The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-03-21
UTILITIES COMMITS
sion and EDUCA-
TI0NAL BOARD
Governor Haines Expresses
Views on Important
Appointments.
WANTS ONLY BEST MEN
Governor Will Investigate Commits
sions in California, Oregon and
Washington with view to Determine
Best Men Possible to Secure for
Places-Good may be Accomplished

Washington with view to Determine
Best Men Possible to Secure for
Places-Good may be Accomplished
Tht Governor Haines is determined
% exercise great care in his appoint
nents of men on the Utilities Com
mission and the State Board of Con-
troll of Educational Institutions is
clearly evidenced by his utterances
last Saturday.
The Governor hopes to accomplish
much for the people Of the state
through these two bodies and what he
had to say should be read with inter-
est by every taxpayer throughout the
entire state. The Governor said:
Public Utilities Commission.
II am leaving tomorrow for Cali
fornia on brief business trip on
which I also hope to be able to obtain
a little much-needed rest. Before my
return I expect to be able to visit for
a day or two in Oregon and Washing
ton. 1t has been urged that I should
announce my appointments for men,
bership on the public utilities COM
mission prior to my departure. but al
though I have tentatively decided on
these appointment, I do not think it
best to announce them for the present.
"While l am in the states named I
expect to make certain Investigations
as to the working of these, commits
sions, and hope to be able to secure
information as to the kind and char
acter of men who have made good on
such bodies. I realize deeply the i'm
portance of these appointments to the
state and what I learn while absent
may cause me to change my mind
somewhat as to the men of our state
best fitted to fill these positions. IN
less I learn something to cause me to
change my mind in this matter shall
probably announce my appointments
shortly after my return.
Fair to the People.
81 shall try to please the people of
the state by the selection of men who
will be fair to the corporations to be
controlled, fair to the people, and able
to render service which will be worth
more than it costs"
With reference to the appointment
of the state board of control for the
educational institutions and the OBJ
ject he hopes to attain through the
work of that board, the governor
said:
my attention has been called to the
fact that in certain quarters my at
titude toward the educational institu-
tons of the state is being criticised.
This has in part resulted from the
failure of the bond issue for improve
ments at the various institutions and
in part from my veto of the bill chang
ing the name and scope of the acade-
my at Pocatello.
Interested in Institutions.
"This criticism is wholly unfounded
for I have nothing but the most sin
cere interest and friendly feeling for
all our institutions. consider the
passage of senate bill No. 1871, pro-
viding for a state board of education,
one of the most important acts of the
present legislature, and l feel that If
I can get the right kind of men on
the board they will accomplish great
and lasting good for the educational
institutions of the state.
~ shall try to select the biggest,
the broadest and the fairest men in
the state. shall seek for we'll
trained business men who are in SYM
pathy with educational development.
They must be men who are willing to
give largely of their time for the pub
lie good. and above all. they must be
free to look at our educational needs
from the point of view of the state as
a whole.
"Such board will be able to inves-
tigate and give us report that is de-
pendable. They will be able to tell
us whether certain institutions need
new buildings and departments
whether others should change their
name and the scope of their work. and
what they all need in The way of APP
propriations for maintenance. Acting
for all institutions, they will be able
to present a budget to the legislature
which cannot be questioned and it will
enable US to prevent the institutional
lobby which has for some years beer
maintained at Boise, at public ex.
pense, throughout the session of the
legislature. 1t will enable teacher.
and professors to stay with the worl
they are paid for doing and yet fee
sure their institutions will be properly
cared for.
"Such a board can only be selected
from counties which do not have in.
situations. To follow any other course
would be to subject the board te
criticism and destroy its influence.
cannot help feeling that this plan is SC
eminently fair to all our educationa
| institutions that it must commend it.
self to every thinking man. Our in.
| situations will all be treated alike, ant
hope the personnel of this board
when announced, will assure everyone
that our educational interests are in