The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
RAILROAD COMMISSION.

|
or the General Assembly. IT, contains
very complete synopsis OF the rail
road situation in the State.
THE STATE MILITIA.
1t Is gratifying to be abla to give
| special commendation to the military
department, and to noto the intercst
and energy displayed by the head or
the department in his efforts to build
| Up and cnCrgi2c the miitin systnm
OF the State.
THE DlSPENHARY
! For the first time since tho Dispeu.
Sary Law was enacted, Il YRS not ali
| issue in the political campaign for
the GoVornorShip the past year, as all
Of the candidates for Governor were
| pledged to it's support and to the strict
enforcement Of tho law. Tho greatest
| opposition to the system Of State con.
troll of the sale OF liquors is in tic
larger citiC" OF the State AS re-
| suit there Is Illicit sale OF liquor in
| thCs" cities, and there wifi continue
to be- until public sentiment in these
communities grows moro strongly in
favor of the DiSpcnsary system and
! jurors regard more Sacrcdty their cath
ami convict PERSONS who arc proven
guilty OF the violation Of the law. SDr.
! eau ronSthbloS can accomplish but
! little where such conditions exist.
/ Fortunately. however. these comlnuni.
ties nr" the exception. anu in the
, state generally tho law Is enforced
and the guilty arc convicted and pun.
! lHhcd. Thc system Is Il good one for
! the control of the salN Of liquor AMI
| that It. Is violated In some localities
! Is no valid argument against the law.
The business tho past year has in.
! creased. which may be taken as an ev.
! idcEcc that the people are becoming
more and more in sympathy with the
law, rather than that tho consumption
of whtSkcy is increasing.
The amount to tho credit of tho
! School Fund on November 34tk, 1902.
was $652,S29,22, according to the
quarterly report of the IG1Islative
Committee, but not available, ns II
| was in stock.
Under tho Act of tho last I.cyisla-
turc requiring the directors to pay
to the State Treasurer quarterly the
| profits to the credit OF the School
| Fund. three payments have been
made aggrcgating 92.75591: The
same Act requires that the profits to
the credit Of the School Fund carried
as stock shall be reduced by semi.
annual payments to 100000 by tht
first Of January. 1904. Under this re.
=
the State Treasurer the past year.
! This makes total paid to the credit
! OF the School Fund during 1902 of
| $192.75591
Jhc following figures show the to.
tai net profits for tho year ending No.
vember %0th. 1902, from tho sale "
liquor and beer:
| From whislscy to towns and
counties ). .$3S2 G88.a SO
From beer to towns ard
'"'''''''" 60.515.dO
$44319S7G
Net profit to the Stntc. .$123,G9 or
Total net profit. ;. :. .$566,S97. .S3
From the figures quoted above
there was on hand to the credit OF the
school Fund November Soth, 1902.
! SG52S29.22. and the total amount car.
RED IN merchandise was $73051S17
IT. appears that wit hthc easy facilities
oI transportation and tho frequent
purchases which arc made that this
amount carried in merchandise could
be materially reduced without. dctri
Emcnt to the business, and yet the dj.
frctorS claim. as you will see from
'Hcir report. that it Is impossbln ia
run 80 large q business on any less
| ''''N O." 'ii"iI ~ no" cuD1lbu. II SDOnIU
DC remembered that thcro are nbort
one hundred and twenty-five local Dis.
pcnSari"s in the State. and when lhi,
STOCK is divided among them II docs
NOT slVr each Il very large amount.
IL al"o appears from the statement
o thc Legislative Investigating Com.
Mltfrc that on November 3Oih, 1902
'nc plsp"nsary owed for suppIlc,
"hlAkcy, ETC.. S252. .52736.
IfiiG STATE PENITENTIARY.
lnc PAST year has bccu a most sue
c'HS'hI one in the history Of this insti-
lntion' as the annual report which
Will dc submitted TO you, VIII show.
HISTORICAL RECORDS.
NO state in the Union has made
i more history, or more glorious history
IMAM South Carolina. Nor has there
Deen state which has paid less at
| t'hnoh to the preservation Of that his
'oTy. Iho record books and historical
! papers have been preserved. but until
| recently they were scarcely available
! on account OF tho condition in which
lhey were kept. The work Of ndcying
and OF properly arranging them, how
! ever, Is now done. and much historical
! uata or great value IS being brought TO
! light.
/ CONCLUSION.
! nave cnd"avOrcd to oboy the man
| datc or the Constitution to- review the
! departments of government and to
| MAKE Sucn suggestions as have seemed
10 me proper. In taking lcavo OF YOU
Fo'' VIII permit me to say that roy car
nest prayer Shall always be for the
| Wclare OF all the people OF South Car
ollha. J trust that yonr deliberations
! may reflect credit upon your Judgment
and that whatever You do NAV rcdt,,nI
10 Inc good Of the State we all love
| so we'll. / am sure you will have the
hcarty cooperation and sympathy or
my successor in all things mat tend 10