The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-05
Governor. .Eberhart Outlines His
Department Ideas in tegis,
Iative Message.
SEES SAVING FOR. the STATE.
Would Abolish Oil and Boiler
Inspection Bureaus as Sep
arate Departments.

Gentlemen of the Senate and House of
Representatives.:
In accordance with time honored;
precedent and the express mandate of
our state constitution have the hon
or to communicate to, you such infOr-
nation and recommendations as
seem most expedient with reference to
the condition of the state and the ad-
ministratiCn of it's affairs.
In this message l shall in some
measure depart from established GUS
tom and in addition to recommends
lions covering the needs and require
ments of the various departments as
shown in their several reports, shall
present to you the general condition
of our great commonwealth and recon-
mend such change of administrative
policy as, after the most careful study
and investigation, firmly believe to
be necessary, in order that, on the
one hand, we may stop all sources of
waste and loss and, on the other, so
improve, conserve and develop our
great natural resources as to insure
the greatest blessings of permanent
progress ard prosperity to this as well
as future generations.
IMPORTANCE OF EFF.
GENT ADMINISTRATION
No state in the Union emphasizes
the Importance of efficient administra-
ton in a greater degree than Mime
sofa. When the constitution was
adopted more than fifty years ago no
enc could have anticipated the phe-
nomenal growth of the state and the
tremendous resources contained with
in it's domain. In order to keep. pace
with the rapid development, various
| changes have been made from time to
! time and the administration of state
affairs has been the subject of a vast
amount of ineffective and unsys.
tematic legislation. There has been
a tendency to create large number
of boards or commissions through
which the business of the state is
largely transacted. The purpose OF
the legislature in creating these
boards or commissions has been to
keep pace with the rapid development
of the state without apparently in
creasing the cost of administration.
In many instances the result has been
the further complication of the admin
istratfye machinery without adding to
it's efficiency. As an instance it might
be cited that there are today not less
than seven educational boards, aggre-
eating forty-nine members, scattered
all over the state of Minnesota and
any question involving all the ,educa-
tional interests of the state would ne
cessitate the converting of these sew
eral boards, which is not only difficult
and expensive but impracticable.
PRESENT SYSTEM OF $50
STATE UNWEiLpY.
The governor is the chief admins,
trative officer of the state and is right
ly held responsible by the people for
the enforcement of the laws and the
efficient administration of the business
affairs of the state. Under our pres.
ent laws the governor is by law con-
stituted an active member of not less
than sixteen boards, some of which
administer business affairs during the
year running into the millions. Any
one can readily see that it is absolute
ly physical impossibility for the gov.
ernor to be advised with reference to
the details of such enormous business
transactions that he may act intelli.
! gently and for the best interests OF