The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-07
MESSAGE
GREETED WITH
!. ENTHUSIASM
Generally Hailed as Virile Document
and Big Step Toward Progressive
Legislation-"Ge Is Charles
Moore's Tribute.
Brewers, However, Shy at Governors
Proposal To Further Control the
Liquor Traffic.

Gov Osborns inaugural message
seems To have met with almost gen
eral approval in Detroit business aud
political circles. Not all his recon-
mendations are subscribed TO. but the
message, as a whole, is pronounced
an able and virile document, and a biz
step toward progressive legislation Il
the legislature will cooperate with
the executive.
Real estate men almost without ca
ception. like the governors senti'
ments on the question OF mortgage
registry system. TO take the place OF
the tax law now in force. His advo-
cacy of a corporation tax has caused
who agree with him on the PROPOSE
ton and think he has the right idea.
The message strikes me as an ex'
cedingly able document" said Post
master Homer Warren. 1T is virile
and full of such progressive ideas as
| would expect from Gov. Osborn"
Charles Moore, OF the Security
Trust Company, said: The message
is a gem. like IL all the way
through. think the governor has
made an excellent start"
F. f. Tiilotson, Dime Savings bank ::
Gov. Osborn's message made very
favorable impression on me. 1t is
full of progressive ideas. | liked par
ticularly his recommendations with
regard TO an employers liability law.
City Controller David +. Heineman:
The general tone of the message Is
admirable. II Gov Osborn wants TO
sec all of his recommendations en-
acted into law. however, he will need
a second term"
Fred Postal, OF the Griswold house:
81 think the governor has the right
idea on the question OF regulating the
liquor traffic. disagree with him in
the matter of the corporation income
tax That is dangerous business"
Abner E. Larned, president OF the
Board OF Commerce: Il haven't had
an opportunity to read the message
through. like the start OF II very
much. however"
=. Corporation Counsel Hally: II read
the part relating TO taxation, sub
1ect in Which am greatly interested,
and r hike ie The governor has some
very good ideas"
The governors recommendations re-
garding the saloon and the liquor
traffic naturally do not find complete
ENDORSEMENT among the Detroit brew
ers who would talk about Ii, Friday,
The idea iof still further reducing
the number OF saloons and fncreas-
ing the license fee, and Of preventing
brewery control of saloons, with other
reforms urged by the governor is a
Zig lump for the brewers to swallow
all at,once, and several OF those seen
asked for day or Two to think 1t
over.
sFhe governor Is asking for a good
deal; don't know how much he will
get" said f. w. Voigt IF his reforms
were To go into, effect they would
make a big commotion in our BUSH
ness. For instance. IL would mean the
cutting of of more than 1000 saloons
In Detroit. Ii is pretty hard 10 adj
just ones self TO think OF the changes
that would take place. II may be all
right TO. have a commission investigate
[the liquor traffic, but don't think
many abuses will be found"
II wasn't aware till read the mes
sage that the breweries had such a
control OF the saloons said Herman
Darmstaetter, of the West Side brew
err. II tn k me Warner Cramton
law is good enough
1 Harry w. Rickel, the malster. said
that the message required a good deal
of thought because Of the sweeping
C! anges suggested. AID said that he
would give out statement later.