The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-21
SMITH WILL TAKE
 UP OLD POLICIES  Resume State Legislation Where He Left Off BOOST AGRICULTURE Many Promises to People Not Kept Because First Administration
 Was Too Short-Still Has
 Eye on Senate

Atlanta. June 0-(SpeciaD-W When Gov ernor Hoke Smith goes into office the first of July. he will take up hfs policies where he left off, when he surrendered the place of governor to Joseph Brown.
 During his first campaign Governor elect Hoke Smith made a number of promises to the people of Georgia as to the things that he would accomplish while in the chair. Of course at that time he believed that he would have two terms to make good, and when political fortune turned, forcing him out at the end of hls first term, there was still a good deal to do, despite the fact that he had accomplished many of the things for which he had been working. At the coming legislature, he will make every efort to secure a clean slate, and be ready to go to the Senate before the close of the year, provided that the members of the legislature are kind enough to send him there.
 One of the principal measures that Hoke Smith will stress upon going into office and will strive to aid by legislative action vii be for the benefit of the agri- cultural class. He will urge the import. ance of the state studying agricultural methods and disseminating her informa- tion among the people.
 He will recommend that the state CO., operate with the national government in a soil survey, by means of which it will be determined just what should be done in various sections Of Georgia to enrich the land, in order to secure tre greatest results.
 He will urge the need of improvements along agricultural lines of the rural schools of the state. TIo will favor the state cooperating with thesaational gov ernment In the county demonstration farms.
 In this connection he will favor the ap- propriation asked by the state agricul- tural college, in order to pay better sal aries to the teat hers. It has alreaoy been pointed out that a number of teachers at the college have resigned be- cause they could secure better salaries at other places Georgia needs such teach
 
 it worth their while
 Support Anti-Lobby Bill
 The anti-lobby bill will also come up for consideration. and this bill will re- ceive Governor Smiths hearty support. A filibuster in the last legislature killed this bill, which had passed the house. It is very probable that the legislature will create a state highway commission, or make some provision for central su- l peryision of the convict road building. | This move Is favored by the good roads enthusiasts of the state, and will re- ceive strong support. Judge Eve of Au- gusta was in Atlanta few days ago, comforting with Governor Brown upon this point, with a view. 1t is. said, of persuading the governor to recommend 1t in his final message to the legisla- ture It is probable this, too, will receive Hoke Smiths support, for his interest in | the convict situation in Georgia has al- ways been strong, and 1t Is the general impression that the state will be yeatly benefited by continuous roads, roads di- rected by some central authority rather than the haphazard workings of each county, following it's own plan. It is believed In capital circles that MT. Smith proposes to take active steps in the workings of the prison commits sion. His appointment of Judge Patter- son IS a member of the Commission would seem to indicate this. 1t is prob able that some changes will be made by which the long timers and the short time convicts may be separated.
 It is very probable that the legisla- ture will have something to say about change In the date of inauguration of the governor. Governor Smith favors a change to January l, even though this change would cut off six months from his own term. This change may call for a constitutional amendment.
 Governor Smith has recommended that the October state election be consol- dated with the November congressional election, thus saving time and money to the state.
 In connection with other convict leg islaton it is quite probable that a law may be passed by the legislature put ting county jais under the supervision of the prison commission step strong ly urged by the prison board, for a wide open state. with local option the fea- ture. Present indications are however, that while such bills may obstruct leg islation trifle, that the end of the general assembly will find the liquor sit uation in Georgia unchanged. The civic plaza scheme of Logan Blockley, calling for a great plaza in Atlanta over the state road property, wifi also come up before the legislature from legislators in all parts of the state.
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