The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
BRIEF OUTLINE Of
GOV. HALLS MESSAGE.

In spite of boil weevil, floods, freezes
which have hurt the cane adverse sugar
legislation, and low sugar prices fol-
the past season, the state has gone
forward in its development, idle lands
have been made productive, waste
lands have been reclaimed. Resources
OF state better known and capital seek.
| ing investment here.
For the first half of the present ad.
ministration, the state finds itself with
surplus in the general fund
Under the state debt refund of SILL.
lOS,3OO, the state will pay under the
new plan $3,4OO,OO0,197.5O less in in.
terest than it would have to pay had
four per cent 5O-year bonds been is
sued and sold at par, as provided by
law.
The boards of many institutions
should be consolidated, and the super
vision entrusted to a few men who
would devote their entire time to the
management. The lepers' home, school
for the deaf and dumb, school for the
blind improved during the year, but
more remains to be done at these in
situations.
The general assembly should pro-
vide means to construct and maintain
training school for hayward boys at
Monroe.
The present system of taxation is
unjust, inefficient and inadequate for
the needs of the state. The state has
no control over the sources of it's own
revenue. Plans are suggested for re-
form.
The agricultural and immigration de-
partment is suffering from lack of
system. Efficient service can not be
expected as long as present conditions
exist.
The livestock sanitary board should
be given more liberal support. Sugar
planters are going into stock industry,
and should be encouraged.
Levee work has been continued along
the old lines in the hope that the fed
enlargement may respond to its
national duty by assuming full respon.
sibility for effective control of the
floods. Intelligent cooperation among
the people of the valley can bring this
about
A drainage department of the state
board OF engineers should be organized
similar to the highway department.
A public utility commission should
be established.
Cost of court proceedings are too
great, especially in the city of New
Orleans, and should be reduced.
Arrangements to pay claim of the
old canal company for improvements
on Old basin canal should be made,
and it's management consolidated with
the New basin canals.
The people of the state can not af-
ford to tolerate or condone registration
Or election frauds. The general as.
sembly should enact every law neces-
sary further to insure honest registra-
ton and elections.
The financial condition of the board
Of control is bad, owing to overf1ows
and depression in the price of sugar.
The unwise policy of relying on sugar
as source of revenue Is pointed out.
The ACCESSIBILITY of selling all farms
except Angola, and the purchase of
ands in the northern part of the state
for cultivation of cotton, is
Reform should be made in notarial
work in Orleans parish. Notariai acts |
should be deposited and kept as records |
VI the office where they are recorded. |
All mortgage notes paraphed by a !
rotary should also be paraphed by the |
'ecorder of mortgages. The number |
# notaries in New Orleans should not |
)e limited