The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-11-13
LITTLE DONE AT
FIRST SESSION
Eberhart's Economy Commission
Starts With Handicap p.
TASK A STUPENDOUS ONE.
Lack Of Funds Will Seriously Inter.
fere With Proposed Reoraan-
ization Of Departments.

"A. ~. EDernart and State Auditor liver
son, had it's first inning when the gov
ernOr's economy commission of thirt,
met and discussed the task ASSIGNED
it. Governor Eberhart was not there
because he was not in the city; Meth
er was Mr.. Iverson for the reason thai
he was not invited, but the absence
OF the two did not detract from the
seriousness of the discussion or the
final acceptance by the commission Of
the task assigned it. George F.. Au
thier, the governors private secretary
was on the job and he automatically
plotted the members over the rough
spots. How to start the game going
was left to a subcommittee of seven
This committee will report later and
then the plans will be divided into
parts and assigned to committees. It
was really an earnest body of men ;
its ranks tinctured, of course, by that
element known as the man with a
mission. Happily those are in the
minority and I gather from the re-
marks made by those who really want
to do something that they will be kept
in the minority
Launched on the eve of a political
campaign, with two gubernatorial can
dldates striving for the advertising
that will result, Governor Eberhart's
economy commission starts off with
a handicap. It would have been bet
ter had the movement been started
with the close of the last legislature
but, as they say, better late than
never. The task before the commits
sion is a stupendous one and with
the lack of funds that confronts it
makes a successful handling of the
desired reorganization almost impos-
sible; yet if it does nothing more than
tc stir up the surface the commission
will have done some good. An agita-
ton will result that will have it's ef-
feet on the next legislature and COM
pei economy. 1t may not do away
with some of the useless boards that
now exist, but it will prevent the
creation of more. Compared with 9TH
er states Minnesota is not extrava-
CANT In its expenditures. It does not
spend by half what Wisconsin does
and it's government is pointed to as
model. There the commission or
board Is supreme and the habit of
creating them has grown to an ex-
tent that has become burdensome.
These boards are the result of the
progressive movement of the last five
years and the disease has been grad
ually fastening itself on Minnesota.
Curb them now and Governor Eber.
hart's economy commission will have
done a world Of good.
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The last legislature gave all de-
partments a fiat allowance and de-
that all fees heretofore re-
tanned be turned into the treasury.
During three months of last year
when the fees were retained the game
and fish commission had receipts of
this kind amounting to over $1,000.
This year for the same period only
$4,000 were collected and turned into
the state treasury Something wrong.
sure.
The Norwegian committee named nv
Governor Eberhart to arrange for
Minnesota exhibit at the Norwegian
centennial, to be held at Christiania
next year, has decided to raise S15.-
700 for the work. 1t also has agreed
mat none OF its members shall be
appointed to care for the exhibit while
On display.
The state capitol kingmakers have
been flirting this week with the name
If Fred Snyder of Minneapolis and
heir bunch is that his hat will soon
De in the gubernatorial ring. They
10 not know that ne is going to get in,
)ut there are whispers, and whispers
With them comes pretty near being
In this neck of the
woods Mr.. Snyder is accepted as
nan OF wealth and the supposition
s that he will separate himself from
| portion of it in an effort to satisfy
lis ambitions, but the best posted are
lot overconfdent of his ambitions
icing satisfied even with the use of
money. To them it simply means an
additional cumming up of the cards,
With Governor Eberhart the bene-
lciary. Whether the field is one or |
more Eberhart looks the best to them.
sometimes I am inclined to take that |
lew myself, still there is the old saw
bout the cup and the slip. There |
re quite a few wrecks that went
'roke at the we'll
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MlnneSOta's new Women's minimum J
wage commission, creation of the |
asst legislature, is about six months t
10, but it has little to show in the
way OF results for the $4,000 the lee.
stature intrusted to its keeping. It's
ecretary, Miss Eliza Evans, admits
nat to date her efforts and that Of
ne commission to secure from wom-