Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-02-05

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EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
of Broad River.
- The Columbia Register gains some very
information from Major J. P. Car
son, United States engineer, lately in charge
of the survey of Broad river, in regard to the
of that stream, and from its re.
port of the interview, we extract the following
facts and figures;
1t appears that from CRANKY, below Col.
umbia, seventy miles to Lockhart Shoals, but
little expense would be incurred in fitting the
river for navigation by light draft steamers.
The Lockhart canal now turns these shoals on
the Union shore for pole boats, but would
need to be enlarged for steamers. Thence
the navigation to Cherokee Shoals is easy.
This has always heretofore been regarded as
the limit of possible navigation, and from
CRANKY to that point the necessary improve
ments would cost about $3.50, 1000. twill re.
quire over $5OO,OOO, possibly 100000, to
open navigation around these rapids, which
would make the river navigable thirty miles
into North Carolina, and with but little in.
creased expenditure, thirty miles up each Of
thetributaries known as the Tiger and Pacolet
rivers. Richland, Lexington, Fairfield, New
berry, Union, Chester, Laurens, Spartanburg,
York, and Greenville counties in South Car
olina, and Cleveland, Rutherford, Henderson,
and CASTOR counties in North Carolina, would
all be benefited very materially by this i'm
of Broad river. Major Carson is
anxious to receive correct information in re-
gard to the production of wheat, corn, oats,
tobacco, wool and cotton of these counties an
nually since 1869, and any such information
sent to J. P. Carson, E. NJ. U. s., assistant
engineer, army building. New York, will be
useful to him in making his report and fran
ing his recommendation in favor of the i'm
provement
Memphis Recuperating.
-- The "Introductory" of sholes' Mem
phis Directory for the present year, contains
the following satisfactory summary as to the
condition of the city in point of population
and trade:
The past year has repeated the sad story
of 1878 in somewhat less degree, and many
names of valuable citizens have disappeared
from these pages forever. Examination of
these statistics which follow, will show de-
crease both of the names and population, yet
it is surprising that after such history the
decrease should be so small. This can only
be accounted for upon the supposition that
the location and natural advantages of Mem.
phis make it of necessity an important com.
mercial centre. We are confirmed in the be-
lief that the future teens with brilliant pos.
sibilites for Memphis, and that she is in a
fair way to attain them. With trade this
season exceeding that of her most prosperous
years in the past, with receipts of cotton to
date nearly fifty thousand bales in excess of
last year, and over six thousand in excess
of 1878 at the same time, with contracts is.
sued for over fifty miles of sewerage, and
several miles of paving to be completed
before the coming summer, with govern.
ment fully determined to carry out to the full
extent every sanitary measure, there is every
reason to hope. The Directory of 1878 con.
tanned 1891 names; II, ,306 white, and 1885
colored this volume contains IA ,839, divided
as follows 1876 white, 1858 colored. As
usual, careful census of the population has
been taken in connection with the canvass,
from which we find the present population
to be 40927 as against 43,497.
The Agricultural Department.
Col. A. P. Butler, the Commissioner of
Agriculture, has issued the following circular
in regard to the effect on the fertilizer inter.
ests, of the law establishing the Agricultural
Many inquiries being made of this depart
ment in reference to the privilege tax on fer
tiizers and the general objects of the bureau,
it is deemed advisable to publish the follow.
ing information for the benefit of the trade and
the public.
The Act creating department of agricul'
ture in this State abolishes the Offices of phos-
phate inspector and phosphate agent, and de-
wolves the duties and confers the powers
heretofore performed and exercised BY those
officers, upon the department Of agriculture.
All companies, manufacturers, officers,
agents or other persons, who sell or offer for
sale in this State any fertilizers or commercial
manures, are required to pay the commits
sioner of agriculture privilege tax of25 cents
per ton on every ton of fsuch fertilizer or CON-
mercial manure sold or offered for sale. Each
bag, barrel, or other package Of such fertili.
izer, must have thereon a plainly printed
label or stamp showing the chemical compo
,ition of the contents ofsuch package, togeth-
er with the real percentage of any of the
ingredients asserted to be pres
ent, to wit Soluble and precipitated phos-
phoric acid, soluble potassa, ammonia or its
equivalent in nitrogen; the date of its analy-
,is and the name, location and trade mark of
the manufacturer, and that the privilege tax
has been paid. The State chemist is author
zed to draw samples of fertilizers from any
brand sold in the State, for the purpose Of
analysis, and the result of his analysis will be
recorded in this Office. The chemical contents
Of the package must be put on by the manu-.
and if the State chemists analysis
shows that the law has not been complied
with, it will subject the parties to heavy pen.
alties. 1t is made the duty of the board and
ofagriculture to see that prompt
returns are made of all rock and phosphate
deposits lawfully mined, to secure collection
If royalty due the State, and to prevent un.
awful mining. This duty will be performed
BY Mr.. E. L. Roche, special assistant at
Charleston, under the supervision of the board
md commissioner.
The licenses to mine, bonds of companies,
l.. Ill s.. ..lo. tla d;roofinn nf tho nomn.