Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-12-15
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
BY GOVERNOR BOYLE

Governor Boyle in his address be
fore the legislative committee Of TIL,
Reno Chamber of Commerce not only
raped some of the discontents. bu
set no some Facts that needconsidcr
alton, especially as there is promise o.
a lively fight over efficiency and econo
nv during the coming session. Ths
governor said i'll part
Il have discovered that the inter
relationship OF the state. county and
local govrnments is closer than is us
ually believed. This is shown by the
| school system. Our best efforts al
| economy in preparing budget arc
likely to be Offset by the demands for
increased wages by teachers. Our
difficulty in securing teachers has beer,
the direct outgrowth al too low a
standard of pay. In California they
| have established minimum at about
| 81 100 a year for rural schools. Some
| of our rural teachers only get $40 a
| month Tor a six month term Teach
| ing standards have had to be lowered
to get teachers.
Another proposition is the manage
ment of our state institutions. Our
| prison is obsolete. 1t was built in
| 1867 and has grown by series of al
ditions, Easements, leantos and sheds
| 1t should be strapped. The overhead is
Unfortunately high An appropriation
has been made for the first section
of new building, and about $4,000
has been expended. The present Iforce
needed to maintain the penitentiary is
| about Is. A force of nine will care
for the new prison The new prison
should save tbs state about $4,000 a
year i'll operating costs. Tanning or
rug-weaving may be established in it.
The asylum was built IS years ago.
Last year $4,000 was appropriated
for a new building. and work is now
under way. The orphans home has
had additions made in the last two
years. Womens' clubs may propose an
unpaid organization, with an unpaid
secretary, that will try to lind homes
| for children. and also administer TN /.
official charities The mothers pension
act has been greatly abused One
woman, who is county commissioner
is drawing pension.
The boys industrial school at E.lk3
has handicap because OF its location.
Pumping water costs so much that the
crops OF alfalfa are not profitable
Chicken raising would be better.
"The public service commission will
require support. 1t is engaged in i'm
portant work right now and its APP
preparation must not be reduced. The
question of freight rates is a vital one
in the shipping of livcstockand low
grade ores.
| THE tax commission has been
fought. but opposition has now dwin-
died. Any plan of reorganization that
permits proper direction of taxation
and bringing in money for the state
budget would be acceptable. The
miner and the farmer can not shift
the taxes imposed upon them. as can
| be done i'll some other lines. These
! are things in our constitution that are
deterrent to the working out of a
taxing scheme that would prove
equitable.
"Notcware pulled $4,000 out
OF our pockets by saying that the
state of Nevada is, about bankrupt.
Such a statement as that pulls down
Nevada state bonds The present diff
| ficulties of the live stock man will not
last. There are hopeful signs through
out the nation. We ought to go ahead
with some sort of standardized pro-
gram for buildings. for highways If
| dutO IiSCllSSS dIC StdIludTQ1ZeQ as III
other states, the revenue thus derived
will care Tor our highways. A gaso-
line tax will catch the tourist.
I'm highway building we must have
cooperation. A bureau in state
capital to run local affairs will often
prove inefficient, for the individual
does not want to carry out the die
tates of some central authority
County groups selected by the state
highway department would give better
results than the present plan.
The most expensive thing outside
of highways is the state rabies com.
mission. There should be co-opera.
tive distribution Of the $4,000, but We
haven't it now. We should establish
and finance continuing building pro.
gram. We should consider such so