The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-09

ordinate, systematic and supervise"
the eleemosynary institutions of the
state, such as the state sanitarium
for the insane, the school for the
deaf, the training school for girls,
the boys dormitory, the state prison
farm and others.
He recommends a law for compul-
sorry local taxation for the support of
schools.
Women for School Trustees.
He favors a law making eligible
for membership on the boards of
trustees of state educational institu-
lions, especially the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College, the South
Georgia Normal College and the con-
gressional district agricultural
schools. He recommends a law max
ing any trustees of an educational
institution automatically vacate his
place by two consecutive absences
from trustees meeting.
He urges that counsel be employed
ceeds of the sale of public lands own
ed by the federal government, which
purchased them with the financial as
sistance of the original states, of
which Georgia was one.
ithoutsu1wPfa
The Highway Department.
On this subject the governor says:
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says; "No progress can be made in
the building of roads in Georgia by
federal aid as long as the system per-
mits the various counties to refuse
cooperation if they see fit. If Geor-
gia intends to participate in the fed
eral funds for this purpose it should
Immediately enact such legislation as
will eliminate the county officials as
factors and directly provide state
funds. The highway commission has |
not only been hampered by the lack |
of cooperation on the part of officials |
of the counties through which high |
ways have been projected, but also
by reason of the fact that it has no
money at its disposal. 1t is recon-
menGed that Georgia be given a high
way commission charged solely with |
the construction and maintenance of |
roads and bridges.
He recommends that the state ex-
pertinent station at Griffin be placed .
under the control of the State Col
lege of Agriculture, so as to secure
a share of the federal government
fund for its operation and mainte-
nance. He recommends also that an
additional experiment station be To-
Gated in south Georgia to devote spe-
cial attention to cattle raising.
He urges the enactment Of state
wide tick eradication law, and says
that if the supply of meat imported /
by Georgia from other sections of
the country should run short the
state will not be able to buy any
meat at any price except what she
raises herself.
Politics in Bank Depositoriee.
Georgia has entirely too many
state repositories, declares the COVER
nor, and the system is political in
stead Of businesslike, costing the
state a large loss in interest due to
the smallness Of deposits scattered !
from one end of the state to the 9TH
e.. He urges a reduction il the num- |
Der.
Space in the capitol is becoming
inadequate for the accommodation Of
the departments, and the governor
recommends a special committee to
the best course to pursue,
which committee should also investi-
gate the disposal of the governors
mansion property.
Advertising proposed constitution
al amendments is entirely too eXpen-
sive q proposition, declares the gov
ernor, and this method of informing
the people concerning proposed
changes in the organic law should be
done away with entirely: and in place
of this system should be substituted
plan of sending the proposed
amendments in printed pamphlets to
county officials for public distribu-
ton, and the reading and eXpounding
of proposed amendments by the
judges of the courts.
He recommends the appointment
of a public escheator to take over,
for the use of the state, moneys de-
posted in banks by persons who have
not been heard of in years.
The message closes with the gov
errors recommendations in regard to
the establishment Of a budget system
of making appropriations.