The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-17
County Mass Meetings to Con-
slider Insurance Situation Will
Be Arranged-Exfra Session
Now is Not Advocafed-Board
of Trade Delegates Form Per-
manenf Body.

A permanent organization to OBJ
tain the sentiment of the people of
South Carolina in regard to the in
surance situation was created yester-
day at board meeting of represen-
tatives from various commercial or
ganizations in the State, which in
resolution declared that the Laney-
Odom measure "is inimical to the
business and farming interests of the
State" 1t was recommended also that
"some concerted action should be TAX
EN- at once, looking to the considera-
tion of the same"
To this end, William M. Otis of
Columbia, chairman of the meeting,
was authorized to appoint one per-
son in each county who shall arrange
for joint meeting of the business in
terests, commercial bodies, farmers
and legislative delegation for the
purpose of discussing the present sit
uation and suggesting appropriate
remedies therefor
To Bring Test Suit.
The executive committee of the
with power to institute suit to test
the constitutionality and validity of
the anti-compact law.
The sentiment of the meeting was
practically unanimous in opposition
to the Laney- -Odom law. The sug-
gestion for the formation of mutual
companies to care for the shortage
of incrronco uyoc olo cood nc x,;,;o,o,,,.
it was held also that the dearth of
insurance would cause some cities to
become almost bankrupt; that it
would put building and loan asso-
Citations out of business; that the
abolition of the S. E. U. A. would not
decrease rates; that the failure to
obtain insurance would initiate
principally against the farming and
mercantile interests.
Conference to Be Permanent.
Representatives of commercial bod
les in South Carolina, at a confer
ence yesterday in Columbia, adopted
almost unanimously resolutions, as
follows, drafted by committee con-
sisting of William M. Otis of Colum-
bia, chairman; A. T. Smythe of Char
lesion, Legare Walker of Summer
vile, w. B. Moore of York and George
H. Edwards of Darlington:
Resolved, That the temporary Off
GERS of this meeting be made perma-
nent, and that they shall be ex-officio
members of permanent committee of
five, the two other members to be ap-
pointed by the chair, and that this
committee be, and is hereby charged
with the duty of carrying into effect
the plan contemplated by these reso-
lutions:
Resolve, further, That it is the
sense of this meeting that the act
passed at the last session of the
legislature in reference to insurance,
known as the Laney- Odom bill, is
inimical to the business and farming
interests of this State and to the
proper development thereof, and that
some concerted action should be TAX
en- at once, looking OF the considera-
ton of the same
Resolved, further, That the chair
appoint one person in each county
in this State and the person appointed
be charged with the duty of providing
for joint meeting of the business
interests, commercial bodies, farmers
and Legislative delegation at his coun-
ty seat at the earliest date possible.
with a view of having such joint
meeting carefully discuss the present
situation and suggest some appropri-
ate remedy therefor.
Resolved, further. That the said
committee in their discretion shall
have the right and is hereby invested
with authority to confer with such
State officers as they may deem prop
er in the exercise of their duties un-
der these resolutions, and further to
submit the question to such attorneys
as they may see fit to pass upon
and advise them as to the legality of
the said act and the propriety of in
stituting such action as may be ad-
visable to Test the constitutionality
and validity of the ame."-Wednes-
davis