The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-04-26

Agricultural Society for tho Bu-
reau OF publicity OF tho Pan.
American Exposition.
Pan American Exposition, 1900,
Buffalo, N. Y, U. S. A.,
August 25th, 1900.
Hon. Il. w. Holloway, Secretary of
State Agricultural Society, Po-
maria, S. @.
Dear Sir:-Can you favor us with
any of the late publications of your
department that will give compre-
hensive idea of the natural resources,
manufactures and Industries of your
. State? We wish to uso matter of
this kind in connection with the pub
Gcations of this bureau and [ have
thought that perhaps you would he
able to assist me very materially in
the work. If you are unable to sup
ply me with such matter as 1 require,
can you refer mo to some other per-
son who is in position to render such
assistance9
Thanking you in advance for the
favor, Yours truly,
Mark Bennett,
Editorial Staff, Publicity Bureau.
Secretary's Office,
Tho State Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Society Of 8 G.
Fomaria, Newberry Co., S. c.,
September 9th, 1900.
Mr.. Mark Bennett, Editorial Staff
Pan American Exposition, Buffalo.
Dear Sir:-Yoar letter of inquiry
of August 25th reached here during
my sojourn in the mountains of North
Carolina for my health.
In reply to your inquiry beg to
say that in 1890 the reform move
ment swept over this State and among
the retrenchments made looking to
reform was the abolishment Of the
bureau of agriculture. When it was
IN existence the information you seek
conld have been furnished in detail.
The abolition of the bureau of agrioul-
ture l regard as great mistake, and
! thousands of our most progressive
men are of the same opinion. But
& presume all is fair and right in poll
@tios
N You are aware, no doubt, that our
" State, small as it is, manufactured
/. the past year 4G6,191 bales of cot
ton of crop of 1,035,414 bales,
while North Carolina, the next South
ern State in the consumption of cot
ton, amounted to 374,801 bales of
crop of 620,020. You will observe
that South Carolina leads in the
manufacture of cotton, and with the
mills completed last year, and now
under way of construction, will show
within year the consumption of
100000 bales or moro!
In phosphate deposite and the
manufacture Of commercial manures,
!, our State is far in advance of all
s1eers. The rivers in the coast re-
rich deposits of phosphate
! bis is mined by corpora
# itch the State receives a
ich amounted some years
i B240,000 and lessened the
f.xes to that extent.
AaIiition to the crops of cotton
aaoAQ 1ro 800 to 100000 bales, the
aio:n ,' 'oO''orAiyated w." extensively and
in years when the ss@Aerv far toword
BILE the crop gees vsalSS vsS M l"l 'o"",o n,
'supplying home consumfSs ~ ~
yice crops are extensively gF@a gFn 49,
she coast region and is quite rehse .
Serative, besides, it is regarded as o.
ia very superior quality.
B The lumber industry in the lower
part of the State of pine and cypress
lis @ very lucrative business, besides
Sthe shingles from the latter is an
important industry. The Atlantic
Coast Lumber company established
at Georgetown, S. O., with q capital
of $20,000,000, with o daily output
of 100000 feet, is no doubt the most
extensive in the world. Besides this
mammoth mill, there are several
contiguous to it reaching from 3d.
900 to 10000 feet daily. In addl-