The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-25
recommendations
TO Be MADE BY
GOV. TRAMNELL

Iailanassee' Fla, Feb. 25.-Fol
lowing up his announced intention
to make public from time to time 8
number of the recommendations which
he proposes to submit to the Leeis
lature, which convenes in April
Governor Park Trammell states thai
he will make recommendations upon
the following subjects: I
Agricultural Prizes for Boys and
Girls
Any policy which tends to encotr
age and increase agricultural actfvi
ties is of unquestionble value to our
State. Florida has an unlimited
amount of rich and productive land
and it has untold possibilities for
agricultural expansion. TheI ambi-
tious boys and girls of the Sttte will
readily respond to the enpurage-
ment which might be offered to them
by contests in growing thg crops to
which the soils of their respective
sections are adapted.
! suggest the wisdom Iof legisla-
tion being enacted whict would au :
thorize the county commissioners of
the various countiesb offer prizes
for such contests. lin some few
communities in the safe contests of
this kind have be4 inaugurated
with splendid result.
Graded Corpf fation Tax
The privileges gfen to corpora !.
tion by the State ire valuable to the
incorporators. an( gives them rights
and exemptions from liabilities that
individuals do ybt enjoy. 1t is for
the purpose Of kercising these priv
ileges that pfsons form corpora
tions. ManyStates impose an an :
nual tax on All corporations. and l
would suggft the enactment Of a
law imposif small annual license
tax on coborations doing business
in this stte-say from s. to $50.
based uph capital stock.
Prohibit Insuraiice Combines.
Therd is considerable complaint
that lib and fire insurance is ex-
cessivdy high. 1t is also apparent
that he insurance companies have
some mutual understanding in the
mater Of fixing rates. I would.
theefore. suggest law that would
make it unlawful for two or more
injurance companies doing business
IL this State, or for officers, agents
sr employees of such companies to
make or enter into any combination
,r arrangement relating to tho rates
20 be charged for insurance. the
mount of commission to be allowed
gents for procuring the same. or
he manner of transacting such
business within this State.
Reform Civil Court Procedure.
The court procedure In this State
las become more or less antiquated
md out OF balance with the present
lay thought and progressive spirit
" the times. There is need for re
orm in the law and rules which
govern the proceedings in our
courts.
Florida has as honorable, able and
efficient judiciary as any stat" IA the
Union. The fault is not with the
judiciary. but with the law and rules
" which our courts are guided. I'm
Ter our present system 1t is impos-
,ible to force a trial in a civil case
IN less than six to twelve months.
Every kind of technical dodge that
will cause delay is permitted. The
law should be so changed as to ex
pedite and hasten trial. A litigant
should De dDie tO get d hooi'"e VI
his case within one to two months
after suit is instituted. The plead
ings should be simplified and tech :
nicalties eliminated in all OF ne
courts. The time allowed for en-
tering and perfecting appeals should
be shortened. With a change OF our
law along these lines much will be
accomplished towards giving to our
citizens justice without unreason l.
oh,a DELAYS and without excessive
cost.
POSSIBILITY OF EXTRA