The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-12
cock, Mrs. Nina Solomons, Mrs. H. M.

COCK, Mrs. Nina SOlOmOnS, Mrs. H. M
Stuckey.
Mr.. II. ID. Tindal, chairman; Mr.. J.
f. Williams, J. III. Myers, Rev. VIM
Haynsworth, c.. j. Jackson, DR.. Geo
w. Dick.
Letters were read from Gov. R. I
Manning, DR.. Reed Smith, Secretary
of the State Council of Defense, Mr.
Joe Sparks, Secretary National Food
Administration, and Hon. r. o. Purdy
endorsing the home demonstration
work as essential in aiding the gov
ernment to win the war by stimula-
ton Of extraordinary production and
conservation of foods, and as a direct
benefit to the county besides.
DR.. M. L. Parler, chairman School
District No. S Board of Trustee said
that this board had met and unani-
mously endorsed the appropriation
and the home demonstration work for
this county.
Question of scarcity of labor on
farms discussed and without motion
agreed that State Council of Defense
resolutions to general assembly re-
garding governmental control of labor
among civilians for war purposes be
endorsed
Mr.. Neill O'Donnell thought tha
government sale Of nitrate of soda al
s75 ton f. .. b. cars at seaboard
means that the rich farmers who car
pay cash or negotiate loans of none,
20 pay spot cash C. o. d. deliveries
would be benefited while the poo,
white and negroes who had to pur
chase on credit at 800 to s1O5 a tor
would receive no benefits unless tho
government would allow fertilizer
dealers to buy the nitrates and sell
'hese poorer classes at O profit of say
10 per cent.
Fertilizer dealers are wary of put
ting in a supply OF nitrate of soda be
,ause they do not know whether the
government will continue it's policy
selling at such reduced prices. A
scarcity of nitrates will necessarily
follow as seven hundred to e!gh
hundred thousand Of tons are requir
ID while the government, at presen
only promises relief in the shape O
one hundred thousand tons. Govern
ment competition therefore create
lard feelings and dissatisfaction
against merchants who can not de
liver contract soda IN competition
With government prices on one hun
1red thousand ton guarantees whicl
g insufficient
The concensus of opinion Of thos,
present agreed with Mr.. O'Donnell
and the following resolution by Messr;
z. w. Dabbs and Il. E. Rembert was
unanimously endorsed. and the com
ltor E. d. Smith and Congressman A
E. Lever submitted same which wa
instructed to send copies of the reso
ution to those officials.
Whereas it has been made to ap
'ear to this body that great hard
hips. and greater hard feelings will
>e caused if some farmers permitted
% buy nitrates at the government
'rice of SIS per ton, while others no
so fortunately situated who have t,
'uy on credit will have to pay s1O5
on
Therefore Be 1t Resolved Tha
his body appoint committee of fv
take up this matter with Senator
Tillman and Smith and Hon. A.
ever looking to securing the entir
agricultural requirements of nitrate
trough the government, and a prop
81 adjustment as to prices of govern
llent dnd private importations tina
iACIc Oc IlO ldVOIlteS anu HdrQSnlDS.
Committee appointed and approve
" meeting consists of Mr.. f. w
Oabbs. Chairman; c. j. Jackson, DR.
5ush Mclaughlin. II. ID. Tindal f. T.
Rembert.
Col j. A. Rhame thought that tn
government should take hand in re
quiring planting of wheat. and othe
grains and food and feedstuffs by thos
who will not do so. On motion O
Rev. William Haynsworth the coun
ell went on record as strongly favor
Ing the continuation Of the policy
extraordinary food and feedstuff pro
luctiOn, conservation and preserva.
lion, and urges that all oats killed by
'ecent freezing weather by replante,
IS soon as safe to do so.
That the SUmtpr County Council n