The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-06-09
STATES GOOD PUT
!. INTO BIG PROGRAM
SOUTH CAROLINA is GOING TO
REALIZE ON ENORMOUS
NATURAL ASSETS
Development BOARD IS MEANS
Body Has Been In Field a Year and 10
Now Being Urged to Tako on Ac-
tivIties Untouched by Others

What is this new thing that calls
Itself movement for the advance
ment OF this State? How is it going
about such o task! Isn't everybody
here already trying ID promote the
States best interests? and, Why do
we need general movement along
Those lines?
These are some OF the questions
which have been asked since the
South Carolina Development Board
opened a new headquarters in Colum-
bia and announced its plans for.
statewide expansion compaign to Sc.
cure an individual membership of
some thousands and an income which
VIII equip it to do the things which
It's past record OF achievements Is
urging 1t to undertake.
Not An Experiment.
In answering the questions about
the organization. members OF the
State campaign committee, Of which
Governor Robert A. Cooper Is chair
man and former Governor Richard !.
Manning vice-charman, place ompha-
sis on these features:
The South Carolina Development
Board is not a brand new organiza-
ton; 1t is not an experiment in an
untried field OF work: it does not dupli
cate any existing aGency; it is demo
cratic in form and fully repre- Scnta-
tive OF every section and interest in
the State.
The board has been operating moro
than year, with a limited number Of
members and very small income.
Yet ii has made a record OF specific
accomplishment which many older and
larger bodies might envy. 1t has bas-
ed its program on that which develop.
ment boards in other States, notably
In the far west, have created, thus
avoiding their mistakes and profiting
by their successes. Its government
and operation have been placed d.
rectly in the control OF the individual
policies. No interest and no section
of the State will be without full rep.
rcsentation.
Its FieId Unoccupied.
In particular, It is pointed out that
the development board is not over
tapping any other agency. Since
November. 1918. when the movement
had It's actual inception, and specifl.
caily for more than a year past, It has
been performing statewide services
and building up program OF definite
activities which were and are awaiting
the attention OF an organization rep.
resentatiYe OF the united opinion Of
thousands OF South Carolnians There
nt of ,;t
equipped to handle these tasks. There.
fore the South Carolina Development
Board speaks OF It's expansion cam
paign. which will be made from June
II to 26, as an effort to greatly
strengthen an existing piece OF ma
chinery to do an important work for
the good Of South Carolina.
The precise defnitlon OF the organ.
iZation given at tho Columbia head
quarters Is:
II 10 largo number Of eitlzons
banded together TO carry to a suc-
ceseful conclusion such activities
40 will bring development to tho
agricultural, industrial and ma.
$ural reaourcoa OF the State; bet.
sor health conditions and schools;
improve community lie In ali
phaseo; encourage upbulIdlng OF
the live stock lndustry; atImulate
tho liberalization OF farm prod.
uote and 90 add to tho he alth, hap.
plness snd prosperity Of tho State;
tho general cleaning up and then
tho advertising 70 the world Of
The products and opportunities
9outh Carolina has TO offor.
The members OF the State campaign
committee have considered and dis.
cuased tho project from every anglo
and agrea that the movement Is ono
which when understood by the citi-
sens. will DO adopted as the definite
program which Governor Cooper and
othorG have stron8ly urged South
Careliaa should have.