The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-05-19
Praise The Warehouse System.

A GOOD deal is being said about u
secret organization among the farm
ers but if there is such, an organization
in thiscounty, it is not generally known
While if no such movement is in eN-
istance feel quite sure it will only be
a short time before the farmers and
;laboring men will come together, and
pull for what they conceive to be the
best interest of the whole people.
While Governor Manning, and Com
missioner Watson. is haying such an
organization and saying that the farm
ers should come out in the opening.
But right here I want to say that 1 do
not think I would be out of place,
neither off the subject, if | would say
that last spring when rules and regula-
tions were being discussed to govern
primary election, i. "..s not fought out
10 the opening, but behind closed doors
until those who participated in framing
the rules that was made law at the last
session of the legislature was assured,
that they would have 4 majority 10 the
convention.
While 7 know some will say that
rules and regulations was being framed
that would guarantee an honest elec-
tion, and this I have never doubted,
and in my mind the farmers secret
organization which is said to be mostly
OF a political nature, is for the sole
purpose of having men as their repre-
senta,ives that will stand by them at
any and all times, regardless as to what
any man or set OF men might say that
would guarantee the farmers and labor
ING people of South Carolina, an honest
return focSthslr labors.
Yes, believe, if there has ever been
time in the history of our State, that
the majority OF our iawmaking body
should be men who are in sympathy,
and knows the desire and need of the
farmers and laboring man, it is now.
Take the State Warehouse system
which promises to be the greatest hles-
sing that ever come to the aid of the
farmers, and see who fought it the
hardest at the last session OF toe legls-
lature. Because, in my mind, with
other States taking up the warehouse
system and putting it in operation, we
are absolutely assured much lower
rate of interest and better prices for
cotton, while some man will say the
warehouse system is nothing but q
political get up. but such man had
Just as we'll tell you that the cold stor-
age in the west is worthless.
Take man now who borrowS 500,
and be gives his note for the 300, he
gets S92, which makes the rate OF ln-
terest 9 per cent. and take the man
who borrows 81 900 to S., 900 and usual
ly he is required to leave as much as 20
per cent of this amount on deposite,
which actually brings the rate OF in
terest up to II per cent, and this does
not Include the cost of fixing the pa
pers, and I have it from good authority
that the cost of fixing the papers for a
loan of $1,000 will cost as much 800,
and the larger the loan the larger the
fees. Now let any sane man figure for
his own satisfaction and he will find
where the profits OF the farmers have
been going all these many years And
take the average merchant WIZ has "
borrow mone5 as the sase above named,
and is it any 2oader erss he is forced
to charge high price for the supplies
the farmers must have to make their
crops. [ think not.
But as long as majority of our law
making body is composed OF bankers,
bauk stock holders and money lending
attorneys, do not think we can look
for much relief, so let US get together
and when election time comes again
let US send to Columbia as our repre-
seutatives from the mountains to the
sea, men of intellie business abil-
lty, etc.. who will stand heart, head
and shoulder for what they know will
benefit the masses, and good will and
propriety TO all men will prevail.
Respectfully,
II. II. MEDLIN.