The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-12-07
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all 'savil 4hs imnor,.nt. f.ct thst v;,h
an attentive ard yiGil.nt nn.rsn,;na =
officer the CITY 81 Chsrls,ton nav, m ~ 'h hs
oousidered, nesfectiu, ssfa E@om ,he y;.;,s
d,fP ,fP tropioaI ,ep;dem;cs ,svhieh have oca.,. e
sionsIfy desoiated mar streots. ana nara .
lived her. sc3in niafoa. i; Har axAm1t1hn
from Observation-Disclosures :Ref 'yeraraI
salubriEy;. her acceas;biiitv At I n seasons.
with het'other signal advantaoes and
facilities, preasot-A brilliant !, future TO
Charleston, which; if properly improved,
osn"tfalt to'ptace herat the head sof
Southern tearorts. Dr.. Lebby, in his
report makes % opmbenof s'saEEessiobs
and reoonmehdasions,i.hto avessdeser'
''ealy 'eotntedFto the highest respect,
ana are recommended to your favorable
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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Z,
Tho report of the, commissioner Of
agricultural statistics contains much
valuable information in relation, to the
soil and productions Of the State. .em.
braciug The yarious crops aud modes Of
cultivation, the value of the numerous
fertilizers, the culture Of fruits and of
the grape, aud the formation of roads
recomm mmeud tKat.a liberal appropria..
tioh be made to be distributed in prerni-
ums as prizes for'excelleuce ia aerioui-
ture and the mechanic arts among the
several counties, and the State fair at
Columbia, with the understanding that
an equal amount, from private sources,
be raised for the same purposes .by pthe
State fair and county fairs respectively.
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nost ,olo'o'o aspe'' tue %ago,t"ue ano
np"''auuo ~ ."'s :e" ne'a y. ro.er-
Psai PRISE anu lnaa>.!y' It's [ap,u sroM'" ana
pnmr ] ,t.n,;on m'ar ,o nsaf,,iu % '.,us" ="
the low Of last. session. granting to Ger.
tain parties t erein named. the right to
dig and mine in, the, payipable, streams
Of the State for phosphate. The re-.
ocipts thus far to the State from that
COMPANY have been nineteen hundred
aud e,ghty-ninGe dollars. In nv iudg
ment, further legislation ia i'm peratively
required to protect the interest Of the
State in this matter. It il believed that
with moderately efficient admin istra
tim of the affairs 'rof this. valuable pro
perty; sum may Be realized to the
treasury sufficient to paw the interest on
the debt of,he State or its equivalent
The constitution provides for a uniform
and equal rate of assessment and taxa
tion, and that only the proceeds of
mines and mining claims shall be asses.
sed. The inquiry may be suggested
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tageous to the State and equitable to the
taxpayer, aud whether some change is
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tuai p settlers. and The tariiness Of + the the
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