The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-22

The writer had the pleasure someClme
ago of visiting the farm of Hon. Lowdes
Browning in Cross Keys township.
Years ago, Mr.. Browning realized
that the one crop, all cotton, theory of
farming was a delusion and snare
and he began raising his own meat
and corn. It has been "a years
since he has had to use any cotton
money to buy meat for his plantation.
Not that he has not bought bacon all
these years, but each year he has sold
more than enough hogs, hams and lard
to buy all the meat needed on his place.
He has a very nice bunch of short-horn
cattle and q fine flock of Ramba ulliet
sheep. In fact he lives at home. D..
He is president of the County Farmers
Union, and during his administration,
this organization has put on new life,
and is proving quite beneficial to its
members in the purchase Of fertilizers,
and other farm supplies.
Mr.. Browning is very much interested
in the education Of the rising generation,
and he takes great pride in. the consol-
idated school that has. been established
at sedalia, largely through his efforts.
AS an incentive to agricultural develop
ment, he has given the use of several
acres of land adjoining the school lot on
which the school board will have an ex'
psrimental farm for three years, profits
to be used for the schools. ~;
He has served several terms in the
house of representatives during the ses
sion of 1911-12 being chairman of thu
Ways and Means committee, and the
two appropriation bills introduced BY
that committee were only ammended
by the house to the amount of $s3,755
This is a. record that has never beer
equaled by the Ways and cans com
mittee of any other term. The senate
made few changes, and the vetoes of the
governor were always opposed by 8
majority of the house, in most instances
by the necessary two-thirds majority.
MIR. Browning was the author of the
refunding bill of 1912, and while this
bill involved about $4,000, 90, one o1
the largest financial measures ever hand
led by the State, the house Of represen1
atives passed it without dissenting
voice, even without an aye and nay vote
When it was vetoed by the governor, il
was passed over his veto in the house by 8
majority of 70 to 10, and an equal large
majority in the senate. This act, if pla
ed in operation, should save the State a
round 800, 900 rer year for twenty years
He was also the author of the asylum
bond issue joint resolution, submitted
to the people at the last election. While
this resolution received a majority Of
the votes, it did not receive the two third
vote which the resolution called Ior
therefore, did not become law. Hac
this been enacted into law, it would
have proved solution of this very diff
cult problem, which is still unsettled.
He was the author of the bill which
placed the selection of the commissions
of agriculture in the hands of the peo
pie, thus putting this important depart
ment of the government on parity
with the other departments Of the State
government. ,
He was the author of a number OF
other bills of benefit to the State, but too
tedious to mention here.
Mr.. Browning will be in the campaign
this summer as candidate for governor,
and of the numerous candidates for this
position already announced, ne Is the
only one who, so far, has dared to out