The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-11-11
STARTS WAREHOUSE SYSTEM.
VI LAOKlN APPOINTS WHITE
DEPUTY, DRAKE INSPECTOR
AND AULL SECRETARY.
requirements arc Made Public to
winch Must Conform Warehouses
Leased for the State. Commissioner
ASKS for Proposals Along With De-
ScriptiOns.

Columbia, Nov. 7.-Appointments as
follows were made Yesterday bv the
state warehouse commissioner, John
II. McLaurin Of Bennettsville:
j. G. L. White, Chester. deputy
commissioner, in special charge of all
State-operated warehouses.
James A. Drake. Bennettsville, chief
inspector Of warehouses.
John X. Aull, Columbia, secretary
to the commissioner
Offices of the commissioner will be
removed at once to the office building
OF the old State dispensary plant at
Gervais and Pulaski streets. The
premises are still State property, but
are under lease to two storage con-
Germs, the Columbia Warehouse and
Transfer company and the Columbia
Waste and Warehouse company. G.
A. Guignard is president Of the former
company and j. A. Meetze of the lat
ter. Senator McLaurins temporary
headquarters are at the jefferson
hotel.
Blank forms of proposals to lease
to the State premises suitable for use
as cotton warehouses were drafted
yesterday by the commissioner, as
was also statement of requirements
to which such places must conform
to be acceptable.
'No warehouse can be accepted"
this statement says, (which does not
pay expenses. The State can charge
no profit, but must be protected
against loss. Operating expenses will
vary with different types Of ware
houses and include interest on the
caital invested in the property.
THE State will take over a ware
house at rental which will include
the fixed charge Of interest on capital,
salaries Of manager and employees, all
of which will be a matter Of adjust
ment between the State and persons
owning the property. charges for
storage being adjusted to cover same
in the individual warehouse.
1T is the purpose Of the commits
sioner to encourage the erection of
warehouses in each community,
which said warehouses may be of
brick. or corrugated iron and which
may be planked up at each end, with
not more than 500 bales in a ware
house or compartment thereof. These
can be taken over at a nominal rental
and parties owning the warehouse can
fix storage charges to include weigh
ing. grading insurance and a small
charge to defray expenses under this
act.
"A bond will be required from these
local officers guaranteeing weights,
grades, condition and the safekeeping
of the cotton in their charge, so as
to protect the State against loss"
The blank form Of proposal pro-
vides for information as follows: Lo-
cation and description Of building,
number Of bales now stored in it, rate
charged, capacity, insurance rate,
rating, number and pay Of employees
including laborers and watchmen.
total receipts per month. cost Of Op
Grafton per month, net profit per
month, names Of officers if Il corpora
ton, amount of capital stock, divi-
dends paid in 1911, 1912 and 1913; if
privately owned, cost of construction,
how long in use, profits in 1911, 1912
and 1913.
Warehouse receipts to be used will
guarantee, in the name Of the State,
the title. weight, grade and condition
Of cotton which they represent. Sena-
tor McI.aurin says he is using special
care to safeguard these certificates,
with a view to making them easily
negotiable security in the money CEN
tres of the North as we'll as at home.
Senator McLaurin left last night
for the Pee Dee. He expects to spend
today at his home in Bennettsville.