The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-02


) falready being referred to in other
Estates as the South Carolina Plan. In
ibrief, it is the named commission
4 charged with specific undertaking
This is an adaptation of the special
I committee methods of getting things
done which has been developed by The
modern ivic-commercial organization
& This plan has been worked, on and
4 worked at until it has reached a stage
4 of perfection which apparently leaves
little more to be done to it.
4 Definite Promises of Action.
i For this reason the South Carolina
1 Development Board in announcing its
Intention Of creating a number OF
commissions, which in effect will be
4 special committees, feels that it can
make definite promises OF action,
Espeedy and satisfactory on the pro-
/ 5ects which it may undertake.
/ In order that the plans may embody
i the best thought Of South Caroiin
I ians, there have been a number OF
Sconf erences in the past week. between
Governor. Robert A Cooper Senator
jNeils Christensen and others, who
have visited several places and have
fspent many hours IN consultation
1 with men who have been thinking
iabout the economic future, Of their
/ home State, An incidental result of
lthese conferences has been the enlist
ment of considerable new group OF
men as active supporters of the move
I nent it was said at the headquarters
| on Saturday.
/ AS outlined at present. the tentatiye
program of the board suggests the
naming Of IS commissions, as follows:
[ Markets, live stock. and 1--we stock
credits, live stock sanitation, grains,
grasses and forage, rates and traHss
portation, farm labor. land settlement
community life, publicity, legislation,
assessment and taxation, education,
health and sanitation. drainage and
drainage projects, civic-commercial
organizations, inter-racial relations,
good roads and natural resources and
industrial research.
| It viii be noted that these deal
mainly with the agriculture OF South
Carolina, The thought behind this has
been expressed by Governor Cooper,
who is chairman of the State commit
tee which has undertaken an expan-
sion of the development board, in
these words:
..The time is at hand when South
Carolina must diversity agricultural
activities, and must make use of the
varied natural resources. Our, eco
nomic life has been somewhat haphaz-
ard A continuance Of this policy will
surely bring grief to the State
Best Brain in the State
I'm the selection of a commission; a
definite plan will be followed. The
chairman for instance, Will be the
best Informed man on the subjecs In
the State. He will call to his assist
ance other men whose interest and
knowledge make them particularly
suited to the prosecution of a specific
undertaking. Thus each commission
will be composed of men who both
want a, thing done and know how to
get it-.done.
1t is planned that each commission
shall be composed of II members
Thought has been give to this, as to
all other phases of the subject. Twelve
members on each commission will
make it possible to give every section
of the State representation. 1t Will
make places for the most expert men
and it will so divide a task among
them that none will be burdened be-
| yond his willingness to serve.
In all cases the members of COM
mission will give their services with
out personal compensation. In
word. South Carolina will have the
benefit Of the best brains in the State
thinking and working .'for the good
fof South Carolina.
| This plan of organizing the COM
| imission has been submitted to con-
siderable number of the practical men
of the State and has been warmly ap-
proved by them. In every instance
I where a man has been asked to ac-
cept a Craftsmanship or become
4 member, he has said he will gladly
lido so. Therefore, no difficulty. what
ever. is anticipated in forming the
several commissions, when the develT
opment board has been provided with
the membership and resources 1t must
lihaye to become the powerful influence
for advancement which it seeks to be.
This is the purpose of the campaign
which will be made in the week Of
June q.