The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-02

Patterns address the Tes".:it.o!s ~ in
migration was adopted.
For Better ScEool>.
The committee called attention to
the "disgrace to our Anglo-SaAon
blood that We should let our children
be shut up in unsanitary school
houses for several hours each day
The committee commended the work
be given TO agriculture in the schools.
The committee commended the work OF
Of the boys clubs in corn and the girls
tomato clubs.
The committee commended the
Clemson extension work and urged
the people to attend the meetings.
The committee commended also the
work Of the United States department
in South Carolina, the Corn Breed
,ers' association, the South Carolina
Live Stock association and the depart
ment of agriculture, commerce and
industries, also the work of the Au-
Gubon society.
The committee concludes, in part:
The greatest bar to the progress
of the union and the development of
our unrivaled resources of climate
and soil is ignorance, of the best
kind, from the child up to the grand
fathers, education in self-help and
rcighborly cooperation, the handWrt-
ing Cn the wall is so plain that a
wayfaring man though a fool can not
fail to read it. We are weighed IN
the balance and found wanting" F..
". Dabbs was chairman Of this COM
mittee.
Drainage Resolution Adopted.
"Whearas one of the most vital
problems facing the people of South
Carolina today is the proper drainage
of the coastal area of this State; and
"Whereas upon investigation it has
been found that the drainage PROPOSE
ton in South Carolina is one that
represents a less cost in the end than
in Illinois, Oregon or California; and
"Whereas it is possible to accom-
plish the drainage of the territory IN
so square miles districts units, in an
area representing 60 miles back from
the coast line in this State at mini
mum tax on the land for the purpose;
therefore be it
EEResolved, That the State depart
nlent OF agriculture draft a measure
10 be presented at the next session OF
the general assembly providing for
the systematic drainage of the terri
tory in this State heretofore referred
to-"
This resolution was proposed by A.
D. Hudson.
Corn Exposition Endorsed.
The following resolution, introduce
ed by ". C. Brown, was adopted:
Whereas the corn exposition to be
held in Columbia this fall will do a
great deal toward the development of
corn breeding and corn growing:
thereby making our farmers inde-
pendent; therefore be it
"Resolved l, That we, the State
Farmers union, are in hearty accord
with the work of the association and
its beneficial results.
so. That We unreservedly indorse
and approve the objects Of the asso-
citation and will do all we can, indi-
vidually and collectively, in fostering
it's great work, so essential to the
freedom of the Southern farmer from
the abnormal and ruinous system Of
depending upon others in producing
mat We should raise on our own
farms"
Fixing a Grade.
E. ". Dabbs' resolution, as follows,
was adopted:
That We call upon our legislators
to see that there is placed in every
court house in the State standard cot
ton samples to be kept by the clerk
of court or county supervisor where
any grower may compare his cotton
with the samples and determine its
grade. And that il case Of difference
between buyer and seller that the
standard samples fix the grade"
Other Matters.
The committee on farm demonstra-
ton indorsed the work being done in
this State under the leadership of DR..
Knapp.
Hereafter there will be three eXecu-