The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-22


increasing rather than decreasing the
inequalities of taxation, recommend
the repeal Of the State law taxing I'm
comes.
WOrkmen's t'OmpeD ,atiOn Act.
/ realize the liardsl.ips and delays
and the frequent miscarrlage 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. n 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, q
measure that will bring relief to
plaintiffs and defendants, by work.
mems compensation act.
Land Registration.
The delay In congressional action
on the establishment OF q rural cred
1t system, makes It necessary for us
TO look to ourselves for help In this
step towards the development of sIch
system. recommend the enact
ment or 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 examina
tions Of title. This is a necessary
step before we can provide q system
Of land banks or rural credits. !
deem these measures important, II
properly planned and safe-guarded, in
order to increase the number Of home
owners in the country anc 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. II every. fariuer 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 COM
munity life more attractive. realize
that this may be olassed as progress
sive legislation. and we haye limited
precedence for It in this country. dat
ing back only to 1910. I do not advise
these. land. banks as State Institutions,
but that they should be 'deNcloped by
independent organizations, under State
supervision.
Fertilizers.
Under existing laws regulating the
manufacture and sale of commercial
fertilizers, our farmers have not ade-
quate protection, nor do they yet
know what ingredients In fertilizers
are best adapted to their lands, and
what ingredients should be avoided.
This matter should be considered with
great care; the interest Of the farm
er who Is the consumer, as woll as
the interest of the honest manufactur-
er, should be carefully guarded. !
would recommend. therefore. the cre-
alton OF commission to consist of
representatives Of the fertilizer de-
partment at Clemson College, of
farmers. aud os representatives Of the
manufacturers, to revise our fertiliz-
er laws and to report by bill to the
next session Of the legislature.
@ Auditing.
recommend that all State institd-
tions should be examined and ac-
counts audited regularly. I suggest
that. you devolve this duty upon the
State bank examiner, and give that
department the necessary additional
force TO enable It to do this work thor
oughlt and effectively.
Medical Examination Of Pupils
! recommend the enactment OF q
law pfoYiding for the medical inspec-
ton 5of bnpils.in the public schools,
under. the supervfsion of the State
board of health in Incorporation with
thb State board OF oducation, and
with due provision fdr the protection
OF the pupils: 49,. ~
I Penhi and ChariiaHte institutional
It seems to me that It would be
wise 70 consider OUT penal and chari-
table problems as o whole. There IL
q lack OF coordination In the system
Of management OF the State peniten-
tiary, State hospital, reformatory,
iails, chaingangs and aims houses of
the State. counties and cities. We
should develop o,!r humanitarian un-
dertakings. In this work we have the
examples OF other sg States. 3. notably
Virginia. illustrating what may be ae.
complished by having D State boakd
OF charities. recommend. therefofe,
that you consider the advisabiiity OF
establishing. in this State. such a
board, for. though ne proposition In
wolves an expenditure each ytar, II
this work ia properly done. ~ would
mean crater recsilomy and ef3icfnncv