Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-05
EFFICIENCY
PREVAILS AT I
The CAPITOL,
Money Being Saved For the:
State by Business Meth
b DDS Of New Officials.
(Herald Specinl Service)

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Bismarck, n. D., Dec. $.STTAlthough
in.office but little oYera week,fttheFnew
officials have s'-eady begun4on their
program of making good.for the beneI
fit of all the people OF the state.
The week has been a busy oneY but
it has been found possible to ataleast
make a beginning along the lines Of
economy and efficiency to, which the
Independents stand pledged. Ss
~ Bond Compromise -
. OF foremost Importance during the
last week has been the action of the
new industrial commission in securing
a compromise on the bond sale cont
tract made at the fifth hour by thu
old administration with Splitter Rorick
and company, under which a total OF
approximately. 100000 in state
bonds were to be sold bearing the
heavy, interest rate of six per cent, ana
the new administration was prevented
from. making any other: sales Of bonds
for the next year
Big Saving Made
BY preventing the carrying out Of
this contract the new administration
has probably saved the people of5the
state some 100000 which otherwise
would have been paid out as interest
during the mex 20 years, thanks to
the action of the league industrial
commission in making its second con-
tract with the eastern bond house.
Another very decided step in the
direction of efficiency has been the
action pfIthe state auditing board Id
ordering that hereafter all bills OF tho
Workmen's Compensation Bureau
ahol1- ha o,,1fkod hxy that hAo I'd .hofaPA
being paid by the state treasurer.
Hitherto there has been a most .un-
businesslike method pursued in con-
nection with the bills of this depart
ment of the state government, mo
check being made except in the de-
partn0nt itself.
Futher action along this line Is K
pected at future sessions OF the board.
Payroll Cut
A start has been made in several
departments toward hopping unnec-
essary employees. In the department
Of the attorney general, three a,tor-
neys who have been drawing large
salaries for special services during the
last few months have been gently but
finally separated from the payroll
These are. leslie Simpson of Dickin-
son; F. F. Sinkler of Minot; and G. L.
Crum, formerly Of Montana.
All Of these gentlemen were special
ly favored under the Lemke regime,
and had been drawing fat fees from
the state.
Along the same line is the reques,
from Governor r. A. Nestos for the
resignation of all of the tax supervis-
ors of the state. These men had fin
ished their work for the present year,
and were simply drawing their salar-
les.
A large number of other gentlemen
who have been finding the state pay
roll an easy means of livelihood are
due to walk the plank in the near
future.
Appointments Made
Two important appointments have
been announced during the week by
the new Industrial commission.
These are L. r. Crawford of Sentinel
Butte as secretary of the commission,
and W. B. Default Of Jamestown. as
manager of the rural credits depart
ment of the Bank of North Dakota,
Both of these men are businessmen OF
experience and their appointment
should tend to efficiency In the de-
partments over which they have con-
troll.
Others Expected
One more appointment remains t.
be made. before the rural credits. ma.
schinery Of the BankIof North Dakota
one of the most important cogs in the
scheme of government as outlined b.
the new commission al begin /, tc
function as planned. This is q man
agsr Of the Bank of North Dakota t.
4 succeed r. w. Cathro. This appoint
frant NAV he ornecfed fo maferia lizf
in the course of the next few days,
No action has been taken as YET
towards the appointment of q new
! state examiner but this is also ex'
pected to- come shortly. ~
In the meantime the new officials
have a number Of other importan
plans in mind, which include reduc'
tion, OF the cost of receiverships in in
solyent-banks, thorough audits OF thu
various state industries and depart
ments, etc. *p
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