Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-13

just prOf1tS. we recognize the Iact
that our product Is without value until
your spindles change it into cloth. 1t
is to you We look for that extension OF
trade and a development of new mar
kets which creates an ever widening
demand for American. cotton. The in
spection, grading and lessening OF
marketing cost, enables US to give you
cheaper raw material and thereby in
crease your profits as we'll as ours.
To tho Laborins Man.
To the Laboring Man: We say, the
more money our cotton brings In from
abroad the greater the demand for your
labor, and the higher wage, you can
demand, whether in the factory, work
shop or the farm.
The tendency is toward congestion In
the city, which means competition be-
tween laborers Help us increase the
profits on the farm to a point where
labor from the country will not seek
the town to compete with you and make
still higher the cost of living.
An Appeal to Good Government.
In conclusion, fellow citizens, as we
revere the past and hope for the fu-
tire, we say that the time has come In
South Carolina for an uplift, political
social and industrial.
f. w. DABBS, President,
JNO. L. McLAURIN,
Committee State Farmers Union
A Bill to Regulate the Ginning, Bal
ing, Inspecting, Warehousing and
Marketing Of Cotton and Other Pro-
ducts.
Whereas, Cotton is the great money
crop of this state and annually brings
into the channels Of our trade fifty to
one hundred millions Of dollars; and
Whereas, No commodity known to
the worlds commerce is marketed In
such disreputable condition as to size
tents and scarecrow covering,
And whereas, No other commodity
Of any importance known to the
worlds commerce Is marketed with
such utter disregard Of the laws OF
trade.
In the language of the staute of
1889, Whereas, 1t is necessary tobpac-
co should be inspected before the
same is sent to foreign markets, as
we'll as to prevent fraud between the
buyer and seller, as to prevent that
article (the growth Of this state) from
being brought into disrepute abroad"
Now, therefore,
Be it enacted, That in the exercise
of the police powers of the state and
for the common defense, a state in
spection and cotton warehouse system
is hereby established.
I. That Richard Roe, John Doe
and Thomas Blank are hereby consti-
tuted and appointed commission to
carry out the purposes Of this act.
Their terms Of service shall be two,
four and six years respectively, and
upon the expiration Of their respect
i've terms, the election of their sue
cessors shall be for a term of six years
each.
ii. 1t shall be their duty to study
the conditions under which cotton Is
grown. harvested, ginned. baled,
stored and marketed, and as result
of such investigation, to organize a
system that will bring about needed
reforms. and provide for the most
and scientific handling of
this great crop from the fields to the
mills.
III. It shall be their duty, when
they have determined upon the best
system of ginning, baling and cover
ing, to recommend its adoption by all
ginners as fast as practicable without
undue expense, ii being one Of the
objects of this act to have uniform
bale, that will make South Carolina
cotton distinctive in all the markets
Of the world.
w. They shall have the power to
appoint as many inspectors as may be
necessary to see that the ginneries are
kept up to the proper degree Of ef-
ficiency, whether they be private or
public gins; that proper bagging and
ties are being used; that there Is no
false packing or excess tare being
used, and any other duties found nec-
sssary to carry out the purposes OF
this act.
V. 1t shall be the duty of this COM
mission to establish by lease, pur-
chase or building as many warehouses
as may be found necessary to proper
ly store and to gradually market the
cotton crop of this state, and to ap-
point managers and such other en-
ployes as may be found necessary to
handle the business in an economical
but thoroughly efficient manner.
vi. 1t shall be the duty Of the said
commission to receive for storage al
lint cotton properly baled and issue
it's receipt, serially numbered, clearly
setting forth the weight, grade and
length of staple. so as to be able tC
deliver the identical bale on surrender
Of the receipt for the same, such re.
ceipt to be transferred only by writ.
ten assignment and the cotton which
it represents deliverable only upor
the production Of the receipt, which
is to be marked Cancelled" when the
cotton is taken from the warehouse
And the state Of South Carolina, ir
the exercise of her police powers. viii
carry out the provisions herein Sc
forth.
VII. The inspection tags hereinaf
ter provided for. and the warehouse
receipts above named, shall be so de
signed that the brand South Caro-
lima" shall be unmistakable, the Pal
metto tree, with bale of cotton lyint
at its roots, and the shield of the stat,
on either side.
VIII. To provide for the establish
ment and maintenance of this system
an inspection fee shall be paid of 25
per bale on all short staple cotton, so
per bale on all extra staple cotton
and $1.00 per bale on all sea islam,
cotton grown or offered for sale I'm tn
state.
Evidence of the payment of the fee
above stated shall be by an inspection
tag setting forth the weight. grade an
length Of staple of each bale of cotto
under regulations to be provided b.
| the commission.
| TX. In fixing the charges for hand
ling and storing cotton the said com
mission shall bear in mind that 1t
the purpose of this act to establish
system which shall be self-sustaining
and provide the facilities to marke
the cotton crop Of this state at a min
imum of cost to the producer.
| X. The inspection fees provided Il
this act shall begin on July l, 1912
and shall then apply to all cotton car
ried over from the old crop or ney
cotton coming in.
| XI. BY reason of the fact that tn
| cotton crop now natures so mucl
earlier than when the cotton year wa
fixed from September 1st to Angus
31 ST the cotton wear under this SyS