The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-01-16

| s,o4tn Atlantic TrancoAtinental, Wa
tauga Railroad One thousand con
yicts have been working for these
Estate-aided roads at the best discretion
OF the council of state in compliance
with legislative acts. And 100000
j has been earned in railroad stock for
| the state. W.
The new State School for Feeble.
Minded at Kinston is reported about
ready for occupancy. The quarter
million dollar fire proof state build.
ing is reported neal Ing completion
and the work of the building commits
sion in this respect admirably per-
formed.
Corporation Commission Powers.
He recommends that all water pow
er plants, selling power and light and
other power and light plants serving
the public be made subject to the con-
troll of the Corporation Commission as
are railroad companies.
He recommends that railroad COM
panies be required to draw mileage
that judicial districts be increased to
20; increased pensions for Confeder-
ate veterans and widows; factory In
spection to enforce child labor laws;
licensing of all foreign corporations
empowered to do business in this
state and requirement that they be
subject to North Carolina courts; the
creation of a state highway commits
sion and the taking by the state of
the county bonds for roads at par
protected by state bonds for liquida-
ton after 40 years.
AS to freight rates he recommends
provision for special counsel and
agents by the state to aid the Cor.
poration Commission in fighting for
better Interstate rates for North Car
DINA cities.
He says the library commission has
done splendid work and the appro-
priation should be increased to $500;
the Torrens land title system should
be authorized on voluntary basis;
fish and fisheries interests demand
special attention and $3,377 the COM
missioner was obliged to borrow must
be provided for.
insurance Laws.
On the subject of fire insurance, the
Governor again recommends the ap- |
pointment of a special committee to !
conditions and rates. 9th
er recommendations are the enact |
ment of a law prohibiting any COM
pact or trust agreement to destroy
and put up or keep up
the cost of insurance or to put down
Or keep down compensations to
agents in this state; taht no company
be- permitted to do business in the
state until it files written agree
nent not to charge insurers in this
state a higher rate or subject them
10 more burdensome conditions than
aisewhere; that the use of the coin
.urance clause be made optional with
he applicant for insurance; that the
company writing insurance upon
property of a permanent nature be
required to fix the value at date Of is
;uance of policy, and in settlement of
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'umed the true value at time of issu-
.nce of policy, the burden of proving
my depreciation to be upon the COM
,any; that companies be required to
lie with the insurance commissioner
general schedule of rates and regu-
atoms by which they agree to be
governed, and also the schedules by
which they are governed in other
,arts of the country; power to insur-
nee commissioner to revoke license
# any company charging a rate SO
Ugh or so low or imposing conditions
UGH as in his judgment are unfair
r prejudicial to the public, with pro-
ision for appeal from his ruling to
he courts.
Trust Legislation.
AS to- trusts the Following subsec-
ions to the present law are urged:
"For any person, firm or corporation
r association to contract, to combine
4 the form of trust or otherwise, or
D conspire with any other person,
traint of trade, commerce or manu-
acture in this state.
For any person, firm, corporation
r association to monopolize or at
empt to monopolize or combine or
onspire with any other person, firm,
orporation or association to monOpo-
re any part of the trade, commerce.
r manufacture within the state
The Governor believes that the
eneral Assembly should be relieved
f all local and private matters, and
gain recommends an amendment to
le constitution prohibiting the grant
lg by the Legislature of corporate
overs under special acts except to
ate institutions.
A commoittee on rural credits is
and the sending Of two
elegates with the American commits.
on to study European. cooperative
.edits; also an exhibition by the