The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-19

employment began. 4 halt has lao,
esIisa 10 this demoralizing system OF
until It T. brought To an md ~. spIrit
81 the times viii not tolerate such prac-
tlNss in public or private service. Tn.
trNl Tic In jobs must csaS. whether rar-
iiea on ~ employ menf re- -srtS In m.
service or corporations anu bN bench
men IN the Ecrvic" uf political bosses
since We have come to a knowledge
~ 'he facts a. they are connected with
tne admlnistration OF the Industrial
commission. however. l am NOT sur
1850 mat the FORMER administration
VA not DESTROYS that Ne should turn on
the light into the conditions there. II
the interests OF the state AMI is citi-
1ehs 50 tremendously involved m this
Moth,ehs compensation act are pre-
stINeu We must have "A most rigid husi-
ness administration % this Department.
and In few departments Of the state
81 vice. ~ De- clopS. was a cleaning un
anu installation OF mofcrn business
methVos more necessary at IA. .gln-
nlhs OF the present administration than
IN TINS one Industrial Commission When
appolntces OF this administration took
charge they found brauch..s OF ne ,..n,-
mission months behind In their Vork-
some OF them "a much as six months.
unanswered letters by the hundreds
some Of them six months old. crowded
the desks OF high Salartcd officlals.Sofn,,
OF thssc letters containing checks which
had laid nudcpostted for months No
t.cotd was Kept of the receipts and DIS
a
OF awards was always DELAYED from ..u
days 10 two weeks.
All these records have been brought
.p-to-date. claim checks are now raid
auditing department. Additional audits
maze during the month OF March alone
Ia upon TN books ina the neighbor-
MOOD OF two million dollars. During tho
month or March alone over "a million
dollars OF payrolls not received pre-
Nlogsly at all was also placed upon the
Ian. in $50.
brought order out Of cuao~ and Is tax
INK care of the Peoples interests
WITH reference To tho redemption OF
the Republican party pledge 81 econ
ony. Governor Willis nsd. m. foi-
rowing reference To departments.
stat" highway department. 800 miles
81 Inau bullt. 900 miles repaired IN 1915
a. COMPARED with tt0 miles hunt and
5S4 repaired Ia 1914 ,Verhead officS
ana salary cost reduced $4,000 "a month
OF .S per cent. Pro rata overhead con-
-trucil"n cost per mile both to counties
hnd Inc stale also reduced.
rum" utilities fcommi Work
u ,,,.., syS tormal Complaints as COM
pared with 1876. SIN reductions OF
s-sooo Ia salaries and sl.oSp In rent
Liquor License Commission. Ex-
p.nseS on basis of nrst eight r,orfhs
slNo.uo" Tor the year. a SAVING OF xk5
W"V over ltli- Counties saved over so
~ bN SALARY reductions demanded bv
NJ Governor. tn, governor .rluhasized
tuat mo- longer an, saloon ksou.rs h,lT
~ l,I '"ihlalth c"utf buttons and re-
,'r'd @" MS recent order that licenses
SuHuld no longer depend upon poiiiica,
pun hut only uNon strict Observance OF
state Printer. Thirt,-ripc n.,c.,,,
n"r" work handled. sixteen p,rcopt M
total cost saved '''
stat" Tax Commit V~lon. Increased
duplicate $4,000. 900 tor saso o09 az,
f 1914 Shams ON personal ur1nerty arc
cut "utl. Cleaned up two Thousand 10.
tili"'hN reports. netting state over
Sl'".""" in taxes. car.icSSly ov.rlook.d
ny preceding administration Yet Je-
creased odlc' expenses SlG.GsN 80 or
over twenty percent over sIas ana
lu addition saved Co M. counties Il, 80