slip in bitches on
the side of the roads, owing to the
rounded shape in which roads gone
rally are built. The bill finally
passed without a division as general
law, making it unlawful to sell mar
row tires after January I, next, and
to use them after 1904.
The Senate voted down exemption
propositions by vote of 81 to %.
The fight consumed practically the
entire session Of the Senate.
1t is a simple act, easily under
stood, and as it is a matter of great
interest and Importance it is here
given in full:
Whcrels, The use over the public
! highways Of the State Of the narrow
tire wagons now in general use is in
furious to said highways and against
the public welfare; therefore,
BE it enacted by the General AS
scmbly of the State Of South Caro-
lima:
Section |. That after January l.,
1901, it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, firm or corpora
ton, to import into this State, or
isell or otherwise dispose of for use
in this State, any wagon having less
width Of tires than below specified,
viz: On all wagons having stan
dard iron or steel axlcs, not cx-
cccding one and thrcc-cighths in
chcs, tubular axlcs not exceeding
one and scvcn-cighths inches, or
thimblc-skcin axlcs not exceeding
two and one eighth inches, the width
Of the tires shall not be less than
two inches on all wagons having
! standard iron or steel axlcs exceed
ing one and three -cighths inches, but
not exceeding one and five cighths
inches, tubular axrls exceeding one
and seven cighths inches, but not cx-
rcrding two and nc-cight inches, or
thlmblc-skcin aXlcs exceeding two
and thrcc-cighths inches, but not cx
cecding two and three -fourths inches,
the width Of the tires shall not be
less than three and one half inches;
on all wagons having standard iron
or steel aXcls exceeding one and
five cighths inches, but not exceed
ing two and onc-cighth inches, but
not exceeding two and tivc-cighths
inches, or thimblc- -skcin axlcs exceed
ing two and thrccf fourths inches, but
not exceeding three and onc-fourths
inches, the width Of tires shall not bc
less than four inches on all wagons
having standard iron or steel axIcs
exceeding two inches, tubular axlcs
exceeding two and five cighths in
chcs, or thimblc-Skcin axlca exceed
ing three and onc-fourth inches, the
width of tres are not to be less than
iour and one half inches.