The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
Legislature.

Mr.. DesChamps Thursday introduced
bill to amend the law in reference to
entry on lands OF another after notice,
prohibiting same.
Friday the experimental station bill
was discussed by Mr.. DesChamps and
Mr.. Lesesne. The measure was oppos-
ed by the College authorities through
their Representatives upon the floor,
and after very considerable debate
the bill was recommitted which vlrtu-
ally kills it. The vote stood 66 to ~:
It is to be regretted that this bill failed
of passage. as in our opinion 1t was the
only measure introduced in the Ieglsia-
ture which would result IN practical
GOOD to the farmer. We take from the
proceedings the following extracts OF
speeches made on the bill:
THE DEscH AMPS BILL OPPOSED.
Mr.. Pearman opposed the third read
ing of Mr.. DesChamps' bill to provide
for the the experiment stations IN the
various counties. The trustees have
all been here and they told HIM the
plan would bankrupt the College and
they would have to send the boys nome.
Do not force Clemson to run an expert
mental station in every county. There
seemed to be a plan to kill Clemson.
Clemson is being hit by trying to re-
duce the privilege tax, then BY trying
to take the analysis from Clemson and
bv creating scholarships and so on. He
would prefer to see the tag tax with
drawn to see the income OF Clemson
cut piece by piece. The chairman of
the board told him if this bill passed
they would have to close the College.
II YOU want to kill Clemson do SO, but
do not destroy the usefulness by cutting
it's revenue first on one side and then
on another.
MIR. DEsCHAMPs SUPPORTS BIS BILL.
Mr.. DesChamps said the present eX-
detrimental station was way off in one
corner of the State and the soil, condl-
tions and climate were different IN varl-
Gus parts OF the State. He was not light
ing Clemson College, but simply wished
some good out of it. The report OF Glenn
son shows that Clemson has balance
last year OF S23, 900: and they are spend
ing that much every year in permanent
improvements. Let the permanent I'M
provements be stopped and give the
farmers some good. Mr.. Pearnaan does
not know the actual expences or tnanc-
es of Clemson. They have over ,OO0
left over every year. and be INSISTED
that this money had better go to eN-
detrimental work than in new buildings.
EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS NECESSARY.
Mr.. Wade explained that if the expe-
rimental stations did nothing more than
to teach the farmers how to make real
sugar cane syrup it would be fine IN
vestment. The line of the bill is excel
lent. Soil deterioration is dreadful and
these stations are absolutely necessary.
Eliminate corporations and the State Is
poorer than it was century ago. II the
State goes into this work properly the
Government will help. Then he TOOK
up the growing of ''Sewer'' beans and
said that they sold for six cents pound
and bushels could he grown oo an acre:
Nature made this a great agricultural
State, but nothing has been or IS being
done to help nature. The average
farmer wants to sell his farms.
Mr.. Wingo wanted one fine expert
mental station rather than forty-one
mock stations. He was almost persuad-
ed that these bills to lop Off money
from Clemson came from those who
were not friendly to Clemson. Allthese
bills had better be killed.
This bill, said Mr.. Doyle OF Oconee,
would, if passed seriously cripple Clem-
son College. The bill ought to be
killed.