Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-22

their many objectionable features, Several schemes, I note by the news papers, have been proposed, but none of them appeal to me as being practical or suitable to the rather un- usual conditions obtaining in this state. This is a matter, however, l leave to your wise counsel, trusting you will give it early, earnest and serious consideration, and that the result will be the remedying of the defects now so glaringly apparent." "
 The following are important ex- tracts from the governors message: Commission of State Institutions.
 "A careful study of the problems connected with the management of the various institutions of the state has convinced me that several changes should be made in the de- tails of the work now imposed upon ,the Commission of State Institu- itions.
 There can be no question but that the underlying idea of this conmis- sion is correct in principle. Never theless, the practical working out of this principle has proven unduly ex- pensive. This has been largely due, without doubt, to the fact that, since its inception two years ago, there have been four sets of commission CTS and that each change mas been accompanied by changes in plans and an abandonment of work start ed by the previous commissioners. Such changes would of necessity be accompanied by a heavy waste of money and a sacrifice of efficiency
 ''In addition to tlEs, the Commis- sion of State Institutions has been burdened with responsibilities that could be better handled through other instrumentalities. The State Highway Department should never nave been subjected to the control of the commission. By it's very nature, the work of the state engineer war rants it's being maintained in a sep arate department. The direction and control of the various educational in stitutions are worthy of individual attention and should be held by a commission specializing in school problems.
 'T have elsewhere presented sug- gestions that would relieve the Com mission of State Institutions from these responsibilities. There can be no doubt but that a properly man aged commission offers the best and most economical method of directing the other institutions of the state both in the way of advantageous purchasing of supplies and in the elimination of waste It also makes possible a comprehensive under standing of the needs and activities of the various institutions and an ef- fectiveness of management such as could be. secured in no other way.
 "When relieved of responsibility for the State Highway Department and the various educational institu- tions, the Commission of State In stitutions will be able to greatly simplify its methods of bookkeeping with a consequent reduction of its present extensive and expensive of flee force.
 q would recommend that, when the changes I have suggested have been made, your honorable body take steps to abolish all continuing appropriations and, with the cooper ation of the Commission of State In stitutions, decide upon and fix some definite appropriation for its main tenance. This, I am satisfied, need not be in excess of $30,000 annually. 1T would earnestly advise against a return to the old system by which the governor and the auditor both of whom are already overburdened with detail work, were expected to share ill the responsibility of the immediate management of the vari- ous institutions. It would be equally unwise and improper to put the di- Irection of these institutions, for which the governor must of neces- sity be responsible, in the hands of la board or commission not directly answerable to the chief executive.
 General Condition of the State.
 'No part of the world faces the fu- ture with such assurance of contln- { ued prosperity as Arizona With out regard to conditions in other sections, this state is assured of heavy demand at good prices for ev- erything it produces. Even were panic conditions to prevail in other parts of the union, Arizona, would continue prosperous. It would fol- low, of course, that the income would not then approach what 1t must surely be with our citizens fac ing hopefully, boldly and with every confidence, the problems of recon struction.
 "No part of the world has soon so great a permanent increase ofwealth from so many interests in so limited an area in so short time. At the period when Arizona assumed the responsibilities of statehood, the en-