The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-13
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possible to every cluzeh. lac
more counties we have the
better cur citizens will kno y
each other, the sooner the criminal
can be brought to tie bar OF justice
the more speedily can civil litigation
/ Ge ended, and there are many other
reasons which could enumerate IN
favor Of small counties. But do not
believe in creating new counties
when by so doing one Of the present
counties will be ruined.
| simply call these matters to your
attention, giving YOU my reasons, in
order that you may take such action
as YOU deem wise.
Cattle Tick Eradication.
A great deal Of agitation has been
going on in reference to the eradlca-
ton of the cattle tick in our State. Of
course, everybody is in favor Of this
mo. ement, and foolish indeed would
be he who would oppose any effort in
this direction. However, it is a matter
which you should not give only hasty
consideration to, and you should not
be swept off your feet by sentiment,
but You should investigate very
seriously and very carefully what
work has been done, and how it is
done, and how best to continue the
work.
have suggested, and repeat to
vou, t:Iat think Clemson college Is
receiving enough money from the
farmers in the fertilizer tax TO give
at least part of It back to the farmers
bv using it for the eradication of the
cattle tick. Clemson college was
established in 1883, While the Hon,
John Peter Richardson was governor,
and he stated in his message OF 1880
that after long fight in tae courts
something over 500 acres OF land
and S11,2S3 in money had been re
ceived from the Clemson will. ThlS
property was turned over under GOV
ernor Richardson's administrator
and much work towards the building
of the college was completed dur lg
his term.
If you will notice the house journal
of that session, you will see where
Gov. BENJAMIN r. Tillman said in his
message to the general assembly IN
1891.
would say, fl lrther, that after
the C?errson college shall have gotten
we'll under way ani equipped, in four
or five years al most, there will oe
enoagh money I6w going to that
scAool te run it, ;r.>! also this girls
school (WmtArnp cC!lege) without
taxation :
If you will now take the report OF
Clemson college during the past year
you will see what great prophet
the then governor was, and ii You
will take the appropriation asked
! foi by Winthrop ior this year, yo0
/ will see taat it is a good thing that
tine old cIss>m Of stoning false pro-
phets is not now in order.
/ However, the enormous amount
of money which is received
/ by Slemson college is felt
by great many people in the
State to be the most eXtTa|aganI
appropriation ever made to any in
stitut:on of learning in the South
would, therefore, call yoHr paTtl-
cular attention to a careful study OF
this matter from every standpoint,
and insist that Clemson college CO
| this work of cattle tick eradication on
! its present receipts, without any
extra levy upon the people of So1tn
Carolina for this purpose. And IN this
connection / desire to call your atten-
ton to the following letter received
from a very prominent farmer IN
this State, and one who stands high
in the councils of the farmers unions
having held high position in these
organizations:
! Governor Cole. L. Blease, Columbi%
is. C.
"Mv Dear Governor: l wish to COM
mend your interview about the cattle
] tick question and to call your atten-
ton to one little item in its connection
that has probably escaped you. Rich
land county is agitating the raising
| of $4,000 by legislative appropria-
ton, this sum to come from taxing all
the people. All counties that are
above the quarantine line and those
under process of cleaning have had
j to pay a good portion of the expense
of the work Newberry county is now
paying about $500, possibly more,
and | presume that other counties are
paying a like proportion. Now, 1t
would hardly be just to tax those
counties that have worked out their
own problems for those counties
that have not shown enough interest
in the matter to do the same thing
1t would be unfair and am
sure the people of the State will
endorse our position. Eitaer make
| Clemson do the work (and heaven
knows they are doing little enough
except dabble in politics. or let the
various counties work with the col
! Iege and the United States Depart
ment, as the other counties have
done. For your information | wish to
state that no tick authority believes
that the State can be cleaned IN one
year, so it would probably mean an
appropriation for a like amount the
coming year. =,
AS shown by this letter, you will