The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-05-21


increased the number of departments
somewhat, as compared with the mum.
Der recommended in my 1911 message,
it has adopted the three most vital
principles, namely:
1. Adjustment Of unnecessary
boards and commissions and the def.
mite fixing Of responsibility in a few
heads of departments.
Z. Strict civil service regulations
as to all subordinate officials and EN-
ployees.
3. A budget system for making ap-
pfopriations.
Now it is pertinent to ask this Ques-
ton: What has the opposition ever
suggested except criticism and denun-
citation? Sticking the feet under the
mahogany table eight hours Of the day
and seven days Of the week" il a very
pleasant and easy task, but it will
not solve the problem. Through this
efficiency commission offer definite
and practical remedy. My opponents
make promises but offer nothing ex.
cept criticism and denunciation. It is
up to the people of Minnesota to &C.
cept either the indefinite prediction
promises of those who through gross
ignorance or willful misrepresenta.
ton are vilifying the state, libeling
and slandering it's administrative off.
GERS. or real performance of those en-
trusted with official responsibility.
State Development and Publicity.
The watchword Of my administra-
ton has been efficiency. This is fully
demonstrated in the wonderful de-
velopment which the state has at
tanned. I am certain that I can say
without contradiction from any one
that Minnesota has achieved greater
success than any other state in the
Union with regard to agricultural and
industrial development. 1 have not
been sitting in the executive Office
waiting for it to come, but have urged
the importance thereof before the peo-
pie of the state on every occasion. No
part of this DEVELOPMENT presents
stronger argument than our rural life
betterment exemplified in our indus
trial schools with their centers of so.
cial and civic life.
When I started the campaign for
betterment of rural schools and coun-
try life in general, five years ago, it
was not as popular as it is today. In
fact, it was quite generally unpopular,
but what is the result? We have to-
day in this state forty-two agricultural
high schools, ninety-six other indus.
trial village and city schools and one
hundred consolidated rural schools,
making in all two hundred thirty.
eight schools in which are taught az.
riculture, home economics and manual
training to about fifty thousand boys
and girls, who five years ago had no
such advantages. These schools are
keeping the country boys and girls at
home on the farm. Within that period
of time the number of first and sec.
ond class rural schools has more than
doubled and training departments for
training of rural teachers have in.
creased from ten to eighty. Qualifica-
tons Of teachers, school buildings and
equipment have reached a higher
standard. In educational development
from an industrial standpoint, the ad.
vancement of Minnesota during the
last past five years has no parallel.
There is another phase of this edu.
cational development which is equally
and that is the organiza.
ton of these schools as social and
civic centers. They have become a
centrally located rallying point for
the development of country and home
life. They have increased manifold
the opportunities of country life by
making it more attractive and inter.
esting and have become the centers
around which all kinds of agricultural
activities and cooperative organiza.
tons have been perfected. It is con.
coded that Minnesota has accom-.
plished more in solving the rural life
problem than any other state in the
whole nation.
This extraordinary industrial de.
Velopment has given to Minnesota an
nestimable amount of very valuable
publicity. Not only has this state held
The greatest gatherings in the inter.
est of conservation and rural life bet.
.erment which have attracted the at.
IGNITION of the entire nation, but it has
been my fortune to represent the state
1t the largest gatherings of this kind
throughout the whole country. On
each occasion I have presented the
wonderful resources and opportunities
,fered by Minnesota. The records on
lie with the immigration commission.
Dr. show that Minnesota has received |
more actual settlers from Indiana,
ohio, Iowa and Illinois than all the |
surrounding states put together and |
has even far outstripped Canada in it's
success to attract settlers. These rec.
'rds are based on reports received from |
he railroads showing the transports.
ion of Immigrant movables" and are
also by the reports from
learly all the real estate Offices in the
tate, showing definitely the name of
he settler, where he came from and
where he settled, as well as the price
,aid for the land.
fhe records of the Minnesota Trans.
er Company for 1913 show that ap.
'roximately $4,000 actual settlers were
coated on Minnesota farms. During