The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-12-01
dGHICELTrRLL DEFIKTMEN1
Annual Report OF Commissioner i;nticr-
Fish-Innieraiicn---Ih oSpiates-.-Sl Sheep
i.ml DOE.-Mups OF the SiALe-Li.M Inv

co.'s MIA. November 2l.-IThc report OF the
'"nn ~-innc! rf Agriculture contains fan ac-
count of tiic tr..n-actons 'l the Department for
tlc second year Of t- operation and embraces
Tia. IcOrt OF the superintendent 81 iinni grafton,
rlccial assistants III the phosphate dcirr;iruts.
the oi.'iIi-' aud Ia. -uicrnicid,nt OF ii-lI ti,i
fisheries. Information is furnished It. 10 the
ineihoi, ndoptcd by ttc honrd .or drawing;
sunii,9 tf fertilizers and tli,ir hnnlIst-.
Tie chemist. Prot. &. L. shepard. Jr snys 'thc
law clii. cl4 the manufacturer To state wi' iic
lac tull- and sell what lie suites Seventy brands
'i fer,ililCr- were miaiyzed during the year and
All except one were sat.sLictOry. The cxainna-
t!on Of other samples ofthn brand are Icing
nude
Ten General Right Licences 10 mine piios-
i,l;ura were Issued by tie Commissioner curing
the year. and one Exclusive Rights charter. aud
"a part o.! the territory granted under exc usivc
rights to another company were declared for
feitcd because The territory was net being dcvcl-
ol,cd to the bcs. interests OF the State. During
iiic year the phosphate mine. were inspected by
the bonrd and tb' ir report accompanies the Com
fni-siuncr'. II states the present condition OF
III. yATiOu, coiIInic-, but contains no special
recommendations. The Conn issioncr reports
thnt competent counsel has been retained to ns-
certain the rights OF the State in the phosphates
In Fisherman or Palmer Creeks. South Wimbcc
and Morgan Island and the mnrses thereof.
the royy roreive Ey The s,,e from s,IMs ,s i. n
rime comranies for the fiscal year amounts 10
Sl2i,6l1 ii. ns against 500. .0Ol 05 for the last
AMOUNT OF ROYALTY
pnd has been greater tlian ever before paid In
nny one year, md nearly double that Of the past
600 30 ''"'N
The report OF the superintendent OF immgr,l-
tion slows that. Dbl immigrants have been
brought into the State aud located in the various
counties. Where they came in families they nre
With Few exceptions represented rs doing well.
The superintendent mentions that n movement
has been commenced To introduce them into the
rcn island, nnd il il hoped that the venture will
proven success The immigration, scheme. 1t il
Thought, has been successfully inauguraed and
the State will reap nucl, benefit from mn influx
ifvr ia fl,ut,
IL being made, with strong probabilities of sue
ceSs, to Undue, capitalists AMI small farmers to
make Investments In the State. The report OF
the superintendent Of tho
FISH COMMISSION
'i"w5 that during the past scsUll l11 900 Call
fuinia tnlrnon and S20.OOO sl,ad have been re-
leased In our principal streams. and z, 800 Ger
man carp have been distributed. Two fish hatch
cries have been erected, one in COlcton County
for the propagation of siiad, and the other in
Oconec County for the propagation of saln,on,
trout. ni,d other fish ntaJt to the inunta ain
streams Tie commissioner recommends TINT
the law In regard To dams and other distractions
in tho various streams he amended as to allow
suit 10 lie brought nRainst dam owners by some
Onicinl Or nppointcc Of the dcpnl tncnt. That
authority ~ now vested in the county commits
sioncrs.
The commissioner dcvotcs n clau;cr each 10
gnlsscs and forage crops. sheep h,lsbandry. ngri-
cnlinrnl socictics md farmers clubs, ravngcs Of
ihsutts and viiculturc He rccOmn ends the en-
nctncnt of II law for The protection of sheep
rni>crs against the
pEpREDATIONS OF DOGS.
lie also siggcsts that the law requiring "a
license on domestic wines bc repealed, and says
TINT our people should he encouraged in the cul
tivaion nf the grape. Under the head Of publi-
cations Of The department it is stated that during
the year 1000 copies of monthly reports and
I.ono copicsof the irst annual report have been
published To promote n better understanding
OF the resources OF the State the department In,
prepare u
MAP OF THE STATE.
|; IL cplored TO represent the soils and gcologi-
nsI I'm mi utitp
detail. the results Of Rufllh's Turner's and
Lcibcr- surveys including also FrDE Shcpnrd'3
map. Of The phosphate region and other data.
The labora of nine years of the gentlemen above
mentioned, performed ut cost To the State Of
over S2oOOO, have thus been preserved and
present ed nj one view. The department has also
un'icrtaEcn tho preparation OF u hand book uf
the state, treating. of it's physical features its gc-
NJ Mtcral hns heen collected and the work Is In n
forward state Of preparation. Material has also
hccn collected fer II chapter on tho water. powers
of The state The commissioner nlludes 10
THE LIEN LAw,
xiv iny thc estimated number of liens recorded
in 1881, and stating the arg uncns used by both
those who favor AMI those who Oppose n rcpenl
OF the law and states that he or!y refers to the
law because he considers that it comes within
tho scope OF his duties commissioner and
because he hns been earnestly requested to do 80
by many farmers. He SAYS, ''whethcr n rcpenl of
tho law or its continuance will mid us in our
efforts To improve our condition is II matter for
tho consideration OF our representatives in the
Legislature They fresh from the people ana
now understand aid appreciate their wants and
necessities"
In All appendix to the report valuable statis-
teal Information In furnished. and an interesting
letter from Prof. Hood. relative TO the Atlanta
Exposition, with catalogue of the minerals from
the Stntc on exhibition there. IL published.
No appropriation Is asked for tho support Of
the department. the fund derived from tho tax
on commercial fertilizers being regarded sufli-
Client FOR its maintenance.