The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-02-12
S5(y(jTH CAROLINA
GENEERALAS5ENBLY.
GOV. RLEASE VETOES FIRST BILL
MAY CHANGE NAME OF
CLEMSON.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
Doinss and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of South Carolina Peo-
Pile, Gathered Around the State
Capitol.
Columbia.

Governor BledS6 sent MS uTSt FSLC
to the State Senate. No action was
taken on the matter, the message be-
ing printed n the journal and lying
over for consideration. The act veto
ed, while local measure, is of general
interest because of the reasons given
by Governor Blease for his disappro,
val of the act and by reason of the
Interests affected by the whole matter.
The act was entitled, can Act to Per.
NIT the City of Columbia to Buy a
Tract or Tracts of Land Situate near
the City for the Purpose of Establish
ing a Public Park"
81 think it should be more properly
speaking" said Governor Blease, "en-
titled, An Act to Enrich the Colum.
bia Electric Railway Company's Own
ers and to Increase the Value Of Ger
tain Property Through Which This
Railway Will Extend It's Lines in Co.
ing to This Proposed Park and Pass,
ing Around Through and Going Back
Over Other Lands Owned by Certain
Parties"
Governor Blease states that the
tract of land which it is proposed to
purchase for the park under the act
is not worth anything like the money
that they are speaking Of paying for
it, and furthermore, "if the park is
established there, is will be so far
out of the city that the poor people
Of the city will never be able TO en-
JOY it."
"For instance, man who has a
wife and four or five children, it will
cost him so or Is cents to get out
there and back in order to spend an
hour or so Of pleasure. A poor man
cannot afford this"
Zone third more timber is being
taken from the forests of South Caro-
lima than is being produced. And
this does not take into consideration
the large amount of materials used for
domestic purposes, such as frewood
and fence rails With this drain con.
tinued, it is Of course inevitable that
the forest wealth of the state will
eventually become exhausted"
This statement was made before
members of the forestry committees
of the legislature by J. G. Peters,
chief of State cooperation, United
States bureau of forestry.
After reviewing the work at State
Park, the state hospital commission,
in its annual report prepared for the
general assembly, concludes with the
statement that "s125,000 could be
economically expended during the
year"
The commission last year expended
s69,212.S0 for work at State Park,
according to the report.
House.
By a vote of 50 to So, the house re.
fused to pass the bill providing for
the sale of the State Hospital for the
Insane and the transfer of the insti-
tuition to State Park with the pro-
ceeds of the SALE The bill was intro
duced last session and continued un-
til this session It was opposed on
several grounds, one of which was
that the measure gave the commits
sion appointed to sell the property too
much power.
Except for the fact that on the
question of passing the bill to third
reading two members of the house in
advertently voted not to do so and
under the rules were not allowed to
change their votes, the measure
might have gone through. However,
the house refused by vote of 81 to
"A to reconsider the vote on which
the bill was killed.
The committee on ways and means
Of the house and the finance commit
tee of the senate were instructed, un-
der a concurrent resolution passed by
the house, to inquire into the adyis-
ability of changing the name of Glenn