The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-03-31
SOME M0RELAWS
GOV. TRAMMEl
WANTS PASSED
FAvORS PUBLISHING COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MINUTES.
Also Desires Law Passed Providing
Appropriation for Detection Of
Election Frauds.

GlecClO0 II8QQS.
Tallahassee. Fla. March 81
Governor Park Trammell. following
up the policy adopted by him Of Civ
ing out In advance Of the convening
Legislature from time to time some
of the recommendation which he
proposes to make in his message to
the Legislature. today gave out the
following:
Appropriation for Detection Of
Election Frauds.
"A law should be passed providing
an appropriation Of q reasonable sum
which may be, used by the governor
or the Attorney General for the pur-
pose Of employing detectives and spe-
cial agents to detect and have pun
ished any violations Of the election
Of the primary election laws. This
measure may also provide for the
sheriff and other public officers to
report to the governor or attorney
general any suspected violations ~
quiring special investigation.
Publish Minutes, Commissioners'
State Institutions.
"The law does not require the min
utes Of the board Of commissioners
Of State institutions to be published.
This board handles many important
affairs of State during each year.
and deem advisable a law to pro-
vide for the printing and dis.ribl-
tion Of Its minutes bi-ennially.
Require Common Carriers to Furnish
Cars for Perishable Products.
THAT the producers Of perishable
fruits and farm products may have
cars furnished to them by common
carriers for the prompt shipment Of
such perisha bles. or In the event OF
their failure to promptly furnish
cars. that the producer may be COM
pensated in damages, recommend
the enactment Of q law making 1t the
duty Of common carriers to furnish
to any grower or growers of PERISH
able fruits and vegetables, suitable
icing and refrigerator cars or other
suitable cars for the transportation
0f such products when application in
writing is made therefor, a reason
able number (the number to be in
serted of hours in advance of the
time such car or cars are wanted for
loading. And providing that in the
event common carriers shall fail to
sc furnish such cars, the shipper
shall be entitled to recover the dam
age he has suffered on account of such
failure or delay based upon the mar
ket value Of his products
II would suggest the passage Of a
law providing that foreign public
service corporation which removes
suit to federal court or institutes
suit therein which it could not
move to federal court or institute
and maintain therein If il were
domestic corporation, shall forfeit
its right to do intra-state business
with the State. A law of this char
acter would. think, aid the State in
regulating public service corpora
tions and very much expedite liti-
cation between the State and for
eign public service corporation.
Federal Government Should Control
East Coast Canal
"The inland canal extending south
ward from the st. Johns river near
jacksonville, to Biscayne BAY. which
Is now owned by private corpora
tion, should, in my opinion, be con-
trolled and operated by the United
States government. The law under
which this canal was constructed
only required il to be fifty feet wide
and five feet deep. If this were done,
the government would undoubtedly
increase the carrying capacity Of the
canal and insure its being kept at
a high standard for purposes of nav
igation This would prove great
boon to the whole East Coast. which
is one of the most rapidly develop
ing sections of the State. II is sug-
gested that action by the Legisla-
ture, either In the form Of memor-
ial to Congress, or otherwise, might
assist in inducing the government to
acquire control over and improve
this canal, and thereby insure re-
duced rates Of freight and passenger
(Continued on rage 81