The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1920-05-29
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

Q. What Kind of an organization is
the South Carolina Development
Board?
A. 1t is a large number of citizens
banded together to carry to a success.
full conclusion such activities as will
bring development to the agricultural,
industrial and natural resources of
the State; better health conditions
and schools; encourage farm home
ownership; improve community life in
all phases; encourage up-building of
the live stock industry; stimulate the
diversification of farm products, and
so add to the health, happiness and
prosperity of the State; the general
cleaning up and then the advertising
to the world Of the products and op-
portunities South Carolina has to
offer.
Q. What was the origin of the
Board?
A. A group &C citizens who attend
ed the Southern Land Congress in
Savannah on November IL, 1918, after
hearing of the organization work in
the other South Atlantic and Gulf
Coast States, decided to take up SINH
lar work in this State. They formed
the South Carolina Land Owners AS
sociation, had it Incorporated, employ
ed manager and opened an office.
Q. When ard why was the name of
the organization changed?
A. On March 9, 1920, in Columbia,
was held the South Carolina Recon-
struction Assembly. At this gather
ing it was decided that the name of
the organization should be changed to
the South Carolina Development
Board for these reasons
(a) In response to requests from
Governmental Agencies, Civic, Com
mercial and Trades Organizations,
desiring to coordinate general deve-
lopment purposes through the medium
of this organization.
(b) That the name might convey
clearer idea of the purpose for which
the organization was formed and is
functioning.
(c) To clear away an utterly un-
founded notion in some minds that the
organization was promoting real
estate propositions and disposing of
cut-over lands, and that it was organ
lied to serve some special interests
instead of the people of the State as
whole.
@. How is the Board governed?
A. The members, each having a
vote, elect tho members of the board
of control "a specified number of the
board of control is appointed by cham
bers of commerce and other organized
bodies having similar aims and pur-
poses). The board of control elects
the board of directors, except that a
specified number is appointed by other
organized bodies with similar aims
and purposes. The board of directors
elects the executive committee and
the officers.
Q. Do the officers or members of
the boards receive any salary?
A. The only persons in the organ
izations receiving salary are the man.
ager and his assistants. The men,
bers of the boards of control and
directors, the executive committee
and the Offers do not receive any
salary.
@. What is the plan of the oper-
alton pursued in the promotion of
activities?
A. The Board will have eighteen
commissions, us follows:
Markets
Live Stock and Live Stock Credits
Live Stock Sanitation
Grains, Grasses and Forage
Rate and Transportation
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
Natural Resources and Industrial
Research
The personnc. of these commissions
is selected by direct nominations, The
directors are governed by these .nom-
nations and appoint the members of
the various commissions. Each COM
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