Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-11-25

cised against him II he fails to make
good his pledges. He win be RESPONSE
BILE for the acts of every appointee,
and we will no longer have to view
the spectacle Of the chief executive
working at Cross purposes with those
| departments which should, In the In
terests Of the public. be cooperating
! with him.
The admirable manner In which the
board OF regents has conducted the
affairs OF the university makes it ap-
parent that the same board could.
with benefit to all concerned. control
the state charitable and penal institu-
tions, and am heartily In favor of
taking these institutions out of the
realm Of partisan politics by the exten-
sion of the duties of that board.
The state expends annually more
than 100000 in the purchase of sup
plies. The presumption is that the
board of examiners auditing the bills
for material purchased for the state
will exercise sufficient control over the
| expenditures on that account. but IL
must be remembered that this board
has no initiative in the matter of pur-
chases. The plan employed in private
business enterprises of delegating the
purchase of supplies to an expert
could be adopted in our state with
great benefit to the taxpayers, and 1
favor the appointment of purchasing
agent by the board of examiners, to
operate under their control. --
"At the present time our legislature
is made up of seventy-five members.
or approximately one member for
each 1000 inhabitants. consider this
disproportionate and will recommend
an equitable reduction in the member
ship of both bodies comprising the
state legislature
AS recent member of the tax
| commission, I am confident the du-
ties OF this commission can be dele
gated to the railroad and public ser
vice. commission, and will favor a con-
solidation of these three commissions.
"Workmen's compensation is a new
thing, not only in Nevada, but in the
United States. Here we have an act
which compares favorably with the
best acts of its kind anywhere. Still,
experience, has developed certain
weaknesses which hope to see cor
rectedt 1t must always be borne in
mind that certain common law rights
cannot be denied either the EMPLOYER
or the employe, and that employers
in general will accept or reject the
terms of the compensation act which
provides either better business prop
osition or poorer proposition than
can be supplied by the private casual
ty companies. 1t is therefore apparent
that the state is in competition with
private enterprise in this mater. be-
HeVe extension Of the benefits to the
employe by the state insurance com.
mission should proceed just as far as
1T can proceed, having in mind the
fact that If it gives too much the en-
ployer will elect to accept the private
insurance against injuries to workmen
employed In hazardous industries. In
particular, am in favor OF the amend
ing OF the law to do away with the
fifteen-day waiting period, which has
proved Objectionable, inequitable and
unjust.
THE agricultural development of
Nevada has been arrested by the cha
otic condition of the rights of water
users on our various streams. Ordi-
nary court procedure has never prov
ed satisfactory as means to the So
luton Of this problem, and all of the
Western states which recognize the
doctrine of appropriation and prior
right have maintained state engineer
Ing departments for the purpose of de-
hntng the extent and nature of water
rights, and the settlement of disputes
over such rights. In Nevada our hope
OF agricultural development lies In
the adjudication of these matters to
the satisfaction of all concerned. At
the present time it can be safely pre-.
,dicted that no prudent investor will
expend money In the storage Of water
on any Of our unadjudicated streams
because he knows his attempt will be
met with Immediate opposition from
those who fear infringement on their
undetermined rights The large cattle
ranches Of the country cannot be sold
OF for colonization purposes because