The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-12-01

One hundred and ffty-two Q52) charters have been
granted and my seven (5O commissions, OF incorpo-
which are classified as follows: 81 real estate and
investmeht companies. o electric light COMPANIES, 2
hall building companies, 10 publishing companies, !
exporting and shipping company, 4 telephone
companies, IL fertilizer aud manufacturing companies,
4 compress companies, l college company, 20 banking
companies, i battling company, IL merchandise
companies, 4 warehouse companies, 40 tnanufactu ring
companies, / engineering aud stevedoring company, 3
drug companies, L navigation company, . insurance
companies, i Ice company, 4 water works
companies, 2 oil mill companies. l music company, l
car company, z steam laundry companies, S building
and loan companies, I ventilated barrel company. G
canning companies, j saving and investment company.
2 fishing companies, l Masonic temple company, g
hotel coinpAufes, / opera house company, 1 poultry and
pet stock company,l cotton company, 2 hospital
companies. 2 dredging and transportation companies,
2 loan and investment companies. 2 clothing GONNA.
MES, i tobacco warehouse company, ] steam Joint COM
1 commission house company, l school book sup.
ply company, l hydraulic motor company, | graded
school company:l fair association company, ldIiving as
sociation,l Jenkins safety catch gun company towage
company, | kaolin company, l mattress and spring bed
company.
The Carolina Printing and Manufacturing Company
surrendered its charter 18th March, 1891.
Twcnty.three charter companies have increased
capital stock. There is n provision IN the charter law
ey which charter companies may increase their CAPT.
most respectfully call our attention this fact.
INpENEs.
The work of indexing the records in the office OF
tho secretary OF State has been most diligently and
carefully pressed by Col. William Wallace. whom |
appointed to continue the work where Mr.. L. II.
Levin, Jr.. left off. He has examined $1,000 grants
contained In 98 volumes and discovered 1,26S errors.
Grants Ia the pumber of 5l3 were found not indexed
Ut all, 755 other material errors were discovered, such
as incorrect paging. etc, which rendered the index
practically of no value to that extent. The missing
grants were intcrlined. and tho paging corrected,
which is of great benefit to the people who have
interests involved. Many volumes, no found, are
duplicates, or nearly SO, which causes more or less
delay, and, as indexes seldom gave the water courses
ON WHICH IN llnuS "A a r Hnfnn al luti no
subsequently, divided, much time was consumed in
entering upon the indexes descriptions of grants rs to
much time when reference to them is necessary. The
completion of this work is of manifest Importance to
this cllico and the people at large, and | recommend n
further appropriation.
KEEPER OF STATE HOUSE AND GIouSrs.
Exhibit +, page 81, shows the amount expended for
fuel to heat the Offices, the libraries, and the two houses
for the General Assembly. Whole amount expended,
5000; amount appropriated, 1900; leaving n balance
Of s5Ol. Exhibit F shows the amount expended and
grounds. The gas lights of tho Senate were in bad
condition when the General Assembly met In 1890 and
did not afford sufficient light. Under u resolution OF
the Senate. directing the Secretary of State to increase
their light, | had the gas jets overhauled and made
every effort Ia render the gas lights sufficient; but
tion Of the Senate l was forced to have electric lights
turned on in the Senate Chamber. No provision was
The attention of your honorable bodies is called to the
Importance and feasibility of securing electric lights
Tor all public buildings I'm Columbia through one
plant located at the Asylum which would lessen the
annual expense oi lights and BE- more satisfactory.
The State House grounds have been carefully and d.
iScntlykcpta and improved MS much MS the amount of the
appropriation could afford. The flowers were better
than l had hoped could be made with the sum appro-
priatcd. The two mounds In the front fell down dur
ing the year. One of them has been replaced more
substantially, and the other is now being rebuilt.
Bulbs and plants for early towering are secured In
limited quantities for the coming year. Terraces in
the rear to correspond with those in front have been
nearly completed, but not soddcd.
a less appropriation than allowed the last year
would hc insufficient TO keep the grounds in their
present condition which during the year have pre-.
scented a neat appearance and given mech pleasure to
visitors.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
j. T.. TiNDAI. Secretary Of state.