Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-02-13
TO RAISE SALARIES in OCOkEE.
OTHER BILLS OF LOCAL INTERESTS. A.
BeNTLY TO RE-,NDEx RECORDS.

BtNTLY TO RE.,NDEx RECORDS.
\ Columbia, Feb. 12.-Editors Courier:
We did not fnd time to write CON-
inunication last week on account Of the
very heavy work here aud having to at
tend court. Our work here this week
will require from 10 to lS hours day,
getting everything Strengthened out and
passed In the right shnpe,
Some matters of particular local inter-
est are the salary bill, by Mr.. Mann,
which raises the salary of County Com
missioners from $3.50 to S4OO, the Clerk
from 800 to 5000, the County Supervisor
from $sOOto .$700, the County Superin-
tendent of Education from $500 to $7OO,
the Sheriff from $3.50 to $1,000; Mr.. Yer
ner's bp' 10, oopy the records and make, a
new lin OK to .deeds; mother to make
two, ,fire-proof vaults in the Court House.
B.; a.; Bently Is made commissioner TO-
copy the records and receive for hts
work and the necessary books 81, 800.
There are $2,500 appropriated to, make
the fire-proot vaults, if SO much be neoes-
sary.
oconee county was in Ninety-Six Dis
triot from 1900 to $3178s. Washington
District was then made from Ninety.Six
and our present territory was In the new
district. In this district one of the sub
divisions ,was located at Pickensyille,
near Fort George. In 1893 Washington
District was divided and Pendleton and
others formed and the name Washington
lost. Pendleton District embraced the
territory of Anderson, Pickens and Oco-
nee counties. In 1925 Pendleton District
was cut into Anderson and Pickens Dis
triots, and losing the name Pendleton.
These political divisions remained until
the Constitutional Convention of 1868,
when Pickens District was divided into
Oconee and Pickens counties. We refer
to these bits of history because of the
fact that we are now undertaking to per-
feet our records of real property. These
things have been badly needed for many
years and have several times been asked
for by the grand juries.
The bucket shop bill has finally passed
both Houses and will in few days be-
come law. This is the bill proposed by
the farmers organization. 1t takes
effect on July /, this year.
My bill to require the convicts to manu-
facture fertilizers was killed by vote of
"a to IL. 1t will be up again though
every year, for the people had much
rather have them make fertilizers than
raising cotton and making stockings and
mattresses.
My bill to prevent unjust disorimina-
tion between localities in this State in
the price of articles of common use has
passed the Senate and is in the House.
The effect of this bill is to prevent the
Standard Oil people from selling oil at 8
cents at competitive points and 1871 cents
at others. 1t is fact that they are sell
ing at some points at S cents per gallon
and better oil than they are selling US at
the higher price. In Georgia they are
selling at II cents in some cities and 81
cents in others. This law will put q
heavy penalty on them for such methods
to break down competition of the inde-
pendent companies. My bill providing
for the inspection of oil has also passed
the Senate. Ifeel sure that both of these
bills will pass the House, for have re-
oeived great many assurances of sup
port.
The new State dispensary bill has
passed second reading in the Senate and
will probably pass its last reading to- day.
1t is called State dispensary, managed
by county officers. Whether or not we
agree on it we should come together and
try to make it the best that can be.
nave voted and advocated prohibition
measure and / believe we would have
won If all who claim to be for temper
ance had stood firm. The only solu-
tion of this problem is the moral perfec-
tion of mankind.
The bill to reduce railroad fare to 23
cents instead of 8 cents per mile was
killed last night by vote of % to IA.
This bill is in the interest of every one
who rides on the railroads and pays his
fare, and in my judgment is reasonable
demand from the travelling public.
j. A. Eubanks has been appointed
at Oakway, and j. Matt Whit
mire, magistrate at Newry.
Respectfully, j. r. Earle.
NeighbOrs Got Fooled
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