The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-04

sues Of life, but it is not the intention
y the law to give bounty to those who
w not need assistance, however de-
serving they may be.
INDIAN TRUST FUND.
Inc promise of an early settlement
VI the State bonds held by the United
states government for the Indian trust
lung should be gratifying to the people
or the State.
through the efforts Of Senator Till
man., and our representatives in O n
gSess, an act Of congress approved May
a, 19o2, was passed authorizing the re-
aoJustment n payment of all claims
VI the State Of South Carolina for, and
on account of, advances and expendi-
lures made by this State in the war Of
1sl2 to 1915 with Great Britain and for
satlsfy1ng the bonds Of this State, held
Dy the Indian trust fund. This act au-
lnorlzed the war department to adjust
with the State authorities these out
standing claims, and I have been re-
quested by the war department to fur
nlsn proof Of said inns, with all facts
Ihereto, and with certified copies of the
state records, which show the said in
debtedness to US.
l have requested the secretary Of
state to prepare this statement, which
involves much labor and research Of
papers and documents that are in q
measure inaccessible. and all badly ar
ranged and indexed. This statement is
pelng prepared with all expedition pos
sible.
The conclusion of this important mat
Ter illustrates the necessity of having
the records of the State put in better
condition for the future. 1t is expected
that after settling in full the bonds held
by the Indian trust fund, a~ggregating
Sl25,OW a value, from fifty to one
hundred thousand dollars will be Sc
cured in cash from the United States
government.
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPO
SITION.
At the last session of the legislature
the appropriation bill carried with it
5000 and any unexpended balance Of
the appropriation" of the act to provide
for the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian exposition" for the pur-
pose Of preserving the exhibits Of a per-
manent character at said exposition,
and such county exhibits as may be
placed under the care of the commits
sion, so as to form an exhibit at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition. The
exposition will not be held until 1904.
The commission for the South Carolina
Interstate and West Indian exposition
have an uneXpended balance of about
s., ZOO. A detailed statement Of their
transactions, showing the exact bal
ance, will be submitted to you. The
present commission have also handed
in their designations. 1t will be neces-
sary for you to provide for the appoint
ment Of q new commission if it is de-
sired to have an exhibit at St. Louis.
This promises to be me Of the largest
expositions ever held in any country,
and many Of the States will be repre-
sented 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 appropriation for
this purpose.
STATE BIOLOGIST.
From the report of the State geolo-
gist, which will be submitted to you.
it will be seen that the greater part Of
his time has been devoted to an in
vestigation of the feasibility Of under
taking the utilization Of u large ma
rine beds of phosphate rock and con-
verting them into commercial fertil-
izers. He makes an exhaustive report
on this subject, and I direct your at
tention to the same. The State geolo-
gist spent several months in an inves-
tigation and survey of the clay deposits
in this State. He gives the following
reasons for devoting so much time to
this investigation:
First. The very exceptional impor-
lance of the clays as an actual and
prospective resource, susceptible of
greater extension and development
than any other mineral industry In
SouthN Carolina.
Second. The YER numerous demands
for information from various States,
which could not be satisfied, as nothing
more than a fragmentary examination
of this subject had ever been Instituted.
Third. The desire Of the scientific
world for definite data relating to the
clay zone Of South Carolina, with a
view to differentiating the involved
formations"
From an examination, of his report,
YOU will see that this is a matter of
great Importance to this State; the clay
deposits are very valuable, and all that
is needed to have the industry Of util-
izing these deposits developed in order
to. add greatly to the wealth Of the
State. Much of the clay that is now
being manufactured is shipped out Of
the State as raw material, and then
brought back and sold as the manu-
featured article.
PHOSPHATE INTERESTS.
AS to the condition Of the phosphate
interests of the State, I direct your at
tention to the report of the phosphate
Inspector. 1t may be of value, however,
to give you a table showing the bust
ness for the II months ending Nov. 80,
1902, and the total business for the year
1901. The inspector thinks that the
royalty for December, 1902, will approx
innate 1000, which will make the total
ROYALTY received from this industry for
he year 1902 q little less than for the
year 1901.
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