The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-22
FARM LOAN HOARD
Berth FOR LEVER
Seventh District of State to Choose
Successor to Eian Who Has Ac~
complhhed Much.

p. b. MCGOWAN in Columbia State.
Washington, July 17.-South Car
olina must shortly have a new mem
Der of the house from the Seventh
congressional district, Representative
A. F. Lever today having been nonll-
mated for commissioner of the feser-
al farm lean board by the president
.at a salary o. $4,000 a gear.
Ten days it vas stated IN this
correspondence that this nomination
would be made, and although there
were few persons who were ,skepti-
cal, there were ample facts upon
which to base the story
MIR. Lever will not leave the house
until he is confirmed by the senate,
which will be within the NEXT ten
days, and then QUALITIES for his new
position.
Upon assuming the duties of his
new Office, Governor Cooper will be
informed by Mr.. Lever Of his resig-
nation and a special election for the
Seventh district VIE be ordered.
Among possible successors whose
names are being mentioned here at
this time are. Former Senator Chris
tie Benet of Columbia, George Bell
Zimmerman of Lexington, E. c. Mann
.of st. Matthew's, Colin MunteiSh, Jr.,
of Columbia, and others.
Record m Congress.
Concerning Mr. Levers activities
in congress, the following has been
issued:
Mr.. LEVER, who rehres from con-
.gress after nearly 18 years of serv-
ice, has to his credit much construct
i've work as Segisla5or. After be-
ing a member of the committee on
sagricultnre for ten yaars, she became
chairman six years ago and under
his guidance Hnat committee rose
from second TO a first rate commit
tee, ranking along with the biggest OF
the committees of the house. He
was held in universal esteem by both
the Democrats and Republicans, as
was evidenced in the closing days IN
the last session of congress by the
presentation to him by the member
ship of the committee of a silver SER
vice as a testimonial of their respect
and confdence-
Among the notable pieces of :legis-
lation with which his name is init
mately associated MAY be mentioned !:
The cotton futures act, regulating
the operations Of the cotton future
exchanges of the country. He was
Jointly instrumental in amending this
act in the closing days of the last
session with the effect of far reach
ing beneficial results, both to the
producer and manufacturer of cot
ton.
He WAS the author Of the item in
the appropriation bill providing for
the creation of the bureau of mar
kets, which started with small sum
of money few years ago and with
restricted authority and has now de-
veloped into an organization whose
activities eexer the entire country
and promises in the course Of time
to stabilize prices and at the same
time to furnish such accurate infor-
nation to producer and consumer Of
farm products as will ultimately de-
stroy the wasteful and uneconomic
system of distribution Of farm pro-
ducts.
He was the author Of the federal
warehouse act, providing the ware
housing of staple farm products and
the issuance thereon of uniform
warehouse receipts which may be ne
gotiable in character. With the
amendment which he attached to the
agricultural appropriation bill at this
session, Mr.. Lever believes that If
the producers will take advantage of
this act it will go far in solving the
problem of farm finance.
Mr.. Lever reported from the COM
mit+ee on agriculture the first bill
ever favorably reported providing aid
for federal road building. This bill
passed the house but did not become
a law, although in modified form it
is now law.
While the Republicans were in
charge of the house ten years ago,
he was joint author with Senator
Weeks of Massachusetts, of the White
Observation-Disclosures forest reserve
act, and although the Republicans
controlled the house he was in charge