The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-12-13

and this committee has looked into
the public printing during the last
year, and has awarded the contracts
for the printing needed by TIE various
departments of the state government.
The committee will submit num-
Der of recommendations to the legis-
lature. Mr.. w. r. Bradford, a men,
Der of the house from York, and a
practical newspaper man, is clerk of
the committee.
| One of the important questions
which will engage the attention Of
the Legislature will be that of a sys-
TEN of rural credits. The rural cred
its commission created at the last
session of the legislature held meet
ing in Columbia recently, and an eff
fort will be made by those in favor of
such system for the state, to get
together upon a proper measure and
push it through. At the last scs-
sion the sentiment seemed to be in
favor of system of rural credits,
but there were number of different
measures proposed, varying widely as
to methods, and the friends of the
proposition did not seem to be able
to get together. AS a consequence,
nothing was done.
Rural Credits.
Senator Jno. L. McLaurin, state
! warehouse commissioner who has
studied the subject thoroughly, has
completed a draft of rural credits
bill which he will submit to the leg
islature in connection with his an
nual report. 1t is in line with the
national act, but is especially drawn
with view to giving state banks an
opportunity, through the aid of the
state, Of making loans on lands where
the amount is not over $4,000. State
Auditor w. w. Bradley, who was en-
gagged for about six weeks in the
checking up of the state warehouse
| office, was engaged with Senator Nc
Laurin during that time in the prep
aration of the bill. Mr.. Bradley made
careful study of rural credit legis-
lation, while he was in Washington
with Congressman Aiken. The bill
provides in the seventh section for
land loan board, composed of the
governor, the comptroller general
the state treasurer, the state bank
| examiner and the warehouse com
missioner, all of whom shall serve
without extra compensation.
In ibjc ,,,,,, hn
that there is little doubt that the
state warehouse system will again
receive good deal of attention at the
hands of the legislature. Senator
Nc Laurin is going to urge develop
mcnt Of the system, and his report
will deal with the system and what
it has accomplished, and what he
thinks it should be made to accom-
plish in the way of selling cotton di-
rect from warehouse to spinners. The
system has done great deal for the
farmers of the state, and is in fine
working shape as vehicle for the
storage Of cotton and for securing
loans at low interest rates on the re-
ceipts, but it has not yet accomplish
ed the mission which Senator Nc
Laurin has had in view for ito
make it reservoir from which cotton
| could flow direct to the spinner, saw
ing to the farmer the profits of the
middleman and taking care Of the
surplus.
TO Outlaw Boil Weevil.
The near APPROACH Of the boil wee
vii which will be in South Carolina
next season, will demand the attcn-
ton of the legislature. The South
| Carolina boil weevil commission will
submit number of recommendation
Their suggestions to the people Of
the state have already been published.
This commission is composed Of Gov
ernor Manning, President Riggs, Of
Clemson college, and number of
others prominently identified with the
agricultural interests of the state.
The commission recently took trip
through the infected district.
The whole boil weevil question will
come up on the recommendation of
the boil wecvil commission and the
reports Of the state department of
agriculture and the warehouse.
Insurance.
That there will be some insurance
legislation, there seems to be no
doubt. State Insurance Commissioner
| f. Fl McMaster ia the cha airnoon of a