Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-01-21

dtSpenSary money has been apnor
TONED under "A law fixing three
months or $15 salary as the minimum
standard. but the educational senti.
ment of the State has passed the
point where II can be longer satisfied
Mith thls minimum. 1t would be Int.
Tie enough for the Legislature TO con.
'rlDute to the efficiency OF the public
Schools sum equal 10 the amount II
appropriates to the State colleges
nucn smaller sum, as estimated -,
th~ State Superintendent in his 81
nual report. would be more than .1e.
qhhte To insure six mouths term
with S2lO teacher to every schooI
IN the State that could make itself
deserving Of this aid by CONFORMING.
To the proper policy in its location
and the qualification of its teacher.
speaking further on the subject OF
education. the Governor commends
tlShly the excellent work being done
oy the different institutions under the
management of the State.
CHILD LABOR
On the subject of child labor the
position OF the Govsrnor fs srta.rrIyo.
cal. and not to be misunderstood He
tavorS reasonable restriction of chiit
labor without embarrassing the
States industries.
PENSIONS.
Fair treatment of the old soldiers in
commended ard the the state should
treat th"m aS lihc:ally a its financial
condition will allow
RAILROAD COMMISSION
The twenty fourth annual rcpor; Of
the Railroad Commissioners viii H.
1onnd upon The desks OF the members
OF IN" General Assembly. il contains
Il very complete synopsis of the rail
ROAD situation in the State.
THE STATE MILITIA.
1t is gratifying To be able to give
special commcndation to the military
department and To note the interess
and energy displayed by the head OF
the department in his efforts 10 build
up and energiZc the militia system
OF the state
THE DISPENSARY
For the first time since the Dispen-
sary Law was enacted. il was not an
issue in the political campaign for
the GoVernorShip the past year. AS all
of the candidates for Governor Wcie
pledged to It's support auA tu the strict
enforcement Of the law The grcn,r.t
opposition jo th" system OF State con
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larger cities OF The State. As Il o..
sult there Is Illicit sale of liquor In
these cities. and there viii continue
To he until public sentiment in these
communities grows more strongly in
favor of the Dispensary system an!
jurors regard more sacredly their oath
anI convict persons who are proven
guilty of the violation of the law Spc-
cial constables can accomplish but
little where such conditions exist.
Fortunately, however. these commun,-
ties are the exception. and in the
State generally the law is enforced
and the guilty are convicted and pun.
lshed. The system is a good one for
the control OF the sale of liquor AMI
that 1t Is violated in some localities
is no valid argument against the law.
The business the past year has in.
creased. which may be taken as an ev-
ldence that the people are becoming
more and more in sympathy with the
law, rather than that the consumption
or Whiskey is increasing.
me amount to the credit of the
School Fund on November Both, 1902,
was Sb52 .S29.22. according to the
quarterly report of the Legislative
committee. but not available. as it
was in stock
Under the Act of the last Lcgisla-
ture requiring the directors 10 pay
10 inc state Treasurer quarterly the
proilts to the credit of the School
fund. three payments have bt N
made aggregating 500. .755.91 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 $400.0 900 by tie
hrst Of January. 1904. Under this re-
quirement 100000 have been paid to
the State Treasurer the past year.
This makes a total paid to the credit
OF the School Fund during 1902 Of
$192.75591.
The following figures show the TO.
tai net profits for the year ending No
vember Both, 1902. from the sale OF
liquor and beer:
From whiskey to towns and
couhtles =. .S3S2 ,6SS Sc
From beer to towns and
'"uHtiCS E. 60.bl5 40
SAB. 1885
Net profit to the State .s123 600 OF
Total net profit. .s566 S97 81
from the figures quoted above
mere was on hand No the credit of the
School Fund November 3Oth. 1902.
SCoZ Z'S29.2z. and the total amount car.
rlcd in merchandise was s72O.5l8
II appears that wit hthe easy facilities
oI transportation and the freouent
purchases which are made that this
amount carried in merchandise could
Dc materially reduced without detri.
hent 10 the business. and yet the al.
iec.oiS claim. as YOU will see from
..ieiF report. that it is impossible to
a.h so laTge business on any less
stock than is now carried II should
ne remembered that there are aboul
one hundred and twenty-five local Dis.