The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-11

world tend 70 rake che money loaner
scrussnizs more csossziy Tire mortgage Sc
eurify offered. IL couid work injury or in
taStice 10 no one. ant would save the
borrower from hardship that. Il seems
70 me. ought not 70 be q possible consin-
gHncy In the premises.
Il thiak that a penalty Of per eent-
shOlla be enforced, and that not 10 ex-
ceef - per cent. interest should be
charged. / do not believe it 10 be = wise
or a just policy for the state 10 pursue
course. IN dealing with the people. riss1s
would be deemei unwise or unjust In an
Individual. / believe that law should
be enacted that would give the taxpayer
the option 20 pay his taxes half yearly,
u would certainly be q great convenience
70 the taxpayer and could not. az I can
see. work any inconvenience 20 the state.
county or municipality.
Il think that the question OF reiuc-
ton of railroad and sleeping car rates
should receive careful and wise conssdera-
ton by the legislature. TO the end that the
travelling public may be able TO purchase
transportation at a price somewhat in
proportion TO their abilfry 10 pay. Il
would seem to the average citizen that II
would naturally occur to the managers of
these corporations 10 voluntarily adjust
their passenger and freight rates 10 the
conditions OF business as IL exists today.
having Ia view the fact that raising
wheat In Eastern Washington for ship
inert TO Puget Sound ports cannot be a
profitable nor an encouraging enterprise
when so large a majority Of its market
value Is absorbed by the railroad COM
panies for carrying IL TO market. The
same holds good In the case of the fruit
growers Of the western part OF the state
and the fish and other Puget Sound enter
prises which rely upon an Eastern market
for their product.
Without at this time entering upon
discussion OF the merits of the Torrens
system OF land transfer. am convinced
that the state cannot, at this time. afford
TO inaugurate any new measure nor at
tempt any experiment. however desirable
or convenient it might be, or seems 10 be.
under ordinary conditions, that would add
. single dollar 90 the taxes TO be levied
upon the people at this time.
Equal in Importance with the regula-
ton of railroad rates OF transportation I
regard grain inspection law. liz seems
10 me that there cannot well be any d.
fair-minaed men. / shall, TO the best of
my ability. advocate any measure that
will afford the grain producers of the state
the protection which they need and which
the state ought, most certainly, to afford.
Albert Burrows, of the Forty-third rep
Observation-Disclosures: I'VE ought to curtail
the state expenditures and ] am in favor
OF doing 50 wherever possible without IN
jury to the best interests of the state.
This is not simply talk. Our expenses
should be cut from top to bottom to meet
the emergencies of the times. favor the
abolition OF all useless commissions. There
are some commissions certainly which are
useless.
I'VE want, and shall work for. state
road across Snoqualmie pass all can. L
do not favor the construction of a state
road north and south at this time.
Deficiency judgments? No. ! do. not
favor such. l favor law providing for
the appraisement Of all properly both real
and personal. and that it shall not be sold
for less than two-thirds OF its appraised
value.
.sOn delinquent taxes I am in favor of
reducing, not the penalty but the interest
on judgments to the legal rate. The PEN
atty should be made per cent. and the
interest S per cent.
.The question of charters for first class
cities / have not fully Investigated. There
ought to be some remedy, however, for
the cumbersome charters of the principal
centers In the state though / do not know
that l could suggest IT.
II fayer the proposed grain inspection
law and a state examiner for county rec
oriS. / very much favor making text
books of the state free, absolutely free,
and making attendance upon the schools
compulsory. ] will present such bill or
will favor any good bill presented by any
other legislator"
The Torrrns ssy.tsm Too Expensive.
Fred A. Wing. representative from the
T-orty-frst district. said he was in favor Of
reduction of state expenses whenever
II can consistently be done without in
terfering with the proper management
OF state affairs. Regarding the abolition
Of useless commissions, he said:
II think there ought to be one state
commission appointed TO transact all
business now done by the various COM
missions. All Its time should be devoted
TO the work and fair salary should be
paid"
OF state roads and road laws Mr.. Wing
said the present laws should be so
amended as 10 provide for good roads
ami bitches Mr.. Wing favors semi
annual payment Of taxes. at the volt
ton of the taxpayer, but on the question
of a reduction OF the penalty on delin-
auent taxes he said.
II am In favor of 5 per cent penalty
ana a Just rate Of interest-say 10 per
cent. Regarding deficiency judgments on
mortgages as I understand II. favor
a law that will pe just to both borrower
and lender Capital has its rights as
we'll az individuals. On the question OF
p reduction OF railroad rates in the state
believe that competition should regu-
late that and VIII settle the railroad
n,les.Ion. I feel satisfied that 20 get
ready for the Torrens system Of lard
transfers. which Is being more or less
considered woulG: cost this county s5a.-
GOO. and that. think. would be TOO ex~
persive. There ought to be a state bank
examiner who would report on private
hanks the same as national bank ex-
sn1ifers on national banks. 4 city char
ter such as Seattle has is too cumber-
somp, AMI / am satisfied we ought TO
have IL amended, though / am not con-
yersant enough with charters generally
OF the nrst~class cities ] do not know
whether a state examiner for records
and hooks would be practical or not. IL
seems that il would require an army OF
experts that wouii be buryisnsoyne 70 the
state. There ought to b. state grain