The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-15

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with this money the State Board uf
Health will be enabled to initiate work
and supply health officers to lead our
people to take such precautions that
will prevent the spread of typhoid
fever. hook worm, tuberculosis, and
other diseases which now afiiict the
State and produce such high percen-
tage Of death rates.
|. The death rate in South Carolina
from typhoid fever is 316 to the i0o,-
900. Some cities in this country have
reduced the death rate to 20 to the
100000 as result Of these precau-
tionary measures. I approve. there
fore. Of the appropriation for this
work. and believe that it's beneht will
be great in the rural districts, in our
towns and cities. and especially in i'm.
proving the health conditions in our
mill villages. .r..!a.s.s,tg
Cattle Tick sEradicattCn.
/
| Another important question to be
coadered in preparing to cope with
the situation that will confront III
when the boil weevil comes, will be the
raising, Of cattle. The money that Il
now being. spent on cattle tick eradi-
cation 10 q wise investment, and IL
proving effective.
This. matter has been so clearly set
forth at a previous time that, I fee
1t IL only necessary to say that !
earnestly urge that you make the ap.
preparation Of $so,boo requested 10,
this purpose, 80 that theis !. sftectiy,
work which is being done in clearing
our territory of this hindrance to cat
tie raising, can be pushed aggressive
ly and carried on to completion.
j The Lever Act. III.
| The work that 10 being done In. th,
Agricultural extension department o.
Clemson College. under the Lever Act
II 90; valuable that 1t must be mani
fest to all. I urge the necessary ap
4 preparation by the State. that we ma,
continue this work and obtain the In
CREASED amount Of money, that VIII
como to us from the Federal ;appro
priation under the terms .of the L.evc
4 Act. .e ..Tfl, cts: .,at ,2,e
! Comptroller General. .sr,.,, !. Z * =
7 I desire to bring to your Atta ahtioi
the report of the co1nptro1ier- general
An examination OF his report wit ssho,v
that for the year 1915 the revenues o
tho state. from ali sources, exceeded
1.-THE expenditures by about $6siooo
This. OF course. is conditionedv tn
collectlon Of taxes yet due to the stats
4 / regard the WORK of the DIX com
mission. and It's report, OF great I'm
1portanes. ana shall deaf with tn
quejtIon 0t ssssssmsnt. taxation ar, IA
the income tan Ia special 4 ilisasaslIS b
which ] win transmit to you Ut 4 late
date. l.
4 Sinking Fund Comnassion. 81
For your Information. / subni
herewith statement Of funds handle,
fby the Sinking Fund Commission:
Assets OF the Cumulative
Sinking Fund for reduction
and payment 8. G. Brown
/ 4 1-2 per cent. Bonds and -
i Stocks) on hand Decenf-
; ber 81. 1916. >. 80. ..$279.4S7.7 =
f.. Assets OF, the Insurance.
Sinking Fund FOR > insurance
Of public property on hand 3, =
Decemser 81, isl5. .'!i4s,isi.7
T. u zst ,i s,9f' 2tril Il ,.Sas'- ~ 4A
Carried IN the Ordinary. Sinking Fund
Il Acoosnt'sA Hand December 81, 1911
Assets OF the Ordinary Sink
Ing Fund. proper. :. ..$ss.246.t 1,
Funds arising from escheated
Il estates .(for achoots) 80. l,s2s.1
Bond and mortgage Of c. At
kinson and q. A. Guignard, :
i for deferred payment on
! purchase of real estate OF F
/ late State dispensary: II,
charge interest from March
| I. 1915. belongs to school
| fund.-. ..>...... =. 100. 600. OF
s1ss.s7s. q
| ~ State House Grounds. b.
Acting under the provision. OF TIL,
act OF the legislature. I appointed 1
commission OH State House and
Grounds. consisting Of Messrs. Doug.