The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-02-12
THE NEXT STATE IeAI
Will Be Held lin New B Buildings;
s New Grounds.
FAIR LAST WEEK IN ocrosEl
An Interesting Meeting OF the sons
Caroiina Fair Society Held In
~. Coln oia Last Week.
& 81 aS whatlWas Done.
What Was Done.

"a SF e whatWa Done. S
At the Spring meeting of the South
Carolina Fair Society in Columbia On
Wednesday night. The Greater State
Fair proposition was endorsed aid
commissioners were appointed to loPk
to the transfer. The next fair will
be held the last week in October hn
the new buildings on the new grounds
at the State farm in the SOUTHERN
suburbs of The city. Two bills NOW
pending in congress, the one endOwihg
annually in the sum OF $40, 000j
school Of mining lin each agricultural.
and mechanical college in the country
and the other appropriating $4,000
annually for experiment stations, were
unanimously endorsed. The eXeCu-
tive committee elected new depart
ment superintendent The following
account of the proceedings is from The
State:
The following new members were
nominated and elected: Capt. II. {H.
Watkins, Anderson: Col. r. b. Butler,
,Gaffney; j. ID. Lowman, Selwood; W.
Il. Martin, Columbia: Col Edward
Mclver, Cheraw; Geo. Holiday, Con-
way; Jno. Fitzmaurice, Columbia; B.
II. Rawls, Clemson College, e. L.
Moore, Dillon; Knox Livingston, Ben
nettsville; Stevenson, Cheraw.
President IIamer spoke of the sue
cess of the last fair and said that the
people were evidently ready to fall in
line with the society for still greater
fairs in the future.
BILLS IN CONGRESS ENDORSED.
Col. j.. B. Duncan offered the fol-
lowing, which was adopted:
Whereas, two bills are now pending
in the United States congress which
are of special Importance to the farm
ers and to all friends of agricultural
education. One is bill introduced
by Mr.. Adams of Wisconsin, making
an appropriation of $500 year to
each experiment station IL the United
States for still further endowment
Of research in subjects related to agri-
culture and for the special benefit of
farmers.
The other bill was introduced by
Mr.. Mondell for the endowment of a
school of mines and mining in connec-
tion with the agricultural and me-
chanical colleges Of the United States
and it carries an appropriation of $780,
600 year for each College. This bill
provides that the following subjects
shall be taught, and upon which ex-
perimentS and research shall be con-
Quoted, not only for the benefit Of the
students attending the colleges, but
also for general utility to the people
Of the State. Bulletins are to be is
sued.
The subjects are as follows: Min
ing machinery, with the application
of electricity; mining engineering,
mining exploitation, mettalurgy,
chemistry, geology, forestry, agricul-
tural engineering and road making,
irrigation engineering and the
branches of learning pertaining to
said subjects in order to the promotion
of liberal and practical education
therein and to secure the mGst inS,,sss,,:;; J;
gent conservation, use and develop
ment of the country.
The two bills are now in the hands
of the committee Of the house-the
first before the agricultural commit
tee and the latter the committee of
mines and mining.
1t is needless to speak of the impor-
tance Of these two bills to the farm
ing interests of South Carolina, be-
cause the fact is carried on the face of
the measures. Every legitimate ef-
fort therefore should be put forward
by the friends of the farmers and
those interested in the natural re-
sources Of the State, to cause the en-
actment of these bills into law.
1st. BE it resolved therefore, by the
South Carolina Agricultural and Me.
chanical society that it is the opinion
Of these bodies that these bills should
become law, and that the delegates
here assembled strongly urge the rep
resentatives Of the State in congress
to use all their influence to bring
| these bills to speedy hearing in the
| house and senate and give the meas
ures a united support SO that they
may become laws and thus materially
help the upbuilding of the agricultu-
raj and mineral resources of South
Carolina.
2nd. That the secretary be and is
| hereby instructed to transmit a copy
of this preamble and resolution to the
senators and representatives Of this
State III the United States congress-
Col. Newman spoke in favor of the
| resolution. The measures, which
were now before the committees, had
been endorsed by the secretary of ag-
riculture, the national convention Of
representatives from agricultural col
leges and experimental stations and by
practically every State in the union.
The finance committees report read
by MI A. Gamewell LaMotte showed
balance on hand Feb ], 1904, of
81, 1915. The receipts from sale of
various kinds of tickets were 81 369. go.
Mr.. J. G.. Mobley read feeling
tribute to the late Maj. Thomas w.
Woodward
NEW GROUNDS IN SOUTHERN SUBURBS.
Mr.. Alex Guigll ID read the execu-
tive committees steering committee
report us to the Greater State Fair
proposition. This was to the effect
that the ways and means committee
OF council had agreed to recommend
to council resolution carrying out
the plan of the joint Greater State
Fair committee from the Columbia
Chamber of Commerce and Tine execu-
tiyo nf nj