Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-05

A law requiring. or at least encour-
aging, the growth and existence and
conservation OF q wood lot on every
farm In the state would be to the ad-
vantage of the farmer directly and TO
all OF the people Of the state Indirect
ly.
Compulsory Voting Laws.
It is desirable that all qualified elect
ors should vote. A law has been sug-
gested DISTINGUISHING q voter for the
same length OF additional time he re-
Trains from voting without reasonable
excuse. | deem the idea worthy OF
your consideration. Those who do not
vote leave the government In the
hands OF those who do vote, which is
where It should be. Nevertheless, II a
compulsory voting law would result In
more general attendance at both pri-
mary and election polls. 1t would be
q good thing.
Free Text Books.
/ ask your consideration Of a free
text book law similar to that of Massa-
chusetts. Several cities Of Michigan
have found such a law advantageous.
A great saving is secured without less
ening the merit Of the book
Regulation Of Private Banks.
There seems to be no good reason
why private banks should not have
some state supervision and be re
Quired. on call, to file statements.
Their sale or transfer should be sub
1ect to the approval OF the state bank
ing commissioner.
Women and Child Labor.
Laws regulating the condition
under which women and children MAJ
be employed should be perfected as
much as possible In the interest Of
women and children Simplicity of en-
| forcement should be sought in fol al,
and wholesome, practical results
should be aimed at.
state Land once.
recommend the adjustment Of the
state land office and the proper trans
fer of the work now done In that de
partment and worth while continuing
Secret Service Fund.
I advise the creation OF a small sec
Of the governor or attorney general, OF
both. Such a fund could be mos,
wholesomely used In prote Getting the
interests of the people.
Michigan Weather Bureau.
/ ask your attention to the sugges
ton that the Michigan weather burea,
be abolished. Whatever It does seems
to be an unnecessary duplication o
the United States meteorological work
Supervision Of Stock Brokers.
l recommend that the business o
stock broking be classified as private
banking and brought under the re
auirements OF any laws that may b.
enacted for the regulation OF private
banks. Establishments Of this charac
ter and their branches might be re
stricted to cities of 10000 population
or over.
A prominent Michigan citizen of
city Of $4,000 recently made lis
for nv information, of twenty-five res
idents in his town who were wort
from $4,000 to $4,000 before a brancl
of an eastern stock broking house wa
established therein. BY speculation
everyone on that list has lost his al
and more. They had not thought o
stock gambling before 1t had bee
thrust under their observation an
made easy.
NV idea Of combining easy speculs
ton to cities of 10000 and over grow
| out of the fact~that in larger cite
men have more to engross them, thu
preventing the predominating tnfir
ence which surrounds stock gamblin
In smaller towns.
Dishonest Advertisements.
The action of the federal author
lies in excluding offending newspaper
from the mails protects only part @
the readers Of fraudulent advertise
ments. There should be state leg1.
lation holding publishers accountabl
for printing the palpably dishonest ar
, nouncements of investment swindler
and OF all other INSCRIPTIONS ADVERT.
ers who seek to betray the readeri
confidence In the integrity Of the press
Respectfully submitted,
CHASE 8. OSBORN.