The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-05-03
SOUTH CAROLINA
PLAYS ITS PART
PALMETTO STATE Is WELL REP
RESENTED IN CIRCLES WHICH
MANAGE WAR.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
Ooings and Happenings That Mark the
Progress Of South Carolina People,
Gathered Around the State Capital.

Special from Washington. - That
South Carolina is to both fight and
finance the war to very large extent
is becoming evident to those who
keep track Of such affairs.
Both in the fighting line OF the
army and the navy and in the agricul-
tural trenches behind the lines will
be found South Carolinians manning
the plow. the money bag, and the
death-dealing tanks"
1t must be understood that war
Is fought not only with guns and
power. with shrapnel and tanks"
but also with food resources and the
very present available dollar.
Heading the agricultural resources
OF the country are D. F.: Houston,
formerly Of South Carolina, and now
secretary Of agriculture Of the Unitc1
States. and Asbury f. Lever, chair
man of the house committee on agri-
culture. In addition to these are Sen
ator E. d. Smith, himself a practical
farmer, member Of the same COM
mittee Of the senate, d. S. Murphy
OF the bureau Of markets Of the de.
partment OF agriculture, and mem
ber Of the committe from that depart
ment cooperating with the national
advisory council in its efforts to assist
the administration In its present
trouble.
Asked to give some idea Of what he
thought the people of South Carolina
should do to meet present conditions,
Congressman Lever said that it should
hardly be necessary to say that every
inch of available ground should be
planted this year with food crops.
mot only from my own experience
but also from the position occupy
az chairman Of the house committee
an agriculture" Mr.. Lever continued,
II am firmly convinced that If there
was ever time in the history of our
country when every inch OF ground
should be utilized and planted in food
| crops that time is now at hand. 1t is
| quite apparent that we are going to be
called upon not only to feed our own
| country Of hundred million people
but that in addition to this we are
our products to the allies.
II am unable to say to what ex-
tent prices will locally go. but from
present indications they will be so
high that it behooves every man In
the United States to go to work earn
estly to plant all the ground he can
get in things we must consume. I do
not care to touch upon the cotton stu
alton at this time. but wish to say
that not only should we plant liber-
ally of food crops but that we should,
at the same time. conserve our sup.
plies.
II am the last one In the world to
cry hard times or any thing Of that
kind, but we must economize and con-
serve our food supplies il we are TO
properly meet the demands which will
soon be upon us and tax us to the
limit"
Turn from the agricultural aspect
OF the war to the navy side Of the
matter, South Carolina finds Senator
B. r. Tillman heading the important
senate committee on naval affairs. the
committee which must finally pass
upon naval legislation in every phase.
After the many different problems
have been worked out by officials Of
the navy department and have gone
to the secretary and by him have
been transmitted to congress, they
find their way to the senate naval
affairs committee for final revision
South Carolina also has Samuel Nc.
Gowan. paymaster general, and his
place Is beehive Of life and industry
AS the head Of the pay crops, 1t is the
duty Of this South Carolina naval OF.
ficer to supervise all purchases for
the navy. from blotting paper to coal
oil, food supplies Of all kinds, uni
forms and clothing for the jackies and
in fact everything that money can buy