The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-09
INSURANCE EXAMINER.

my Annual Message called the attention OF the Legsla
the importance OF insurance examiner repeat the
recommendation then made Fire and life insurance have taken
deep with people, and thousands Of dollars paid out
every insurance companies These corporations obtain from
the State right the State and the State has the
" inspect and supervise their work. and thus protection
the people against bogus All reputable companies
would be glad to have such inspection.
That have idea Of the OF this business desire
call your attention the fact that there 899 11S fire.
life accident companies doing business in the State
and license paid the State amounted to S22SS The
total collected from the people premiums amounted that
year S22Io99o67 you may from the report OF the
Comptroller General The figures for the year be
nasnuch the has yet been competed but they Will be
no less, and possibly
GEOLOGICAL STATE SURVEY.
The importance and value good Geological Survey connec-
with the development any State scarcely be overraed
indeed indispensable complete utilization OF all the natural
resources OF any State country.
Men take hold and forward industry
promise that may be incidentally accidentally discovered But
the natural OF country not always apparent certainly
always the surfacand they the average man
would seldom observe them Especially this true the OF
mineral deposits estimated that Pennsylvania
previous the establishment Of its Geological Survey enough
money expended searching for coal and iron in the ordinary
way individual effort have paid than the entire cost OF
several Geological Surveys Of the whole State thorough knoW
edge geology secured all its mineral and
and oil BELTS have been accurately mapped and men no longer
grope random after what be secured by the intelligent
the simple results Of the State They know definitely
where expect OIL gas coal and the drill IS not sent down
experiment money and time wasted in haphazad
risk and adventure.
What demanded today the successful conduct OF any business
svsteazed labor and everything proceed upon the basis
preconceived wlstuded plans It less necessary to
proper development of States natural resources
The mineral industries OF this State receiving consider
able attention. and good Survey would undoubtedly OF in
caculabe help and encouragement The State OF South Carolina
deficient mineral wealth. but just what unexplored
treasures holds be known unless intelligent
authorized survey be made Aside from the resultant monetary
Survey facts and statistics would be placed the hands
would enable them recognize and utilize much
natural resource known be in existence An
impetus would be given nneraoga and geological study and
schools and colleges where they considered
rather insignificant and OF minor and the coming gen
prepared take active personal interest the deve
opment their State along this line they inter
mercantile and agricultural and manufacturing progress
The United States Government furnishes State much ad
diona money toward State Surveys such States themselves put
into the worr considerably rore-and the question