The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-01-28

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great care; the interest of the farm
er who is the consumer, as we'll as
| the interest of the honest manufactur-
er, should be carefully guarded. I
would recommend, therefore, the Gro
alton of a commission to consist Of
representatives OF the fertilizer de-
partment at Clemson College, Of far
mers, and of representatives of the
manufacturers, to revise our fertiliz-
er laws and to report by bill to the
next session of the legislature.
Auditing.
I recommend that all state institu-
tions should be examined and ac-
counts audited regularly. I sugg0t
that you devolve this duty upon the
state bank examiner, and give that
department the necessary additional
force to enable it to do this work thor
| oughly and effectively.
recommend the enactment Of q
low providing 70 rthe medical inspec-
tion of pupils in the public schools,
under the SUPERVISION OF the state
board Of health in cooperation with
the state board of education, and
with due provision for the protection
Of the pupils.
Penal and Charitable Institutions.
It seems to me that It would be
wise to consider our penal and chari-
table problems as a whole. There is
a lack of coordination in the system
Of management Of the state penften-
tiary, state hospital, reformatory. tails,
chaingangs and aims houses OF the
state, counties and cities. We should
develop our humanitarion undertak.
ings. In this work we have the ex-
amples of other syates, notably Vir-
ginia. illustrating what may be ac-
complished by having state board Of
charities. I recommend, therefore,
that you consider the advisability OF
establishing, in this state, such a
board, for, though the proposition in
wolves an expenditure each year, II
this work is properly done, it would
mean greater economy and efficiency
in these institutions
National Guard.
I favor a strong, well-maintained,
well-disciplined National Guard, and
urge that adequate appropriation be
made for 1t, to make 1t an ecective
factor in the state government. South
Carolina must have an efficient and ef-
fective National Guard.
l will, at later date, submit for
your consideration, by special mes
sage, suggestions relating to the state
institutions, especially the Hospital
for the Insane, to which am devoting
special consideration.
/ will also communicate with you
later, on the subject of roads, the Con-
federate Home, the Confederate vet
erans, and the needs of the state board
of health: also the Lever bill, cattle
pertaining to the interest of our
people.
Permit me to remind you that we
are face to fare with 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 ma
tions of the world. The general
shrinkage in values and in business,
has added greatly to the anxieties,
cares, and suffering Of all our people,
and has greatly increased the num-
Der of those without employment.
Under these conditions, we must, on
the one hand, jealousy guard the ep-
penditures of the public moneys; but
on the other, we should be slow to
stop public work that is desirable,
which would further increase the
number of the unemployed. The time
is propitious for the state and coun-
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. 1t is not time for
us to be discouraged and to look at
only the depression around us. If We
think that conditions now are grue-
some, pause for moment and con-
slider the conditions under which we
labored in the sixties and early seven
ties. Faith and hard work brought
us through these trials, ana | an col-
fident that self-reliance and resource
fulness will dominate and improve
this situation. With self-denial, with
economy, with energy and courage
we will meet our difficulties bravely
and we will work out our salvation,
and will bring about restoration OF
business and enterprise TO a normal
condition. Let me urge you to bear
in mind these facts; and let us urge
YOU 10 that cool consideration of all
matters that will bring you to realize
that economy does not constitute
merely in cutting off items in the ap-
preparation bill, but rather in seeing
that the peoples money is judicious-
ly spent and that for every appro-
praition the state will receive full
and adequate return.