Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15

". lSss
aminatioE 10 ie The purposA or e the
State Geologlst to under ke o. systein-
ATTIC stud " OF the clays and olins Of
Ills State Id order to. eterinine their
smanufactur ed yAltes IS s
IL The State G Ge61o lst has responded
TO I'M siiy demands gby & ci izens for an
expert pinlon la regard to the MIN
;efS features OF South 4 Caro- ina, and
SmuSh general I'M nformat ton has been
S6E course a great deal could
mot be accompI pIished lin q 4 few months,
but sufficient has been done to demon
strate the wIsd dom OF The Log stature In
providing d State Geo1ogl LIST and a De-
ipartment Oh Geolog i. The State Geol-
sogist ten ders the State the 4 gratuitons
use Sof no cientific Instruments and
apparatus ing his priy te a aboratory5
lproylled the State shall furnish him
with nm assistant to form chem.
icaI an a1yses and assist In .clerica al. work
Cor the State Gaolo og cal survey. Th. 81
uipment does not comprise special,
apparatus and furnaces for making,
Spracti cal working tests OF china { lays,
fire 6lays, tile clays, ,E brick clays, and
for the fire assays OF gold ores, etc.
Tho sum oi twelve hundred dollars
would Saf ford Ia satisfactory equipment
and the sum OF slx hundred dollars,
would coveraa years cost OF sch emicals
and incl dentals s. These should be eurn-
ished and the State Geologlst should
be given an assistant and required to-
have his labora atory and Office In Co.,
9lumb mbia, The assist tant could remain in.
the office at Columbia and be able:
to answer Inquiries from citizens who.
might deslre to consult this depart,
ment In case the Geologlst were alb
sent on "a survey or alting investig iga-
stlons. I would also recommend that
YOU provide suitable funds for the,
publication Of the results OF the work
of the Geological Survey in special
bulletins to be Issued from time to
time in order to afford readily avail
able informati ion on Il such subjects In
response to the many inquiries rece!y.-
ed. III E Y
u would also suggest and recommend
the consolidation Of the Offices Of
State Gcologlst and Phosphate Inspec-
tor, both as a matter Of economy and
OF Increased efficiency. The phosphate
mines come pr roperly under the De-.
ipartment OF Geology and the Depart,
ment of Geology could very property
and appropriately look after the phos-
phate Interests Of the State. BY r,iis
arrangement you could very easily
furnish an assistant to the State Geo
logist without an increase OF appropri-
sations. The Department of Geology Is
a very important one and should re-
cciYe your encouragement. Ys
SOUTH gCAROIlNA& INTERSTATE
AND WEST INDIAN EXPOSE
sSsy TION.g
AT your last session you wisely
made an appropriation Of $4,000 for
the erection Of State building at The
South Carolina Interstate and West
Indian Exposition. Under the provis-,
Ions OF that Act appointed as State
commissioners Stion. Louis Appelt. OF
Manning; Capt. Thos. Wilson, OF
Cades; Col. John q. cleveland. or
Col. John B. Cleveland. Of Spartan
burg, and Capt. Fs W. Wagencr, presi-
dent OF the EXPOSITION company. Inc
board ol ssloners subsequently
elsctea Mr.. A.SW: Love OF chester, as
uperlntendent OF the state eXnlDit
anu puiiding,y and MI. August hphn
as secretary anu audltor OF tne Doard.
fthe :, omnlsslon y, maue cohtracts LOT
me erecuon OF the Faiace OF Agrlcul-
tunre, anu anu ~ is gratliying 70 state tnat
me State puildllng llng IS perhaps me
lallusoiiicse On tne rHpositlpii i
siouhus, ne collecllon OF inc eN-
INDUS Wnlch are entireiy creultaqle' llla
was iarscly, S = i unucr the l PERSONA supSr-
VISION OF superintendent Love, VINO
WORKED IN conjunction win the al' a'-
tnorltles or OF the Exposition COMPANY. company
n ine he5 ,hNposillon mp is aeciueu success
ana fenec1s credit upon INC state anu ma
ulon tne SCUM. lFln EIhe great purpose Tor