Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-31

| ly IU,OUO acres Tn Lonesome Valley Yavapai County, where dairying will
 be the principal effort.
 Top prices for alfalfa made the
 farmers of Arizona prosperous, the
 prices averaging over Sl20O ton, ! [. O. b.
 State Institutions and Departments. | It is a matter of deepest regret to
 me that l cannot report to you upon
 the details affecting the governance
 of the several State institutions and State departments. The reason IS
 obvious not only to you; but. 1t is of worldwide knowledge and comment. That our beloved State should have been forced to submit helplessly to this prevailing notoriety. highly con ducive to an almost universal dis gust from within and a growing dis respect in all quarters from without, is most deplorable circumstance.
 l-tl II SulllCC lOI llC pISSClt, lO state that l have been unable to make any examination of our in stitutions or departments; neither have received reports from the superintendents or officials of the same.
 My hope and aim, however, is to submit to you at no late date in special report, such information as may be obtained after proper examin- ation and careful audit, as 10 the con dition of all departments of State and State institutions at that time. Recommendations as to Necessary
 Legislation.
 The following recommendations as to necessary legislation are submitted in the shortest possible form: Ct will be my duty to present, at the proper time, bills dealing fully with such of these matters as are not fully explain ed herein.)
 It is Recommended:
 FIRST: That the Executive Budget | System providing that the Governor shall submit 10 the State Senate and | the State House of Representatives two Budgets. one for each of the two ensuing fiscal years, be adopted in lieu of the method prescribed by the present law govcring State expendi- lures.
 SECOND That the revenue laws DC revised (See recommendation of Arizona State Tax Commission in biennial report, December 3l, l9l6)
 THIRD: That our State school aw be changed, to provide for great 1T uniformity and centralization of authority, looking toward a higher standard among administrators and eachcrs; more intelligent and econ 'mical methods of purchasing school supplies and in the expenditure of all chool revenues; and in general to obtain a full dollars return for each lollar expended. More than half of III State revenues arc now being ex- ,ended for education.
 FOURTH: That election laws, nore comprehensive and explicit than hose at present on our statute books, ,e enacted.
 FIFTH: That the present law, uniting the State to a maximum in ebtedness of $35OOOO, is made uate, and that the Constitution hould be amended to provide an mount commensurate with the needs # the growing State.
 SIXTH: That a law be enacted, lacing stock brokerage offices under | he control and supervision of the tate auditor. II
 SEVENTH: That bill be passed !, reventing the employment or ap- , ointment in the public service of any q erson related by affinity or consan- a uinity. within the fourth degree, to [ c determined according to the rule C f Civil law, to any person holding an lective or appointive office in this | tate.
 EIGHTH: State Highways. Good T oads are second in importance only V 9 good schools and should receive | our earnest consideration, and fiber support
 NINTH: Public Health. The De- artment of Public Health and Vital il tatistics IS of great value to the il tate and its several subdivisions. A s lfficient appropriation should be 1; ladc to enable the Superintendent u nd Registrar to devote his or her = ntirc time to the duties now pre- ,ribcd and such others as you may rem necessary 10 add thereto. \ TENTH: Labor. The question of e; curing a healthy, self-respecting, .. I'd mutually sympathetic attitude as =, tween employer and employe, cap .. alist and wage-worker, is at best cl ny difficult one. e
 MI