The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-02-24
THE BILL PASSED
To Establish the State Bureau Of In
formation to Aid
COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE.
The Bill Provides for O Bureau or
Investigation With Com
missioner of Certain
Qualifications.
Qualifications.

South Carolina will have a depart
ment of agriculture, immigration and
of commerce. The bill establishing
the bureau was passed by the House
on Wednesday. The bill passed the
Senate several days before and now
awaits the Governors signature to
make it law. After much discussion
pro and con motion to table this bill
was made on Tuesday before the bill
had passed it's second reading. On
this the vote was ayes Il, nays 81.
The bill then passed it's second read
ing without further discussion. The
vote on the motion to table the bill
was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Aull, Banks, Bates,
Black, Blackwood, Brown, Carwile,
Davis, DeBruhl, DesChamps, Don
nald, Dorroh, Edwards, Efrd, Fox,
Hendrix, Hill, Hinton, Holman, Hum
phrey, Kirby, Laney, Lide. Little,
Lyles, Middleton, Nichols, Pearman,
Potts, Quick, Rankin, Ready, Rich
ardson, Russell, Stuckey, Tatum,
Wingard, Wingo, Wright, Jarnegan,
Bailey and Youmans.
Nays: Speaker Smith; Messrs Ay-
cock, Baker, Bass, Barron, Beam
guard, Bennett, Bomar, Brooks,
Bunch, Callison, Cutler, Dennis De-
Wore, Bowling, Coggeshall, Colcock,
Cooper, Doar, Doyle, Ford, CASTOR,
Cause, Gourdin, Halle, Harrelson,
Haskell, D. O. Herbert, James, john
sea, Kelley, Kibbler, Leverett, Lof-
ton, Logan, Mccain, McColl, Magill,
Mauldin, Morgan, Moses, Minis, Moss,
Parnell, Patterson, Peurifoy, Pollock,
Pyatt, Rainsford, Rawlinson, Rich
ards, Seabrook, Jeremiah Smith,
Stackhouse, Strong, Toole, Towill,
Tribble, Wade, Walker, Webb, Wha-
ley, Williams and Wise.
The following pairs were announced:
Mr.. King, aye, with Mr.. Sinkler nay;
Mr.. Irby, aye, with MI. Fraser nay:
Mr.. L. Lanham, nay, with DR.. Lam
caster, aye.
When the bill came up Wednesday
it passed it's third reading without
much opposition.
The bill provides for a department
of agriculture, commerce and immi-
grafton which shall be a bureau Of
publicity. The governor with the
consent of the senate shall appoint a
commissioner for term Of four years.
He shall have the qualifications OF a
good, moral character, and competent
knowledge of matters of immigration,
agriculture, manufactures, etc. The
commissioner is authorized to appoint
clerk of similar qualifications.
The commissioner IS to receive
81, 900 per annum and his clerk 81, 900,
$4,000 is appropriated for expenses,
stationery and stamps. The commits
sioner is to make an annual report.
Other State officials are required to
assist the commissioner by giving in
formation for handbook. The other
duties of the commissioner are set
forth in the following paragraphs:
Sec. 6. That the commissioner shall
be charged with all work looking to
the promotion Of agriculture, manu-
featuring and other INDUSTRIES, cattle
raising, and all matters tending to the
industrial development Of the State,
with the collection and publication OF
information in regard to localities,
character, accessibility, cost and
modes of utilization of soils, and more
specifically to the inducement Of capi-
tai and desirable immigration by the
dissemination Of information relative
to the advantages of soil and climate,
and to the natural resource and indus
trial opportunities offered in this
State; that he shall also collect from
the farmers and landowners Of the
State and list information as to lands,
stating the number of acres, location,
the terms upon which they may be
bought, leased or shared to desirable
settlers: that land registry Shall be
kept and in connection Herewith,
from time to time publication shall be
made, descriptive Of such listed agrl-
cultural, mineral, forest and trucking
lands and factory sites as may be Of
fered to the department for sale or
share, which publication shall be in
attractive form, setting forth the coun-
ty, township, number of acres, names
and addresses Of owners, and such
other information as may he helpful
in placing inquiring home-seekers in
communication with land owners.
Sec. :. That the commissioner shall
collate in the form Of a handbook of
the State, to be issued when practical
bic information showing the natural
and industrial resources and advant-
ages of the State of South Carolina,
dealing with soil, climate, raw and
manufactured products, agricultural
and horticultural products, textile fab
RIGS. manufacturing, industries. mines
and mining, native woods, means
of transportation. cost Of living. the
market and al! material and social adj
vahtageS for those seeking homes and
Investments in agricultural or manu-
| featuring industries.
Sec. $. That the commissioner be
empowered to make such arrange
mentS with oceanic and river steam
shin cen!ran"s 2Md Immigration 2G@m-
cies in this country and abroad rs may
best serve the interests Of successful
ilumirrl ion IN. necessary cNDrnul-