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words "county" and "township" be eliminated as to tlie application 

 for new roads from the State highway law, and the State Highway 

 Commissioner to have entire jurisdiction under the bill to proceed 

 without the consent of the countj' commissioners or township super- 

 visors, which, in our judgment, only complicates and hinders the 

 working of the bill and delays the work of the Commissioner, and 

 it would also relieve local taxation to some extent and place the 

 additional tax on the State, where it justly belongs, and in order to 

 relieve the excessive tax burden on real estate, we favor a two-mill 

 tax on all corporate and personal property in the State, to be levied 

 and collected annually, and expended only for public roads, and 

 distributed to the several counties according to the road mileage in 

 each county, to be used annually, one-half by the State Highway De- 

 partment and one-half by the townships, for the reconstruction and 

 maintenance of permanent public roads. We recommend the amend- 

 ment of the road law so as to authorize the planting of trees 

 along the roads constructed by the State. Also recommend an ap- 

 propriation of at least six millions for two years from June 1, 1907, 

 in addition to the sum now available, in ordoi- that the reconstruction 

 and building of roads may not be delayed but pushed rapidly for- 

 ward by the Highway Department. 



AYe also recommend an increased appropriation to the public 

 school fund and that an appropriation for the State Normal Schools 

 be made a separate fund. 



Resolved, That we recommend all of the appropriations asked for 

 by the trustees and authorities of the State College be granted, that 

 our State Agricultural College may no longer stand in the rear 

 rank of agricultural colleges of our sister states. 



We also favor an increased appropriation for the township high 

 schools, which will encourage townships to establish such schools. 



We recommend such legislation as will enable the Daii'y and Food 

 Division to fully enforce the provisions of law already made and we 

 favor the enactment of law that will pro1;ect the manufacturer and 

 consumers of all food products against adulteration by fraud. 



This committee respectfully recommends a law creating the De- 

 partment of Agriculture be so amended as to create a Division of 

 Horticulture, at the head of which shall be a practical Horticul- 

 turist. 



We also recommend that such laws be enacted by the present Leg- 

 islature that the great water powers under control of the State 

 should be so protected that when franchises are granted in the fu- 

 ture, such franchises should bring a revenue for the State, and be 

 limited in time. 



We also recommend that the present Legislature enact a law 

 giving trolley companies the right to carry freight and also giving 

 them the right of limited eminent domain, and as we do so, deny them 

 the use of our public roads, as it endangers travel and greatly in- 

 terferes with the improvement of our public highways. 



While it is recognized that agiiculture is the seat of prosperity, 

 of our country, we do recommend that the legislature make a larger 

 appropriation towards carrying on farmers' institute work. We 

 would, therefore, recommend that |50,0O0 should be appropriated 

 instead of |35,000. 



We favor the abolition of the "work tax" Byitem, believing all ro*d 



