The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
Resolutions Adopted By The board Of Trade

Whereas, meeting OF the tobacco
growers O. Clarendon County was held
AT Manning oo the l3th da. O!
July, 1909. 81 The invitation OF The
Board of Msnuins, said meeting being
devo:ed 70 the genera! discussion 0! the
nc...:s OF tobacco growers OF this sec
ton.
And whereas i: developed ~ tha; NEE
ting that there is 40 systematic expert
mental work be!ng carried on 10 South
Carolina in tobacco culture, and the
specials: from our State experiment
station and from the department OF az
ricrl;ure OF the Federal Government
said =: ,ha: meeting that they could on
" advise the growers OF this section as
70 the results o; experience in diferen;
soil and climate from ours. because 81
the lack OF systematic experience,
And whereas at that meetInga -eSo-
lu,iGr was adopted By the tobacco gro"-
e.s requesting the department OF AGri-
ricul:urc o! the United S;a.4S govern
men. and our State Goyernm=n. 10
make provision 70: the maintenance OF
q tobacco experiment Station 10 talS
Coua,y with provision FOR the expert
mental work OF al! o! the oL;ier tobacco
growing coua;!eS II iki> State.
and whereas this body. aPp"ec:AtinE
tnc Dependence u; III. Ha'iae>> inter-
esiS Of our town upon the agricultural
Interests .! the couatry surrounding u.
have been aud are no~ striving 70 I'd
vance the agricultural Interests o! the
Coanty Is much aS possible
And whereas il iS deemed advlSa bic 70
this Organization tha; I Grea:e- amount
OF tobacco be plau;ed IN the southern
and western sections ofthe Couaty. and
with shat purpose, along with others in
view. the Board Of TRADE has oy It's et-
forts obtained the promise OF = soil sur
vsy OF Clarendon County by the. depart
of agriculture OF the government.
Now. he /, resolved. that the Board
OF Trade OF Manning South Carolina,
heartily approves the resolution above
referee. 70. adopted IL the said tobacco
growers mee,in. and pledges ,ne iss!s-
,auce of this organization - ererr pos
s;ble way 10 obtainin. the experiment
station referred 10.
Resolved further. that !, an earnest
OF our supper, and Interest 10 this mat
ter, the Soard OF Trade hereby pledges
a suitable site iu this County containing
no. less than fifteen acres o: land and
acceptable in soil and location TO those
having the matter ia charge, shouid
the Federal and State Governments
maictaic the experiment Station there
on. and for as long j period as the same
is devoted 10 that purpose.
Resolved further, that IS the appoint
,aept OF the committee 10 CONVEY tue
resolution OF the said tobacco growers
meeting 20 the proper officers was con-
tcrred 70 this body. that ne hereby ap-
poiu; ". C. Davis and Charlton DC-
Rant as a committee 10 resolutions
OF the said tobacco growers and TINS
resolution 10 Hon. James Wilson. sec
re,ary Of agriculture, and Or. 5. T.
Galloway, chic! OF the department OF
Plant Industry. also 20 our TWO Seaa-
tors and The representative ID Congress
from the districts OF this State IN which
tobacco IS raised. aud 20 request their
assistance in this matter. |: shall also
be The duty o: the said committee 20 pre-
sent q copy OF this resolution 10 the
| Senators and representatives 10 the
Genera, Assembly OF this State, and 20
take such further steps SIS may De adri-
sable for the purpose OF obtaining the
ala and co-opera,ioa OF The General AS
sembly with the Fedora! Governnen;
| in the establishment OF the said eXreri-
nent Station
The above is true copy OF 2 reSoiu-
ton adopted br the Board OF Trade OF
Mamma. South Caro!ina. on the 10Th
; day of July 1909.
". G. DAVIS.
President.
CHARLTON DCRANT,