The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15

|
ing the exact balance, will be submit
ted to you. The present commission
have also handed in their designations.
Il will be necessary for you to pro.
vide for the appointment Of new
| commission If it is desired to have
an exhibit at ST. Louis. This prom
iscs to be one Of the largest Exposi,
tons ever held in any country. and
many of the States will be repre-
scnted by extensive exhibits. TO make
| a full exhibit from South Carolina will
| take more money than the amount
now in the hands Of the commission.
and it is for you to determine whether
or not you will make any applOpr!-
alton for this purpose.
| RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The twcnty-fourth annual report OF
| the Railroad Commissioners will be
| found upon the desks Of the members
OF the General Assembly. 1t contains
a very complete synopsis OF the rail.
road situation in the State.
the STATE MILITIA.
| 1t is gratifying to be able to give
special communication to he military
| department. and to note the interest
and energy displayed by the head OF
;hc department in his efforts to build
up and energizc the militia system
Of the State.
THE DlSPENSARY.
| For the first time since the Dispcn-
sary Law was enacted. it was not all
issue In the politCa. campaign for
| the Governorship the past year. as all
of the candidates for Governor we've
pledged to its support ana to tn" strict
enforcement of tho law. The greatest
opposition 10 the system Of State con-
troll Of the sale of liquors is in TIC
Lon oft NJ In r,,
sult there is illicit sale Of liquor in
these cities. and there will continue
to be until public sentiment in these
communities grows more strongly in
| favor of tho DiSpcnSary system and
| Jurors regard more SaCrcdly their oath
ami convict persons who are proven
guilty Of the violation of the law. Spc
! clal conStablcS can accomplish but
| little where such conditions exist
| Fortunately. however. these commune
ties are the exception. and in The
State generally the law is enforced
and the guilty are convicted and pun
ishcd. The system is good one for
the control of the sale of liquor an |
that it is violated in some localities
is no valid argument against the law
The business the bisj Itar has in.
creased, which may be taken as an cv.
idcncc that the people are becoming
more and more in sympathy with the
law. rather than that the consumption
of whskcy is increasing.
The amount to the credit of tho
School Fund ON November 3oth. 1902.
was s652. .S29.22 according TO thn
quarterly report OF the Legislative
Committee. but not available. as il
WAS in stock
Under the Act of the last !.cgisla-
tn, recurring the directors ,o nav
to the State Treasures, cuartrrlv mo
: ni0fts 10 tho credit of tho School
l'un.i, thr,r ;.......ts h,r. Lnsu
! n,;,,i., .,Ir,:-,iinr soo -,I1I rbn
. .a,lr hy. ltruirr. ih,, thn n,.n;,. ,n
,Ec cr,,;i; Of tEr Schoni EunI ,orri =,
~ eio,L >,h,u ho r,I,,,.d I,,. cor,;
) ,nnuol n.ynnnt. to s!:n0 nnn l,,. ,;,'
ur, ,r J,nuary lool I-nd., III. 70
,uircmrnt slu,l nnn b,v, hoan ,,,i1 ;,
. the Sto;r 'rrcosnrar the ms, vnor.
This makes q total uaiJ to thc crcd,t
of The School Fund during 100 Of
. S1o2 755.oI
| Tho fo,loyinr frurcs show tho ,,.
: tai net profits for thr vcar cndinp NJ.
! vcmbcr 3oth. 1902. from the sale Of
| liquor and beer:
). From whiskcv to towns and
| counties s3So Gss %
l. From beer to towns and
; counties go 5I5 All
5
p sij3 igy 20
= Set profit to tn" State. .sl23 600 ~
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from inc hgufrS quoted aOof"
|n"r" "aS on hand to the credit OF the
. orI."", ru"" NoVcmbrr 3oth, 1902
, % - ana IN" tolal amount car.
,'" III h''rchahulSe was S'"o,3lS.lI.
"po"ar" '''at wit hth" easy facilities
y, t'nSp'''h''oh anu inc ir"Hufn
. p'"' muse" "'lh II ar" made that this
-'|,,l 'a!I!cd IN mc:rhanhi"" could
=" h'h''T!alIy rrd"r'd without d"tii-
ni'n' 'N ~" business, and %ct the di'
..o'H ''","', as YOU Will see from
'"eIr report. mat it is impossible to
.,n,., th@ ,'"''eH" Oh an! les:
ne rrmrmhcrcd tb,t ,hn,.n o,,, ,''.,
ono hundrrd and twcntv>G,.o ,naoI N;'.
pt.nSarics in ,bo St,tn ,,,L u.I, ~;
.tucl; is djvidrL nn,n,. tho,,, :. , 'i'''
not riyn each , vor,, Io,ro ,,. :, ,> -
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