The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-15
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--<-.o,eria, resources Tor manulacturlng pur-
wsns o' Ws have en- immense surplus OF Inc re-
PosSana ,shorsu upplg, well adapted 10 THIS ocCupa
f,on WHOM can be cheapiy obtained Tnlie I'VE we
s sion. vast water power, which Is the most eco
norncal OF all motive ferces appncapie W 'he pnA'
oniuery LOT manufacturing. .ho+
IL REQUIRES no labored argument 10 pro- tuaV
the nearer the location o. III tne raw material the
cheaper (other things being eqnap eau 'ne nau ora
ufactured article De supplied 10 moss ,roa, VIZ
engaged In the production OF that raw nm rr'
One natent reason Of this result lS lna1 tue nanu "
factnrer himself receives The raw ma.er q! d. so
much cheaper price, saving Inc cost VI ian''
portation. insurance. &c. ,,,, IN
vaste within view OF thousands OF pro lnc neius
white with the fleece or the coson Pnnr PaM- son;s
yagrsnt streams that now-LEe IennS @ SUI he
.bfooS,'-go idly on forever" snou,u ~ aato so ths
.eorUI or their falling waters drowned 10 tne
mnsic of million ousy spindles. InesS 1v'nter
are never locked up 10 the ICY grasp o. m'ut; anS
but they now ou petpetus'S, ,,,iIS and oenial
Sriohtened by the sunshine Of a milo anu genia'
cIna Mad. sn,endid material resource has hitherto
heen doomed to disastrous neglecs Dy tne unmto w.
noI,cv fostsred In his state. cur people nSse
Zoo long concur ed with Thomas JEFFERSON rs IN MS
not ssgacious hope, uttered IN lsOs. thaS e ,ae r
sheuld never be IN the Unea S1r asssblist
ments, but that they sh ulu Dc connueu W VIZ
hireiinys OF kurops." 49,, ,,o, ore,t
the world, however, was misei raMcinn ,"% c,vza.
t,on are throbbiog 10 every stroke VI sne niu snt
nijed "macninery applied TO manufactures tnae
minister to the comfort and the nisner tas'eS VI
man. ,,.,,toctor,es for our
orodncts In this STA e, the rate OF wages now
given TO agricultural laoorers VIII oe s,easy n,
Sanced while &C the same time, aglicuiCurs d GU "
niovera viii be benefited by the rapid advance III
RIncjr leading productions, resulting IN the ln'
creased demand, and they Will De Iarnlsneu WIN a
a more certain and convenient market. Ine a'S, '
rage rate OF wages for sgrlcuisufa. 4. nor more
this state, including only adults ls not m9re l0r
than hix dollars per mott which seldom, II ever
leaves the laborer any surplus. ona do
This ts the Inevitable law OF supply ana ue
mend Vary thu industries and employ III msn'
nf.ctories one half or the stalwart iaoortrs now
rlIIng the fields, and the wages or the REMAINDER
would probably be doubled at once. ~,
Win view to the especial announcement o.
,nannfac, ories OF cotton aud wool IN this State,
recommend the speedy passage OF law pIoVIa-
ino tnat all such MANUFACTURES tnat may pe 60
tabshed within the lmlts Q. ts sno ~ rene,va
from the treasury OF the state bonus equai 70
the state tax assessed upon the Necessary ouiIu
ings. land and machinery OF said manulactorles'
snch bonus TO be paid ANNUALLY. and 70 De coz
tinn.d for Ave years af,er suc1 manufacturing
company, claiming the same snai' nave pu' i's
factory into actual operation. ,,o
as a matter OF equity recommend tnat tne
aame hnnns he allowed BY law to manufactures
of cotton and woollen goods already estaollsaeu !
for IKE pei iod. commencing at the close Of tle
present fiscal year.
Recorders Court OF Charleston.
recommend that the cfice OF recorder OF the
otty of Charleston be az once abolished IL 10 q
nainsb,e ainecure 70: which there Is no necessity
Thatsoeyer and IL is su,l aimed at a Cost 10 that
city OF twenty.nv hundred dollars per annum lor
lara for 6is clerk and yet have been informed
thet not more than TWO or three sessions II tue
Court have oeen held during the past ten years.
This excrescence should be Immediately cut on,
and the corporal on of Charleston would oe there.
by relieved OF an unnecessary ourde-' imposeu
upon It by law OF the State
The Fence Law.
The very large consumption OF timber ior lenc
ing purposes Threatens speedily TO exhauSt Inc
forasr trees In msnV counties OF the -tate, ana
has crea ed the gravest concern amot our lead.
ing a1ricuturlsts and wldc-sprea desire that
the EXISTING fence law should be, as soon as pos
sible, repealed. ,,,~..
As there bas been for some time great diGer-
ence OF opinion In cur state as to the legal proV-
sions which should be e,5sniisned IN m regarG @ 10
length, some Of tie reasons which iuduce me TO
recommend tr abolition OF our present laws aud
the substitution Of Others.
tng and hauling OF the rails. IL tax upon the
capital and ,abor OF the farmer equal IL Is esi-
mated, to at least one-third VI Ine market 'siue
of onr average cotton lands. The money and
work Thus expended would II applied 10 the cul-
tivsion of the land, increase by very large per'
c-ntage, both the area cultivated and the prouuc'
ID. vast bodies OF s-able land thst are now un-
titled for want OF fencing timber, and ior wDlcn,
on that account. there Is no sae, Would readl
fInd ourchas, rs among our agricultural laborers,
and be Welding plentiful harvests, thus cheapen-
ing many oil .he necssaries OF life, and adding TO
the wealth OF the State a.,
"a. To require the farmer to fence out his
neighoor's STOCK instead OF requiring the owner
OF Inc STOCK to fence It in ID papable act OF In
Justice and mon.troos instance Of ioiiy, IN q
state whose wealth Is e0ricutural. and depends
,trntty a
WHY snOuld be required 10 build fence
aronnd my farm, at a neavy cost, IN order TO
keep INV neighbor's COW out Of my growing crop,
when derive no oenttt from tnat coWI ,o,n
Why should his property, consisting OF rev
rowing animal, be more sacred In ihe eye OF tne
law rHan the few acres from which, by In ussri.
ous toll, derive my daily bread?
Ia az mot lust and fair that every man snould De
re1uiret 10 exercise reasonable care Tor his own
property, and not subject his neighbor 10 any
oost 70 prevent that property becoming Tn"
means Of injury to amy %yssf ss ousdeTs
BILE portion OF the cleared land, thus reducing the
sts' In propor,ion as the demand for fencing
t,mser exnausts the supply Of trees In any
locality the price OF wood for fuel increases,
which ,is a consideration OF great moment In q
country where there ID no development OF strata
OF coal.
9Th. Science. and experience unite to prove
that in regions where the forests are b sing ex.
hausted the fall OF rain is proportlonally les
1tned, and 116 IanQS aTe pdECHeu W iope
drougtts that moi only destroy vegetation, bnt
fror the failure Of wafer, prove fstal TO STOCK OF
all kinds that are permitted 10 run at large. ]
have read that this 10 notably the case In the
prairie belt OF Texas and New Mexico; and
have been relia ably informed that II is striStngy
exhibited In those sections OF S!relhla ~here;
In the late war, the trees were destroyed lot lu
and other purposes along the lines OF military
encampmentS
Trh. tie and other stock can be fenced In
more cheapy and securely tnan they can be
fenced out.
Sh. The BY stem OF fencing in stock. while 1t
lessons the original expense OF establishing
farm Will, tend to increase the yield per acre. oy
preserving large quantity OF The natural man-
ures for application TO the titled soil
9th. Enclosed pastures will tend to incit'
among our agricuiturists the cultivation OF i'm
breed u stock I'm both VI which particulars South
Carolina is far och nd most OF her sister States
10Th. Our farmers may he better enabled TO
rest their lands by cultivating several tracts In
rotation, without the necessity OF fencing each
yhus recuperating soils that are threatened win
total exhaustion by continuous cultivation, un :
aided by proper fertilizers.
1lth. The fence law repels the agricultural I'm
migrants OF the Northern States, whose cultlVa.
ted Industry and thrifty modes OF farming are 80
mach needed In this State, where there are three
acres OF arabic land lying fallow for eVery acre
there is that Is titled. That most valuable class OF
laborers shrink from coming into country or
State, In which, before they can safely run lur-
row in q nlty-acre field, they must expe. d. in
nome cases, more money and labor to build u
fence than are required to build house wherein
TO live.
18th. 1t is not only cheaper TO fence cattle In