The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-01-08
GOVERNOR ALEXANDER DE-
LINERS MESSAGE IN PERSON

in the way of dollars and cents.
This fund was created for speci-
fic purpose. l am unable to find any
thing that will Indicate that the
money was spent for the purpose for
which it was designated.
There should be law passed pro-
hibiting the use of said fund for
any purpose. 1t should be allowed
to accumulate until it reaches GER
tain amount-if any more money
comes into it-then the money should
be appropriated by the legislature
for the purpose for which it was in
tended and not be permitted to be
paid out by the land board or by
the engineering department.
The Carey act department and the
Land board ought to be reconstructed
from the bottom up There is no
necessity for SO many officials as
there are in these department. One
land commissioner with reasonable
salary, one deputy, one bookkeeper
and one stenographer are all, in my
opinion, that are required. Then in
the place of salaries of $22,560, half
of that sum will be sufficient. Sal
aries Of field agents ought to be re-
duced from $27,14O to $4,000. Ex-
penses of advertising and printing
ought to be reduced from $10,155
to $4,000. Legal fees of $4,000
ought to be cut out entirely; the
attorney generals office is the proper
place to get legal advice for the state.
Tim er fire protection of $4,000
should be looked into and certain
amount appropriated, but said
amount should be flexible and only
paid as the season demands. The
amount paid out by the state and the
timber companies should be properly
apportioned according to the holdings
of the state.
Your honorable body should, by
resolution, demand the discharge of
all unnecessary help now in the
Carey act, in theland department
and in the engineering department,
so that no liability can be had against
the state for these people waiting Tor
an appropriation which may not be
made by your honorable body, and
thereby save the state thousands of
dollars. There might we'll be includ-
ed general resolution that all de-
partments should be notified that the
state will not be responsible for the
payment of any salaries, except for
such as the legislature may make
appropriation at this session, in such
amount as your wisdom may dictate,
and to such persons as you may des-
.ignate in the appropriation bill, and
to no others.
The specific items, so far enumer-
ated, give fair outline of how the
redu tion in taxes recommended by
me can be accomplished. An increase
of the indirect revenue for the en-
suing IL months, and the savings
in the various departments of the
state as carefully tabulated and com
puted, will produce the reduction of
one million dollars in the direct levy,
If strictly adhered to by your honor
able body.
Tax Penalties
Business conditions the world over
have been disturbed and there is
great financial stress in all CONNER
cial lines because of the European
war, such that in many nations
has been declared sus-
pending the payment of debts. This
financial disturbance affects Idaho
taxpayers no less than other people.
[, therefore, recommend that for the
1ext two years the penalty for de-
inquent taxes be reduced from 10
per cent, as now provided by law,
20 10 per cent, and that the per
cent penalty added to the second in
,tallment of taxes be entirely elimin-
lted.