The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-13

GRAND SUCCESS
IMANY GOOD TALKS MADE
Many Prominent Men and Women Of
the State Took Part in What Prom
les to be an Epoch Making Gather
ing for the Uplift and Betterment
of the People.
Prominent men and women Of
South Carolina gathered in Columbia
Wednesday afternoon in large num-
bers to open two days session Of "a
Conference for the Common Good"
Presided over by w. K. Tate, State
supervisor of the rural schools, as
president, the initial session presaged
the deep and lasting interest which
this conference is to have on the peo-
pie of South Carolina. There Is en-
eouragement to look for larger atten-
dance and added interest at the last
meeting.
"Co-operation for Rural Develop
ment" was the general topic CT the
opening session Wednesday after
noon. Following the outlining Of the
general purposes of the Conference
by President Tate, "a Message to
Commonwealth Builders was deliV-
cred to the conference by Clarence
Poe, Of Raleigh, N. c., editor of the
Progressive Farmer. This was fol-
lowed by a talk from the Rev. W. H.
Mills, of Clemson College. on "The
Part of the Church in Rural Devel-
oprent." A. F. Lever, Congressman
from the 7th district and chairman of
the House committee on agriculture,
delivered an impressive discourse on
the subject, ga National Programme
for the Development of American Ag-
riculture." There was general discus
sions on all these topics.
The programme opened Wednesday
night with the subject, Permanent
Homes for Our People" W. W. Long,
Stale director of the farm demonstra-
ton work delivered a talk on Farm
Ownership and Good Farming" Other
topics. of this subject on the program
for the evening were: "Home Owner
ship and Health" by Dr.. E. A. Hines,
Of Seneca; Home Ownership and the
Schools" by County Shperin tendant
of Education, J. E. Carroll, Of York;
"Plan for Helping Mill Workers Pur-
chase Homes" by W. F. Robinson, of
Greenville, and "Plan for Helping
Tenant Farmers Acquire Land" by B.
3. Hare, of the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
Session on Thursday.
At the closing session Thursday
night of the first Conference for the
Common Good resolution was
adopted urging a Conference for the
Common Good next year and that
county conferences be held as soon
as possible The resolution follows:
Therefore, be it resolved, That
this Conference for the Common
Good places itself on record that it
most emphatically believes the most
pressing need in the State to-day is
the improvement Of the conditions
of our rural communities. That it
may be attained:
CD "By wise cooperative methods.
CD "By devising plans to assist
our people to acquire their own
homes and land.
CD "By making our educational
system efficient and adaptable to all
needs of the people, by securing the
attendance of ell the children; by
creating a higher standard of the
teaching profession; by fostering the
child's general welfare as to health
and morals and freedom from labor
during it's tender years Of prepara-
ton.
CD "By improved agriculture and
stock raising.
(5) "By better and wiser market
ing of farm crops.
CO "By building up a self-re-
specting and law-abiding citizenship" :"
This resolution tells Of the purpose
Of the Conference for the Common
Good. The resolution was adopted
late Thursday night.
The address on "The Majesty Of
mon Good to a close. Dr.. Snyder
OF Wofford College, Thursday night
brought the Conference for the Com
mon Good to close. r. Snydes
thrilled the Convention by his mas
terly handling of the subject. "The
stand of the ages" said the speaker,
'is on the majesty of the law and it
is the cornerstone Of all of our lib
critics. 1t is impaired by too much
special legislation. by too much de-
lay in executing the laws, mandates,
and the apparent slowness OF the
Courts in dealing out justice, an ap-
parent feeling that some can get more
of the resources of the law than 9TH
ers." He plead for everyone to re-
dedicate themselves and work toward
upholding the majesty of the law.
Col. Alfred Aldrich precipitated a
flutter in the Convention, when he
Offered as an amendment to the reso-
lutions of the committee motion to
return the thanks of the Conference
to United States Senaor E. D. Smith
for his share in inducing the Gov
ernment to offer s50,O00,00O to as
sist the South in moving its crops.
President Tcte said he was certain