Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-01-03
its enactment into law.


cept to discuss the question He thinks
the problem can be solved in some 9TH
or way. AS to the initiative and refer
endum, Governor Eberhart holds that
the two are matters which are not
sufficiently ripe for any serious con-
aideration on his part, hence his ST.
lence on the question II such biIEa
are passed he may sign them, but he
viii moi recommend them.
ReconH andaticns galore will c0n-
front the NO houses of the legisla-
ture when they meet and principal
among then will be those just an
nOunced BY State Auditor S. G.
son. He rants an laws
standing appropriations +.
each department Aaede t.
the lawmaking body a
it needs. He says the ste
priatiOns are Out af date 49,
be wiped of the slate He also WA
the old law permitting state leases OF
iron ore lands put back on the books.
State leases we're taken off the mar
ket six years and as result the mo-
nopoly created in the case of those
holding such has not been to the in
terest of the state.
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One thing that may be gratifying to
the taxpayers Of the state is the an
nonneement by Mr.. Iverson that II
the legislature is economical the tax
levy for reyehue purposes for the next
two years. nay be reduced to one mill.
The naaxiAnnm for the past two years
has been one and nEne-tenths mills.
-Four years ago as the result of some
extraordinary receipts the story was
sent broadcast that Minnesota would
soon be a state without tax levy. It
was published in magazines through
out the country and Governor Eber-
hart and the other exectt;se 0fHcers
were lauded in consequence The state
tax, however, stiIl prevails and the
prospects arg that It viii continue,
This year Stats fTsasurar smith has
borrowed fully sl,0OO,0O0 10 tide the
state over its lean period ana the end
is not yet. The trouble with the tax
levy is that it is not axed an basis
of what the stats actually needs, bat
what it car sqlIesze t1fOugD U1 aatH
after election II. the meantime the
! local banks supply the deficit At 50
much pei. 80
:. x + !. ~ .aa-s
- n 1853, - .n%+ ~. - x,,In hos a
monopoly Of those things which ad-
vertise and at the same time are With
out comeback in the shape of public,
and political ann6yances,, but Secre-
tary of State Schmahl beat him to It
last week. Mr.. Schmahl wrote let
ter to Miss Helen Gould of New York
city congratulating her, In the. name
Of the people of the state OF Minneso-
Ia, on her approaching marriage and
the answer is nicely wofded auto
graph letter. AS Miss Helen is a
world advertised celebrity her letter
and that or, Mr.. Schmahrs naturally
brought both much nice publicity.
i \ y
The annual custom OF giving the
chief executive present was a miss
ing feature of the Christmas festiVi-
ties at the state capitol this year. The .
gift giving stunt was also called OH
in a number of the other departments.
The reason for the calling OH OF the
annual touch was the heavy assess
naent made on the boys during the
- ~awoSn,1 u, &hA oaSn nf ~aran if ran.
resented nearly a months salary and
this was thought sufficient, A year
ago Governor EherhaFt was presented
with costly silver tea set and the
assessment as made then was protest.
ed by number of employees. IN the
case of one official an emphatic no"
met those who called for donation
and the men active In making the col.
lection then vowed that they would
never attempt a similar stunt again.
! ! ! .
War is being made on Keleey Chase,
state bank superintendent, and H. NJ.
Bracken, secretary of the state board
Of health, but 1t Is hardly likely that
the opposition will prevail in the case
of either. Both were heavy t0ntfibu-
tors to the state campaign find and
while it is hardly proper 10 suggest
such as the power behind the throne
let me tell you it counts. Both are
considered good officials and the fight
being made on them is credited to
jealous rivals. DIR. Bracken was un-
der fire two years ago but managed to
get by.
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The revenue that will accrue to the
state from all sources during the
next three years is estimated at near
" $4,000. 900. The disbursements
will be about $2S,O000O0, which win
leave nearly $1,000, 900 for the coming
legislature to spend.
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.