The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-02

ure was because the only other
feasible way is that suggested by
occupation tax. My own view,"
said Mr.. Stevenson, "is that the
farmer is bearing his just proportion
OF the taxes now, and once load an
occupation tax on him it VIII be
hard to get it entirely on. and that
it admittedly only endeavoriins in
directly to do what my bill will do
directly. Continuing he said.
Courts look behind disguisca like
that and are more likely to sustain
an open direct effort to accomplish
this purpose than an indirect one,
which is accomplished by burden of
taXation."
OF the emergency measures as a
whole he said, THE series OF meas
ures outside the warehouse bill are
results OF my close personal consid-
GRAFTON. and while not perfect,
think can be perfected so as to re-
suit in vast benefit to South Caro-
lima. The warehouse bill was pre-
pared by Mr.. McLauriin, but we
agree thoroughly on the whole
serties OF measures AS the most
series of measures as the most
mediately," and he added signiif-
cantly, lin the language OF the
Holy Writ, The Kings business
requires haste"
The text OF the acreage reduction
bill follows:
COTTON ACREAGE BILL.
"A bill to restrict the acreage to be
planted in cotton during the year
1915 in South Carolina.
Whereas, the production of cot
ton has been large during the year
1914 and there will be a surplus Of
several million bales owing to the
closing of several of the export mar
kets by war and
Whereas, this has caused de-
preston i'm price below the cost of
production and is about to bank
rupt the business interests of the
state, practically all OF which de-
pend upon cotton as a basis; and
Whereas, roodstuffs and food are
rising to high price owing to the
same war and the people Of the
state will be unable TO buy sufficient
to maintain themselves with the low
price of cotton and poverty and want
will be greatly increased if this CON
dition continues and
Whereas, the planting OF another
large crop of cotton in 1915 will
tend to pile another surplus on the
surplus of 1914 and will efrectuaIly
destroy the value of the 1914 crop
and bring disaster and want upon
the people of this State: ana
Whereas, it is highly important
to provide for foodstuns to be rails
ed in South Carolina sufficient to
support her people and TO greatly
reduce the area planted i'm cotton in
1915. so that foodstuffs may be rails
ed and the price of cotton increased
by making the demand approach the
supply;
"Now, therefore IN the exercise
of the police power of the state, for
the general walfare of the body
polite, and to perserve the state
from a spread Of want and mendi-
cancy, and serve the business inter
ests based on our staple production
from disaster.
"Be 1t enacted by the general as
sembly OF the state of South Caro-
lima
Section I. That, all persons,
firms and corporations, their agents,
servants and employees, owning, OPP
Grating. controlling or cultivat'ng
lands in this state, be, and they are
hereby, prohibited from planting or
cultivating during the year 1915
more than eight acres OF land in
cotton to the horse or mule or other
work animal used by said person,
firms or corporations, their agents,
servants and employees, i'm the actual
business of farming during the year
1914, and that the preparation,
planting or cull livating of more than