Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-01-09
Gentlemen Of the General Assembly:

Gentlemen of the General Assembly: 5@a,@
It's gratifying you the representatives Of tie
people under such favorable conditions first Leg
slatue assemble Carolina in the new century The
Nineteenth century has been Of marked progress develop
et in all the arts and sciences and we
with profit may be of use to us in
egang for the future who constituted the first Iegisla
e one hundred little dreamed of the
o industry and OF the discoveries and inventions which have signal
ICED the century just passed into history We even
conceive the advances that will be during this century upon
Whch we are entering. There be
achievements Of the human mind us contribute our
partto make the world better and happier BY having
aid to leave to children goody heritage name ,ntar-
nled It is privilege and another
and to consider and such laws will be only
the present but to the future growth development grand
old commonwealth.
The march Of material progress the development the State
70 wich mad the pleasure to refer greeting the
members Of the Legislature has kept up steady sure step
he business depression through which the people had passed
which was almost unprecedented have been followed by
revival which touching all branches of industry
price which farmers have staple crop makes
large amend for the falling off in the yield learn
Importance farming and in consequence are he
coming independent.
You need no better evidence progress prosperity Of the
State than that presented in the figures
Of From this report II will be seen
that approximately fifteen million invested the past year
in South Carolina companies and while large proportion
mill building many smaller manufacturing enterprises
and industries have been organized
New 1onoer
an agricultural people but fast becoming
state We lead all Southern States manufacture cot
ton goods and second only to Massachusetts,
spnde and at the present of will lead all
States in the Union in this important branch of
to keep this fact in mind you deliberate.
taxable values have increased $445oo5 during year.
VIII be seen from the Comptroller Generals report
is not large as should be would be system
stssTen and taxation revised and
placed on the tax books all the property Of the State escaping
taxation and that which equtaby assessed
Peace and good order have characterized during the
past year. We have not been visited by plague pesece
resort to mob violence has marrcd the record
OF the state though the strong
ay had to be called into rcquision but the
maintained and no blood she'd In strong
provocation for justice but with the
ary the cuprts protected aWesness
through the ordinary channels justice will be adj
mnstered and the penalty paid.
You as the chosen representatives of the people should guard
jealous their interests and welfare committed
to keeping remembering always responsibility which rests
upon YOU
| FINANCES.s I.#a}5t%
II take pleasure in calling attention showing
which the Treasury Department will be able
cial transactions of that department for the fiscal closing
ceber 81 1900 will from the statement of
disbursements below The Treasurer by his duty
and the uniform courtesy with which he has parties av
ing business relations with his department high coen