The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-03
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privilege OF earning livelihood by
the cultivation of such land.
II tax was imposed by law upon
the privilege of holding land In this
State in this way for this purpose in
the same way that such a tax is i'm
POSED upon the privilege of following
any business or occupation in this
State. such tax being imposed on the
privilege of holding lands for other
than agricultural or manufacturing
purposes and to apply only when the
acreage so held is $40 acres or more,
and increased as the acreage held in
creases, it would probably tend 10
remedy this condition, and | respect
fully recommend that the Legislature
give serious and careful considera-
tion to this subject.
BANK GUARANTEE FUNDS
There are several States which
have adopted the Bank Guarantee
and Reserve Fund. whereby depos-
itors in banks in the States having
this law are guaranteed not to lose
any money in case of the banks fail
ure The law in Oklahoma seems to
be the best, and I would carefully
urge upon your attention this law
or some similar law whereby the de-
positors shall be safely guaranteed
from loss in the future in bank fail
ures.
THE FEDERATION OF LABOR
The Federation of Labor, and laws
respecting labor. will be discussed
in this session of the Legislature pos
sibly more than ever before in any
previous session. The coming to the
front of the labor question and tn !,
solution OF many vexed problems in
which capitalists and labor are in
volved have now reached the South
as well as the North, and we have
within this State many societies OF
federated labor demanding that we
give them proper recognition.
would earnestly urge that the leg
islature look carefully into these laws
ard see that the State of Florida
will offer a home to these federated
laoo. societies by trating labor as 9
part of the great body polite of on,
State. To show their power, anJ
that they will continue to be such {
power in our nation, the federated
labor societies of the railroads have
lately forced the eighthour law
upon the attention of the world
Therefore, we cannot treat in silence
these great forces in our national or
sanitation.
BETTER SHIPPING FACILITIES
FOR THE PRODUCER
Lying as we do in a zone different
from any other State of the Unior
except California, and producina
thousands of commodities, vege
tables, fruits, fish products. lumber
turpentine, rosin and great man!
others too numerous to mention, i
is absolutely necessary that the pro
dacer in Florida should be in clos
and instant touch with the consumes
| III the northern, eastern and western
| markets. Untold thousands hay,
been lost on account of our laws be
| ing inadequate To arnsport these dill
ierent products of the soil and wa
tiers OF Florida to the markets des
tiued for them. l call your atten
tioE TO these conditions and ask tina
you carefully investigate them an
frame such laws as shall force tn
railroads and other common carrie
companies to give means of instar
transit to the markets for thes
goods and commodities. This will re
quire much thought, but with tn
magnificent endowment of the Ser
ate and House at this time am SUI
that laws will be framed which wi
meet this contingency.
GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES
Under the laws of this State a ia
in the nature Of privilege or licen.
tax is imposed upon sleeping an
parlor car companies doing busine,