The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-08-21
FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL
JOHN MITCHELL FINDS NIGH.
GAN COMPENSATION LAW
ONE OF THE BEST.
GETTYSBURG COMMITS IoN e r S
COMPLETE WORK.
Land Commissioner Carton Surprises
Chief Clerk Ravens BY Advancing
Him to Post of Deputy
Land Commissioner.
[By Gurd M. Hayes.l

by Gurd N. Hayes.]
1t 1t little more than eleven months
since the employers liability and
workingmen's compensation law went
into effect in Michigan but the pro-
lection that it has afforded the en-
ploye as well as the employer, who is
no longer required to stand excessive
verdicts, causes officials of this state
and representatives from other states
to declare ii one of the best statutes
of its kind in the country.
John Mitchell, vice president OF the
American Federation of Labor and
Cyrus w. Phillips, chairman of the Ma
tional Civic Federation who inspected
the workings of the Industrial acct
dent law were highly pleased with its
success In this state and declared the
Michigan statute to be one Of the best
In the country.
At the present time there are 9,346
employers operating under the law
and 451,2S7 employees are listed under
the act The total number of acct
dents reported during the past year Is
1857. The report shows that 3O7
women were injured, while the re-
mainder of the accidents happened
to men. During the eleven months
that the law has been in operation
375 fatal accidents have occurred.
The employees operating under the
act are classified as to division of in
dustry as follows: manufacturing 244,-
314; transportation 1885, public util-
tiles 5,464 realty management 6,O76;
mining 40,901; merchandising 40,306;
publishing 1907; construction 61,615.
The employers are classified as to
the method of carrying risks as fol-
lows: liability insurance $3.50; state
insurance 305; own risk sec; mutual
insurance 1876.
Secretary Edwin r. Hsvens Of the
Michigan Gettysburg commission has
completed his report Of the commits
sion's work.
Owing to the fact that the last leg
islature appropriated but $4,000 and
the expenses of the commission to.
the veterans already amount to $780,
9S1.13, it will be necessary for the
next legislature to make up the def
cit.
The amounts certified to the audi
tor general as being due the railroads
are as follows: Lake Shore, $2,16S.34;
Ann Arbor $1,056.87; Michigan Gen.
trail $7,176; Grand Rapids & Indiana
$S,369.12; Pere Marquette $6,61S.
Since it will be necessary for the
next legislature to make an additional
appropriation to meet the deficit the
commission recommends that the APP
preparation be sufficiently large to pro-
vide for the payment of the railroad
fares of all veterans who were actual
survivors Of the battle of Gettysburg.
1.-THE number who applied for the
benefits provided for the act so far
exceeded the expectations of every
one that it is sometimes a matter of
! question as to the validity of the
claims" said Secretary Ravens. 1--WE
can only say that the applications
were carefully prepared by the com
mission, with the records available,
and all whose records were not per.
fectly clear were rejected"
twenty-five years of faithful SER
vice to the state by Edwin R. Ravens,
chief clerk of he land department,
resulted in his appointment as deputy
land commissioner.
Land Commissioner A. G. Carton
called Ravens to his Office and inform.
ed him that his services as chief
clerk would no longer be needed. Ha'
vens was greatly surprised and was
about to ask the reason for his dis
missal from the states service when
Commissioner Carton presented him
credentials making him deputy of the
department at an increased salary.
The opportunity for the advance
ment Of Ravens when Deputy Land
Commissioner Glen r. Munshaw, oil
Grand Rapids resigned to become
deputy commissioner of immigration
and supervisor of the field division Of
the public domain commission. Sew
eral years ago Munshaw came to the
department as trespass agent and has
worked his way UP to one OF the best
places In the department.
There was absolutely no political
Significance in Ravens promotion. He
has been In the land department fol
nearly quarter OF a century and 1,
regarded as very competent EN-
ploye. Land Commissioner Cartor
does not believe that II requires q
civil service law to recognize efficiency
and he has always advanced his
clerks In accordance with their abili
~.
Secretary OF State Martaindale re
voked the certificates to transact bust
ness In Michigan OF eight foreign cor
porations and there are about 1,00l
domestic corporations who have auto
matically forfeited their corporal,
rights through failure 10 file their an
uuai reports with the state depart
msnt