Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-12-04
The Governors Message.

With our last issue we placed before our road
ers the annual message Of Gov. Simpson. 1t is
an able and concise state paper, recommends
ing in plain and practical terms such ohunges
and notifications of the law as nro likely to
develop tho material and educational interests
of the State and to promote the public well
fare. We invite special attention to- TINT
portion of the message which relates to pub
lie roads. The public roads Of n County truly
furnish the index to its civilization rs we'll as
to it's material and commercial prosperity.
They enable tho farmer to convey to market
his produce ut less cost and labor and with
less wear and tear Of his stock and wagons.
md to return to his furm such groceries and
nccessaries as he must get from abroad. A
we'll graded and we'll worked network Of
public roads il closely connected with the
development of every industry. and if, as tho
Governor says, our roads fifty years ago had
been properly laid off and improved annually
what great benefit they would have bceu to
our people. This should be looked to every
year and such chnngcs DO made gradually as
will improve the grade and reduce the work
required on our roads. In tho palmicst days
Of the Roman Empire Italy was noted for her
smooth and easy roads, and in broken
country like ours too great attention cannot be
paid to this matter. The offect Of engineering
skill in the laying out of roads can be easily
seen by persons who travel over tho Tuckn-
scgee or Rowland Turnpike, built by Mr.
Sloan before tho war. Though it climbs
mountains, tho grade is so easy and the bed
so smooth that the traveller can hardly
realize he is in the midst Of the noun tains,
unless he notices the deep gorgos on one side
and the rugged stecpness on the othor BY
proper attention in the course of twenty or
thirty years travel here ccald be greatly i'm
proved by proper changes in our public roads.
Nothing would improve more the value of
our lands or tend more to draw population.
The Governor also strongly urges the
passage of some law to stop the pernicioua
practice Of carrying concealed weapons. and
also law to encourage the restocking of
our rive1s with fish. and aso law to
clay the foundations of tho State
University broad and dcop. 20 that ns
time rolls on story after story mny be built
thereon, rs the educational wants cf the
people may demand. until it could stand
forth amid the edncntionul structures Of the
world. grand and mnjestic in all it's propor-
tons" 1t may be said the people at this
time arc too limited in means to Justify tho
reopening this institution by State aid.
This is true, but we are glad to SOC our Co
vernon looks to tho time when it's classic
halls will some day be again filled with the
youth.of our State and Of other Statoa. TO
lie training the State owes mitch Of hor past
greatness, which in past years shined forth
in her ministry, in her bar and Ju-
dietary and in atntesmnnship With
ono Of the beat selected Libraries in tho
United States and with grounds and build
inga well improved and adapted to tho pur-
posoa Of college, wo would not like to aee it's
doors closed forever At thia time nenrly all
the States have either university or college
under their control. and it would certainly
bo o stop backward for South Carolina to close
an institution which has been in existence
poro than three soore and ten years.
Tho Governor also recommends that such