Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-12-04
Desfroyed by Fire June
sSs 2lst l887.
Re-Established August III
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Of the State Agricultural and
MiecShialnicai Sooietyjiti s said: 9asB \
That the people throughout ths
State have an in~terestin the work Of
this society, hiclh i Z annSue y CIV
ing, is dernonstratedby theai creased
numbers Who,attend the State Fairs
each year. Pho twenty4second an.
nual fair held during November was
attended by no less than twenty
thousand Yisitors to the capital 8
the State. EG n q IL n
No appropriation 3that9is madsEby
your honorable bodies oan be more
beneficial to the Observation-Disclosures
OF the State than that made for$thes
benefit of the Agricultural aid Me-
%chanical Society of South Carolina.
The Governor states, touching The
State House, that including the un.
expended balance Of $14,290,88,
there has been expended $841,691.9O.
To this the Governor adds sE
It is worry essential, not only OH sc.
count Of the unsightly appearance Of
the building il i; It's present. y couditiou,
but for its preservation and true
economy, that the work should be
continued each year without inter.
ruption, as any stoppagee at this
stage will undoubtedly be productive
of injury and serious ultimate loss
to. the State. From defective pros
tees. and insufficient drainage tie
massive fodndSstipn Of the front por.
ticoo, already in the groaad, is being
endangered by surface water saa-g
%stantlyy percolating to toe ii; It's lowsbt b,
thereby softeninig the underlying
clay soil, which must surely cause
much unequal settling in the super
structure hereafter to be erected,
and might, perhaps, finally necessi-.
tate the renewal of the whole of
this costly work, Continue the work,
however, each year by a sufficient
appropriation, and all danger will be-
obYiated.
Attention is called TO the letter 81
the Secretary fSthe Interior, touch.
ing the Act Of endowment Of Aus
gust last by which Congress applied
a portion Of the proceeds Of the sale
OF the public lands to the more som.
plete support of colleges for the
benefit of agriculture and the me.
chanic arts. The Governor informs
the Legislature that in reply to the
inquiries lodged by the Secretary, he
had mailed. him on Octobers1aseon;os
Of the Acts passed by the General
Assembly relating to the Agricultu.
raj and Mechanical College; inolud.
ing the ActSeatablishing the
Agricultural College, and informed
him that the matter Of the aiust and
equitable division Of the fund to- be
received under this Actn between
the Clemson aud Clahin Agricultural
Colleges would be referred to the
General Assembly Of this State atS
its approaching session. in November.
The Governor commends the work
of the State Board of Health to the
favorable, consideration Of the As
sembly with the following remarks.
The stations hi: 9 beer. kept in
thorough repair. The station iii
Charleston has been placed in! m ad.
mirable condition by the local Board
there new appliances purchased
and erected, which will add greatly
to the efficiency Of the stations.
In addition to the, careful Watching
Of tho general health of the State,
tho Board has issued a largo number
of tracts on endemic and epidemic
diseases, These have been distribu.
ted widely throughout the State,
and used in some of the SCHOOLS as
texts for lectures on hygiene. They
have been prepared carefully by
eminent physicians Of the Board,
and contain 9 great deal of informa-
ton on those diseases, which tits
vol for every community 70 know.
Similar work has boon done iii other
States, with great benefit to. the citis
zens thereof. #&s S
The diseaaea If YoaaaIaa d;,1$tha