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

Gentlemen OF the General Assembly:
gratifying welcome YOU the representatives OF the
people under such favorable conditions You the first Leg
islature assemble South Carolina in the century Inc
Nineteenth century marked progress and develop
all and sciences and contains lessons which we
NAV learn with profit to ourselves and which be
legsaing the Those who constituted the first Legsa
hundred years ago little dreamed OF the advance in all lines
industry and OF the discoveries and inventions which have signal
century passed into history We realize even
that will be made during this century upon
which we are entering There be almost limit to the
achievements human mind 1t for contribute Our
part to make the world better happier having lived in it
and leave children goody heritage and name unfair
nshed It your privilege and counsel with another
and to consider laws will be OF benefit not only to
the present but to the future growth and development OF this grand
old commonwealth.
The march material progress the development OF the State
to which had the pleasure to refer year ago greeting the
members of the Legislature kept with steady and
The business depression through which the people had passed and
which was unprecedented have been followed by
revival which touching all branches OF industry The increased
price have received for their staple crop makes
large amend falling off in the yield Our farmers are learn
ing the Importance OF diversified farming and in consequence are be-
coming independent.
State than presented the contained in the annual
report Secretary OF State From this report it will be seen
that approximately fifteen million dollars invested the past
in South Carolina companies and while large proportion OF
in cotton mill building many smaller manufacturing enterprises
and industries have been organized
New manufactures go and longer simply
an agricultural people becoming well manufacturing
State lead all Southern States the manufacture OF cot
ton second only Massachusetts, the number OF
spind and the present progress will soon lead all the
in the Union this important branch OF industry 1t is well
keep this fact in mind you deliberate.
Taxable values have increased o during the past as
will seen the Comptroller Generals report but the increase
is not near as large should be would be if system OF
sessnen and taxation revised and amended have
placed the books all the property OF the State escaping
taxation and which assessed equtaby assessed
good order have characterized people during the
past year We visited BY plague pesence and
resort violence arred the record stained the fair
of the State though the strong OF the mill
arv be called into equisio the OF the law
maintained and blood shed In there
provocaion summary justice with the assistance OF the mil
tay the cupts protected aeness prevented and
through ordinary channels the Courts justice will be ad
nnisered and the penalty paid.
You as the chosen representatives people should guard with
Jealous eve and welfare which have been committed
to your keeping remembering always the responsibility which
upon you.
FINANCES
take pleasure in calling very credtab showing
which the Treasury Department will be able make the nan
a transactions that department the fiscal closing De
ceber a. 1ooo as appear receipts and
disbursements below The Treasurer, his attention duty
and the uniform courtesy which he has treated all parties hav
hid deco, hioi,cO cOr7n,e1-