The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-25
Farmers Union Meets

Columbia. Jan. 23.-The State
Farmers Union yesterday memorial
lied Governor Cooper and the general
assembly to provide a board of agc:-
culture, to be composed Of eight mem
bers, which board would direct the
general policy of the State depart
nent Of agriculture.
The following have been elected
officers OF the union for the ensuing
year: J. H. Claffey, Orangehurs.
pl esident; J. Frank Williams, SUM
ter, vice president; j: ". Shealey, Bal
lentine secretary and treasurer. The
executive committee is composed Of
8. Harris. Columbia: T. j. kirven,
Sumter, and W. Q. Tatunl, Orange
burg.
The names OF J. H. Claffey. John
c. Richards. W. O. Tatum. e. ".
Dabbs, and w. "A Stucley were on the
memorial to the general assembly"
The following is the appeal from The
union:
The farmers union in regular leg
islat;e session. memorable the gen
eral assembly to provide for a board
OF agriculture to be composed OF
eight members to be selected one from
each congressional district and one
from, the State at large.
The appointments to be made -
the governor of discreet. loyal AMI
.simonpurc' farmers. by and with li;e
consent OF the senate like cth2r
boards are appointed. To start with
two members for ore year. iwc 10Y
two years. two for three years ana
two for four years. ard for four Near
terms upon the expiration OF the 'iiS'
term. so ti:at the board shall D. .
continuing body. Of which the COM
missioner Of agriculture shall be *
oGicio chairman any four OF the
committee 10 constitute a quorum.
The duties of Tho board shall b"
20 direct ;i,u ~c.!t.ra policy ot IN"
department of ;t..i.;..;.}ttie. ana csp@-
cieny- TO act il: ;.a advisory rloacify
10 the farmers Of J'3e state IN .>7t"i1-
i,,g crops ;..:,! na1.!-eiinec the same
md u Keep ~ taacii Nth ne farm
crs of tn, cotton az, bright to!acea
States Through similarly constituted
i,od!e< rAc @aiG lo:'',' &hall &eet
monthly in columbia for not exceed
ing swo DAYS al q time. and 10 pro
vide fo,. rcrrc&ertat:on the COM
missioner Of tsr;cultar" ard two
me.ai,erS OF the hoard in annual con,
vention with Ike boards from th''
other States named ;:fovr. And 10
meet other States in conventions
whenever emergencies may make II
,,.s..cS<ary. nos ulorc ;h&a two such
meetings to be he'd in any cn'' e.
dar wear. The times ard places OF III
l....sI,.tf. lrlce!i:l-> 1a Hc :>;lcil rs WI
l,r for iilc i.,..t .scce@ll'i;~h1aen; % ':lf
,,,a.no:.eS ,iec,.iles n isr pat t!9i.''i-'i
Th, f::4tii". Objects of this board pc
ins 70 unit th, il@merS of lniS 'si;;''.
and Of thc other States named tpPil
,ac best nsc,ha'js; Of growing sIi.5'flo-
u,;nr auG marketing OF I'll crops ma
will p~oraotc the welfare Of our State
and the South.
The pay of members of said board
70 he limited to 81 per diem ana
actual travelling expenses when IN
III. performance of their duties rs
herein set forth On as may be de-
ter,ainc,, by iaw 10 he paid from the
funds of the department of asr!cul-
tIIrc hv proper vouchers.
we do respectfully submit the
foregoing to YOU. honorable bodies.
and To his cxccllency. the governor,
for Your favorable action.
WaShina;on. Jan 22::-The battle
ship Connccticu; IS duo at N"wpori