The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-27

W NShll ibutS, can aUOfd TO embark
upon contest. The amounts expend
ed are so great in comparison With
inc salary involved tIat unfavorable
criticism is often incui9ad even Though
ever, tor governor, Judges or other |
state house officers.
respectfully call your attention 10
tne expenditure may be perfectly To-
sltLm3te under the methods now re
SoFted 10 III urging an appeal to the
voters. II would be well to limit the
expenditures to not moro than SIS .O00l
each or even less and the others in
proportion. -
The law should be so framed as to
compel obedience to the same so that
The evil may be really remedied by
the enactment.
Smith-Lever Act
The resolution of the last legisla
ture accepting the terms of the Smith
Lever act for extension work in the
agricultural college, it is Claimed. vir.
tually commits the state to make an
appropriation of $25174 for the cur.
rent year in aid Of this great work.
II this should be done the United
states government, under the terms
OF The ACT, will furnish like amount.
supplemented by the annual appropri
alton of $4,000. The college author.
ltles also propose to collect from out.
",
be used in deSraying expenses, thus
making total of $45,174, which added
10 the states appropriation would
bring the fund up to about $40 900
Ior carrying on this work in behalf of
the farming interests of Georgia The
State Agricultural college at Athens
has an income ofxS60.000 for mainte-
nance and the state adds SAC, 900 addi.
tional for extension work. This addi-
ton OF $4,000 is appropriated to Sc
cure from the United States govern
ment an additional sum of $50, 900 for
the extension work.
! am told that If any part of this
$4,000 should be used In aid of the
appropriation made in the SmithI.e-
yer act the college would lose 81 for
every 81 of the former appropriation.
The university is the clearing house
OF these funds of the United States
government and | submit this matter
to you in view of the resolution with
he earnest recommendation that YOU
look into the same and do that which
is best for the country and the inter.
ests involved.
Game Laws
| call your attention to the report
submitted by the chief game warden,
MI Davis, and the recommendation
contained in the same.
These laws are rather in formative
state as yet and amendments are prob
ably necessary to perfect the same so |
as to secure the purpose intended by
the original enactment.
Public Auditor
] think this is in keeping with the
requirements Of modern business, and
the legislature II would SEEM should
be willing to take the necessary steps
to secure such an officer.
Collection OF Taxes
In the comptroller's report, together
with the report of the tax commission.
er, reference is made to the difficulty
OF enforcing the collection of taxes in |
the hands Of the tax collectors. NV |
predecessor likewise invites your at |
tention to the same. There Is also
some difficulties met with in the col
lecting OF the automobile tax and the
near-beer tax
| respectfully ask you to look into
these matters so that some steps may
be taken to remedy the trouble with |
out delay.
Public Health
] am in receipt of communication |
from the chairman of the state board |
OF health, concerning the work of that |
board and its needs for the coming |
year, | will try to have this commun- |
ication printed and 1t will be put upon |
the desk OF all the members of the |
general assembly.
Your attention is especially called
to the matters, which the. chairman
sets forth as demanded of his board |
for which no appropriation has yet
been made. Included In these Is the |
gathering of vital statistics concern.
ing which | have received some i'm. |
portant communications from the Off |
GERS of the national health department |
at Washington.
There is no matter which touches
the welfare of the state more nearly |
perhaps than that which is confided |
to our Georgia Board of Health. ask |
your earnest attention TO these mat !
tiers and trIst you will do all in your
power TO meet the situation, keeping
in view the straitened finances OF the |
treasury at the present time.
And now, in conclusion, Gentlemen
Of the General Assembly, permit me
10 say ! think there never was time
in the history Of the state when she
had need of more careful, intelligent, |
palnstaking body of legislators than
today No one can predict how long
the great European war will last nor
what may be the outcome OF It's influ- |
ence on our nation and state, or the |
results that are to follow therefrom.
itJ"'S| Na5o' tppiN ~ a. Opu AZ |
the helm in Washington capable Of |
understanding the delicacy Of the sit |
uation in which we are placed, who Ia |
Sagacious, far-seeins, brave and hon |
est, jealous OF our country's good name |
and the rights which our fathers have |
purchased with their blood. We trust |
the country'S fortune with confidence |
in his hands and rejoicingly declare
that our own great state will always |
be found at his side whenever he calls
for help, in times like these.
Within the limitations OF the consti-
tuition, gentlemen, you will work with /
me to secure the welfare and happi- |
ness Of our peoplo Nv providing such |
legislation as may be for her good and |
serve her interests rs our oaths re-
quire.
| began this address with refer
ence to the greatness Of our state |
end IL with the same subject.
There was published recently, by
the able commissioner of agriculture,
a book called Georgia, the Empire
State of the South what she is and
win be" | trust You will get this
book and read it and study 1t, as it
gives an epitome Of our states re- /
sources.
Her physical domain is indeed be-
yond any adverse criticism, but the
greatest thing Of all is the character
of the people that inhabit that domain.
| rejoice in the conservatism Of /
fboee mhorn Ua earVa Thev how doxvy