The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-02-10
NEXT STATE FAIR
Will Be Held in New Buildings on
New Grounds.
FAIR LAST WEEK IN OCTOBER.
An Interesting Meeting OF the South
Carolina Fair Society Held in
Columbia Last Week.
What Was Done.

What Was Done.
At the Spring meeting Of the South
Carolina Fair Society in Columbia on
Wednesday night. The Greater State
Fair proposition was endorsed and
commissioners were appointed to look
to the transfer. The next fair will
be held the last week in October in
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 endowing
annually in the sum of $4,000 a
school of mining in each agricultural
and mechanical college in the country
and the other appropriating sl5, 900
annually for experiment stations, were
unanimously endorsed. The execu-
tive committee elected new depart
ment superintendents. The &ollowing
account Of the proceedings is from The
State:
The following new members were
nominated and elected: Capt. H. H.
Watkins, Anderson: Col. T. +. Butler,
Gaffney; J. D. Lowman, Selwood: W.
T. Martin, Columbia: Col. Edward
McIver, Cheraw: Geo. Holiday, Con-
way; Jno. Fitzmaurice. Columbia: B.
n. Rawls, Clemson College, E. L.
Moore, Dillon; Knox Livingston, Ben
nettsville; Stevenson, Cheraw.
President Hamer 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. D. 3. 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 agriculture.
education. One is a bill introduced
by Mr.. Adams of Wisconsin, making
an appropriation of $4,000 a year te
each experiment station in the Unltec
States for a still further endowment
of research in subjects related to agri.
culture and for the>speciaa benefit Of
farmers.
The other bill was introduced by
Mr.. Mondell for the endowment of
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 s2c,.
900 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. nettalurgy
chemistry, geology. forestry, agricul
tural engineering and road making
irrigation engineering and the
branches of learning pertaining t<
said subjects in order to the promotion
of a liberal and practical education
therein and to secure the most intelli
gent conservation, Use and develop
ment Of the country.
The two bills are now in the hand:
of the committee Of the houSe-the
first before the agricultural commit
tee and the latter the committee O.
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 anc
those Interested in the natural re-
sources of the State, to cause the en-
actment of these bills into law.
lst. Be it resolved therefore, by the
South. Carolina Agricultural and Me
chanical society that it is the opinion
of these bodies that these bills shoulc
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 a 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 agricultr'
raj and mineral resources CT Sout.
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 IN 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 Mr.. A. Gamewell LaMotte showed
q balance on hand Feb. J, 1904, OF
2,459.75. The receipts from sale OF
various kinds Of tickets were 81, $1,000.
Mr.. J. G. Mobley read feeling
tribute to the late Maj. Thomas W.
Woodward.
NEW GROUNDS IN SOUTHERN SUBURBS.
Mr.. Alex Guigna.:d read the execu-
tive committees steering committee
report as 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 a resolution carrying out
the plan of the joint Greater State
Fair committee from the Columbia
Chamber of Commerce and the eXecu-
-. So, nf,,