The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-17

; taught IN Sunday school work by the
efficient and capable chaplain with
Volunteer assistance.
State Board of Health.
: Governor AnSel reviews the work
, Of the state board Of health. and rec
ommcudS the appointment OF state
health officer. who shall give all of
: his attention to the wrlk.
Jamestown Exposition.
: Attention is calle,l 10 the exhibit
Of South Carolina al the Jamestown
! eyprsi,iua, which Governor Ansel
SAYS was second to none. and to his
mind the best Of all.
: South Carolina Industrial School
! Nnthi..g has been done since the
last session cf the legislature towards
! lie erection Of the building for the
! inll:@trial school except the purchase
Of material. Recently the board Of
! trustees has lad a meeting ald has
! passed a resolution asking Your hon
orable bodies to give the trustees an
appropriation sufficient to begin this
! work on q comparatively small scale.
! 70 provide at first for the care and
maintenance of from 20 to 40 chill
;lren. as we desire to demonstrate to
! the people the value and Importance
] Of this work. A deed has been made
to The trustees for Ill acres Of fine
lands just outside Of the corporate Il
mitS Of The city Of Florence by the
! Atlantic Land a1d Improvement
! company for this industrial school.
/. This deed has been accepted. and We
new desire to BEGIN the erection. up
on :ai;l laId. Of a building Of sufi-
cient dimensions 10 accommodate
frcm 20 10 80 white boys. many Of
whom are now waiting 70 be admitted.
Salaries.
! Some years ago when the purchas-
| ino value of dollar was more than
it is at this time, the salaries Of the
state officers and Of the judges Of the
supreme and circuit courts were re-
j duced. I desire to ask if the time
has not come when these salaries
should be raised again and your Of
icers paid a salary commensurate
with the work thV are required to
do? I have no hesitancy in saying
that the salaries Of all should be rals-
ed to at least what they formerly
were. Ny accounts will snow that it
costs me more than $1,000 a year over
aa1 above my salary to pay the ex-
penses of living and Of providing for
such entertainments and receptions as
are necessary to the dignity Of the
position of the governor Of this state.
! Governors Mansion.
The present mansion was erected
more than so years ago, and has serv-
ed the purposes for which it was
built. Since 1880, it has been used as
a home for the governor. While it is
comfortable. yet it is deteriorati1g
and will soon require MANY repairs.
The lot on which this building stands
: is one Of the best in the city Of Co.
! lumbia. A new mansion built in the
centre of the lot, fronting on Rich
! land street with side entrances from
Gadsien and Lincoln streets, would
be an ornament to the capital city Of
! the state. and an ideal home for your
governor. I recommend that a COM
mission be appointed to look into the
matter and report to the next session
! of the general assembly the probable
cost and the feasibility of erecting
same.
Railroads.
While other states have had much
litigation with reference to. railroad
passenger rates during the past
wear, South Carolina mas been free
from this character Of litigation, and
I am glad to report to you that in
conference had with the president and
other representatives Of the Southern
railway. they stated to me that on or
about the first Of April, 1908, they
will put on flat passenger rate OF
2 1-3 cen! per mile, and will sell mile
age books at 2 and 2 IA cents per
mile in this state. I have letter to
this effect from President Finley,
copy of which I will place in your
hands. with a special message Oh the
subject, setting forth their whole
! plan. -:
Some requirements should be made
Of the railroads-that they give more
accurate information as to delayed