The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-22
PLEASED
WITH THE
VALLEY
Kansas Officials Visit Ore.
gOn's Capital Building
Praise 0regOn's Management
Of State Institutions


A. A. Coliard. attorney.general. ant
A. ID. Drake, chairman OF the railroad
commissioners OF the state OF Kansas
we're Salem visitors Thursday golnf
10 Portland last evening, on their WAY
home. The gentlemen were accom-
panied by their families, and thell
visit TO Salem was the termination o
a pleasure trip TO the Pacific coast
which was also their initial visit tC
this section OF the country.
The Kansas officials we're favorably
impressed with the Willamette valley
but expressed surprise that II was moi
more thickly settled. In this rela
tlOn, they commented on the remark
able opportunities for settlement thai
are offered here. and predicted foi
| Western Oregon an extensive develop
ment In view OF the large influx oi
immigration 10 these parts.
Acknowledgement Goddard is OF the
opinion that the manner Of the ad
minlstratiOn OF Oregon's state lnstitu
tions is an Improvement over that
followed I'm the "Sunnower" state. In
Kansas the management and control
OF state institutions are vested In a
board OF managers that is appointed
by the governor. which, he says, prac.
tically places the administration OF tho
same within the control OF the gov.
ernor himself. To have different lnstl.
tutlOns controlled by n board OF tho
state Offices Instead, he thinks, re.
moves largely the liability OF the pub.
| Tic service being sacrificed for the ad.
vancement Of political interests. An.
other respect In which Mr.. Goddard
thinks that the management OF the
Oregon state institutions II superior
To that OF the state he represents. ia
the fact that here all OF the state
buildings are located at one point.
which simpllfes their administration
and facilitates the purchase OF SUP.
plies. which can be obtained more rea.
sOnable than otherwise and the result
Is a more economical conduct OF each
and all Of the institutions. In Kansas.
at the present time, there are three
insane asylums one OF which was es-
tablished about four years ago, and IN
close proximity to one Of the asylums
that was already established In one
OF the remote corners OF the state. The
consequence Is an increased item OF
expense In the transportation of the
states charges. that could be readily
avoided were the Institutions central.
ly located
While In the city the gentlemen and
their families visited the state house. |
and called upon such OF the state of. |
hcers as were In their Offices. The Wis |
itors had a pleasant visit with Gov
ernOr Geor. Secretary OF State Dunbar
and State Treasurer Moore and they
complimented the people OF Oregon
on having such splendid group OF OF.
hcers, whom they found most courte
ous and obliging In their attention and
treatment OF callers. Mr.. Goddard In
quired OF the reporter the reason that
u man apparently 80 able and desery
ing as Governor Geer had not been
honored with denomination. lie wa4
referred to Jack" Matthews. Of Port.
land, for an explanation. Mr.. Goddard
also spoke IN very complimentary
terms 0f the appearance of the state
house grounds. which. he said. were
kept up In about the best improved
manner Of any public grounds OF the
ilhd he had ever seen.