The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-15

pointment by the governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the
senate. Of q Board Of three Comihis-
sioners. with the state Commissioners
- OK otllcio chairman, whose terms
should be for six years. except the
first appointsss. whose terms should
be for two. four and six years. re-
spectively. 90 that majority of the
board could not be displaced during
any PARTICULAR administration, except
for neglect OF duty. or malfeasance in
proval OF the board. should be author
once. The commissioners. With the ap-
Lied to make sales; but no sale should
be permitted by him or them. indi,
vidually or, - agent. without the
gradins and Weighing by licensed
graders and weighers. .,J
IL II generally believed that there
has bssn. and continues to be. serious
loss to the producers from inaccurate
and undersrading. 1t may be advis-
able for the State TO adopt the stand
ara grading Of the United States gov
ernment. tt&t
The state commissioner has succeed
cd IN securing low rates Of insurance.
which 10 an important item In the
charsss Of storing and >carryins cot
ton; and he should be given full cred
Il for the activity and effective work
hs has done TO secure this reduction.
thereby making the warehousing Of
cotton lesn expensive and more profi-
table. About $4,000 bales OF cotton
are now stored In state warehouses.
The commissioners has not been oblig-
Cd TO uss ali OF the appropriation
made by the last issislature; and
with the increasins amount Of cotton
btored. Il may be that this depart
mont can be operated on yearly
asoreastng amount Of money. re-
Ter you to the report Of the comrnis-
pionsr for further information on this
suhjsct. I have gone over this entire
mattsr With the state commissioner,
ana he. from his experience and OBJ
servation. u entirely in accord with
these recommendation. 3,
4 UnafUrm warehouse Recepits.
Uniformity In state legislation gov
erning commercial and financial trans4
sections 10 desirable and important.
This 10 true OF laws governing storage.
The southern States shouid have uni
lform laws on warshousing OF agri-
cultural~ products: ana an important
step towards this would be taken by
ltAs adoption Of the Uniform Ware
Ihouss Receipt Act, and urge upon
|you IT, adoption.
i Land Resists~tioa.
assin advise that you enact 4
land registration law based on what Is
IeoAmonly known. - the Torrens sys-
49, 49, ie-e s6eissaxy prssaqulsIAe
70 . sysssm o. rutal credits. a iasdd
jrssistration act will simplify the mat
ter Of land titles, reduce the expense
Of examination OF same and furnish
simple and insxpensive plan that
win chsapso the cost OF borrowing
money on r,Al estate. thus making
more practicable. at small expenae,
the uss Of land ~ collateral for loans.
4 Torrsns systsm deed. gives the
owner the secure feeling that the state
warrants his title and thus puts an
end forever 10 any doubt or fear Of
litigation. g@
The time has arrived for definite
action ON this matter. and strongly
urge upon you the necessity for It's en-
5 actment at this session.
8 Rural Cfcdits.
Forty-threo per cont. OF our white
farmers are tenants. II we are "a
build up our rural districts, increase
the production OF the soii. make easy
s"s Improvement OF our rural schools,
churches. roads. and all rural com
munity life. We must have 4 greater
proportion Of our people ~ owners of
their homes and farms. No one fac
tor can contribute to this accomplish
mont and this blessing more than a
practicable. workable system OF rIra,
credits. co that homes and farms can
% bought on longtime payments and
at low rates Of interest. This would
furnish our white tenants the plan
oy which the money which is now paid
a. rent for farms could be applied to
payments on farms bought Every
Improvement. every acre whose pro.
euction 10 increased. would be for the
bbnoflt OF the p,,rchasa~ A>x.