The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-29

county commissioners as to the ad-
ministcring of taxes collected for
county purposes. 1t is recommended
that these reports, Instead Of being
made to tho General Assembly as is
now done, without the possibility Of
the due circumspectiUn desirable of
the doings, contracts and vouchers of
the county commissioners, should be
made to. the Circuit Court in the scy-
cral counties, to be examined by the
grand .juricS under their supervision,
after being published in the county
papers just previous TO the sitting OF
the court to which they shall be made
Under the head of public schools
we find the following rccolnmen,ia-
ton:
l would earnestly recommend some
legislation which will secure to teach
crs III the public schools the prompt
payment of their salaries. Thc diff
cultics with Which teachers have to
contend because Of delay in this mat
ter are fully explained in the report
OF the superintendent of Education.
1t will not be possible to retain COM
pctcmt teachers if we do not make
provision for paying them promptly
for their services.
Touching Il Bureau Of Statistics, the
Governor says, by way Of rccommcn-
dation:
This is an age Of rapid thought and
movements, and condensed informa-
ton is Of the very highest Importance,
ana nothing has played Il more cilcc-
tive part in the progress ofoiher com
mlllllics than reliable statistics in
rntnrnlrn IN thU
tercsts upon which growth depended,
ana what has been made useful else
where can be made useful with us.
therefore recommend this subject
TO your careful consideration, hoping
that some plan may be adopted by
which we may not only be put abreast
WIN other States in the matters, but
also our valuable resources brought to
iI&hC III such way as to attract the
attention which they so cminrntly de-
serve, and may be made the means of
promoting widespread prosperity.
TIE MILITIA.
Touching the militia, the Governors
Recommendation is found in tho fol-
lowing:
The militia has been surrounded and
embarrassed with many difficulties.
not The least Of which is the scanty
support given it by the Legislature.
Notwithstand this, a splcn::!id nucleus
has been organized, which, if en-
couragcu, could be easily extended to
meet all the necessities ofthc State i,
This department; but if it fails in the
lnturc, as it has in the past, to meet
that cordial encouragement from the
General Assembly which the system
demands, it is idle to expect the es-
labliShmcnt and continuance of we'll
"r@aillzcd militia, such as would do
credit to the State and be prepared for
amy emergency that might arise. The
spirit, patriotism and State pride of
the young men OF the State stand
ready to respond to any demand upon
them to build up this system and
ma &c it al honor TO South Carolina.
i'ut they cannot tlo this at their own
expense. They need arms md suita-
Die equipments; let these be furnished
and they will do the rest The report
Of the Adintant and Inspector General,
however, will present the wants and
necessities OF the system, and | com
mend this report and its rccom,ncnda-
ions to your careful consideration
and favorable action.
TIE PUBLIC ROADS.
We have railroads now running to
most of the county sites in the State
ana, as Il consequence, the county vii
lagos have become market towns to
the lnllabiiantS Of the counties in which
thcy arc located, where their produce
Is sold, and from which they are most
~ SnnnlipI will, th,;,.
pllcs. W hat an impetus would be Civ
en- 10 agriculture, TO progress and i'm
prW'chlent III every way, if to thes c
different county-sitcs, from the cx-
'rrmiiieS OF the respective counties,
were running wcll-gradcd, level and
urn highways. Every branch of in
dustry would thereby bc materially
benefited, the expenses of CARRYING to
market every article reduced, and thc
ncccssarics Of life greatly chcapencd to
the consumer.
Inc difference as to case and rapidi.
ty OF transportation resulting from I'M
proved highways-improvcdb by proper
Skill and labor bestowed in lavine
them out, lcvcling and keeping them
III constant repair-is much create,
than is usually imagined.
In road rising a hundred feet in
tho distance of two thousand, it's as.
ccnding slope would be ono in twenty
Ono twentieth Of the whole load
drawn over it must be actually lifted
up the entire height Of one hundred
feet but upon such q slopc horse
could draw only onc-half as much as
nc can upon n level road, and two
horses, therefore, will be needed to dc
the work of ono if the road were level
ifthis Ec the fact-in the mattor OF
lcVcllng and properly grading-simply
the cost Of carriage could be greatly
reduced; and when is added to this The
constant repairs ofthc suriacc-whicl
could be kept up by a judicious system
tho advantages would be almost in.
calculablc. These advantages would
not be confined to those who trade al
the market towns, but would extend
TO the towns themselves, enabling
them to grow and expand Indefinitely
multiplying their population and in:
crcasing their wealth. Our present
system, if adhered to for ali time
could never produce these results. Ii
is dctic'ient in two essential particulars