The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-14

8 @t.Ss Anu IT is not likely IAaL we VIII Ee
able as yet to arouse them to the I'm.
portaace OF the subject. The State OF
Z New York is foremost in the work OF
S forest preservation. and while this
work is yet in its infancy even in that
State IL is accomplishing much that wAi
be OF inestiuable benefit to the future.
The Department Of Agriculture has
forestry division and its officers are
ready any time to assist in the way
of inst acting land owners as to the
bess methods to pursue either for the
Preservation Of standing timber er OF
{ planting land that IS entirely open
n with the young trees or with seed. one
VI Of the most important things IN con-
Reetipa with the work is to instruct the
Deonls as to- the real value OF their
timber lands, and in this way prevent
them from ignocantly disposlng OF
these at prices that are far below their
yalGe.
As we have no department OF agrf-
culture eyceDt in connection with Glenn
b son College the work Of beginning and
laying plans for the preservation OF
our forests might be left to this insti-
tuition. but even a few thousand DOL
lars spent on this work would pay Dig
: returns n the future.
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSI-
TION.
Next year will be the one hundredth
anniversary OF the purchase by the
IJnnee States of the Louisiana Terri
tory. This great territory was pur-
chased from France in 1853, and at
! present comprises nearly all OF the
states Of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-
souri. Iowa, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Nebraska, a great part
1 Of Kansas, the Indian Territory, Colo
rado, and wyoming and all of
Indiana Montana, Oregon and
\ w Washington. To celebrate the cen
sennal anniversary OF this event, the
LoHisiana Purchase Exposition will be
held in st. Louis, Mo-, during 1903. The
Daanagement of this Exposition desire
the assistance and cooperation Of the
yarsous States Of the Union in this
( enterprise Five million dollars have
been appropriated for this purpose by
ina general government and 10000
O99 bF the city OF ST. Louis, and al
ready several States have made appro-
Sioas for uildings and exhibits.
I Tha purpose for which che Exposition
hss beeE undertaken is patriotic one
and no doubt the Exposition viii be
great success and much good accomp-
8 lished
COUNTY GOVERNMENT. r.
The economy with which the county
affairs are managed fixes largely the
wsight of the burden OF taxation upon
the people. Apart from the interest
on tise state debt and the constitution
ri tax for the public echoolS the tax
for the suppoct Of the State govern
ment IS very small Il should not be
voHr susiness to adopt special legisla-
zion FOR your individual counties, but
the combined wisdom OF representa-
tfyes from each county, and being
amiliar with the different eondl-
tiens, should enable you to adopt such
measures Tor the government OF the
several counties as will be economical
afficient, and just. The cost OF ths
Gcnrss and The administration OF the
laws, the maintenance Of highways and
bridges, and the support OF the
nenal ard charitable institutions,
are subjects in which there IS
great room for reform. While 1t is true
that the conditions vary in the differ
ent counties it is also true that there
eoilla be more uniformity in our coun-
IN government law and more economy
IN It's adm nj nistration. As the law now
stands almost eyery county in the
state has different law from every
ofber county, or If the law is general,
number OF counties are excepted
from IT'S provisions. There should be
more uniformity OF course conditions
In regard 10 certain matters may De
different IN different counties, put
there could be more uniformity in re-
card TO many subjects than at present
The Constitution requires 1t.
Anything that you can do TO sim
plify and unity as far as possible
the County Government Law will be
Of benefit TO the people aud should
hare your efforts.
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Your attention has been called To-
This subject a number Of times, and
though special legislation on certain:
subjects is Inhibited by the Constitu-
ton. yet every session OF the GenefaI,
Assembly finds a number OF laws rsh
lating to local or special subjects.
Though these special laws have fre-
qaently been declared unconstitutional
BIZ the Courts it seems almost impos-
sibla to keep them off the. statute
books. IN several of the counties the
past year there have been no Courts
on account Of the uncertainty OF the
consti of the jury law. and
the question is now before the Supreme
Court for adjudication. This law and
the laws in regard TO corporations
need your special attention. They have
caused more trouble during tRe past
year than any other question with
which the administration has had to
deal and largely because Of the uncer-
tainty as to what the law is. Such. leg
islatioR should be carefully watched
and avoided, if possible.
STATE GE0L0GIST.
IN accordance with an Act passed
at the last session, on the 3Oth ~or
April Mr.. Earle Sloan. of this State
was appointed State Geologist: He i'm