The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-20
NEW GOVERNORS ADDRESS.
TO THE GENERAL ASSEhlBLY Y


as the operation OF the present State
income tax has been so Intellectual I'm
obtaining true and just returns, thus
increasing rather than decreasing the
inequalities of taxation, recommend, I,
the repeal of the State lay taxira in-
comes.
Workmen's Compensation Act.
l. realize the l,ardshipsa aand delays
and the frequent miscarriage of JUS
tice In suits for damages for bodily
injury. Damage suits intensity. bit
terness of feeling between employer
and employee without satisfying
and just settlement between them.
Frequently. q hardship is imposed up
on the employer; and just as fire.
quently injustice and unnecessary de-
lays in settlement Of these cases are
imposed upon the employee. rec
ommend the appointment of COM
mission TO study this Question and to
report, by bill or otherwise, to the
legislature to convene in 1916, a
measure that will bring relief to
plaintiffs and defendants, by work
mems compensation act. ~,
Land Registration.
on the establishment, of rural cred
Iit system makes 4. necessary for us
to look to ourselves for help In this
matter. AS the first -and necessary
step towards the development of such
a system. recommend the enact
ment of a land registration act that
will guarantee title and fix boundary
lines. This would enable the land
owner to obtain loans on his real
property with as little trouble and
expense as he Is now able TO do on
his personal property, by removing
the necessity of repeated examine
tions of title. This is a necessary
step before we, can provide =. system
Of land banks or rural credits.
deem these measures important. il
properly planned and safe guarded, In
order to increase the number of home
owners in the country and towns. and
to furnish means for Improvement OF
rural homes and the conditions of
life in the country. Ownership OF
home means permanency of tenure;
permanency of tenure means improve
ment of conditions OF life and sur
roundings. IL every farmer owned his
place and lived upon 1t, the problems
of rural life would automatically
solve themselves; isolation removed,
homes would be more comfortable;
there would be better churches, bet
ter schools, better roads, and. CONF
munjty life more attractive. realize
that this may be classed az progress
sive legisiation, and we have limited
rfacedesioe for it inJtiiis country tlatx
Ing hack only to 1910. / do not advise
these land banks as State institutions;
but that they should be desisioped by
independent organizations under State
supervision.
Fertilizers.
Under existing laws regulating the
manufacture and sale OF commercial
fertilizers, cur farmers have not aie-
quate protection, nos. do they yet
know what ingredients in fertilizers
are best adapted to their lands, and
what ingredients should be: avoided.
This matter should beconsidered with
great care; the interest OF the farm
ler who is the consumer, as well as
| the interest Of the honest 1nanufactur-
er, should be carefully guarded. !
would recommend. therefore. the Gre
alton of u commission to consist of
representatives or the fertilizer de-
! partment at Clemson college, of
farmers, and OF representatives ci the
manufacturers, to revise our, fertiliz-
er laws and to report by bill TO the
next session OF the legislature,
Auditing. So d
recommend that all State institu-
iitions should be examined and ac-
counts audited regularly / suggest
that you derolye this duty upon the
state bank examiner and give that
idepartment the necessary additional
Force to enable.dt 10 60 this work thor
onghly and effectively. ,sss.5 s,
Medical Exanineti4n OF Pupils
Il recommend the enf ctHlent OF q
Flaw providing for the rnedieali iiispec-
Ition of pupils In the public schools,
under the supervision OF the State
/ board OF health In scooperation with
j lihe State board OF education. and
with due proyision for the protection
OF the pupils. (
Penal and Charitable tSslitatiols.
IT seems 10 alaa that 81 swoald he
| wise to considef our penal ahd chari-
10 lack of c3oriinStion I'll the system
ttiary Stnte hosb ,tsi. ref0finato orr
falls, .chzingangs anu alma sssouses oi
I the State, counties and cities. We
i should develop -nsr h1uaHitarian un-
tdertekings. In this work we have the
4 jexamples OF other States, notably
j Virginia. illustrating N;libt MAY he ee-
/ icompiished BY having q Ssatn board
or charities. j fed6fnnaetsds fsleraf0fe
that you coma der III 8 a0Sseabi.sty ,ol
] astabiisliing, In this Ssate. eucsi q
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