The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-29
GIVE THEIR VIEWS
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE
FARMERS UNION.
Express Themselves on Several Sub
jects at Their State Convention
Recently Held.

At their recent meeting In Colum-
bia the Farmers State Union adopt
ed resolution on several subjects.
The first was in reference to DR.. Wi
ley as follows:
eve, the Farmers Union of South
Carolina, do heartily endorse the ac-
tion of DR.. Harvey E. Wiley in his
work of enforcing the pure food law.
and we hereby request the president
to continue him in office. and that a
copy of these resolutions be for
warded to the President"
The following resolutions which
was adopted provides for a legislative
committee:
"Resolved, That the president ap-
point legislative committee of three
persons TO loof after all legislation
in which the union is interested for
the next twelve months.
The following in reference to a
tuberculosis camp was adopted:
Resolved, That this body do hear
tily indorse the movement now on
foot to establish in our State camp
for tuberculosis, and that we agree
individually and as county unions to
try to influence our respective legis-
lative delegations to aid this cause
by an appropriation"
The following resolution on the
text book adoption was passed:
"Resolved, That we do hereby
earnestly protest against the whole
sale change in the public school
books by the state board of education
at it's recent meeting, as such change
was, in our Judgment, unnecessary
and imposes burden upon that class
of our citizens least able to- bear such
burden"
The next was one endorsing Sen
ator Smith calling down the fake
cotton estimate as follows:
eve, the members of the Farmers
Union, in convention assembled, do
hereby endorse the action of Senator
E. D. Smith in calling the attention
of Secretary Wilson to the evil ef-
fects of the premature report on the
probable yield of cotton for the pres
ent season and demanding that no
such reports be sent out without the
Endorsement of the department of ag-
riculture." -i.,-
The National Corn Exposition was
indorsed:
"Resolved, That the State Far
mers' Union of South Carolina notes
with great satisfaction the condi-
tional announcement that the author
tiles of the National Corn exposition
will hold the next national corn show
in the capital city of our State.
Resolved, That the State union
urge upon all county and local ,un-
ions the most vigorous cooperation
in the efforts to comply with the nee
essary conditions for the reason that
the holding of such an exposition in
South Carolina will be Of incalcula-
BILE value to the agricultural inter-
ests of this State"
The following, indorsing the
Torens system was adopted:
Whereas, the farmers and land
owners are entitled to get credit as
easily as city property-holders and
owners of manufacturing properties;
and
| Wheras, this is not true now but
would be helpful all the time, and is
especially important now that the
farmers are trying to arrange to f.
nance the coming cotton crop; there
| fore, be 1T
"Resolved, That we do heartily in
indorsed the Torrens system register
ing land titles by means of which far
mers who wish may get their land
titles registered and guaranteed, so
as to make the property easily ne
gotiable and avoid the necessity of
paying heavy lawyers fees each and
every time a title is passed upon.
The following preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted in honor Of DR..
Seaman A. Knapp:
| Whereas, since the last annual
meeting of the State Farmers union
death has claimed that devoted la
borer for the public veal and true
Christian gentleman, DR.. Seaman A.