Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-12-09
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State.

IL A3OROSU ooS3 VIVIAN
State.
Columbia, Special.-In order to
prevent much sanitary trouble now
experienced throughout the State on
account of sewerage pollutions OF
streams and obviate much more
trouble in this respect in the future,
the. State Board Of Health will ask
the Legislature which meets next
month to provide for the publication
of all sewer outlets in the State, and
to this end will ask for the appoint
ment of a competent engineer to
devote all of his time to this prob
lem, and to inspections of water
works. The board would have not
only all present sewerage systems
provided with publication plants, but
would have. all future plants so pro-
vided and would have all water
works plants erected only after COM
petent supervision as to the purity OF
The supply of water.
"We cannot say without investiga-
ton what these publication plants
would cost" said DR.. Williams, the
State health officer. "this would have
to be determined after. the engineer
made thorough investigation in the
case of each city, but this expense
need be only nominal for the State
itself, as etch city should pay for its
own plant. Unless South Carolina
adopts such protective measures as
have been put in force in other Sta
ties, it will only be a question OF a
short time before practically all Of
the streams of tn State will be pollut-
ed, and the fight to combat the diff
culties That will follow will indeed be
expensive. The engineer for health
reasons should also supervise the
plans for all future w~aterworks, 10
see that every place gets and main
tains a pure supply"
Contest for Corn Prizes to Close
Soon.
Columbia, Special.-Commissioner
Watson, who is chairman of the State
corn contest commission, IS anxious
to have the judgment of samples and
the examination of manuals COM
pleted before the end of the year.
a number of contestants have not
sent in their samples, as required
under the rules. Last year the work
of the commission was not completed
until February. The competition was
inaugurated with a view to increase
grain growers profits by increasing
the yield per acre, and also the quail
ity Of corn and oats through simple
methods of seed selection and proper.
culture. The contest is conducted un-
der the supervision Of the Statefd de-
partnnent agriculture. 4
Naval School for Charleston.
Charleston, Special.-A new insti-
tuition has just been established at
the Charleston Navy Yard, andqis the
only one Of its kind at any Of the
yards in the country. 1t is a school
for the training of young midship-
men in torpedo boat work and engi-
neering. Of such Importance is the
school that all young men doing tor
pedo boat work will be ordered here
for instruction. There will be a reg,
ular course of lectures by officers at
the yard and weekly routine will be
followed. The head of the school is
Lieut.. Commander Freeman. Lee
lures will be given by Surgeon Edgar
Thompson, a medical officer at the
yard. Past Assistant Paymaster
and several Of the ensigns
stationed with the reserve fotilla.