The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-24

is now practically ,self-sustainin2
though this year, on account OF ti.r
high price of cotton, there will not be
enough storage to meet the 1911 eA-
penses. We will take care OF 1915
all right
Fine Fire Record.
"I have paid out in insurance pre-
miums about 100000, and in losses
only $1,179. OF course, the Lord has
been good to lis in this, and reallz'
that such fire record cannot last IL
definitely. But l am satisfied that any
one Nao studies our system Will See
that we have eliminated the moral
risk, ard | know the records of the
insurance department will show tha'
is the greatest hazard which the COM
panies have to meet.
"Now, if We had system under
which the state for the first year could
carry. say, so per cent OF the insur-
ance, and have some companies like
those now on our blanket policies
which would take the other so per
cent, and have the risks so dlstrlBu-
ted that we would never have too big
an amount in one place, it would be
a profitable thing, and entirely safe.
Boil Weeyil Recommendation.
There is a good deal OF talk now
about boil weevill. Last winter IN
nv annual report, suggested the es-
tablishment of a non-cotton zone On
this side of the Savannah river.
am of the opinion still that this is the
only wav to meet the boil weevil. Sen
ator E. D. Smith tried to get congress
to do the same thing. If this zone
took a fourth of the area OF the STATE
if seems to me it would be better 10
save the other three-fourths and the
advantage to North Carolina, which
would also be saved, would be sucn
that would think North Carolina
would cooperate in the establishment
IF such zone.
az do not look for the damage from
the boil weevil in the northern part
of South Carolina to be as serious d
proposition as some seem to think'
All of the information l get is tna'
north of the 34th degree, clean culti-
cation and following the Instructions
of the department of agriculture Will
still enable us to make the colton'
The weevil is likely to put out OF Ousl-
ness all of the cotton belt below those
lines of latitude, which certainly must
keen the crop down and increase the
va1ue Of the lands where cotton can
81 hone South Carolina will no'
make the mistake that they oid IL
Mississippi and Alabama, OF getting III III
a manic and allowing their LABOR "
leave. One of the most valuable as
sots that this state has had is a plen-
tiful supply of labor, and 1t Woulo "
o great disaster, and do us more dam
age than the boil weevil direct IL we
lot our labor get away. The diversity
of the crops which can be grown III
South Carolina, and the ease Win
which our lands, especially IN tn7
eastern part of the state, can De cur
tivated. gives us an opportunity tna'
some other sections will not nave
light sandy lands, growing a smal'
staIk and yielding heavily in proper
tio, 70 the size of the stalk, with Wloe
rows so as to let in a hot sum- WIZ
take care of the boil weevll question:
Direct Sales. J..
~
Asked in regard to devea0pment ol
the state warehouse system IN sne w
matter of direct sales, and Whal niS
. o+titnde before the general assembly,
would be in that regard, Senator NM
Laurin said: o ~,
81 would like to see the state get
the property where the warehouse ~
,ou located. and turn it into a rea'
state warehouse, with all mouefl
eoninment and a compress, so that al
tho end Of the war, whoever IS stats
,varabouse commissioner can estaollsn
direct sales with foreign countries
Farmers can never get what their COT
TON should bring so long as eve. )
man hauls it into town and marAeIs
80 - hinself There has got to be cen
trail marketing agency and minimum
nrica established. The federal grad
inc bill can be used. with tne pas
saee Of some state laws to AID IN ies
enforcement, but whether we 90 Una.
or not. know that government aio IN m
rho marketing of farm products IS
coming.
supervision OF Warehouses;
There is another thing that ought
n he done. l attempted 1t before
and it was misunderstood as an at
temnt to force people into the state
warehouse system. Every puolc COY
ton warehouse in this state ough1 u
be inspected, and be under the super