Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-14
WHAT GLASSCOCK
ASKS IN MESSAGE
Some Of the Recommendation Of tn
chief Executive In His Message
to The Legislature.

The Governors message viii be
sent into both houses CT the ~ gisla-
| ture probably Wednesday, certainly
not later Than Thursday Chief among
/ rs features will be recommends
ticn for public service commission,
which has been strongly endorsed by
the State Board OF Trade
Recently the state board appointed
a special committee consisting of J. G..
iirady, of Wheeling; Senator II. G..
Davis, Of Elkins; ". G. McConaughey,
cf Parkersburg; Capt. J. w. Dawson,
OF Chsrl ston, and several other
prominent men. TO consider the neces.
sity for this commission. The com
nittee report favorably AID have
made an appeal to Governor Glass
Geek 10 aid in having such bill pass
cd at this session OF the Legislature.
Mixed Politics.
Such commission would be com
posed OF three persons, not more than
one of whom shall belong to the same
political party. Provisions will be
made by the governor in his recon-
mendation to have men of the highest
standard selected. A bill of this kind
viii provide that all branch roads or
lateral lines to any other railroad
shall be granted proper facilities for
the transfer of cars to and from
such other railroads and shall be Civ
On fair and just proportion of cars
for use en- such branch roads or lat.
eral lines.
A bill Of this kind would also aim
at providing against any discrimila-
ton in passenger or freight rates or
in the distribution CT cars
Tax On Gas.
Another recommendation that the
executive will probably make to the
legislature is that of production tax
On gas. A law of this kind If passed
would prove of great benefit to West
Virginia. The revenue from this
source would amount to thousands of
dollars each year and would have a
tendency to reduce the general tax to
the taxpayers of the state.
Governor Glasscock's recommends
tons will also provide for submit
ting the prohibition am ndment to
vote on the people.
county unit local option law will
also be recommended.
The primary election law will be a
feature of the governors recommen-
dations This law viii be after the
style of the Cooper bill
The back-to-the-farm movement
will he strongly endorsed by the gov
ernor, who hopes by this method to
encourage the farmers sons to stay on
the farm and thus aid in decreasing
the cost of living At present West
Virginia imports thousands Of dollars
worth of farm truck each year that
could be produced in this state.
In encouraging this movement the
governor win be aided by the State
Board of Trade, which is trying to
secure immigrants to come to this
state and take up farming.
Regulating Insurance Rates.
Better laws for the regulating OF
fire insurance rates will be a recon-
mendation of the governor. Through
this law Governor Glasscock hopes to
prevent the maintenance of high rates
Of Insurance The rate in West Vir-
glnia at present is said to be very
high and in many instances more
than double what it should be.
as 40 81 in q fpiT
10 all political parties will be ancth-
er strong recommendation. The DEM
ocrats having the power in the house
viii probably redistrict the state al
this session.
The enacting of a municipal code
will also be recommended.
Both state aad Road Commissioner
Light and Auditor Darst are working
on their reports and recommended