Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-01-21


year, but many of the small schools
IN the rural districts are in session
but Tor three or four months in The
year. Realizing that most of the
children who attend these schools are
receiving from them all the school
advantages that they will ever get,
are we doing our full duty to them
Are we thus fitting them for all of
the duties of an intelligent citizen
ship9
"You have no more important mat
ter that Will come before you, and
recommend that liberal appropria-
tions be made for the common
schools. ~ M
The Governor notes the good work
of the University and recommends
that the number of "normal scholar
ships be incrsHsed to two to every
county instead of Al as now.
Winthrop College is commended
for such appropriations as may be
needed to carry on its excellent work.
Favorable consideration is asked
for Clemson College for its faithful
work.
The Military Academy is also COM
mended for its splendid achieve
ments.
President Walker Of thu Deaf ano
Dumb and Blind Institute he says is
the right man in the right place 1t
is doing well and costs less per cap
lta than any institution of its kind
III the United States. He recon-
mends all needed appropriations.
Industrial School For White Boys.
Since the last meeting of the Cen
eral Assembly, with the appropria-
lion made, the Board of Trustees
have had erected three-story brick
building.on the one hundred and
eleven acres of land donated by the
Atlantic Land and Improvement
Company near the City of Florence,
and have furnished the same with
furniture, etc, 10 accommodate
twenty-five boys. They have employ
cd a competent superintendent and
his wife, both of whom have had
years of experience in this work, and
the institution was opened on the 4th
day of November last. Thirteen boys
have already been admitted to the
school and good beginning has been
made.
| recommend that liberal appro-
priation besmade to buy needed appara
tus and machinery to teach the bows
who are sent to this institution a
trade, and to maintain the school for
the fiscal year.
The Colored Normal College at Or
angeburg.
/ respectfully call your attention
to the good work done by this insti-
tuition for the colored youths as
shown by the President and Board of
Trustees.
I recommend that the appropria-
tions asked for by the board be made.
Dispensary Law.
Four counties of the State have
voted out county dispensaries, to-
wit: Chesterfield, Chester, Claren-
don and Larens, leaving twenty-one
counties in which there are county
dispensaries and twenty-one counties
in which we have county prohibi-
tion.
In my last message, recommended
that the Carey-Cothran Act be
amended by providing "that not
more than one county dispensary be
allowed in any county where liquor
10 allowed to be sold, except in those
counties where there are cities with
a population exceeding twenty-five
thousand" This suggestion was not
enacted into law, and / now renew
the recommendation and that the said
Act be further amended by making
all the counties dry, that is, not al
lowing liquor to be sold in any Of the
counties of the State, with the right
to any of the counties now having
dispensaries to vote upon the ques-
tion as to whether liquors shall be
sold in said counties according to the
rules and regulations as provided in
the Carey Cothran Act, said election
to be ordered upon a petition being
filed with the County Supervisor of
such county, signed by at least one
third of the qualified electors of such
county. / also recommend that the
Act be further amended by not al
aO"hiS any COUNTY III WHICH liquor Is
allowed to be sold to have bottling
plant or mixing or blending plant,
and that all liquors of every kind
shall be purchased in bottles or in
jugs, and sold in the original pack
ages.
The commission appointed to wind
up the State Dispensary were pro-
ceeding with their work during the
past year until they were enjoined by
the United States Circuit Court from
paying out any of the funds in their
hands.
For a history of the litigation in
the United States Court / respect
fully refer you to the report of the
Attorney-General.
/ recommend that provision be
made for the per diem of the mem
bers Of the Commission for the year
1900.
The Department of Agriculture,
Commerce and immigration.
This Denartment has spent much