The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-03
$1so,000 FOR FIGHT
AGAINST BOIL WEEVlL
Senator Padgett Introduces Bill For
100000 For Building Greater
Citadel.

News and Courier.
Columbia, Jan. 30.-There was
time when s150,000 was staggering
amount of money. Not so now. 1t
is now easily said and more easily
understood. Not many years ago it
would have needed much argument,
much propaganda and hard work to
have had such an amount voted by
the general assembly for anything.
Today, without a dissenting vote,
unanimously the senate pledged itself
to appropriate $150,000 with which
to organize the fight against the boil
weevil. It was voted with good grace.
The resolution came to the senate
from the finance committee, under
the sponsorship of Senator Banks, OF
Calhoun.
The house committee will probably
have an open hearing on the resolu-
ton next Wednesday.
Here is the s150,O0O pledge on the
part of the senate:
The only questioning voice was that
of Senator Laney. He did not oppose
the voting of the fund, but question
ed it's results at this time.
One More Big Crop.
Zone more big crop before the boil
weevil catches him." is the cry of his
people; that is the Jew of Senator
| Laney. He did not think any amount
of talk, illustrations or money would
stop the planting Of cotton this year.
There would be but one thing to stop
the planting of cotton, and that
would be utter ruin by the weevil for
year. He did not think the large
sum necessary, because Clemson
could now handle the situation. AS
to his county, any money spent IN his
section would be an utter waste, he
was afraid. His people would plant
cotton until the day Of reckoning. No
one would listen to scare. They
wanted and must see for themselves.
Senator Alan Jchnstone hoped
there would be no falteripg on the
s15O,000 resolution. He was not talk
ing as trustee of Clemson. He
spoke only as a senator and trustee,
in way for all the people, he said.
He with others visited the boil wee
vil-stricken fields, and while in Miss
issippi they were told that the
greatest trouble was to convince folks
as to the ravages of the boil weevll.
It was hard lesson, but it had to be
learned. he said. This money is ne
cessary to teach people when they DO
come to their economic senses what
and how to act, he declared, and the
undertaking is really providing farm
inc with trained nurses.
The farm demonstration agents, he
thought, could only partially meet
the situation. What was now needed
was intensive and extended advice.
Clemson was not asking for this fund.
It welcomed the opportunity of help
ing the farmers and would cooperate
to it's fullest extent.
Senator Johnstone explained the
uphill fight to eradicate cow ticks in
this state and how people were pre-
iudiced against such movement.
The tick started in the upcountry and
now the boil weevil peril comes from
the lower Carolina. The state must
act on such matters as whole. This
boil weevil is statewide and any ex-
penditure to check it would be for the
good of all the people. 1t is public
calamity that must be met as such.
This is an appropriation to help the
farmers in meeting this condition, and
he realized that in destroying the cot
ton crop there would be general de-
preston. The way to meet emergency
and this is an emergency, is to meet
it as any other would be met. Delays
would be dangerous and do not prom
ise we'll. The purpose is to meet and
destroy the pest before it wakes up IN
the spring or prepare for 1t.
Senator Laney said that ne would
withdraw any and all opposition to
the appropriation, but he still insisted
and believed Clemson college and the
field agents can meet the situation
for the present.
At this juncture the bulk OF legls.
lative work is in committees and
framing legislation so that it can be
more easily handled. 1t is predl-
gesting process. The senate is well
advanced in it's work.
Several minor bills were passed and