The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-24
STATE WAREHOUSE
POLITICAL CRADLE
Farmers Staunchly Stand Behind and
Endorse the System, but Want to
Know What About Next tAdmhistfa-
tjon Legislation.
Charleston American.

Charleston American.
Columbia, Nov. 1S.-"Rocked in the
cradle of politics" is phrase which
may adequately describe the existence
of the state warehouse system since its
establishment at the special session
of the general assembly in 1914, call
e6 by Governor Blease to consider
measures for the relief of the farmers
in view of the near-panic created IL
the Southern states by the European
war.
State Warehouse Commissioner Nc
Laurin took an active part in the past
- campaign, and after the election wrote
Mletter to President ]. Arthur Banks,
ehe State Warehouse association
ressing his determination to re-
the position Of state warehouse
missioner. President Banks call
meeting of the executive commit
s s of the association which request
S6 Commissioner McLaurin to recon-
slider his resignation and to hold on
y to the Office for the present, Whlca
Commissioner McLaurin consented tO
do.
Manning.
In the last campaign Commissioner
McLaurin actively opposed the re-elec-
zion of Governor Manning. The leg
islature of 1917 is approaching ana
that it will be an administration leg
islature, there seems to be no DOUBT
Then what of the state warehouse sys-
tenn, under the present admlnlstra-
tion?
Commissioner McLaurin was re-
elected at the last session OF the gen.
eral assembly for term of two years.
and his new term did not begin until
the 9Th of this month. So that II the
legislature attacks his administration
of the system it will have to be in al
indirect manner. That there Will Dc
: a fight against him there seems III
tie doubt, but it seems equally GER
Tain that he has the planters OF cotton
generally with him, on account OF MS
services to them when they really
needed help, and on account OF inc
fact that they seem to realize that ne
is the one man in the state OF all
R others who really is in posltlon' es-
II recSallv in this insurance Crisis, 10
carrv out its aims and purposes Ill
the interest of the producer.
New Recommendations.
Senator McLaurin, in his annual re-
MORT TO the next general assembly, IS
Going to make several recommends
tions of far-reaching erect. oolne
time ago, shortly after the primary
ba reouested that Governor Manning
have the affairs of the system cneck-
= ed up by the state accountants
"a ssessrs ". w. Bradley, state auditor
and Mrs. F. B. Walton, expert ac-
countant, who has been assisting hlm, @
have been engaged in the Work apous
six weeks. They have finished tneii
work and will file their report win
Governor Manning. Mr.. John X. Auli'
wbo was secretary of the commission
,,n until the time he resigned 10 De-
oa,,e the Columbia correspondent ol
The Charleston American, has recels-
cd the following letter from Mess- o.
Bradley and Walton, directed 10 0o"
missioner McLaurin: h,ro
eve hereby certify that we ts nav
this day examined the cash accounts
~ your office in the matter OF lnsuf-
once storage1and bond department
as Kept by John K Aull, and nna Ia.
same to be neatly and correctls Aept, 1i.,
and that we have verified same WIZ
mi balances and find all tunos az
counted for - do
senator McLaurin desire to oe-
GLOW the state warehouse system ll'o
something more than mere pan ~
the storage of cotton ana the DoliuT t,';.
ing of money. When asked s tn-s
n,ernire about his Recommendations
- the approaching session OF the gen
oral assembly, he said that ne nao no. no.
heeun upon his report yet as ne go nao
80 waiting<upon the report OF otate
Auditor Bradley, which would give Tue
legislature some detailed lnIornaeloA
xS;cb would be very valuable espeo-
iallv coming from a natural souno0'
S Sto+a insurance for State cotton
-, hove discussed with Mr.. brao,
,o,.n eaid Senator WcLaurin, lah'
1o biIl for state banks, and we nave
~anored measure along the hhe VI W
+se rural credits bill introduced ID IN IN
congress by Hon. wyatt AIKEN " 60 ca
sb1e the state banks in scum ~. 80
s;ua - participate in the rural creu,.' a
scheme and be of value TO ,I tne Iroy;d p.oI,
81 expect also to ofrer a plai p,e evstenl
ing for the state warehoust ston 9TH
TO carry the insurance on coz mon
out being so entirely depenoeht 0po 1ed
The outside companies. WhlLe We rotes te
the way in reducing insurance Ia,rS I'D
in tn South Carolina, have had ID ,1oirb nsFu
tin,o IN this This YEAR on account of the Win
80 sIm Of so many companies to Keep
oraM oanne a. 70 ~ intact, and have plan
my m mind 1hndF1nrS under which the insurance
n;,1 IN mot not only support the state ware. ware.
VIII no. ,.taro hut be a source of proht