The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, January 21, 1897, Image 1
VOL XX.
'•BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, “'THURSDAY, JANUARY 21. 1897. -
A Review of the State’s Con
dition and Prospects.
ft
The Retiring Govei nor Makes
a Fling at the Peniten
tiary and the Farm- *
er’s College.
His
Farewell Address
Neither Graceful or
timely.
is
tion of $5,400 in the ordlti&ry sinking
fund, which the Board decided to hold
for contingent expeoues, etc., connectsd
with its collection and disbursement.
PHOSPHATES.
It will thus be seen that we have
realized four and one-half per cent,
■upon the entire fund, although the
loans have not been made for a year.
If this policy is pursued by compound
ing the interest the State will be made
to realize six and seven per cent, ueon
the entire fund, and when the bonded
uout of the State matures this fund
will be more than sufficient to retire it.
In the construction of the statute
regulating delinquent taxes, as to when
the same become liable to be forfeited
to the sinking fund, a difference of
opinion exists between the Comptroller
General and the Secretary of State, the
agent of the commission. The conten
tion between these two officers has been
a considerable annoyance to the com
mission, In that the Comptroller Gen
eral has refused to s.ign deeds required
to be made by the commission.- This
is a matter to be settled by legislation
aad your body should do something to
harmonize the differences. It is not
the purpose of the Sinking Fund Com-
| mission to seise the taxes which are
| levied for the purposes of support of
State aad county governments, and the
! agents of the commission should not
[ be a!:owed to seise money in the
l hands of the county treasurers. The
1 presume, will
The following Is the principal por
tion of the message of Governor Evans,
relating ta the general affairs of the
'State:
FINANCE AND TAXATION.
The Benares of ear Stale are la bet- J V* B *V*li
ter coed It loo than ever la our history.
The State debt is smaller aad the debt
per oeplla has decreased from eleven
dollars to four. The foi low tag taoie,
taken from the Comptroller General's
report, gives aa Idea of the progress of
the State
I UK.—Acres of load ret e reed. IB.IffX.-
ICO: Isud—Acres uf land returned JR,-
I s'. 19 I si ri ees IWSS, Sl.lhS
Tele 1 tnlao. real aaSsta. IWd. tl'W.
•Ce Tad. WHa vet an real estate IMh,
•tes IhT.lte laarsais. umt •UMBi
Va.es of possoeel property. IWk
P4V ms esT. *eiee of persweeJ property.
Me.
• *
ad peapenf
tt rolipade
*»
1 ms. %Z\ •
prisirty ,
a tsaa RiatXM
\f ism ti :«> ■
property. Iws»
9S4L §Bp *
MaMMi. I Wk
4 *41
i.rm»ot his side at the 1
length I” bis report, ehich Is bcr<<<
submitted
1 regret to ear that this Industry
never recoverso from the storm uf I -‘.•
1 fear before the elose of aaolhtr
It may beeeme sapng table to the
miners, and the State will oenee to re
set vs nay income from this source.
The report of J*hsepbato laspoctur
J raps s shoes the total asm ber of tusw
af rack mined tee year ee J tag Aagost
U. INRR, mtlmated I3.T» tens, as
MrihMd ana year sedtag Aagost Ai.
year at Time The total asm bee of
lees «f reck eh!peed dortag the year
ending Aagost ‘l I Ran one tSJ dRC.
aad f~ lit* same parted af ItW. ITt am
m I Be year |so»
emeael af the
h royetty lar the year eedldg
Aegest U. »«> wj x the amoeat ter
in the interest of the people of the
State, I deem It unnecessary to call
further notice to tho contention of Mr.
Thomas.
It is unfortunate that there should
bo this want of harmony among the
oommissicii^rr. but this is humau na
ture and a matter to bd dealt with as
you deem proper. In 1
the Interests of the State at-e not suf
fering/ The Southern li&flway has
filed its charter with the Secretary of
State'as provided la an act relating to
the same, and it is now a domestic cor
poration. I had some doubt as to the
constitutionality of this act and the
Attorney General was instructed to
make a test case before thp Supreme.
“Court. The, court sustained the con
stitutionality of the act, and it is now
the settled law of the State. .
There* is a better feeling existing
between the State and the railroads
than has been for the past six years,
and the disposition to settlskall differ
ences on the part of the roads in an
amicable way has been fully met by
the administration. The assessments
for,taxation have been equalized with
due regard to the earning capacity of
the several roads. Only two roads
show a delict for the past year, and
one of these can hardly be called a
deficit, as the amount expended ban
been put in lasting Improvements.
The total income pf all the roads for
l*k*j was t* .'W.I.JsT.j”, as compared
with IT.fUu.y.? Aft for the year 1*1*5,
aa increase of $b*>7.W25lM.
atiag ex proses end lax-* for
IMsi were Ite &47.21. agamst
la I'WtA, p decrease of
Titu passenger earning*
tJ T.s> JJl To. against $2,-
l*s»Y an in* r,-a»r of -
tonnage fur loun was 4.*
BIS FINAL MESSAGK TO
LKGI8LATURK.
of the fiscal year. The amount has not
yet bofo returned. It trill thus be scon
that the total deficit amounts to $27,-
241.33. The superintendent reports
total liabilities $18,1170.92, making
grand total $45,612.46. Assets report
ed, cotton $22,020,00; amount due from
contractors and other sources, ~ oontin-
5,108.4b; 2,600 bushel# of oats
40 cents, contingent, $1,009; value of
products on hand not to be sold, fur
consumption in prison $24,707. It would
be prope- knder tho eimiinstanced to
stand off the products on hand for last
year and for this year as tin# year as
they will be consumed. Tho superin
tendent reports that he will be able to
pay every dollar the institution owes,
including the $9,000 for the purchase
of the Reed farm bought last year, and
pay.cash for the next year's guano sup
piles, which has«been bought some
time ago at a^ very low pHge. This
cannot be done If the amount due the
State is refunded^ It was the inten
tion of the Legislature to require the
salaries of the institution to be paid
out of Its earnings, and it can never
be said to be self supporting as long as
the people are taxed' to pay such sala
ries, no maitcr what showing is made
as to improvements. I am satisfied tho J its final repeal,
institution Is iu a better condition than
It has ever been and 1 trust that in the
near future it will be a source of reve
nue to the btate.
GOVERNOR EVANS ON THE DISPENSARY.
THK
if rate
sing a Rosn
■2,TwT teas
la tie wkRi
a nr
THK COUNTY CHAIN GANGS.
The county chain gangs are worked
success fully In nearly all the counties
of the State and are adding materially
to the wealth of tie people by afford
ing good roads, la the county of Rich
land over fifty miles of road have been
bunt aad put la perfect condition aad
a drive around tne county uffurtis 04,
view Heat object lesson of ohal will
vouo be the coodittua of the satire
>l*U la some counties they are eas-
Vmrrasevd by the rostrtctloae of the tao
«hM>a tMatte thorn
seateacev do not «xc*
Is a* eesj to ■ r«p s V
the chain gang ss ■ l
v let aad to * statute
vd, gt« tag tne Aourt discrolMia, s
(AflPfNF feto BfMNI 14# c i
I t%j#v .1! il*M I&# tor#| #| •## W<
The Main Part of the Message is
Devoted to a Discussion of the Dis
pensary Law—He is in Favor of
Aggressive (enforcement of all its
Provisions.
The following iayt-portlonof Cover
nor Evan#’ message relating to the
Dispensary.
Two years age I was elected Gov
ernor to succeed a leader, of a revolu
tion who, to use his own language,
was the “ worst hated and best loved
man ” who has ever entered the poli
tics of our State. The policy that I
should pursue was already formed by
the people and the only issue made
was the enforcement of the dispensary
law, whether it should be aggressive
with a view to destroying the illicit
traflic in liquor or whether it should bo
uf a milk and cider form as pur ene
mies would have it with the hope of
My nomination and
election meant the former and I have
endeavordd to be true to that policy.
It would have been nn easy matter
for me to have placated my enemies
and the enemies of the Reform move
ment by giving ear to the overtures of
lbs whiskey element aad Ibatr allies
in Ui«-of the State, and the daily
000. The entire assets Including cash,
tacrchandise, teams and wagon# and
personal account# amounted In round
numbers to $198,000. „ Tbn UabUitlea
amounted in round numbers to $H«,000.
The total assets being subsequently
affected to tho amount of $a*«OOrTn a
final checking atcr adjustment of ao-
counta. The. liabilitipR werp as fpl-j . w . . —t—*
low#: To State appropriation. $50 ood;' l* w , h “ ^ >cen tfao 0 f 1 | he ^W»key
to sundry persons for liquor#, $36,000 :
Ind.
iprepriatii
for liquoi.,
total Indebtedne##, $.86,000. Cash on
band $45,548.40 or $40,*451.60 les# than
amount necessary to liquidate the tn-
de.liU‘dne»s
healing the wound inflicted npoe .
hearts of the wive^aad children of
temperate drinkers by giving to
children the only true ante g
nst intemperance—education
ENFORCEMENT OF THK LAW.
The enforcement of tbn diapeasarjr
Th:s is simply a rough statement o
the status of the dispensary when I
took charge of the butiness. I am
happy to state that I turned It over to
my successor healthy and in good con
dition and as sound financially as any
business institution of the country. It
has been taken out of politics and
placed in the hands of a board of con
trol composed of farmers, bankers and
business men of ability whose reputa
tion for honesty and integrity can not
be impugned. Tne purchasing power,
such a temptation, to some men, has
been taken from the hands of toe com
missioner and given io this board.
They have rx.'retsed n Jufftelouxty and
in a icaaper to command the respect
of ail parties. The duties of the cam -
mission-*r are now exercised by the
rd the frmmt
have 1
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wbo slandered
■* of the dispen-
uooliaued thvir stuo-
so extent that would
sd by a less cooserva-
ly have not bsaa coa-
,beir ouatempt of tb*-
tempted tu dreg dowa
taadwr every ofl-ial
IVUl
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‘•rt tr^Rift stewtag a
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$471. MB#
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I tasws mtu vs am** wsa
MMImad meat •>amN. gs#
it. VlkRRQtBN* MW RB Ml
tag pamr aapfRf aM tm ife
psw wsmmmasd teat taw s«
ama*d aag mem tew aawa
tammmim wsaad aaiaRas#
at #msd la wan aaR asastafte
teas INNA aad teww aa*;
w resate Tbta # samres
• T >*ws * »* * aad Oanavaar 1
# warns** *sterls*a* ts avvwi
• •»v. i *.* iwsss s mems new sueres
aad rewmaaad taere psadavta have bwaw
laawsad by redwaad awssasrewwis Tim
tessa aa rail reads bad# aM Rasa da-
creased * > maw anaaasrewata Tv*
•dbears af yaae gw«*rareaaR reaatvs
fare tar aaiaetsa teas svse la tea bis
•ary af tea tests, aad tea internet aa
tea pabfts data baa baaa 1st reass 1
I * par aaaam
I am are barrens* d some w bat la tele
ateUu-c-l > r.W L •; D'«Ste I-TW
urvr aat bviag aM# to fnraisb m* with
aa aliBtract from his books, as ia pre
vious years He claims that it is im-
pussibis to do vo by reasoaof Ihscbaags
in the data of oiosiag tbs bvoai year
from November 31st to January let.
giving only lea days for settlsmeoU
with county treasurers. Hi# report
will be furnlsbed you, I suppose, before
> the session of your body close*, and I
your careful perusal of its detail*.
$ desire to call your attention to the
Downer Fund, which has been lying
idle in the treasury for ton year#. Tbi*
fund wa# placed in the treasury by the
agent some year# ago, and wa# made
up from the sale of the Downer Insti
tute, located at Beech Island, in Aiken
County. The object of Mr. Downer
wa# to educate the orphan children of
Aiken County, or that portion of old
Ridgefield District now lying In Aiken
jDounty. The interest on the fund ia
! efficient to maintaia two or three boy#
t one of the college* of the State, and
— \ it would be well to carry out the will
of-Mr. DoBtnqr in this way.
A competitive examination could be
had in Aiken County for these scholar
ships among the poor boys entitled to
Mr. Downer’s benevolent, fund, and I
trust it will be provided for.
The banking institutions of the State
are in excellent condition, but one
failure having been recorded during
my administration, and that could
— • hardly be called a failure, but a rob
bery. The aggregate banking capital
of the State is $5,368,201, with the
surplus of $4,845,730, making a total of
$10,213,931. This 1# distributed among
ninety-one banks. The relations of
the State and the banks have been
inoet pleasant and mutually beneficial.
I de*lre to thank the officer*, for the
kindneases shown me during my ad
ministration. , .<
. . THE SINKING FUND.
Upon my induction into office n large
amount of the sinking fund wna uclo
ves ted. deposited ii> bsr.k. drawing no
interest It was impossible to p«f-
chnea the eacuriliee required by lew
for sank iavsstmaat wlteaat pay tag a
Large pramtam. la ay last massage I
recommend ad tea passage at aa act
- aateortxtag tea Casaraav aad tea
la Urea tela head spaa tes
. at tea v a. 4 beads ef tea a warn
V Baa Imref lM
^Taa asaaasad my ssimwi ■ nl#n
f*wm tew mat ahwspaatm yam
MB VT TWarewaatsd repelt# astwai #
pred taka tea treaaw * fresa Jaaaary I
ks MwasreWe* $$• t*aa am* a * tea ax
tea* tag a kaMaam das By tea phaawkmla
mimare b* ski IA Tam damMt m dm*
by tea fbrreasa Mlmte* t wmamay Hr
at # Ftaeaawy pswaRmret *HM swre -
pan# baa baaa tas-ws area# tea Sswt
ysmr al m$ aAretemtratare
it tea tea maatw was treagba ta my
aMsaAAsm t taw* trerewtretw *4* #a ts wst
ter* tea asamaaR das mad smsaeeded la
as*mg am Baswaai imatrmsataas mare
g<*wa ta tea steaare la saa teak aa
larteas sstsmswres were m>*smad. aad
teat tets rerepway as reads ta #mg its
reytetp as psmmpkiy re vakar m aw'
Tier warns remswm *w*sp* teak** la laa.
May aga«a tatted a* pmg tea reya.if
and Ida mantes was >mmmd*aaa*y im •'*
a* tea atremtam at ta* laimrd a* wa
fHVXHIMHMl Msard
g»*s aa vs*aaatea s* time wai asawat* d
awma at ta* tempmsy la pmamamt ss ta*
reyatta dee Omsav tka aatsa kas bask
pteg J aat I am tatvrread ky Mr I*.red
*ay ttmt be au* be aamtsa ta ataa* tea
mete ad db ORP daa tea tat ad Jmaaary
T*a matter tee baam psasad la ike
beads af %m* Atkarmay Gemarmi. aad be
wUi m dambt lake »rek ekapa re be
dswres bant ta aatiact tea arewaat dea
lest Marvb la view at tea daprenaiam
ta tea .adretry. tea l # baeabmks laspwr ■
tar mad tea Cbeirmme ad tea Hoard da-,
tarmiaad ta vtait tea ■uasa la tea
Stake at Ftartdk* a 1 ta a view af aaser
• <
■I
TVi
*
•aa lire
Jreta Itre-*
tatatag tea smtt ad m*a*<
amdta kaaartkik tea am
■ Wa tawad tea kas
r ***v krew! try
>raa af N«w
• *b* waavkai
A Wrerere t aam .aa lire *<
tAaas **a p** ear* as ka*e I
»- date I amdea tea saw ■
Cbartsakae A Wsatara CAM
r*red Ladar tea act wbtsk r*fHSt*d
tea abaata* at tea t8*st j
lire* a ay • rereremrere aa*
HMMbbl #4 14# td## i
! AlAMMvy *nis###%. Mhi %4# #11
I tea Hmtwvmd Caomretaskre That# daty
| ••• I# •** * # ## Ins 44#
I 14# !$##»■ rty Mi %4#l# MMM^Mn it I
J ##9 •l%4 lAMM 4t MMlifVMi#' j
I !%» $•%#$#% 0f |M t,d#f b«*#A#*V |te i
J ire real tea sku rptiaa at tea prapartf •
j a ww^wmtre* bsatUa ta Hap a.
| aad tat* teada
1 ,*<arv *g teat tfasare Ttamre*'
J add fjtedbmitjwmsm# tea pwremeamijm
I team apma *mte as la tests reiatbre*
I *lte nay baatM* a* wsmpatiaf itdam 1
j Tba evtmreee tea*a by in* LwwMtisarea
I ts aa kre la tea e#aa af tes wscrekmry ,
af stake, aad 1 raapact/s..y tsggvsl teal
It be artmtwt lav tea asa wf year bapar
sbt* redy Tbaas g«at smaa sdsm* |
snwutrey read v*|Siv*mmAiy teat they
am*a a* talarea* ta nay ewrerettag Haa
aad bare bat aaa abyavt Tba e« relap
meat af Itmt Itayaf aad tea aaaaatttot
oparatiaa at tea** raflrsad Tam Care*
w.sstaa kaaarea cue* scad at tba sta*
cavity aad kwaasty wf parpsas at tea
i am s •**»
lata tba aw
i rea amreem
tenmrd aFtn
Hrely up U
.as \
. • r- -
•s .*w*is«reii wi
areb re*,<
kMgPMl
Hvavi avr*st
14 rear by a aaastakia
tvrtsaa as viissk apwv
aad law abiding citiw
res oSaadar Is hUlm
tea nfbosr» aad oavr
1 aafcte teatee, it la al#
I Mart Iasi- tfik### i*#j
' U> 149 aspf « m *il4
' tor at fa
tea administratis
t error Ik buohk w
tewd tlupaasar baa
smbwlea
Holt dsai** ia U-
b*sa ckarrei
MBtaa uf laaucarev
ms It parebawo
I a b Ira rerelaUag
flag oa bis dam
aswd w* s mwrda*
rerto arv *aat ret
* a baa a* a mat
chairman of the board end superinten
dent, nnd the office of commimtooer
could be aholLhed by your body.
If thl* power Is ever again placed la
the haadv of one mas be would at
ooce become aa object of vituperation, I
I mi* re presents lion, a hues sod vloaderj
, ‘if ail tbe earmie* of tea dlspeaeery I
-1 sad every peaa) a User without nay
moral or wwiai responsibility.
Toe ax per ie ace of tea pant year
| vboahl b* rs<>ugh to ooavlaoa
jdy of tea truth of all that I b
» I and prpdk'tod, aad while I am •are
m of teat you a Hi be advised aad impor-
pla* 1 taaad to change tbW lew aad rwtara to
have | tb* old system, you will find by tsrew-
**at | tirretlaa teat swab prapastttaaa earns
from lapa aad baagry prelUalaaa with
Itohiap prei ss* Yaw will be laid teat
tt>* apvratlaws at tba preasmt Ikmrd
are * freilsre. lodge team by tbatr
acts aad tea rare it* aad wat by bore*
Ti
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IMMMI# I
f r r**mpmr%U*at HaM
meat of *mtos ta swwaty dtsmowsare boa
baa* farniikad m* bf tea kaakrbaapsv
aad m swbysas a pss*
»«r*krmlinia ;
*«
a g«m
#$# rtsMMMi M#
i that keys *mwaei
prepmrwtavy ad#
l • * s kspereery a* ts skremgrer Ire
day terns at amy Mare stares its aomst
reset are ts aastar smfrerered. a* •
appamr (pare iffibskmuatrea teksr am At
i IBB ## RSHIBS Sf JMKjH#pbbfW bwdy
I rsrereress *i; * sbaapre ia tea mb
aakMow lavte Mg rewsrews freuy at tb*
tuna wr as d*reas I sdtwwred ta yma
brew It mas impsarebie bm tea aid brer i
iad awetrm smmpwawd sd Mkba *te**rv
ta samtre* srel baa amjaal <t are* la
tare* tba Gwrermor saa * bre*maa at
tea twmrd ta approve aad etak **r
•re*u akaal Pi ink ba bpd Wa tktarmm
Mop. I Raw* tbmft if pay *»*g* er v*
•wwwrrwd tbs smretlaa mwatd at wpre
lurrspt ea kPN IP temtr • darts ta
i mas* i *#*• Ire eg re- rest tea ipw a <•« .
meaty dlspaaassw
1st la tire. il*b
me Sty s-epa*
a year l**m
i taa I j# |
(ffikmp bgpaowty 4%
dealer, the terror of the Illicit distiller,
the pitiful excuse for the opposlUoB of
hypocrites and cranks nnd tho pint*
form of disgruntled politician# cater*
ing to local influences, good orbwd.
^bo duty under the irew of sJ|
executive officer# of the Stwto, coun
ties mud town to enforce this low nnd
•uch officer# are compelled to take nn
oath prescribed by your honorable body
to faithfully euforoe the law when they
assume their official duties. The Gov
ernor is authorised to employ consta
ble* and three Slate detectives whose
especial duty it is to enforoa th* low.
I nave employed on an averaga about
fifty constables during my term of
office and one State detective and they
have been zenlou* and faithful In their
efforte to suppreei the illicit traffic nod
.1 i. -.hi »!uil hul! 1 am sure U.e people
of the State are, ret tee results obtain
ed. . .
During the past year fifty-five regu
lar commissioned constables In. ludiog
the two chief State constables have
been regularly employed. Tb* State
Is divided into two divisions known re
the “upper"aad tea “lower." The
upper division Is la charge of Ct.!«r
K*- t nod the ...aer to charge oft h'.ef
Hoi ley. The salaries aad sxpaaaa, Ire
aim'mg ooe detective aad tea aftarfc la
my office, amouatod to $47,71$ ti.
rty ow* ooastabiaa era resigned ta
the upwar aad Iwaely-lear to tea
lower dlvlaloa. Tb* appar divUtoa
mmid | baaa.mach hardar to hamilk by
_ , jrr r*wmreaftk# proslmity at Nsrtb Oare
1 04 1 •» and tea mm* a tala distil lartaa.
Tb* amawat at wblskay and brandy
sa **d la tea appar dlvlatsw lor tea
Mi gp|Mffi| J
Ca gafiaa# af
la battiom tmafre
aad atntaan band at male* amt
aad ten Illicit dtatt wrm* war#
ad- In tea lower divtstwa tei .
• b tebng. wins and brandy. tfiSpSan
bnrpMi ad bare. twwa#4mp knpdM#
aad tflg tre gal Ians •of bear aad fldor
■•€* tnra* vabtalas and ffipr band
wf • k-arere* on* UltsRt dUffit-
tea taw ta tea Upper Mar at tee swore
ttas ndytanlng ten Unite 're-vire mre
ond ta tb* ssmntf at OmHopm pte
bare taretktebbMre In ten rMMdtenf
aamttm at ten take a banffiby sandb
MPteRHikR In reppark at #a #n^3
I ant tend ta reann teas in* mp to
)<tjr
ajn st. ¥ft jsir
ai
$ uamg to
let In Daa. list.
wovaty 4 ayw#
11 iremorekadi
• 1 PSk H3 •
cr
: re.
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tea rktof a#
1 twarrewresav,
MMrt#
I #4
!*•$ $ JteLdR
areas
Id * gPt.kM
i uuM-aareswaa
lor
MM
rea* a ta
retag
Maas f
I at tea
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j Ptmta a/tt PM
I Tba vt
vbrw s targe
rspyrti af tfepi
•aaa* at ls**m
at ■argre fa 1
i Grarevtila kad
• bare baaa kad site
j das
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CMdIUOO. II
It woo'd bi
la Florida
vr tr.r m 'n>•»
sader ordinary ot
of Florida are ii
must lostaaces a
seed has to be remotec
pieced on hoard cars aa
la f
tbaa ta awr Stats I
Me for tes mlaas
to com pvt* I
!n -> 'V\ti « •-• -n*
idltloas. Tbe m>o«»a
tee interior, aad io
large top burden of
It Is then
transported
or sireir 1 uppreiUre ta tb* srednaptlre at lb* I
I daprwe j rei*. If at any Hue. bamwwr, a d*f-1
ferret psrpa** tv revsatad tee dtate j
rea tatrrvea* aad agnia raacw* tk
property,
TNE STATE PENITt-SfTIAHV.
Foe state paatteattary
tad coeditiua.
at- 'nvnt m*•
wuuid receL
f X. ^ v (B NO#
tu tbe ports, wbuse freight rates are
from forty tu olghty cents higher per
ton than from Port Royal and L'hnrlee-
ton ports. It will thus be seen that
our miners have nn advantage right
here over the miners of Florins of
more than the royalty paid the State.
The cause of the depression is not from
competition with Florida and Tennes
see, but i* the'result of n depression in
prices of agricultural products all over
the worldT The phoephatc miners
have petitioned the oonrd for a reduc
tion in the royalty to 25 cents per ton.
Their petition accompanies the report
of the commission, and is herewith
submitted for your consideration. I am
satisfied that a reduction of Chit royalty
would iu no wise tend to relieve the
general depression, and I was assured
bo by the attorney of one of the largest
miners in the State. The truth of the
business is the phosphate territory no
longer affords rock' of a si^fljciently
high grade to make the industry profit
able. The territory has been mined,
too, in a manner' that has materially
injured the deposits in the river. . This
efitire matter can be dealt with hy tbe
Phosphate Commission without legis
lation on your part, N and should be left
to their good judgment. Undo* tbe
bond act tho phosphate royalty to the
amount of $75,000 per annum is appli
cable to the sinking fund. It has been
so applied, and I regret that the
amount tbit year fails short about
$15,060 of the required amount.
A report of tba Rai 1 road Commis
sioner# show# a better condition of the
roadsof the State and a large iocrease*ln
Ml branches of business.Tbeoommission
put into effect tbe rates on fertilizer*
provided for in tee act passed at your
last eeesiok. Thera wee a disposition
ok tbe part of tee roads to cue teal tee
validity of tele act aad tee right of tb«
».*V*UW to I
wa* tawily I
• rates bslag
otaat A pi
wbka y felly i
Aa i
* **tete p*~o
Itay and soi
to ba hoped from
last year teat tb#
*arv< m- at af •twwawts <
Tb* kiuag school at Lwresre
ba a vo! letted. Instead of cam tag
* I pathta with tea high schools
J s»ta»re Th* State •upporta, it
I uomaMta schools, aad there i*
I MM why th people should ba ts
tb*
*»fUNPUH
It »a* i
$25.UUO 1
doomed tu disappoint
ereocc to tbe report
tbe
Stab
>m Ibis iQstlttttioo of about
regret, however, we are
aeot. With ref-
of the superin
tendent it will be seen that the insti
tution commenced last year with $15,-
629.8? in cash and •upplie*. Tile
institution makes a good showing on
paper, but unfortunately never covers
anything lnu> the State treasury. 1
feel satisfied, however, that the policy
of tbe board of directors L a good one
aoif if pursued for the next two years
will result much more satisfactorily,
so far a# the State treasury is concern
ed. The policy of leasing convicts to
private parties has been discouraged
by the board and should be. Complaint
has been made to me twice during the
year of pHrtiesleasingconvicts.it being
stated that such convicts were allowed
to roam at large in the community day
and night. The attention of the sup
erintendent was called to this and he
has endeavored to correct the same.
This system has become obnoxious
wherever it has been tried,and the board
should discontinue the practice as soon
as possible. The farms authorized to
be purchased are in good cbqdition
and have yielded according to the re
port of the superintendent abundant
harvests. The report of receipts and
disbursements for the fiscal year end
ing December 31, 1896, are as follows :
Disbursements. $63,576.83, to which
must be added supplies on hand and
comsumed, $15,695 87; to which must
lie further added the amount received
from the Suite treasury for salaries,
$5.05<£ milking a total of $84,316.70; re-
8eT|Jt*, $62rl2517, deficit $2t;M#fcMt to
this must be added the further sum of
$5,650, amount of salaries from the
State treasury for tbe years 1994-96, aad
which tbe superinteodeot pledged tee
Governor nod Treasurer would be
returned, but so far has not hern cov
ered IbPi tbe State treasury. Under
tea provisloo of tee approprtatire for
teat yrer there sreireriov were to ba
paid ret of tea caraiags at tea prei-
taatiary Thera M lag we reraiags aad
ta tare tea taetltaUae from amborrmw
•ret. aare tea argrat raqaret at tea
I withdrew aay abyas
ta satariaa batag pmtt or* al th*
rti srtroot at tots cot tog’
I legs wbal It ought* to oe
l—o high iostitutire of laoroio/’-ood
do not fill It up with boy• anxious tu
doo a uniform aad be placed upon a
footing with college students, and I
believe the college will be more pros
perous. The buildings and equipment
of this institution are tbe equal of any
in the South and tbe Slate nas spared
no expense in maxing it a success. In
fact, it has been the idol of the Reform
movement and the people have dealt
with it with a lavish hand, and if there
is any failure to fulfill the expectations
of the people, the., blame must rest
where it belongs^—upon the,; shoulders
of those charged with ita manage
ment. The income of the college for
the past year was $91,924.55, made up
as follow* :
Privilege tax . $51,273.37
Land scrip fund o.iW.OU
(lemson bequest 3512 30
Balance on tiand I,'*H7
Morrill fund - lo,»2t.oi
Hatch U. S. appropriation 16,uuo.uo
Convict labor value :.. .. 4,272.uu
Total $01,924.55
No account is given of the value of
products from the farms and dairies
and no account given for tuition fees
from students. 4 is AHair to the
other institutions of the State to com
pel students to pay tuition and make
no effort to enforce the same rule at
this institution. Something is wrong
mij site tes ewJaMTvaseatof (be
bill M b##iM9t i® tb#
euy of chairman of tea board of
roi. Tb* bueiaaee had ooeUaureiiy
■Watt aatii II reached over • $1,-
■Ou aaaaally. Rarelixiag that as a
• re* tentative aad that it
« *U
somewhere, as with all these advan-~'its management.
r>U«ll}### It
bad not bare plaoad apoa wbat
truly be called a busiaeee plaaa, aad I
teal it was burdened lib crudities of >
which it must be divested before it
could reach the expectations uf tbe
public as a moral reformatiooe and a
basinets vuccese, my first official act
was to give its former management a
thorough investigation in order to
ksbertain iu financial statu* as well a#
iU weak (mint#. I was met by many
difficulties, political as well as busi
ness.
To commence the business the Gen
eral Assembly of 1892 voted an appro
priation of $56,060. For the first eigh
teen months of it# exutence the dis
pensary experienced many vicissitudes
and when rt was placed in my hands I
found it still embarrassed and hardly
able to stand alone. It had not paid a
dollar into the State treasury in net
| earnings and the $56,000 appropriation
was still unliquidated. The statements
its growth, and progress as publish
ed from time to time by tbe former
commissioner were unsatisfactory, to
the,, public for tbe reason that the
system of bookkeeping was a Chinese
puzzle and no one could tell exactly
the true status of the business. This
fact gave color to the adverse criticisms
of the administration of tbe law and
invited the terrific accusations that
were made against those charged with
d | date $413 *
crued profi
profit k.{7,(
Mn<i iDf#r
4^.'22 If to
amount of tb
tages the enrollment of students is
growing less ^vdry year. The whys
and wherefore# you must discover. „
This showing is made, not with a
view pf prejudicing you against the in
stitution but for the purpose of pre-
it abd all will be #veli.
—Tbe Russians have a simple de
vice which is said to be very effective
la oheckiaf runaway horse* A .1, *.
cord with a mdtaiof aoeee arouou tee
•eck of tba horse u need, aad wbaa
The last statement of the assets and
liabilities and profits which the former
wftf<
commissioner made w# for the quarter
ending January 31st, 1895. In that
statement tbe profit# claimed to have
accrued to date amounted to $151,
renting •Ha downfall before +t ts'voo* 25U.5L - A. Bookkeeper of ezperi«.Ddu i.UoA.Jrpi|i thoee
late, bind out the trouble and eradicate could not cipher thl# out and claim# quoip reed at the same
were made that the profile were ficti- enough to prevent thoee
(ioue. I determined to change the
the animal boils tea cord la pulled
Tba bona st#a an aooa as It foals tea
pressure w tee wiadpipa.
—" Hreeua. you teow, eeat to Africa,
aad three m^t bis death.*• “Poor Jai-
*#• ! Ji-i hie redy * a# breagbi bwaw |
aad fire* a daaaal brer a , **e* t tt p" I
l bey haadtat tba eaaaJbkL j
• bortad lb* ** ^ mmi ^ ** -
to
busioeree management and to adopt a
fall and satisfactory system of account
ing Aa expert bookkeeper was em
ployed nod it was ascertained that tee
profit claimed had not accrued, bat
teat tbe pocrued profit to that date
ere forty odd thousand dollar# “I
teaa tea amount- Tbie®
mistake ia buoakaaplag aad ia
tag to tea profit account wbat bad aot
accrued, but wbat wse axpaetad.te
bare keeruad ta tba at aaaa-
tg dtafiadeasa Altar a tboroufib die
wrlWk at awriiBt# it
•imply a
la credit-
r ta* pass year is ta reaad ;
, * 1 '*•' Tre aat emeeet
A* taare aad eaaattae for
■•rtad $121 Oku, as*#.eg a
d psredi a* tbs fitata. trere
s* tL/2 '*® Aid tag $fl>.
re* u arefita am gamt* ia tba
*re* e <*•*■•• r* let af Jaua* j
• • ,•* tba total of rented
mi profile la tea Mat* aad
use lies for tba past year to
I of tSTb.d&S d& Tba aat
lag tba past udmiaiotratiaa
•a mre tee wm $110. MR. RU.
for |nia> $1X1,107 79. Net
trek dffim,kuu. makiag a,
r u"d profit ts^ tee dtate Io
16 57. Add to tele aat ac-
the outetaadiag unearned
»2 65 make# a total raraad
ed profit to data of $301,-
thle *um w* add tee
net accrued profits to
Is ta*
tho towns sad counties for tbe year#
1895 end |896of $228,131.28 **e have a
grand total of earned end unearned
profile to Slate, towns and counties to
date of $729,606 50. The amount that
bos been actually paid to the State,
county and town treasurers from the
net earnings from the State and coun
ty dispensaries i*-#u follows:
i'aid inLf tho State treasury
In 1895 ™ $ 106,060
Paid into the State treasury
in IreO v .. 100,006
Total .' $ 200,000
Paid to towns and counties
1893.;-...%..* $106,131 00
Paid to towns and counties
1896 ^ 122,000 60
Total $228,131 23
6"and total net profits paid
in from all sources $438,131 28
It will thu# be seen that a# a busi
ness its success can not bj denied. To
the above estimates tea sum of $50,000
per annum, the average cost uf main
taining tbe dispensary constables,
should be added. It bus not been tbe
object of the State administration to
conduct this business for tbe sole pur
pose of profit, but tbe price of liquors
nas been fixed with a view to make
them cheap enough tb prevent extor-
kg
final a tto seek i
know teat tba lam will
area if It ba aoeaaaary to taka
lives
Wa bare
by tba~
t *>ur» wblcb allows tea i#
whiskey for “ |T#r#naal • we. Tba mat
ter ie now before tea United H la tee fiu-
pram* Court aad If oar paaitioa ie aam-
ta'recti t bare will be llllle trouble Ie
putttag aa end Io tea lllieU traffic.
Oa* of tb* beat evUlaaeae of tea de
crease la tba Illicit traffic Is th* dm
crease la tba Dumber of lioaaaaa IttvH
by tb* United States internal ravaaaa
department.
For the year ending June 31, 1806.
there were Issued to pert lee outside of
dlsfieoftA.'lee315lloeneesand one whole
sale license Included. Of there luO'
were taken oat in the city of Charlee-
ton. For the same period ending Jane
31, 1895, 720 licenses were taken oat.
Of this number 107 were taken out in
tbe city of Charleston, showing k dk-
creaee of 406 in the State and an in-
creu# of ,thirty three in tha city ot
Charleston. For the year ending Jnna
30, 1897, there have been issued so far
to illicit dealers 173 licensee of which
135 were taken out for Charleston,
among them four wholesale licensea
to dealers io that city. For tho same
periodige previous year there are 390
license# to illicit dealers, 157 of whieli
were taken out in the city, of Chariot*
ton. It will thus be seen that for tha
revenue year ending June 30i, 1896, tha
State at large showed a decrease of
30 per cent, while the city of Cfasriea*
ton showed an tncreasd-of over 20 par
cent. Since the 1st of Jake 1896, thfi
State at large shows a decrease of over
42 per cent., while the city of Charlo*
.ton for 5he same period, nnder tha
metropolitan police shows a decrease
of over 20 per cent. It lb anothar
significant fact that in tbe counties
not bave them from so eatdijLsatUTying
their thirst. It has been contended by
extreme advocates of tbe dispensary
law that tbe profit feature should be
abolished. Thera le no profit except
for the p jrpuses I have •taled and It
•k Jt ideas »0o«td prevail mad liquors
eappliad to tea public with oaly tea
oast of administering tea law added to
the orlglaai mat price we 'have a state
af agairv bordariagaa ta fraa * biakoy.
After tea areas*! year, all jMWfile
artelag from tea sal* of liqaare will be
22l"If tele la htaafi kimire la vfc#
“Id h»ve 11- theJitala. where PiMU: #entimen$
l upheld the law, re lor instance,
who should county of Abbeville, the sales of
county of Abbeville,
dispensary have fallen off. Thu i
ing a decrease lu ike ooavni
whiskey aad a promotion of
of temps ranee. During tea
oae instance of the a
of which whiskey wi
was reported ia I
Christmas holiday#
their •oortaty, pat
During the reorel
th* ally of
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