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what Ingredients should be, avoided
This matter should be considered with
great care; the interest of the farm
err who Is the consumer, .as well az
the interest Of the honest nIa1ufaGtur
er, should be carefully Guarded.
would recommend, therefore, the ere
alton OF a commission to consfs! o.
representatives Of the fertilizer de
partment at Clemson College, Of far
mers, and of representatives of the
manufacturers, to revise orr. fertiMz
er laws and to report by bill TO tha
next session Of the Legislature.
Auditing. i 4
I recommend that all state institu
tons should he examined and ac
counts audited regularly. I suggest
that you devoIve this duty upon the
state bank examiner, and give thai
department the necessary additional
force to enable It to do this work tho;
oughly and effectively.
I recommend the enactment Of
low providing 70 rthe medical inspee
ton of pupils In the public schools,
under the supervision, ,oi. the stats
board of health in cooperation witt
the state boari Of education, AM
with due provision for the protection
Of the pupils, @{5 t
Penal and Charitable institutions.
$ It seems to me that It would d
wise to consider; our penal and chart
table problems as a whole. There &
a lack Of co-oriinataop In the sysser
OF management OF the state penA:en
ttary, SLATE hospital, reformatory, jsIils
claingangs and aims houses Of The
state, counties and cities. We should
develop our humanitarian undertak
tngs. In this work, we have the e1
a1nples of; other states, notably .'Yir
ginia, illustrating what may be &C
complished by Having state board ot
charities. recommend, therefore
that yoa consider the. advhmbility Of
establishing, In this state, such a
board, for, though. the proposition In.
wolves AN expenditure each year, II
this work is properly done. Il would
mean greater economy and efficiency
in these institutions. ~
~ Il National Guard. 3 I'D
favor a strong, well-maintained,
well-distdplined NationiIl ( Guard. and
urge that adequate appropriation be
made :Ser Il, to make Il an eoectivo
factor III the state government. South
Carolina must have an efficient and Of
,fectfve National Guard. ~
/. L will, at later date, submit Tor
your consideration, by special mes
sage, suggestions relatfng to the state
institutions, especially the Hospital
for the Insane, to which 7 am deVotins
special consideration. .s,.!,.5 n
I will also communicate with you
later, on the subject OF roads, the Con
federate Home, the Confederate vet
Grams, and the needs Of the state board
Of health; also the Lever bisl, cattle
tick eradication, and other subjects
pertaining to the interest OF otlr
people. .t 80 @ a.
Permit me to remind yon that lre
are face to face with 10 situation in
business for which we have no prec.
edent. The European war has clear
ly shown how closely allied and. In
terlocked are the interests Of the ns-
tions OF the world. The general
shrinl1age In values and IN business,
has added greatly to the andeties,
cares, and suffering of all our people,
and has greatly Increased the MUM
ber of those without employment.
Under these conditions, we must, ON
the one hand, jealously guard the ep-
pendtures OF the public moneys; but
on the other, we should be SLOW ls;
stop public work that is desirable,
which would further increase ti.e
number of the unemployed. The TINE
is pNpitious for the state and COIN
ties to undertake. carefully conducted
work on the public highways. This
would accomplish a greatly needed
improvement and would give employ,
ment to many who have no means OF
making a living; It is not q time flr
us to be discouraged and to look ut
only the depression around US. ,YIf We
think that conditions now are 'grue-
some, pause for, a moment and; COLI
slider the conditions under watch we
labored In the sixties and early sevela-
ties. Faith and hard work brought
US through these trials, and I am COLI
ffdent that self-raHance and RESOURCE
fulness will dominate and improve
this situation. With self-deniaI with
economy, with energy and courage
we will meet our difficulties brayely
and we Will work out our salvation,
and will bring about q restoration OF
business and enterprise to q normal
condition. Let ME urge you to- bear
in mind these fa.ts; and let us urge
you to that cool consideration Of ell
matters that will bring you DO realize
that economy does not constitute
merely in cutting off items In the ap-
preparation bill, hut rather In seeing
that the peoples money 1s judicious:
ly spent and that for every appro-
praition the state will receive full
and adequate return. -
consIusion. .....
In aonclusion; permit. a personal refer
ence From rny earliest youth the am
bition to be the governor Of South Caro-
lima has filed my breast, To serve my