The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-06
Gov Trannnnell
Has Served
One-Half of
His Term
LAKELAND'S DISTINGUISHED SON
HAS MADE GOOD"
REVIEW OF SOME OF THE MAIN
EVENTS OF THE ADMINISTRA.
TlON DURING THE PAST TWO
YEARS

Tallahassee, ian G-The 1tn
day OF January marks the close of
the first two years Of Governor
Trammell's administration and in
many respects tho events Of the bi
ennium just closing have been
worthy of note: some as if mile
stones marking progress, others the
beginning of new policies of govern
ment in Florida
The brilliant and successful pub
lie career of Florda's present chief
executive before he reached the gov
ernor's office, and the fact that he
is the youngest man ever elected to
! this office in Florida-having en-
| when only thirty-six years of age
have caused the people of the State
to view with possibly more than
usual interest Governor Trammells
administration of the affairs of the
! State. And it may be well said that
naught has occurred during the past
two years to detract from his splen-
did career.
A review of the governors work
to date is interesting. One of the
main features by which an admin
istration is judged is the legislation
enacted and put into practical op-
Grafton.
AT the single session of the legis-
lature held during the present ad-
ministration the following are
some OF the measures which Cover
nor Trammell advocated and recon-
mended that became law:
The constitutional amendment
abolishing office of county treasurer
1t is estimated that the discontinue
ing of this office will save to the
counties one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars annually.
Repeal of the railroad land gram
act. A railroad is now projected
through large tracts of State land
and but for the repeal of this OLE
, law it would have had claims u
acreage worth millions of dollars,
Establishing State prison farm
The State now has one OF the mos
creditable prison farms in the entir
, country.
Salaried probation officers in orde
to make the juvenile courts effective
Law prohibiting all forms of cor
ruption in primaries and limitln
. campaign expenditures. Governo
Trammell was the author of thi
measure.
Increasing number rural school in
spectors from one to two.
Measure providing additiona
funds to extend the work carried o
through Farmers Institutes.
Changes in pension laws admit
ting certain classes of worthy Con
federate soldiers heretofore eX
, cluded.
An act making it feasible for liv
stock insurance companies to d
business in Florida.
An act authorizing the cancellin
. of the license of any insurance com
many falling to pay promptly the tw
: per cent premium tax.
An act authorizing State propert
destroyed by fire to be replaced Wit
the proceeds of the insurance on tn
property.
An act providing for local drair
age districts.
Providing for a State labor il
spector.
n 4 measure for enlarging the wor
of the BOYS Corn Clubs and II
t Girls Canning Clubs.
A measure authorizing and d
o recting the state Board of Health
take action for the control and II
n ora adication of the southern catl
tick.
i The governor also launched
movement for the federal govern
}. ment TO acquire and operate u
East Coast canal, the great inlar
c. waterway between Jacksonville al
Miami.
}. Many splendid measures were re-
ommended by Governor Trammell
to which the last session failed to tai
action but he hopes to get the
"a nassed by the next legislature
Reduction of Taxes
tJj One of the things accomplished
Governor Trammell which stan
to out prominently to his credit is t
raduction of the State tax levy. La
F fall he ordered a reduction OF t
state tax millage from seven a
, onehalf to five and one-half mill
r,o reduction will save the tax pa