Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-05
liz SAGE Of The GOVERNOR

MINNESOTA EXECUTIVE MAKES
Recommendations.
Urges Many Reforms Ii Administer.
ton Of Affairs Of North
Star State.
{ st. Paul-The annual message oe
Gov. A. o. Eberhart, was read to the
legislature. II was ono Of the longest
ever written BY a Minnesota executive
and gave an exhaustive review Of the
affairs Of the state making many rec
concentrations. The burden Of tho
message was for simpliflcation OF
the system Of government. cutting out
useless offices and combining others,
to reduce the expenses Of state gov.
eminent.
Among other things the governor
recommended:
That the people had elected the Re.
publican state ticket and would expect
reforms according to platform pledges.
The state has passed pioneer stage
and more scientific forms of govern
ment are required. Greater system
md simplicity is necessary under the
present system of many boards, with
the governor a member of all of them
+ is impossible for him to give them
proper attention.
The systems Of food and dairy, tim
Der and oil inspection should be al
tered, reducing number of officers by
combining duties and thereby reduce
expenses.
Bureau Of public lands should be
created.
Department of forestry should be
established to preserve existing for
ests, prevent forest fires and encour-
age. reforestation.
Department Of geology and mines il
necessary
Fish commission needs more money
10 stock streams.
Waterways department an urgent
need to develop water powers and
waterways.
Department Of agriculture and i'm.
migration should be created to pro
mote settling of country. Present
appropriations inadequate. The de-
partment to work in harmony with
various agricultural societies.
Highway development and improve
ment serious proposition. Depart
ment should be created to take entire
charge of highways of state. State
lid law of last legislature step in
light direction.
Dairy and food department and L.
Dor department very efficient. Labor
department should be aided by moro
explicit laws on ch.ld-labor. Employ
Dr's liability law one Of. most imper-
tant duties Of present session.
Department Of education 10 wonder
fully efficient but needs more help.
Have greatest state university in coun-
Try and excellent system of schools.
DR.. Northrop retires, but has worthy
successor in DR.. Vincent. Most inn
portant need Of rural schools is con-
solidated as far as practical and pres
ent session should pass necessary en-
aiding acts.
Hospitals and asylums are all badly
crowded and enlargement is neces-
sary. Board of state institutions do
ing excellent work but needs more
funds. State prison model of it's kind.
Capital punishment should be abol-
shed and indeterminate sentence sys-
TEN adopted. Some conflict Of au-
thority in Investigating complaints OF
state institution. Lev should be made
clearer on this subject.
Soldiers home POPULATION increased
81 over last year but expenses were
reduced $2,647.49.
Average total cost of government
twenty dollars per capita. Total as
sessed valuation state, $1,222,400,000.
Iron and timber industries and cor
porations for public service pay large
per cent of the taxes.
State finances never in better shape
Believes surplus in treasury should
be applied to retiring bonds.
ltd11IOCU duu VOL 0AOO0O NOuAAA0
sion important. Some believing pres
ent rail valuation law unconstitution'
al, new law should be passed.
State examiners work very efficient
Should have more assistants in his
work.
State banking department should
have it's position strengthened by law
similar to national law, leaving issue
Of new bank charters to discretion Of
commission.
Enormous assurances risks carried
in state necessitate more efficient sys'
tenn of regulation.
Primary election system only safe
guard to the ballot and should be ex
tended.
Reapportionment for benefit OF
northern part of the state is Of PR
mary Importance.
Relief of some sort should bo pass
ed for forest fire sufferers.