The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-02

/; 500 horsepower developed at tHe peEl-
tentia7y; bat we nIll hope that The III
crease in property values, which are ex-
pected TO result from the DEVELOPMENT
of the water power, will in time rclen-
burse the State. There is one contract
for a wear still to be fulfilled, the work
being or shares, but the directors have
declQed that in future they Will only
farm OUT the convicts for net sum per
capita to CONTRACTORS, and they Will bend
ali their energies, in farming to the de-
velopment ef the State farm IN Sumter
county, known as the DeSaussure place.
PHOSPHATE COMMISSION.
In accordance with a provision OF the
act creating the same. The Phosphate
Commission, of which the executive $
e1-otico a member, was organized IN
January last. and We made an extended
and thorough investigation Of the phos-
pnate industry. The amount of capital
invested in this business is very large,
and 10 conception oI the Ingenuity dis.
pIayed in adapting means to eads and n
overcoming difficulties Cat first lance
seemingly insuruouuLable) can be oo-
tanned without personal inspection OF
the works.
On the lst of March in accordance
with the instructions OF the act creating
the commission, VIC took possession oI
Coosav river and Issued licenses to mino
thereis to three companies. Two OF
these entered the river, but we're en-
ioined in tao United States court oy
.Iud.e Simenron. He took advantage OF
the fact that the Phosphate Conm!s-
sioners were treated as individuals rather
Than as State officers, although he knew
they were State officers, to grant the Ia
junction. o,,,
AS the public prints have given iui.
Eaccounts Of all subsequent litigation and
tic presen: status OF the Coosaw case,
shall not mention 1t turther than TO
sa, that while there has been decrease
in The revenue consequent upon ire
stoppaee OF The CoosaH Company OF
s52. 636. 60, ne feel that the State is TO
| be congratulated upon the present STA
ms. as there is every reason to expect
thai the United States Supreme Court
will sustain tho view already expressed
IN the decision Of Chief Justice Fuller
and the SUIT DIFFERENTIATED early next
year.
The price of phosphate rock con-
tinues high, and as soon as Worh can De
resumed IN Coosaw river there will De
An increase In the income OF the State
from ROYALTY more than sufficient TO re-
coup US for the little loss We have sus'
talneo IN maintaining tho right OF the
!, State to cosLrol nef own property. IL
would be wise, IN my opinion, TO give
the Commission the power to impose q
graduated royalty to correspond win
the prices OF rock, and also 10 permit II
10 tx the royalty on rock 10 streams
other than CoosaW at less rate Than
for that river. Some Of the rock is OF
low grade, and some Of the deposits are
very haru, making mining dlnaculV'
Therefore, a fixed royalty for every
locality percludes prontabie mining IN
many streams II concessions are not
made to the miners. 1t would also be
brtLer when Coosan " river Is opened 10
auuortion that territory among tle
! l---4s-ra.t ntrsnts aonlYing for license
ana require them TO mIue over the
whole allotted territory. we nave
; found, by the report Of inspector Jones,
that under the manageneht CT the
Bureau uf Agriculture, Commissioned
} Butter and 3lr. k,che, the different
com pan!es, notably the CoosaW, have
been paving less royalty than the law
REQUIRES, by reason OF not making Que
allowance tor the moisture expelled I'D
driving the rock. How much Of this, It
any. can pe recovered will have to be
determined by the courts, II the Attor-
ney General snail deem IL wise TO enter
suit. The loss to the State thus dis
covered has amounted to S132,35l.6l
SINCE mining operations were ueS un,
and S6,3I35S SINCE the establishment
of the Agricultural Department ~
1880. The difference, 6.45 per CENT, oe-
tween the amount OF moisture actually
exnelIed and that which the companies
have allowed, amounts Tor this fiscal
wear To more than $ll,OOO, and Is the
nraeent officials eanaoU he held respon-
sihIs for any qxdsi agreements or neg
@ Iect on RI. part Of tneir predecessors
nayment nav Of this SUN will be demanded,
and Unnecessary, enforced In the courts.
whils we will in future require payment
on the tasis of Ito per son Tor dried
rock.
Before leaving this subject I desire to
mention the Importance OF some steps
lLeing takan to prevent the damage now
resulting to the States interests in the
Ashley, Stono and Edtsto rivers by the
dumping of the debris OF tailings into
those streams from the works OF the
LAND miners. Some time ago l ad-
dressed a communication to Capt. +.
Y. Abbot, L. S. Engineers, at Charles
ton. asking for information as to the
filing up of these streams by reason OF
this debris being emptied therein. He
replied that he had reported to the
authorities at Washington in regard to
Ashley river, but knew nothing OF OBJ
struction to the other streams men
toned, and informed me that Congress,
last December, mad passed au act pro-
hibiting the dumping OF such material
into payigable streams. The States
interest is to prevent her phosphate
beds frem being buried so that they
cannot be proGtably mined, and the
l United States seeks to preserve the
navigabiiity OF rivers. But for fear the
United States authorities may not press
the matter, call it to your attention.
EDUCATIONAL AND COLLEGES.
The Governor says: Oar free
| schools are not in a satisfactory condl-
ton, and never will be until the pres
ent un wieldly, irres ularly shaped dis
tric.s are subdivided, and small, COM
pact ones substituted, In which shall be
permanently located one school house
| for each race. This is the basis upon
which local taxation suppiemenslng
the two-mill tax can erect a school
system that will accomplish the ends
desired, aDd until it IS done, little or no
progress will be made except in the
towns and thlckly populated sectlocs Of
the country. l would urge you not to
adjourn again till you take up this
matter and perfect the law.
In speaking Of the South Carolina
College the Governor says: l cannot