Weekly journal-miner., 1912-03-20

l.r iNty days. have no hesitanc, n ,umating that by the plan pro
 .f -aving of from T5O0o to tlO0 OO ...r can be effected. and I should
 , .. .urprised to see it run higher
 r ldtion to this great saving. eN, rr,s..I in dollars. an opportunity would
 f'urded to favor the purchase gr.. .r possible. of home products n ,... tp which I very strongly adhere uur upon the states business as V.Id my own, and l want to see it rar.d upon an economical, systematic t,aa with graft eliminated. the leaks torr.d and every man from the gover.
 r tuwn. like the employees of a great ,i.partmcnt store doing their duty. With go.f cucouragement and assistance it "' STATE EXAMINER.
 In lnc with this suggestion, ' would utr. thc adoption Of a merit test foI tat. employees. under which the high. c.t grade of efficiency may he secured siair rmployes is SO inconsidernbie as to mol warrant this plan. but that ob. p,tiun may he answered by the total 3bsrupe of any good reason why the merit test should not be applied to the employees of the state as well as to the ,et.lpvca of an individual or corporn ion Furthermore, the state k growing ts needs are increasing. and as the wil become more and more numerous, a,d much higher standard of efficien- iIyh standard of efficiency must neces- ssrily result In great saving.
 LEGISLATIVE HELP.
 In the interest of economy recon. mend and In the light of intimate per snpnI knowledge urge. that you make provision for the alteration of the plan iy which legislative employees are now selected l am confident that thous- ,nds uf dollars may be saved biennlally. d d much higher standard of efficien- ~ established. if you will make it the duty of the officer who provides other supplies. whether for the legislature or ,nr the departments and institutions. to employ. under merit system, all iegls- lative attaches. while the abolishment nf a spolis system which has not infre- auentlv dlsgraced our legislative bodies Nn rebound to your everlasting credit and stand as q monument to your cour. age.
 RrnEAU OF LEGISLATIVE
 RESEARCH.
 urge the establishment Of bureau of legislative research. The benefits to hp derived from such an institution can mol hc computed the need for it will be- come apparent to each of you as your legislative work progresses, You will want dntn on large variety of sub vets and find yourselves without the means of securing it. You will want ,utnsntic information regarding the laws of other Nates-lnformation disclosing the operation of different
 
 amendments experience has suggested. II ls to supply thls want that the bureau of legislative research is proposed. by itself or in conjunctIen..preferably the slmlllar duties. Not only will the mem b.rs of succeeding legislatures find such bureaus value to far outweigh It's cost: not only does the governors of- flee and every other executive office feel its need almost every day in the ycnr but it will prove of inestimable value to the public-a ready reference on all subjects of Legislation;
 BUILD GOOD ROADS.
 In the plan of statewide development which should now engage the patriotic thought of every Arizonnn, nothing is more important than good highways. Each dollar economically expended on the roads of the state. In whatever, county. between whatever points. VII mean a dollar wisely spent. Not only do good roads reduce the cost and in- crease the ease of transportation. where ever transportation by rail or water s mol available but Arizonn has another and possibly greater Incentive Tor the establishment and maintenance or cren table highways. our state ls sthte of scenic wonders. climatic miracles and extraordinary geographical advan- tages It Hes in the route of trans continental travel, and It's many marvels win annually attract thousands or sight- saors and pleasure seekers. whose in- iar,st. engaged and retained may fre- qurntly convert them into investors. developers and loyal friends 6oou roads are an almost certain Index to a community's prosperity, and prosper'y breeds happiness and contentmen,.
 Your plans for roadwork, " l mistake not. should be laid along more systs matte lines than the program tn, 1'rI- tory has heretofore followed. and re commend, as basis for this system the establishment by the stas eng neer of a comprehensive plan of public highways. with It's main arteries tra versing the state from east 70 west, from north to south. from northeast '" southwest. and from northwest to seuth- east and it's feeders and branches reacn- Ing into the intermediate sections com munities and towns. Thus plnhneu' red on with system. with energy ann With skill until Arizonas mghwaSa become the admiration and envy or '"' world. sti, ,,,..s,
 PRESERVE SCENIC EFFECTS n AS have said. Arizona -cenery is splendid asset. No similar area % %u,' the face of the earth. I assert w"n perfect confidence. boasts so greh, variety. such compelling beauty, io., impressive grandeur as the yarblns scenes our state affords. H Is an asse, which should be jealously guhrdeu' an" the thought has been imlressed, upon ne during recent visits 10 nloph,h,n ous portions of the state. that an sou aSv ls being permitted which has already become a nuisance, and will ir time 70 far toward destroying the scenic peau ties of the beaten paths of traVe,
 refer to the practice or painting auNsa Using devices on the boulders ahn pi, cipes and stony points which cons,''u,' on important feature Of the seehlc fects on our mountain roads "hu recommend that it be prohibited ,.,,>,r HErTER RETURN FOR STATE lNi " At the present time the state te.f' uu" per cent per annum lnter'st lts moneys deposited In sthtr a,i',, nnnh, In my opinion this rate tE insull l,ls,l,, ,,., and | recommend that banks chII VIE state deposits be required to pay .uu ot interest more eqnitably proporu%in'l'''ui lo the ruling rates paid m saN.nnn hanks and more nearly In accord N.n tn" benefits they derive from th" uS' 1t the state moneys. ,y,s SrRENGTHEN ANTI-uSuRN bAn o recommend also and most utgeh', 1, lh1t the laws relating to usurL pp strcngthened, to tbe end that the rs ot borrowers may be tully pfolo'' ", .n and the exactions Of nnreoson'u'D lenders defeated Means should b' taken to prevent the making. or tn pIo- Vide for the lliegality of cpnll3i,,t1i entered into. generally win s'-SH nan brokers. for the payment ol
 i0rtlonate interest directly oi indlr","n and to stop the pernicious practl'' ln vogue or fnortragcing or assigning Nh