The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-01-14

short in his accounts, or with any con
duct unbecoming his position, so fal
as has been brought to my knowledge
with the lone exception of the State
Bank Examiner, which case will bt
brought more directly to your atten
ton later.
All this is gratifying to me, especial
ly in view of the fact that it was her
aided throughout the country by GER
tain newspapers that if Blease was
elected the State would be financially
ruined; that the Northern capitalists
would not invest their money here
and that our people would suffer gen
orally. More Northern capital has
come into the State under my admin
istration than under that of any Other
governor, and the march of material
progress has gone steadily forward
AS evidence of this progress and
prosperity, I desire to append herewith
the following statistics gathered by
the State department Of agriculture:
Some Statistics of Prosperity.
Statistics gathered by the State de-
partment of agriculture tell wonder
full story of progress in South Carolina
during the past year.
The agricultural development OF this
State grew in the decade between 1900
and 1910 from $51,324,0OO = s141,93S,-
00Q-an increase of about 100000
Commissioner Watson estimates that
the corn crop from South Carolina this
year will exceed the corn crop of last
year by 100000 The cotton crop
will not be as large this year as last,
but the Increased price will bring even
more than the bumper crop Of 1911.
Complete data secured by agents OF
the department OH all manufacturing
plants shows the cap1ta1 invested rr1s
year to be $142,670,803 as ,vapared
with $130,4S1,62F in 1911 The total
value of the manufacturing plants this
year was $124,564,000 as compared
with $117,979,3S5 last year. The in
crease in the value of the annual pro-
duct this year amounted to $6,634,675.
The total capital invested in the lur-
Der and sawmills of the State for 1912
amounted to $17,462,15S. an Increase
of $2,19O,3OS over 1911, which year
showed a total capitalization of $15,-
271,S50. More striking was the in
crease in the value of the annual pro-
duction for 1912, which year showed
total production of $11,3S4,34O, an
increase of s2.701, ,730 over 1911. which
totaled $685. ,607 as an output.
Oil Mills Industries.
For 1912 the total capital invested
in the oil mills of the State was 49,
673, ,106, a decrease of $167,26O, as COM
pared with the total invested capital
Of $3,840,360 for 1911 But the increase
in the annual production for 1912 over
1911 was s434,132. This year showed
an output of $19,217,OS3, while that OF
1911 was s12,7S2,951. The decrease
in capital stock this year was caused
by the burning Of several mills and
others going out of business.
Cigars and Tobacco.
The concerns manufacturing cigars
and other tobacco products show a
Capitalization of 1896, ,7O1 for 1912
while for 1911 the total capital invest
ed was $4,000, an increase of S247,-
7O2 The value of the output for 1911
was sS49,626; for 1912, sS91.O7S; in
crease il favor Of this year of S41,452.
Stone Concerns.
The capitalization of all stone manu-
featuring concerns of the State, which
include granite quarries, for 1912 is
s42S,46 an increase Of $34,91S over
1911,which d H .-1,yongbd,e lxoa(
1911, which year SHOWED a capiliza-
ton of s393,546. The annual produc-
ton for 1912 vas S5S6,356; 1911, 1885,
$40: increase for 1912 of S230,416.
Fertilizer Industry.
The fertilizer idustry Of the State
shows an increase in capital for 1911:
of s5,605,9O5 and a reduction in the
output of s71,022. The capital for 1911
was s7,56S,9S1; 1912, s13,474,S6S. The
production for 1911 was $1,000, 1874;
for 1912, s12,023,712 The reason O.
the large increase in capilization ano