Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-20
FIRST MESSAGE
BY FERGUSON
SHORT, BREEZY
New Governor Of Texas in initial Message
States Principles Rather Than Details
Of Proposed Laws-Did Not Mention
Repeal Ct Insurance Laws
By Associated PreSS.l

Austin. Jan. -t;oNcrnnr James T.
Frr-u>uu'> first message 10 the Texas
legislature was short. II was written IN
breezy language. Mostly il stated prin-
rirlr~ rather than details ~ proposed
laws. n lid u"t ~I,,ciiicall, mruiI"u
repeal ol the insurance laws
The more important Recommendations
were
Ecdcrming "f pledges aud plank> of the
III Pa>u platform.
Restricting land rents a. one fourth
The value of cotton raised and one third
hr value M grain.
Prohibit combines a. hx arbitrary
prizes fer farm products.
Irutr,i llhnrin. men aud r>n. iall,
children Who work Lri the foreign w
weston know hc j. "wrrnmc" iu TrNa>
New buildings fur thc INSANE
Liberal appropriation, for education
hui especially iur rural education.
Reasonable compulsory education
law"
one central board uf cunlrnl uf >iy
members lnr the ~ n MI COLLEGE aud
Texas University.
Printing ever, ~rhunl book in Texas
u~ soon a. possible.
Irwin. to solve the pruitrujiarv trou-
hlr hN u~in@ run'irt~ tn build Highways.
Equalization ur work uf district courts
and aholi>hire an terms of court.
Exempt rultun aud Wuul,n factories
from taxation
Abolish Zee system.
I'rntrr live stock indu>trN
Protect forest reserves
More practical work p, farm expert
mrnt >tatinn~
Begin study NJ problems ~ mutual aid
Interest rates in Texas are tnn high
and must come down
Describing The prr>rut financial >itu
alton. with great cotton .rnp un hard
lut unl moving. Ihr message saws: We
ur,. broke with Y pocket fun ~ money
People should ask themselves SAYS the
mr.>agc. Have | lived within mr
means" Then II rdd> We must start
again aud start ri.ht. No law can y"
PASSED that viii provide against waste
rul cNira,agaucc The puhlir must soon
mr. or later lraru that the government Fill
MOI lu apple tree Whu~r fruit can h.
plw.kcd at will anil rr~upplird hy ma
lure
The land rrut recommendation reads
" Nuu should pass law restricting land
rents iu Texas Hnd drclar Hll contracts
void whereby The tenant " required wv
may "a rent exceeding iu value one fourth
M The cotton raised and nurihird ~ thr
value w the grain raised where the ten
ant furnishes everything Tor making The
crop except the land. rNrrnlinn nf course.
where The crops arr made ou what ~
known ~ The half system. m which event
.N d
rNr,..d uur half the value ~ ull crops
raised Whcr' ~nid landlord furnishes AL
the teams tools aud rrrd with which tu
make The crop
I'ndcr present rental practices The mes
sage said irnant farmers ~ Texas are
"hut little better than the poems ~ Mex
i"n." The main difference j.. the message
adds. that The Mexican yrun W irving ~
DESTROY his government that permits such
h condition.. while The Texas tenant far
Iurr H. still lu,al
Increase iu The >aiar, nf The commits
>innrr ui labor a. -.i nn0 per wear WAS ~.
rrmmcudt-
y q mcau> uf impro,iu. educational
facilities the governor suggests the ~
preparation ~ ~l.nnW fnr The support WI
lnn rural high >choul> This munr, tu hr
given in ~.lnn lut~ Az schools in towns ur
uui more HAT lurn population aud r"udi
tiuual un the raising n >u-h towns of
ln additional ~3lnn \u art i> recon
mcudrd also tur permitting district tru>
tees whcrr taxpayers :" vote tn furnish
fr,r text books
There arr ,nUnO children iu Texas WIN
never gri chance to 20 iu "honl the
message SAYS. contrasting this with the
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