The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-01-31
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Mr. j. w. Rsgsdale claimed that the
Virginia Carolina Chemical COMPANY
had bought all the fertilizer factories
and the taxes fell on the farmers since
competition had been done away with. /
Dir. +. ID. Smith said that The manu-
lecturers did not pay this 100000 tax.
Inc last man who uses au article Is
the one who pays the tax on it, The
dealer charges the tax in the price at
which the article is sold. He contend. ,
ed that the price per ton ought TO be F.
merely enough to pay for the analysis. /
DE wanted all State institutions to
stand on their merits and get that sup
port OF which they are worthy.
MIR. Z. Il. Robinson contended that
the farmer feels that he is being legis-
tated against. AS analogous he showed
that the consumer paid, the revenue
being collected TO pay the expenses of
the spanish war, anu deduced that the
farmer pays tho tag tax. Let Clemson
go II enc ls to DO supported by taxation
on o class.
Mr.. Wiu9o said he had heard more
against Clemson College on the noor OF
the House than he had fruiu the farm
ers. 1t makes no difference TO the
farmer who pays this tax. This Ia a
farmers college and the tax is upon a
farm commodity. The farmers are
satisfied or there would be complaint
from them. He Claimed there was no
extravaganza st Clemson. He could
not tell the per CsEt0f farmers sons at
Clemson.
Mr.. N. G. Evans had heretofore
voted for this reduction on the ground
that Clemson was handling too much
money and handling it too reck lessly.
Clemson last year received $l02, ,000
and rpDOrta 81 halanca nf G1O 0nn
the tax were reduced to 10 cents, pro-
viding az much fertilizers are sold
next year as last, there will be $l2 600
over and above expenses next year
He did not believeln making b. Dated
| coupon clipper out OF one Institution
and reducing another to penury. He
wanted to maintain all institutions in
a manner betting and at the same
time devoid Of a waste OF money.
| DR.. Wyche had heard OF no CON.
plant in his section. He insisted that
the House ought to go slow. He didn't
believe In throwing away money, and
! If 10 cents q ton would not cripple the
institution he would vote for it. But
he feared that this was a movement
which would cripple the college. He
attacked the virginia-Carolina Chemi.
cal company and Insisted that this
monopoly was keeping the price ot
fertilizers up, and II til /, tag tax were
reduced the price Of fertilizers would
not be changed. The farmer would
get no benefit. Clemson should be
properly developed AMI maintained.
Mr.. Crum spoke from the farmers
standpoint, He had heard no com.
plant from his neig Thcy were
wiling to pay the tax to keep up Glenn
sen. The funds Of Clemson have beer
expended in part in perfecting the
equipment. Some OF /, had gone into
the textile school. This is farmers
school. school which is designed tt
give an education such as no other In
stitutiun In the South can. The in
stitution needs liberal support. A
year ago there was competition in th,
fertilizer trade. Today the farmers art
at the mercy OF the great fertilizer
trust, and the reduction of the tes
would not benefit them.
Mr.. Gadsden, OF Charleston, said tina
year after year this bill had come up
and the farmers had opposed it, Ht
was able to judge what the farmer!
want only upon tho votes OF their rep
resentatives on the hooc. Charleston
had opposed the proposition to estab
lish Clemson, but had since it was es
J tablished supporter 1t to u tnan.
He cOntended that the bulk of lhi
tax was paid by other States. Suppose
the farmer does pay the tax, 1T is ttt
farmer Of Georgia, North Carolina ant
Tennessee, because South Carolina i!
the producing and manufacturing ecu
trc. 1t is not well to obtaia this SOC, ,OO(
from the people OF other States. 1t il
IN ingenious scheme to levy tax upor
! the people of other States and to kee,
the money in this State.
Mr.. CAN'T replied that the tax il
each State was kept in the treasury Q
that State.
Mr. Jeremiah Smith commended the
work, and in his IL years in the Gen
eral Assembly he had never laid
ruthless hand ON any State institution
but he had slways fought 10 maintair
those institutions by fostering t. com
mon schools. Clemson Is not a clgs
institution, but State Institution, an,
should not be supported by d CInss tax
Why not tax the women OF tho Stat,
to keep up Winthrop? Why not put ,
privilege or protective tax on shoes
Hour and other manufactured articles
and raise an immense funi, withou
levying cent OF direct thx2
Mr, GadsdGn read the statute, show
ing that the Tax was to be paid be for,
the fertilizer was put on the train fo
shipment.
MIR. Stevenson replied that the bil
provided for tax on fertilizers sold IL
the State. In reply to the insinuatlol
that the lawyers we're making fre
spun arguments on the constitutionali
ty OF the law, hesaid that he had baseC
his argument solely on tho ground thu
extravaganza would be encouraged by
too large an income. He tnen reaC
the list OF expenditures as laid down IL
the annual report aud conte ndcd tha
there was evidence of extravagance II
the use OF the Morrill,, the Hatch anc
other funds.
Mr. Blythe sustained Mr.. Gadsden'
exposition OF the statutes that Other
States were paying tribute to thi.
State.
Mr.. Estridgc said that the matter
came directly home to him. He is &
farmer and lives among farmers. Ip
his county y--Lancaster-the farmers
are complaining and they want the tax
cut down. They want barely enough
to pay for The cost OF analysis. In mer
chandisc, freight and clerk hire are
sdded into tho selling price, and it Is