The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-05-22
REPORTS MADE AT FIRST
STATE CABINET MEETING

A. Elmer, commissioner of public in
vestment Miles Cannon, commission
er of agriculture w. G. Swendsen
commissioner of reclamation Jay Glib
son, commissioner of commerce and in
dustry William J. Hall. commissioner
Of public works; Guy Bowerman, com
missioner Of immigration; labor and
statistics. and J. X. White, commission
er OF ublic welfare.
Governors Address.
In opening the conference Cover
nor Davis spoke optimistically for the
future and predicted an administration
conducted strictly along business lines
and execution of state affairs with
minimum OF expense. The governors
opening remarks follow:
II have called you gentlemen to-
gether today for what | believe will
he the initial meeting of an epoch
making era In state government. For
the first time In the history of Idaho.
and | believe in the United States, "a
state government has the opportunity
to be placed ON thoroughly efficient
business basis with the elimination of
red tape and the Capitalization and
consolidation OF executive authority
III cuth a way tbdt an VI thN Cal n
nest belief that the death knell of I'M
necessary overlapping of duties and
its consequent loss of efficiency has
been sounded.
For the last two years the atten-
ton of the people has been focused
on winning the war--a most impor-
tant thing for our country, but we also
| find another vital condition in the
| N nj fY hn fpttn
ton necessarily following the war.
People Impatient
THE people of this country have
become impatient over the results OBJ
tanned by the ordinary type of state
government. Political abuses have
been such as to arouse the think
ing citizens of our country, and we
want to show the people of Idaho and
OF the United States that we are GO
ing to give them such business ad-
ministration as they are entitled to.
1T Is my desire that each one of
you keep In mind that the keynote
of this administration is to be that
the business of Idaho should be run
In the same efficient manner as we
would run a private business.
In asking you for your reports on
what you have done so far, | have
as you remember, specifically stated
had in mind the request that you
are to make report of accomplish.
ment This, of course, is the impor.
tant thing. We will talk over what
we expect to do, but that Is second.
AIRY. We place accomplishment first
| Economy Apparent.
/ AS concrete example of the type
of efficiency which l believe 1t car
be safely predicted will follow the
record of the two year period, let me
say that every single department OF
state government from which we have
n report Is today within its appro
priation, and l am proud to say that
a number of them have shown a
money saving under the amount which
they are allowed TO spend"
Public Welfare Commission.
Progress and optimism are express
ed I'm the report submitted by j. X
White, commissioner of public wei
} fare. Regarding Lava Hot Springs
Mr.. White says the institution, under
, the management of j. w. Ash, superin
} tendent, is rapidly being put in ordel
to care for the patronage of the sea
son. A new bath house with tw,
! bathing pools and mud bath is II
course of construction to be completed
. about June 10. Preliminary surve.
has been made for the installation o
a water system for the entire grounds
DIR. s. NJ. G. Reynolds, commandan
of the Idaho Soldiers Home. is re
novating that institution, according t,
) the report, and the farm work is max