The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-07
A NEW BUREAU IN PROSPECT
GREAT NEED FOR 1T is SHOWN
The Governor Urges its Establish.
ment at Once e-Ihe United states
Will Aid in the Work.

eral Assembly the following message |
In reference to the formation OF a geo.
logical and industrial bureau in this |
State:
Gentlemen OF the General Assembly : |
While South Carolinians may iustly |
be proud ot the activity manifested IN |
tue State today In cotton manufacture,
yet Wnen our eyes are turned to other |
spheres OF Industrial activity we find !
tue contrast between them and cotton |
quite marked. 10 no |
other lines may the State b. said to be |
Going what sn9 might easily 60. The |
great need u tue STATE today alUng ia |
uustflal Hoes Is ii proper rGaliZ stiou |
aud appreciation ol the wealth. OF uu
developed resources which she la |
within her borders. Some Of these are |
unknown to the vast M jJrity oi the |
people Of the S.aCc whIIg others, If |
known, are norapprcciatcd oy her owu |
people, and arc unknown to outsiders |
and, more than this, there is at pre-
sunt no means by which either the
people Uf the Ssato o. the pcOnle OF
tho rest OF the word may become au.
qualnted with the oppOr. .unttles for In
duStrlal development that lie ldle IN
the Slat1. TnCIe is need of some
direct mesus of properly investigating
ohCeO IStoui ScS auli Gazing the aLtCn'
tion Of the public TO Them. An orgau.
lHat'On Win TINS special obi CT in view
is one of the r ,atest uueus OF the
State to-day. Prof, Homes Uf North
Carolina has very recently called our
attention most iorcibly TO what our
sister State Is DONG To Systematically
develop her resources, anu has also
shown Us how suCccssfu ly this WORK is
being a2complis he'd. a similar State
bureau snO Ilu be established in South
Carolina.
The objects Of such survey would
Oe quito varied, and would include not
only uetermlnatlOn and nvestlga.
ton of the mineral resources OF tic
State, such as her deposits Of iron
gold and other minerals, because the.o
are probably OF comparatively small
value, but wol.d give It's attention
much more largely TO u number OF
other lines OF work that would mean
far more TO the State Than the dGvul.
opmGnt OF her mineral resources alone.
Ohe 0l the most pressing Questions
before the peOp.e OF the State today Is
that Of securing better roads. "A
bureau Is needles to determine the dis
,rlDution of road building materials Ia
tlG State AID - make tests oi the dur.
pa,iity oil tuesU materials before til,
iuhllCS III ~ Dttuu way 70 u ICau anu
spend probably thousands OF uollars
putting tne suitability OF such ma
tcrials for ruUI building purposes to
INC tUst
Furtuer, ii sy5te matte guidance vii!
be needed IL me hOus Of road consl:uc
t.On, ana these can best b. furns sncG
} through ceutral State bureau.
Win the development Of our in lu.-
/ tries, there Is coming yearly Is greaL-r
! demand for building stone, ana ulay
ries are being developed that are md
caLlvc oi an industry that should soon
i be .! large proportions. In many 30. :
! lions OF the State there are dOuOUlu S
/ heua oi exec lent buiiulug materials
while there are doLotl, IS also many
uCncrs Of poor quality. a study Of tn :
/ distrl button aud qualities Of bulldog
s.ones then would come property with
in the scope OF such Il survey.
/ The clays Of various kinds within
| the State form one OF her most valnabic
/ natural resources. Tnrru are Iary,
deposits Of iuller's earth, some OF
which may be found va!ua JIG for IN
7 dustrial purposes, while fire c!ays ana
kAolin are kuown to exist in various
/ parts OF the state ana arc being mlueL
touay in few places.
! Recent developments in the stud; CT
the soil sho" inat by means Of me
chanlcal an1iysls 5 the adapt ability Of
certain SOILS 10 certain crop. may b.
very accurately dCtermjnud Tobacu,
Is especially sensitive TO the tt Xture OF
the sJIl, ana by muans OF soil survey
In tae low cOuntry it could hc deter
mined whether Or no. the culture OF
/ tobacco was profitable. In Darlington
and Florence, aud other places in tina.
sectlOn OF tne State, it Is found to o..
very prOhtacle, aGd IL might be CX
tended over large portions OF the STATE
especially The low COuntry, with ,ulaI
/ profit If so this would nc.u incrca,u d
returns TO the farmers Of that section
o! hundreds OF thou. lands Of collars an.
nu lily.
The pEosphates AMI marls OF III
/ Statc would be very properly made d
subject OF study by tho S .aLu survey
That more might be kaown OF their
! real distribution and alitics
In all the lower portion Of thc s ut,.
the question o. getting pure water is
one Of the most vital ones the inhabI
tants OIL The region must gr8ppie with.
! Arteslan "clls, when obtainablr, ar;.
The solution OF this question. Tncy
/ arc readily obtainabir, as y ALREADY v
knomH, in many parts OF the State, ana
careful Investigation as TO the posslbi.
! llvy vi obtaining them elsewhere would
be most desirable feature OF ,hc State
survey work and would result in ,uy.
Ing money bv preventing ih4ir be no
I ug whore there is no chance OF suc-
Cess, ana IN saving lives by leading the
people To dig them in places where
they now do not, but might.
Fisheries along tie coast are CT con.
siderable economic Importance, and
II properly cared for, tho culture of
the oyster, for instance, would add
materially to the wealth Of this sec.
ton.
Tue great pine forests OF the North
have bee come almost exhausted, and for
SOM years pas N )rthern III nbernc
have been buying and cutting to pieces
great tracts of South Carolina timber
lar ds, their lumber being obtained, in
many cases, with much useless de.
struction of young timber, and means
SnOuld DC taken to restrain wasteful
lumbering, and the necessity for pro-
tectlng aud preserving our forest
wealth, which will otherwise soon be
gone entirely, should be strongly i'm
re seu, not only upon our nlm mbermor,
but also upon tho citiZ ms in whose
hands much Of the forest catl OF the
State yet remains.
ln this same come ction, the drain
age OF our swamp lands would mean
the making available waste timber re-
sources In many cases, and OF placing
in cultivation large areas OF most fer.
tile soil within The State. The pussi-
bility, as well as the means OF draininu