The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-02-18
TO INVESTIGATE CLEMSON.
House Passes Resolution Much
Discussion, Commemorative Of
: Methods and Expense.


MIR. Browning called up the matter
Mr.. Browning vent over the report
of the legislative committee recent
" published and condemned the ex-
pense account Of some Of the mem
bers Of the board Of trustees. Mem
hers who travelled hundreds Of. niles
did not draw as much as a man who
lived within four miles Of the college.
Clemson college was established
for the farmers. It cost $325.2o to
keep a boy at the farmers college
against an average Of about S225 at
other institutions.
He condemned the manager OF
4se~farm who had done nothing but
railroad work until elected. He
took charge Of four head Of thor
.eughbred cattle. The herd was now
naongrel.
Referring to the fertilizer tag tax
4hev had been informed that samples
had been sent to Clemson and no an
awer received until Clemson found
out what company the samples came
from. He could corroborate this by
a statement from a representative
from Florence.
=: An Investigation Asked.
The farmers union favored an
investigation and it was only de-
tented by the representative from
Kershaw county-Mr. Richards
the union had demanded that the tag
tax be reduced to 10 cents per ton
but the resolution was defeated.
The farmers made demands for
corrections and the corrections were
never made. One .employe was said
to be running a blind tiger and a
member had begged Mr.. Browning
to remedy conditions on the ground
that the boys were being ruined.
Mr. Richards.
Mr. Richards said he hoped for an
Investigation. He had never been
guilty of sharp practice in the farm
,ers union. He did not have to re-
Ssrt to this. He had taken the posi-
ton that there was no extravaganza
at Clemson college and opposed .
reduction in the tag tax. He was
the man who urged an Investigation
by the Farmers union. He resented
the imputation Of sharp practice.
Mr.. Browning said he had never
intimated sharp practice. He in
tended only to say that Mr.. Rich
ards had by his work defeated the
effort to reduce the tag tax from %
cents to ten cents.
MIR. Richards, a trustee, urged the
house to investigate the college
personally he knew there was aoth-
ing wrong up at the college and II
there was he would help remedy it OF
resign. He hoped the house would
adopt the resolution because it was
reflection on his character.
Mr.. Mann.
Mr.. Mann, another trustee, Of the
iastitution favored the investigation.
There had been unrest and dissatis-
faction for four years and a cloud
sf suspicion hung over the board
that should be cleared or proved.
Answering MFR. Browning he said
that he had. said that there were ne
eessities for more rigid discipline.
He had seen things he did not like
and wanted it brought out. Answer
ING Mr.. Mauldin he said the life and
State trustees often did not always
agree. ...
AIR. Dixon asked if he wanted this
investigation just to vindicate him
self and other members Of the board.
Mr.. Mann considered the invest1-
ration absolutely necessary.
Mr., Wingo defended the college
and complimented the board. =.
Mr.. Dixon opposed the proposed
Investigation and held that it would
aaiIitate against the institution get
ting a high class man for president.
Mr.. DuvaI1 did not think the in
vestigation would have the desired
result but he did think the legal in-
1estigation would settle the status
Of the State as to the control Of the
college.
Answering questions he said the
report by his committee Showed ne:
potism. A bill passed by the house
remedied this but the committee also
found disagreement between the