The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
EbERHART SAYS PRIMARY
LAW IS The BIG ISSUE
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definite plan to the legislature OF

G. P. Craig, Duluth, Chairman.
c. A. Congdon, Duluth
Theo. Void, Minneapolis.
w. w. Smith, Sleepy Eye.
F. E. Putnam, Blue Earth City.
Thomas Kneeland, Minneapolis.
Elias Jacobson, Montevideo.
H. II. Dunn, Albert Lea.
Judge ]. F. MCGEE, Minneapolis.
Frank J. Lang, International Falls.
Thomas T. Hudson, Duluth.
George F. Author, Minneapolis.
.. B. Nelson, Spring Grove.
w. B. Parsons, Winona.
Hugh j. Hughes, Minneapolis.
D. A. Wallace, st. Paul.
Dean A. F. Woods, State Agricul-
eural College.
Prof John II. Gray, University.
John A. Hartigan, st. Paul.
Frank Lycan, Bemidji.
E. G. Hall, Minneapolis, President
State Federation of Labor.
Alfred Rustad, Wheaton.
DR.. o. j. Hagen, Moorhead
A. G. Anderson, Fergus Falls.
l.. G. Spooner, Morris.
John Moonan, Waseca
j. A. Stoneburg, Cambridge.
j. d. Sullivan, st. Cloud.
JOS. Chapman, Jr., Minneapolis.
John H. Hohmann, Mankato.
e. l.. Ogilvie, South St. Paul.
The report of the commission is
now practically completed and will
be published for general distribution.
1t presents to the people and the leg
1slature in concrete form the results
or careful and complete investiga-
ton OF the entire reorganization
problem. This will furnish a defin-
lite basis for action AS outlined
in various press dispatches this report
will recommend the adoption of every
principle advocated in my first mes
sage to the legislature. While it has
increased the number of departments
somewhat, as compared with the num-
Der recommended in my 1911 message,
it has adopted the three most vital
principles, namely:
l. Adjustment of unnecessary
boards and commissions and the def
mite fixing Of responsibility in a few
ueaQS OF departments.
2. Strict civil service regulations
as to all subordinate officials and en-
ployees.
3. A budget system for making ap-
preparations.
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. l 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 I 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 a
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
rlculture, 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-
lions 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.
Cooperative Organizations.
Farmers cooperative organizations
have accomplished great good and
should be given the fullest opportu-
nifty to reduce the cost of distribution
of farm products by bringing producer
and consumer more closely together.
This extraordinary industrial de-
velopment has given to Minnesota an
1nestimable amount Of very valuable
publicity. Not only has this2state held
the greatest gatherings in the inter-
est Of conservation and rural life bet
terment which have attracted the at
tention of the entire nation, but it has
been my fortune to represent the state
at the largest gatherings of this kind
throughout the whole country. On
each occasion I have presented the
wonderful resources and opportunities
offered by Minnesota. The records on
file with the immigration commission
er 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
ords are based on reports received from
the railroads showing the transporta-
ton of Immigrant movables" and are
substantiated also by the reports from
nearly all the real estate offices in the
state, showing definitely the name of
the settler, where he came from and
where he settled, as we'll as the nrice