The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-01-23
work by state and counties will be

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general public interest from print
ed reports of departments.
Selection and adoption of STATE
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Payment of default interest on
Wenatchee bridge bonds.
appointment by legislature of re
drafting committee composed of non
| legislators, to eliminate ambiguou,
language in legislative bills.
Reduction of requested appropri.
alton of 100000 for Panama Pac.
ific exposition to at least 100000
part also to go to San Diego expo
sition.
Make state direct purchaser OF
| logged-off lands, which are to be
cleared by the state and then re.
| sold to actual settlers in small
tracts at a price to repay the state
investment, on the deferred pay.
ment plan.
Hold down appropriations to low.
est possible point consistent with
proper management of the state
government.
ticular attention to the phrases in
the new constitutional amendment
wherein the exceptions to the ref
erendum are made to covr 1.-The
support of the state government and
its existing institutions, noting
that any public institution that
might hereafter be established in
Guiding the appropriation necessary
for its establishment, would be sub
ject to the referendum.
Concerning his proposal to abol-
ish the tax commission Governor
Lister said:
THE tax commission, am in
clined to think, should be abolish
ed and the duteis devolving upon
this commission performed by a
deputy who might properly be at
tached to, the department of the
secretary of state. This deputy could
take charge Of all collections now in
the hands of the tax commission and
collect such other licenses and fees
as are now collected in the offices
of the state auditor and the secre-
tary of state.
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requiring a comission. a non-sala-
ried commission consisting OF three
state officers might be formed. the
deputy above referred to to act as
its secretary and statistician.''
Concerning the consolidation OF
the five commissioners into new
department, commissioner of ag-
riculture and inspection, he said:
by following this plan we would
have a central authority and would
materially reduce the office charg-
es. To my mind the greatest saving
could be made in the reduction of
the number of deputies required,
and / feel sure the efficiency of the
departmental work would be in
creased"
Regarding the appropriation for
the Panama-Pacific exposition. af-
ter showing the appropriations for
previous fairs had been $4,000,
$4,000 and $150,000. the govern
or sadi:
Before granting SO large a sum
(the 100000 asked) / would re-
spectfully urge upon you the nee
esstiy of a careful perusal of the
reports of the state officers and
commissions, also boards having
charge of our educational, charita-
BILE, penal and reformatory and ell
eemosynary institutions. These re-
ports cover the departments of the
state for which appropriations must
be made and whose requirements
are constantly increasing. These ar
certainly entitled to your first con-
sideration.
Taking the most favorable view
possible. l cannot convince myself
that there is necessity for so large
a sum being appropriated for this
purpose ] certainly hope that the
appropriation made for exposition
purposes will not exceed 100000.
Taking up the matter of logged
off lands. the governor said:
washington is one of the young
er states of the Union, has wonder
full natural advantages and resour-
ces. and yet il is we'll to remember
that it can offer to the settler on
ly high priced lands that are ready
for cultivation.
my opinion is that bonds issu-
ed for clearing logged-off lands
would not find a ready market un-
less strengthened by some guarantee
on the part of the state and this,
l feel, would be inadvisable. The
only remedy, then. would be for
the state to purchase the bonds. If
either plan were followed the state
would become an indirect investor
in the lands. If it is to become an
invetsor at all. would it not be bet
ter to become a direct one, paying
outright what the lands are worth
clearing them on a large scale. and
then disposing of them to actual
settlers in small tracts at a price
that would repay the state for its
investment2
Rather than make an appropri-
alton of 100000 for use at the
two expositions to be held in 1915,
would not the state derive greater
benefit by appropriating zoe
or 100000 for this purpose and
use the difference in undertaking
work as outlined to purchase log