Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-04-09
BROWNING FOR GOVERNOR
Is STRONGLY ENDORSED
Times Man Gives Account of
Visit 10 His Home. Progress
i've Farmer, Active in Halls of
Legis ature. Brief Sketch of
His Acts as Public Servant.

(Union Times, March 13, 1914.)
The writer had the pleasure
J sometime ago of visiting the
farm of Hon. Lowndes Brown
ing in Cross Keys township.
Years ago, Mr.. Browning
realized that the one crop, all
cotton, theory of farming was a
delusion and q snare, and he be-
gan raising his own meat and
corn. 1t 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 very nice
bunch of short-horn cattle and a
fine flock of Rambaulliet sheep.
In fact, he lives at home.
He is president of the County
Farmers Union, and during his
administration. this organization
has put on new life, and is prov
ing quite beneficial to it's men,
bers 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 consoli-
dated school that has been es-
tablished at Sedalia, largely
through his efforts. AS an in
centive 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-
perimental farm for three years,
profits to be used for the school.
He has served several terms
in the house of representatives,
during the session of 1911-12
being chairman of the Ways and
Means committee, and the two
appropriation bills introduced by
that committee were only amend
ed by the house to the amount
of $83. IS. This is a record that
has never been equaled by the
Ways and Means COMMITTEE of
any other term. The senate
made few changes, and the
vetoes of the governor were al
ways opposed by a majority of
the house.in most instances, by
the necessary two-thirds ma
jority.
Mr.. Browning was the author
of the refunding bill of 1912,
and while this bill involved about
Sc, 600, 10000, one of the largest
financial measures ever handled
by the State, the house of repre-
sentatives passed it without a
dissenting voice, even without
an aye and nay vote. When it
was vetoed by the governor, it
was passed over his veto in the
house by vote of 79 to 10, and
an equally large majority in the
Sc nate. This act, if placed in
operation, should save the tax
payers of the State around
$100, 600 per year for twenty
years.
He was also the author of the
asylum bond issue joint resolu-
ton. submitted to the people at
the last election. While this
resolution received a majority
of the votes. it did not receive
the two-thirds vote which the
resol ution called for, therefore.
did not become law. Had this
been enacted into law, it would
have proved a solution of this
very difficult problem, which is
still unsettled.
He was the author of the bill
which placed the selection of
the commissioner of agriculture
in the hands of the people, thus
putting this important depart
ment of the government on a
parity with the other depart
ments 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.
MIR. Browning will be. in the
campaign this summer as a
candidate for governor, and of
the numerous candidates for this
position already announced, he
is the only one who. so far, has