The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-05-27
A QUICK LOOL AT SOUTH CAROLINA
DEVELOPMENT BOARD PLANS

! county, a home cash market for live
stock and diversified farm products.
Assessment and taxation is another
activity which affects every taxpayer
in South Carolina. The efforts of this
commission will be directed toward
securing popular support for legis-
lation to equalize assessment of prop
erty so that no man shall pay the
other mans taxes.
Q.-What is meant by home cash
market?
A.-The forming of local corpor-
alton to buy and sell livestock and
diversified farm crops produced by
farmers. This means better method
of distribution of these commodities,
which will secure for the farmer
higher price and insure the consumer,
both at home and abroad, lower pur-
chase price, by elimination of the un-
necessary middlemen an their prof
it's. The establishment of home
cash market also stimulates produc-
ton because the farmer, when he
drives to town, finds a satisfactory
ready cash market for his products.
Q.-What is meant by South-wide
activities?
A.-There are organizations in our
sister-Southern States similar to this
Board. All of these organizations
use a general clearing house, the
Southern Settlement and Development
Organization. 1t is hoped that through
the whole-hearted cooperation and
coordinated effort of all our South
ern organizations, we can secure fed
eral and other aid in the general de-
velopment of the agriculture, indus
tries and natural resources Of the
South.
Q.-What has the South Carolina
Development Board accomplished?
A.-The organization started active
work one year ago, and to date its
accomplishments have been: -
(a) The Orangeburg packing plant
sold to practical packing house oper-
ators, which insures a home cash
market in South Carolina for cattle,
hogs and sheep.
(b) The enactment of the new
State stock law abolishing the free
range. This makes possible the elm
ination of the Texas fever cattle tick
and will encourage the lending Of
money on live stock as security.
! (d) Educational publicity for con-,
structive activities.
(e) Boil weevil conditions met by
the establishment of number Of
home cash markets in various counties
for livestock and diversified farm
crops.
(f) Preliminary work done to-
ward organizing the sweet potato
growers of South Carolina. Such
organization means protection of the
sweet potato industry in South Caro-
lima and the securing of better dis
tribution and prices for that crop.
(g) War on malarial mosquito de-
clared and anti-mosquito movements
put under way in various counties.
(h) Fly elimination campaign in
augurated.
| (i) Livestock credits assured on
sound basis.
| Cd Encouraged the establishment
of markets for peanuts in the State.
| (k) Educational work toward the
enforcement of the cattle tick law.
| Cd Campaign to suppress hog
cholera ihaugurated. ~
(m) Farm home ownership en-
couraged.
(n) Movement started looking to
introduction of white farm labor in
South Carolina.
Q.-How will the funds of the De-
velopment Board be used? rs
ALL expenditures will be made
in accordance with budget. This,
budget will be made up by the board
of directors. No part of the funds
of the Board will be used in buying
stock or bonds or in the conduct OF
commercial enterprises. q