Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-11
MESSAGE OF
THE GOVERNOR
EXHAUSTIVE TREATISE ON STATE
AFFAIRS az THE MIMI
ESOTA EXECUTIVE.

MAKES MANY RECOMMENDATIONS
URGES A NUMBER OF REFORMS
~ THE SYSTEM. TENDING TO
GREATER EFFICIENCY
AND LESS EXPENSE.
st. Paui-The annual message of
Gov. A. o. Eberhart was read to the
legislature. In brief he said:
The people OF Minnesota in the election Of
1910 have seen fit to place the control of
government in the hands se" of tn the S1 Re-
papty xi party thereby charging TIA.
This act Of confd.nce on the e part Of TIE
pe1 tIn eonfers upon the legislative and exc
na1 en1 tS of state
duty and mandate Of helpful and responsive
so.2s to the end that tho will Of the
response in wise and progressive legislation
earnest and effective cooperation within
ment; and to you I look with the utmost
oonndence and expectation for support in
carrying into legislative enactment the prac-
tical reforms which the needs Of our com
monweath and the progressive thought Of
believe thae tn the our tm nanh has arrived in
IN. uaea history Of this state. when the public
titution when the seourty bene 81 nnd nro-
lection OF the people demand radical modi-
n ntata ana REFORM in certain phases OF our
We have Just completed ~the first half
century OF our development a state. we
1nents and ancient makeshifts. We are pre-
pared to establish our system of state gov
Eresslve principles of civlcs and economies
Before the installation OF any reform, how
stand the test Of at that
tlca1 and business like. that it conduces to
n1s 9be t and ana that
prosperity OF the people as whole
Importance Of Efficient Administration.
The Governor is the chief administrative
Queer OF the state, and is rightly held re-
o he aw Sy a sh 9se for the
our present laws the Governor is by law con-
stituted an active member Of sixteen boards,
some OF which administer business affairs
Anyone can readily see that it is absolutely
be advised with reference to the details Of
such enormous business transactions that
ests of the people Of the state AS promi-
nent examples 1 would mention the drainage
s sna 5m 1arra boards The state Of
drainage, and I have every reason to believe
a tat the pasrs eq Of this
the best results. but member OF the
t | cannot of my own knowledge assure
the l:ople OF the state that the best results
have In al cases been obtained.
wiz, under the the present system Of organization
tory boards In charge of the affairs of state
there tin Is no way OF securing such co-opera-
ministraton. The boards are uniformly too
large. The members reside in every portion
embed any one 9Th time and p eeed o %oad
be extremely difficult to agree on any single single
the execution thereof. 40
., Perhaps the only remnant Of the theory
cient for reward at public expense e. in the
present fee office. There Is possible de-
es l4T the Ga not Of this Office today
Gss5 suesa eompensstlo saA for SX s wo shs
No state officer should be dependent for
his his support upon the amount Of fees col o.
illustrate this more forcibly than those con-
nected with the oil and boiler inspection, and
ton of Illuminating oils could be turned
over over to the dairy and food department with
would result in saving the state in fees dis dis
nursed a for the inspection of oil approximately
fees eoecta ann dnry the the ota Of
July 81, 1910, being $50. Co. The total
cost co Of boiler inspection for the year 1910
incomplete returns filed. was about $500.
s an amount greatly out Of promotion
have We, been in an cases rendered. the system
IN the case Of oil inspectIon .'G THIS depart-
ment Should be entirely abolished and it's
partment. In the case Of boiler insnection
this work should be performed by EXPERT
should be amply compensated for ther w wnp
and a; ~ who should travel throughout the state
all % Ae The o tees seeste
should s be based on boiler capacity and paid
mo the state =, au with
be performed by inspectors under the rorest
ry commissioner. and the fees collected
Bureau of Public Domain.
An examination Of government land office
stead act down to June 3. 1908, indicates
that something over one-third of our total
acres. has been patented to Settlers 1,nGer
the several homestead acts. Timber culture
aggregate approximately 100000 - acres taes'
and timber and stone entries, under the act
OF 1875 account for 1.275,O 900 acres addition
The amount of unappropriated lands be-
.1tingn TO the general government open to
land office report Of 1903 is 1,a5os55 ~ acres rns
OF which Isl. 900 are unsurveyed
Minnesota State Lands
Under the various acts of Congress grant
ing lands to the several states, Minnesota
IS entitled to 9'6oo'lls,47 acres, as follows
r,,.., ,, acres
saGsa aaSs college lands i!l:; g
f Pu5lic b aanas lands e:S$
Salt spring lands .............. 4S,oSo. 90
University lands .......... 81 16O o.
Ip t. yaly q; lSio: patents had 1f BEEN
the several classes of state lands as follows:
c,, ,,
Asricutural college lands .2'9a 90 Gs9 y
Internal improvement land ...... Ass65251
Public building lands .......... S$a51 1s
salt spring LANDS ............. 1890 60
s.1s11o2.72
This Leaves balance Of 1:41e,oi5.75 acres.
be approved and patented.
Of
provement, swamp and salt spring lands rM
have, been sold, and the proceeds invested stei
nent trust funds. which on July 8. 1s1o, are
Tsported by thea the Au fn as follows
permanent university fund :s i'GGs2ess 81
internal improvement land fund. 2s445s7s7
se7.o77 22s. II
The Auditor. as ex-cflcio state land com
missioner, reports on hand unsold in the pos
session Of the state and its institutions at
this time 2,4S6.405 acres, as follows:
SSchool !and .................. 94O57O.54
' n3erna Enlightenment 1sn% land 22 752i
In addition to the above holdings the
auditor estimates that there is still due from
the general government 100000 acres Of
selected swamp and indemnity school lands,
bringing the total UP to approximately 1000
tn no
administered in the interest of our public
schools and other state institutions. as we'll