The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-02

and the duties thereof are now per
formed by a special assistant of the
agricultural bureau.
The amount ofphosphate rock mined
::nd ehipped for the nine months end
ing 30th of September Last, is 53O54
tons, upon which the State has received
a royalty of S53,054.
AS to the concurrent jurisdiction OF
the commissioner and the comptroller
general over the phosphate mines,
&c, l ask your consideration Of the
matter as explained b. these officers,
and that you make such amendments
rs you may in your wisdom think best.
The report of the commissioner also
includes the report of the chemist to the
department, DR.. Charles U. Shepard,
Jr., and the report of Mr.. L. l.. Roche.
special assistant.
a report Of the fish commissioner.
n'.dc by c. j. Huske, practical pisci.
':ulturist. who has charge of that de.
partment, is included with the reports.
l ask favorable consideration Of this
subject, as am satisfied the State will be
amply repaid for the small outlayymade.
With facilities for Matching fish eggs and
tEe ready corporation which is given us
by the United States fish commissioners.
will not be long before large increase
OF iish will be seen im our waters.
1t is not an untried experiment. Tho
fish commissioners OF New Hampshire
report, "as the results Of artificial breed
ing the price of shad in the New York
market had fallen from $18 to So per
hundred, and fishermen complained that
hsh were SO plenty they wero unable 10
get fair pay for the labor of taking them,
| n Il
good fish for a shilling, or twenty-five
cents, as he could few years ago for o
dollar"
The following is the number of fish d's-
tributed in our waters: California SAL
mon 0,000, Land lock salmon $4,000.
shad 2,230,000, California trout 500.
also call your attention to the velv
important subject of immigration. EN-.
braced in the commissioners report. A
subject of SO much Importance will, am
sure, receive the consideration it o.
serves. You might we'll consider whe,l
er portinn OF the forfeited lunds could
not be profitably disposed of in settling
immigrants.
STOCK LAW.
While this law would not be acccpta-
Bile, and perhaps would not be TO the
interest Of majority Of the. citizens of
some of the counties Of the State yet /
am satisfied that it will prove n great
| blessing in those counties where it is now
! of force. Besidcs the lime which IL saw
ed from so much fence building and re-
pairing, and which may be applied to
improvements generally, the soil will
naturally improve much faster by the
vegetation which grows, dies and shades
the land. Thousands Of acres which.
before the law was passed, were
almost valueless, for the want Of timber
to fence against stock, are being brought
into cultivation and use.
PUBLIC ROADS.
For more than half century the at
tention Of the members Of the General
Assembly of this State has been repeat
edly called to the bad condition Of our
public highways. The difficulty with
most of the roads. especially in the billy
portion of the State, is that they have
been made with no idea as to grades.
but seem to have been located in the
cowpaths or Indian trails, straight up
and down the hills. The consequence is
that, as time progresses, such roads are
becoming worse and more difficult to keen
| in order.
think it would be better if many of
the old roads were abandoned, and new
ones located by competent engineers.
There is a class of convicts which should
| be worked on the roads. l hope you will
mature plan which will show that there
Is prospect of our having good roads at
some ':me, even ifin the future.
MILITIA.
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Government to preserve the peace and
guarantee under the laws the rights of
| person and property. In this State the
military is held in subordination to the
| civil authority, but in all we'll regulated
Governments the civil may become too
weak to repress disturbance. Consider
the riots in the great State of Pennsyl,l-
mia few years ago, where it berare
| necessary to call on the militia. would
| recommend that you give encouragement;
to the volunteer militia. Such organl-
cations take pride in their efficiency,
| while the militiamcn who muster simply
because the law requires it, would be an
awkward squad when service was re-
quired.
But it is too much to expect young
men to lose their time and pay all the
expenses of their organization. The
State should give some assistance, and I
commend the matter to your favorable
consideration.
The Centennial celebration of the hat.
tie of Kings Mountain was entirely sue.
cessful and reflects great credit upon
| those patriotic citizens who originated
and conducted it. Many citizens from
our sister States, especially North Caro-.
lima, Virginia and Tennessee, were pres.
ent to show their appreciation of the i'm.
portance Of the event. The Y;e:ory =on
at the battle of Kings Mountain reanima-
ted the dropping spirits of the patriots of
the country, who on the 18th Januaryl78l.
achieved under Gen. Morgan ann.her
glorious victory at the battle of Cowpens.
This battle was, in the language of the
distinguished historian Bancroft. the
first chain of events that led to the
surrender OF CORVALLIS and the success.
full termination OF the war for American
independence. 1t is proposed to COM
memorate the centennial of this battle
in an appropriate manner, and the
President of the United States, the
Governors, and citizens generally, of the
old thirteen States have been invited TO
Cooperate. hope you will give the
matte. favorable consideration.
COMMISSIONERS AND MANAGERS OF
ELECTION.
According to law, it is the duty of the
Governor to appoint commissioners Of
election, cat least sixty days prior to any
such election" 1 submit that eonne