The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-23
GOVERNOR RECOMMENDS
MANY MEASURES.
His Message Deals With a Number
of Important Questions.


Atlanta, Ga, June 22.-Gov. Ter
rell's message to the General Assem-
bly, deals with a number of important
questions. The Governor congrat-
uIates the state upon it's prosperity.
you are meeting" he said, "at the
very flood-tide of Georgia's prosper
ity; when her population is the great
est; when the tax digest shows the
largest voluntary returns ever made in
her history; when the people are hope
full and rejoicing in the peace and
plenty of the most prosperous year
since 1850; when commerce and man
ufactures have maintained their
growth when timber and lumber have
brought great gains to those engaged
in that industry, and added values to
the pine lands of the state. But above
all this, when the labor and patience
of the farmer have at last brought him
to a time of fair harvests and prices
so satisfactory as in effect to have
made two crops in one year"
The Governors RecOmmen dations.
The message recommends a new law
governing primary elections; the estab-
lshment of an immigration commits
sion; the creation of new counties; the
eXGnlOIlOn COIl6RS e1uOWIiiGul0 HUH
taxation; the better equalization of tax
returns; the establishment of agricul-
tural schools; the creation of juvenile
courts in the principal cities of the
state, and the establishment of re-
formatories for youthful criminals; the
appointment of a committee with a
view to revising the laws relating to
the state sanitarium; the payment of
rewards for the apprehension OF Grim
| L. nd mn
amendment of the convict law relative
TO the payment for convict hire
The Governor congratulates the
state upon its exhibit at the Worlds
Fair and upon its state building. He
comments the work OF the Confederate
memorial board; the boards of the va
rfous educational institutions, and the
state house officials.
The states Finances.
AS to the states finances, the Gov
ernor says: "The state treasurer has
paid to the common school teachers
out of the, money appropriated by the
Legislature, for the year 1904, the sum
of $6SS, S06.50, as against $653,6S4.4S for
the same period OF 1908. All pensions
and other obligations have been
promptly met, and a sum exceeding
$35,000 more than that of last year has
been paid to the teachers. Last year
1t was necessary, in order to meet the
expenses of the General Assembly, TO
borrow $4,000, but if the treasury re-
ceipts for the next fifty days come up
to our expectations, / do not think it
will be necessary to borrow any amount
during the present session. However,
in the event the receipts are not suffi-
cient to meet the expenditures, J have
arranged, with the assistance of the
state treasurer. to borrow whatever
amount may be required at the rate
of 2 per cent. per annum, from the
| following banks Southern Bank of
Savannah, Fourth National Bank OF
| Atlanta, the Neal Loan and Banking
Company of Atlanta and the Exchange
Bank of Macon. This is remarkably
low rate of interest, and the banks
| of the state are to be congratulated
upon their ability to make loans at
such a rate"
A New Election Law.
On the subject of primary elections
the Governor says:
Il cali your attention to and invite