Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-01

two years.
Has collected $500. 200 in automobile
licenses already this year. -
Collected 100000 in automo-
bile licenses last year as
against s2O0,000 collected the pre-.
yious year by former administration.
Has found positions for 4i.050 men
and women without cost to them
Saved the taxpayers from paying
the S2,500,000 State War Bond issue
by compelling the corporations to
meet the extra expense.
Is endorsed by organized labor.
farmers. stockmen, business men and
the people.
James K. holland. secretary of state
and ex-officio labor thru
constructive business methods has
brought his office to the highest eff
cheney point in its history. 1t was in
acknowledgment of this record that
he was unanimously renominated on
the Democratic ticket at the primary
election September 10.
Thru his efforts the domestic and
foreign corporations instead of the
taxpayers are paying off the state war
bond issue of 50 500 900. He has al
for paying this bond issue more than
$500, 900, retiring s125, 900 worth of
bonds and paying the interest on those
outstanding. But for his action, the
taxpayers would have been compelled
TO pay this debt. OF the sum collect
ed, one corporation that had paid
$500, a year under the old law. is
paying $500 under the holland law.
Another is paying $4,000 as against
S3iO previously paid.
Secretary Of State holland was the
first official to expose the milling
trust, the cold storage egg trust, and
other similar food hoarders and pro-
fiteers, including the gouging restsu-
rant keepers. His action in this re-
spect attracted national attention and
resulted in vast saving of money to
the people.
He was among the first to advocate
and earnestly urge state and national
aid 10 the farmers in the way of fur
nishing free seed, tractor service. and
farm help.
Five state free employment bureaus
are operated under the direction of
Secretary Noland. Thru these agen-
cics-two in Denver, one in Colorado
Springs, one in Pueblo, and one in
Grand Junction-positions have been
obtained for 1850 men and women
without cost TO them or to the en-
plOyer. This does not include several
thousand furnished to the government
for war industries. Farmers, stock
men, fruit growers, and employers
generally have been kept pretty well
supplied with help thru the efficient
manner in which these agencies have
been built up. In fact they have been
20 well conducted that the government
Is now cooperating with Secretary
NOland in the operation of the five
state free employment bureaus.
As labor commissioner, he has pro-
tseted the interests of working people
as they have never before been loOke<,
after. He has enforced the eight hour
law for women and guarded the in
terests Of working children with a,
impartial hand. He has seen TO il
that working conditions have been
greatly improved in shops, factories
and stores.
He has collected $4,000 in wage
from % cents up. His chief deputy,
william L. Moriissey, has been
!.7rlbcr OF organized labor in good
II ling for year OrEanized labor
has been recognized as never before
in this office. and organized labor
as well as unorganizrd labor has en-
iorsed Secretary holland for re-elec-
ton.
Secretary NoIaad has collected ST.
,l7,743 in fees in Is months at q per
centage cost of Is Is. The previous
collected total of
570t,935 in two years at per cent
are cost of III,
Secretary holland collected $4,000
in automobile licenses in 1917 as
against 100000 by the former ad-
in 1916, and he had COL
lected s350,000 to October lst of this
year. All for good roads. for which
he is an enthusiastic and active work
err.
He has prepared new automobile
law for the next Legislature, after n
careful study Of the laws of all other
states. This law win provide proper
protection for both the auto owner
and the public.
The proposed Blu Sky Law epdors-
ed in both Democratic and Republican
,latforms. was formulated by Secre-
tary Soland to protect innocent in
vesto.s from the stock -jobbing sharks
who have infested Colorado. His pro-
rosed remedy win protect and en-
-onrage honest companies and run dis
torest ones out of the state.
He has enlisted thru his office $50
recruits for the aviation service rep
~nsenting the War Department in
this patriotic work. He has actively
assisted in all Liberty Bond and other
drives, and his son, James Jr., is in
the service.
He believes in home life and he and
MS wife arc pals.
He is strOlsly in favor of natio, a-I
Ttate-wide prohibition laws, ard is o,-I
of -" strongest supporters of the Ma.
20 y Tnual Suffrage laws.--He is en-
'ic-srl By the active bodies back O.
= -s-D lt-i,,rOrfanf moyementS fr-