The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-27
TAKES THE OATH
Gov. Ansel Is lnducIed Into Of
flee Once Again.
MAKES new REPORT

His inaugural Speech Was Ver,
Short and Contains Two Importsn
Recommendations: That Drain
age Commission be Created ane
Good Roads Problem be Tackled
In his second inaugural address
delivered Wednesday afternoon, i'm.
me6iately after the oath OF Office
had been administered to him, Gov
eraor Ansei said:
Gentlemen of the General Assem-
bly, and my fellow citizens: For the
second time I am here to assume the
duties and responsibilities OF the
highest State officer in the gift OF
the people. For second time' oy
the votes Of the people, am exalted
to the position Of governor OF this
great commonwealth. I am truly
grateful for this manifestation OF
confidence and esteem and am full
" sensible Of my inability to dis
charge fully the duties incumbent
upon me without your valuable and
necessary, assistance. I plead for
continuance of the sympathy and
help that you have given me during
the past two years.
have endeavored to discharge
the duties Of my Office with fidelity
and an eye single to the best inter
ests of all the people. That ! have
made mistakes goes without saying,
but they have been OF the head ano
not. t.of the heart.
South Carolina has made much
progress in moral, educational ano
material lines in the past few years
and people are fully alive to the
great possibilities Of even greater
progress in the years to come and
we see the signs Of; prosperity on
every hand. We should be paying
more attention, however, to the con-
servation of our many natural re-
sources.our land, forests and water
courses. Much thought is now be-
ing given to this subject in all the
States of the union, and We should
not lag behind.
There is now being utlllzeo IN
this State one hundred and seventy
Eve thousand horsepower of water
power to generate electricity and Tor
other purposes. There is still about
one hundred and seTenty-hve thous-
and horsepower Of water-power un-
developed. My belief is that before
many years this power, now going
to waste, will be harnesseo and used
to help supply the needs of our grow
ing industries.
Our. farmers are producing rea-
sonable income and profit, and as
the farmer is the only producer OF
those things which go to sustain
life, every inducement should be
given to the boy to stay on the
farm
In the manufacture Of cotton, we
are second, in number Of spindles,
to but one State in the union. Has
I time, + could give the output OF
the mills, the value Of the product
and the number Of employees.
The educational institutions OF
the State are sending out each year
Young men and women well eQuipp-
ed for the battle of life ano there
is work for all of them to do. The
country is calling for educated young
men and women.
desire, at this time, to refer to
two matters, which I regard as very
important to the future progress OF
the State and which are not men
toned in my annual message:
The time has come in my judg-
ment when we should give some at
tention to the question Of the drain
age of our swamps and wet lands
There are in this State over three
million acres of these lands that car
be reclaimed at a reasonable cost.
The question naturally arises, wha;
can we doe suggest that you ap-
point a drainage commission whose
duties it shall be TO get up all the
data as to where these lands arc
located; the probable cost OF reclaim
ing and the best plan Of paying fc1
the drainage. Let this coDm1sslo7
report to the general assembly an
then intelligent action can be taken
Another important matter tina
should engage our attention is tn
one of good roads" Every goo
citizen Of the State is interested /
this vital question. Conventions an
conferences are being held in man'
of the States to discuss it. In'
governors of most Of the States srf
calling the attention OF their leg
isla+ures to it. Some Of the countle'
in this State have gone to work an
are making good roads. That 1ne'
are needed in all Of the counties
every one will admit. The "orF
that is done should be Of permanent
nature, and it seems to me tnat' III
order that the necessary inIormatoF
NAV be obtained as to the best metn-
o6 making good roads and the pos
sib1e cost of such method. the de-
nartment of agriculture should De
charged with the duty OF setune
this data and reporting the same sc
you. :.
IN North Carolina, the duties 0,
road commissioner are placed upof
the State geologists. in other states
road commissioners are appolnte'
for this work.
come to congratu!aee you L.
fellow citizens. upon what mas peer
done along all these lines and Z
ask that each Of you will do his fui
duty in helping forward al 'ha