Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-01-13
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
NEW EXECUTIVE ADVOCATES
MANY RADICAL CHANGES.
Pays Particular Attention to Banking
and Insurance Methods and
Advocates Economy.

q grown the method adopted years ago
9 Present state banking laws are scor
: ed for protecting crooked banker
: from the public, but neglecting t.
v safeguard the public from unscrupu
o lous bankers. 1t is recommended tina
g the state constitution be amended tt
n make stockholders liable for double
the par value of their stock; require
more frequent examination of banks
limit the amount to be lent to one
person, firm or corporation; require
banks doing commercial and savings
business to conduct each branch as q
, different department; compel banks to
confine themselves to banking business
and to provide, in event of failure OF
banks, that the business be wound uI
, by the State Bank Examiner under
the direction of the courts and not by
a receiver.
Appointment of an Insurance Com
mission is recommended, that the Leg
islature may be advised as to the best
insurance laws to be passed, insurance
being too intricate subject for only
casual investigation before adopting
laws.
To avoid waste of immense sums by
useless printing, it is recommended
that the state purchase it's own print
ing plant and place the State Printer
on a fiat salary instead of under the
fee system.
Establishment of purchasing
board to buy all supplies for state in
stitutions is advocated. 1t is recon-
of the Governor, Secretary of State
and the State Treasurer.
! Attention is drawn to the states dire
need of a system under which all state
and county accounts may be audited
regularly. Under the present lax plan
state and county accounts go from
| year to year without auditing and
the books when inspected are exam
ined by committees loaded with in
competents who draw fat sums and
give nothing in return"
State penitentiary management is
eXtolled. Road building by convicts is
urged that their labor may not be in
sion of parole system is urged and
abolishment of capital punishment is
recommended murderers frequently
foreseeng disinclination of iuries to
favor hanging before crimes are COM
mitted. In his condemnation of capi-
tai punishment Governor West recon-
mends that pardons be denied crimi-
nails sentenced to life imprisonment
for crimes punishable by hanging.
Legislature is asked TO pass law to
save oregon from becoming the
dumping ground for the insane of
other states. The State Hospital for
the Insane at Salem houses many non
is appealed to to correct this condition |
which is growing steadily.
1t is recommended that the name of
the State Reform School be changed |
to eliminate the word reform" which
puts a stigma on youths paroled from
the institution. Now, declares the
Governor, sentence to the Reform
School marks the punished person as
semi-criminals
Cooperation of the state with the
City of Salem is asked in the construc-
tion of municipal water plant that
state Institutions may be assured of
an abundant water supply.
State control of water powers and
,o- -ordinate control with Government
of other natural resources is favored
Conservation is defined, not as with
travail of resources. but utilization of ,
hem to avoid waste, extravaganza and {
The Governor would con |
'erve resources of the state that ore ,
yonians of this generation may receive /
benefit from them. q
Better laws for the protection of ,
oregon forests are urged. the states Y
reed in this regard being great The i
Of the oregon Con- P
ervation Commission in this respect a
re approved 1t is recommended that d
trained forester. thorough i'm his a
Of Western forests. be APP Il
,ointed to superintend this work with {
he aid of assistants; that a liberal
ppropriation be allowed for forest
re patrol; the state to exert its police
uthority in guarding against fire and
hat a system of general education as :
o forests be adopted TO save the state
rom devastation by forest fires.
Legislature is urged to pass a law
hitch will enable the state to obtain
Ile to swamp lands without delay. =
Appropriation is asked that Oregon
lay cooperate with United States /,
eoloEical Survey in completing sur
ay OF the state. This. says the Gov =,
nor. will prevent emharkation OF ir- -,
cation enterprises at places where -,
lere is no water. and will save the
,od name Of the state. incomplete =,
rveys making Il possible for swind- >,
Rs 60 undertake projects and afford- -
< investors no protection. Washing 4,
n and California have co-operated
IN the Government surveyors with
.od results.
II is recommended that law be en-
ted making II illegal 20 XIII Chinese an
leasants for period OF at least :,
rec years ~
Fourteen-hour law Tor railroad EN- =.
oyes should be 50 amended as 20 be "'
ective in assuring prompt connec- -
ms Consideration OF workingmen's a''
surance is urged
Sw iudiing employment agencies
ould be wiped cut and mineworkers "
ould be protected from bogus or ir- "
.ponsible mining concerns "l-
an goods manufactured by convict
or should be labeled to protect free
or.
Careful consideration % all good =
IDS biil % be submitted by the ore an
h Good Roads Association Is asked ms
70 hasten the time when open-river 10
nsportation Is ushered in az oregon pri
n "a Is recommended that +, law b. le
,ctea empowering The state 10 nav WI