Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-08-03
are weighed in the balances an,
found wanting"
Drainage Resolution Adopted.

iSul VI Agriculture uIalt u measure
TO be presented at the next session
Of the General Assembly, providing
for the systematic drainage OF the
territory in this State heretofore re-
ferred to-"
Other Matters.
The committee on farm demon
stration endorsed the work beinS
done in this State under the leader
ship of Dr.. Knapp.
Hereafter there will be three OK
ecutive committeeman, one from
each Of the following districts:
|. Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee,
Edgetield, Greenvile, Greenwood,
Laurcns, Newberry, Oconee, Pick
ems, Spartanburg, Union.
2. Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell,
Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Cha:-
lesion, Colleton, Dorchester, lIam;-
ton, Lexington, Orangeburg.
3. Chester, Chesterfield, Claren-
don. Darlington, Edgefcld. Florence,
Fairfield, Dillon, Georgetown, HorrY,
Eershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Marion,
Marlboro, Richland, Sumter, Will
liamsburg, York.
Officers Elected.
At the meeting this afternoon the
following officers were elected:
Presidential. J. a. Perritt, La
mar
IL Nal 1N. nI
Mayesville
Secretary and Whittier
Reid, OF Columbia.
Chaplan-W. E. Brodie, OF
Wards.
Conductor-W. e. Hopkins, OF
Hopkins.
Scrgeant-at-Arms- p. CaskAy,
Of Lancaster.
Door-Kccper a. f. Calvert, Of
Abbcvillc.
4. J. A. Perritt, president OF the
state Union, was elected as dele
gate to the National Convention.
which is to meet in Charlotte the
first week in September.
The following were elected as
members Of the State executive com
mttee: A. ID. Hudson, Ncwberry,
DIST let |; Douglass Mcintyre, MAJ.
ion, District .: l.. G.. Padgetj.
Smoaks, District ,.
For More Clemson Scholarships.
The State Farmers Union will
mcmoraliZe the General Assembly
to increase substantially the number
OF agricultural scholarships at
Clemson College. \ resolution by
the committee on memorials was
favorably reported upon to-day by
the State convention. The addi
tional scholarships are asked for be-
cause Of the increase in the funds
derived from the fertilizer tag tax.
The following resolution was ad-
opted:
"Resolved, That the Farmers Un-
morialiZe the General Assembly of
South Carolina to increase substan-
| TALLY the number Of agricultural
scholarships at Clemson College"
Committee on Warehouse Report.
The following is the report Of the
committee on warehouse, which was
submitted to the convention by J. b.
Montgomery, chairman OF the com
mittcc:
First, we very earnestly urge the
importance Of building storage ware
houses in every market where there
is as much as one thousand bales OF
cotton sold.
Second. We are thoroughly con-
WINGED that without these ware
houses II is impossible for our farm
ers TO maintain independence with
reference to marketing cotton. We
most earnestly recommend that the
majority Of the stock be in the hands
OF Union mcn."
The ToiTcnS Land System.
The following report was present
ed to the convention:
1--WE, the committee on memorials,
consider the resolution presented by
the Richland county delegation as
TO the TorrcnS system OF land regis
tration one Of great Importance to
the farmers OF the State. While We
pass favorably on the aforesaid res
olution, as to the spirit and import
ancc OF same, we beg to place the
matter OF a memorial to the Lcgis-
laturc before the convention and we
beg to suggest, as a more effective