Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-19

J settlement between them. Frequently
a hardship is imposed upon the en-
ployer; and just as frequently injustice
and unnecessary delays in settlement
of these cases are imposed upon the
employe. I recommend the appoint
ment of a commission to study this
question and to report by bill or 9TH
erwise to the legislature to convene
| in 1916, a measure that will bring re-
lief to plaintiffs and defendants, by a
workmen's compensation act.
Land Registration.
The delay in congressional action,
on the establishment Of rural cred
it system, makes it necessary for us to
look to ourselves for help In this mat
| ter. AS the first and necessary step
towards the development of such a
| system, l recommend the enactment
/ of a land registration act that will
guarantee title and fix boundary lines
This would enable the landowner to
obtain loans on his real property with
as little trouble and expense as he is
now able to do on his personal prop
| erty, by removing the necessity Of re-
peated examination Of title. This is a
necessary step before we can provide
q system Of land banks for rural cred
its. I deem these measures import
ant, If properly planned and safe
guarded, in order to increase the num-
ber Of home owners in the country and
towns, and to furnish means for i'm
provement of rural homes and the
conditions Of life in the country. Own
ership of home means permanency OF
tenure; permanency Of tenure means
improvement Of conditions Of life and
surroundings. If every farmer owned
his place and lived upon 1t the prop
lens of rural life would automatically
solve themselves: isolation removed
homes would be more comfortable
| there would be better churches, better
school, better roads, and community
life more attractive. I realize that this
may be classed as progressive leg1sla'
| ton, and we have limited precedence
| for it in the country. dating back only
| to 1910. I do not advise these lano
banks as state institutions, but thai
they should be developed by independ.
ent organizations under state super.
vision.
| Fertilizer.
Under existing laws regulating the
manufacture and sale Of commercial
fertilizers, our farmers have not ade.
uuate protection, nor do they yet know
what ingredients in fertilizers are bes
ladapted to their lands, and what ingre
dients should be avoided. This matter
should be considered with great care
the interest Of the farmer who is the
consumer, as we'll as the interest OF
the honest manufacturer. should bt
carefully guarded. I would recon-
mend, therefore, the creation OF
commission to consist Of representa-
tives of the fertilizer department o.
Clemson college, of farmers, and o.
Representatives of the manufacturers
to revise our fertilizer laws and to re-
port by bill to the next session OF the
Legislature.
Auditing.
I recommend that all state institu
tions should be examined and accounts
audited regularly. l suggest that yol
devolve this duty upon the state banl
examiner, and give that department
the necessary additional force to en-
able it to do this work thoroughly ant
effectively.
recommend the enactment of {
law providing for the medical inspec
ton of pupils in the public schools
under the supervision Of the stat
board Of health in cooperation will
the state board of education. and witt
due provision for the protection OF tn
pupils.
Penal and Charitable Institutions.
| 1t seems to me that it would b.
wise to consider our penal and chart
table problems as whole. There Il
a lack of coordination in the system
of management Of the state peniten
tiary, state hospital, reformatory, jails
chaingangs and aims houses Of th
state, counties and cities. We shoult
develop our humanitarion undertak
ings. In this work we have the ex
amples Of other states, notably Vir
ginia, illustrating what may be accom-
plished by having state board o
charities. / recommend, therefore, tina
YOU consider the advisability Of estab
fishing, in this state, such a board, for
though the proposition involves al
expenditure each year, II this work Il
properly DONE it would mean create
economy and efficiency in these 'insti
tutionS.
National Guard.
l favor a strong, well maintained
we'll disciplined national guard, ant
| urge that adequate appropriation b'
made for it, to make 1t an effective
factor in the state government. Soutf
Carolina must have an efficient and ef'
fective national guard.
/ will, at a later date, submit fo
your consideration, by special mes
sage, suggestions relating to the STATE
institutions, especially the hospital fol
the insane, to which l am deVotlnt
special consideration.
II l will also communicate with yol
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 bill, cattle
tick eradication, and other subject!
pertaining to the interest of our peo
pie.
Permit me to remind you that VIZ
are face to face with a situation IL
business for which we have no prec
edent The European war has clearl!
shown how closely allied Sand inter
locked are the interests of the nation:
Of the world. The general shrinkagt
in values and in business, has added
greatly to the anXieties, cares and suf'
fering of all our people, and has great
ly increased the number Of those with
out employment. Under these condi'
tionS, we must, on the one hand
jealously guard the expenditures o.
the public moneys; but on the other
we should be slow to stop public worl
that is desirable, which would further
increase the number Of unemployed
The time is propitious for the state
and counties to undertake CAREFUL!
|
ways. This would accomplish great
ly needed Improvement and woult
give employment to many who have M
means of making living. 1t is no
time for us to be discouraged and Il
look at only the depression around us
If we think that conditions now arr
gruesome, pause for a moment ant
consider the conditions under which
we labOred in the sixties and earl!
seventies. Faith and hard wort
brought us through these trials, ant
am confident that self-reliance ant
resourcefulness will dominate and i'm
prove this situation. With elf-denial
with economy, with energy and cour
age we will meet our difficulties brave
ly and we will work out our saliva
ton, and will bring about a restora
tion of business and enterprise to {
condition. Let me urge you to bea1
in mind these facts: and let us urge
you to that cool consideration Of al
matters that will bring you to realize
THAT economy does not constitute
merely in cutting off items in the ap
propriation bill, but rather in Seeinf