Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-13
GOVERNOR HARVEY
RECOMMENDS BIC
ROAD BOND ISSUE

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 12.-By
the Associated Press. )-Recommer-
dations for a $50,OOOOOO bond issue
for building a statewide system Of
hard-surfaced highways, revision of
the state constitution, and an in
crease of more than one-third in the
appropriations for public education,
together with increases in taxation
to cover the added expenses. feGtur-
ed the annual address of Governor
Wilson G. Harvey before the South
Carolina general assembly here.
Total appropriations of $7,215,-
99O.54 for operation Of the state were
approved and recommended by the
chief executive. OF this S3,493..
1873 is for the public schools and
colleges, an increase Of more than
1900, 900 over last year. The rec
ommendation for the general ex
penses of the state shows a decrease.
Speaking of the education appro
priation, the governor told the leg.
islators that he had no apologies to
offer, from one end of the state to
the other the people are demanding
that this money be provided at any
sacrifice and the amount proposed
is sufficient only to meet urgent
needs" To meet the increase h.
recommends sales and luxury taxes,
taxes on corporations and hydo-elec-
trio power and increase income and
inheritance taxes.
Other recommendations made by
the executive were: Elimination o.
the direct property tax by stages;
creation of a pardon board with real
powers; biennial sessions of the leg
islature; marriage license health
bill; increasing powers of prohih-
ton officers; placing women on d.
rectorates of penal and charitable in
stitutions, a new state adminlstra
ton building; reforestration law
adjustment Of the county fee sys-
tenn; Tightening" of court proceed
ure; and appropriation of $1,000 for
the Confederate monument In Vicks-
burg National park,
NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR
URGES PORT COMMISSION
RALEIGH, N, c., Jan. 11-By the
Associated Press.(-Creation OF
state ship and port commission with
fund of 100000 with which to
build up state ports and to pur-
chase a fleet of ships, was one of
the chief recommenda tons made by
Governor Cameron Morrison In his
biennial message to the general as
sembly here.
The governor also asked for a
100000 bond issue to continue
the states highway program and
recommended constitutional amend
ments to limit the states indebted
ness and to protect it's sinking
funds. Governor Morrison also urged
that adequate funds be provided for
improvement Of the states fisheries
and to promote the health, educa-
tional welfare and agricultural ex-
pertinent and extension programs.
Freight rates into North Caro-
lima, the governor said in explaining
his proposal to expend $2,O0O,O0O on
state port terminals and ships, are
almost all built on the rates to Vir-
ginia cities plus the freight from
these points to North Carolina des-
tinations. This state, he added, will
always be Disseminated against"
in freight rates until it has adequate
water transportation. I'VE must not
forever remain Virginia territory
commercially, he continued.
"You hazard little and the posi-
bilities are immense" he said. "The
hazard is 100000 and the pros
poets $1O,OOO,OOO profit annually.
But we could not lose anything like
100000 before we quit"
Ships are cheap now, he added,
and port terminals can be built, and
water transportation and good
roads and truck transportation COM
peting with rail transportation will
save this state more annually than
it costs to run the state govern
ment."
IF the legislators DESIRE" he add
ed, they may provide that the
actual steps Of the plan cannot be
begun until after the next biennial
session"