Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-11-14
LITTLE DONE AT
F..nTlST SESSION
EbGrho ) Economy Commission
Stars With Handicap.
TASK i STUPEND0JS ONE
Lack Of Funds VIII Seriously Inter.
fere With Proposed Reorgan-
ization of Departments.
TASK 1 STUPENO0US ONE

efficiency the announced campaign
slogan OF two candidates for governor,
A O. Ebevhart and State Auditor liver
son, had its first inning when the gov
ernOrs economy commission of thirty
met and discussed the task assigned
it. Governor Eberhart was not there,
because he was not in the city; Meth
er was MI IVerson for the reason that
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 T. 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 d subcommittee Of seven.
This committee will report later and
then the plans will be divided into
parts and assigned to committees. 1t
was really an earnest body of men;
It's ranks tqctured, of course, by that
element known as the man with
mission. Happily those are in the
minority 9nd [ gather from the re-
marks made by those who really want
to do SOM athing that they viii be kept
in the minority.
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Launched on the eve Of 3 political
campaign with two gubernatorial can
dtdat8s striving for the advertising
that will result, Governor Eberhart's
economy commission starts of with
a handicar 1t 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. TIE task before the commits
sion is a stupendOus one and with
the lack OF funds that confronts it
makes & successful handling of the
desired reorganization almost impOS-
sibIe; yet if it does nothing more than
to 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 eXpend lures 1t does not
spend by half what wisconsin does
and it's government is pointed to as a
model There the commission or
board is supreme and the habit Of
C.aating them has grown to an ex-
1t that has become burdensOme
IA8se boards are the result of The
progressive movement Of the last FIVE
years and the disease has been grad
UalLy fastening itself OH Minnesota.
Curb them now and Governor Eber-
harris economy commission will have
done world of good
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The last legislature gave all de-
partments- Hat allowance and de-
manded 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 $11, 900.
This year TOR the same period only
$4,000 were collected and turned into
the state treasury. Something wrong,
sure.
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The Norwegian committee named by
Governor I1berbart to arrange for a
Minnesota exhibit at the Norwegian
centennial, to be held at Cnristiania
next year, has decided to raise $15;
600 for the work It also has agreed
that none Of it's members shall be
appointed to care for the exhibit while
on display.
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The state capitol kingmakers have
been flirting this week with the name
OF Fred Snyder of Minneapolis ana
their hunch is that his hat will soon
be in the gubernat0riaI ring. They
dc not know that ne is going to get in
but there are whispers, and whispers
with them comes pretty near being
authoritative Ia this neck of the
woods Mr.. Snyder is accepted as q
man OF wealth and the suppositiOn
is that he will separate himself from
a portion of it in an effort to satisfy
his ambitions, but the best posted are
not OVercOnGdent Of his ambitions
being satisfied even with the use o.
money To them it simply means az
additional cumming up of the cards
with Governor Eberhart the bene
Aciary. Whether the field is one o.
more Eberhart looks the best to them
Sometimes I am inclined to take tina
view myself still there is the old saw
about the cup and the slip. There
are quite a few wrecks that wen
broke at the well.
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Ninnesota's new Women's minimum
wage commission, creation Of thu
last legislature, is about six months
old, but it has little to show in tn
way of results for the $4,000 the leg
5Aure intrusted to it's keeping. 1t
atary. Miss Eliza Evans, admit
AnDf m n ato hnr efforts and that n