The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-15

ri would be Just "a sensible end
just rs much In the interests OF eff
cheney TO diYidc the Eovernor's Office
into three parts and put II into d.
visions under three men Tor adminia-
trafion. NJ to divide h authority 81
D rtnte land onice under a com
mission Of three appo.ntive officers.
amendment No. ~ said W. G. Reid.
IN speaking 10 the Rotary club today
on a number OF the constitutional
amendments 10 be voted on next
TUESDAY.
In mia discussion Of TN land CON-
mission amendment. Reid was reply
ms 10 an argument In favor OF that
amendment by Carl MaRee OF the.
Journal. who argued that the admin
iztntion OF the state lands was too
nig a job for man and that IL
should have thse administrative
heads 30 that the work could be sec
tiunalizod and divided among them.
Cites Treasurer's oasce.
The t~rcasurefs Office is an i'm
rortant one. handling millions OF
snoney~ Reid said IT would be as
nsnnibie TO divide that Office into de-
paftmenfs uudff THREE heads. aa TO
divide the authority In tho state land
onice.
III has beer the experience In pub
hc service generally that divided re-
fponsibiilty does not increase Ell
uency.'' Capt. Reid said. 1--WE have
seen commissions whose members
give a few minutes work zach day 20
their administrative duties and who
employ clerks 60 do the work. That
would be the result In the proposed
Hand commission. The commissioners
would be high sslaried men who
Mouid hire clerkr TO do the work. II
~ IDLE o that because the land
commissioner does not know all the
detail that Is under way In his Office.
the policy OF administration Is un-
sound, The president OF a bank can
not know the detail OF the Depart
mental administration. II he guides
abe general policy 81 the Institution
be IL doing successful work.
The New Mexico policy Of state
ftnd administration, under the guild
qnco OF an elected land commissioner.
upon whom FUN responsibility Is
nxod, has worked OUT we'll. far better
fhan in those states where commits
Mons Ia been In charge, We have
hut to rompare system with the
ftsnila obtained hy the Arizona COM
mission, aH an Illustration.
Wa see an example OF what d.
yidod authority doe IN the federal
Ian offices. There b registers ave
equal authority with the receivers. IL
adds more jobs 20 be filled but the
srEult In 30 fgr as the public doing
business with the offices Is concerned.
IS DELAY and confusion
Like budget Amendment.
Capt. Reid believed the budget
Amendment No. 8. might be valuable.
chiefly because Il puts the governor
IN charge on December 1. instead Of
SANITARY / as at present and gives
him 90 days before h Legislature
meets. IN which 60 ascertain the ~
nanclal neccs OF various departments
and institutions.
Brcece Opposes 5 and ~.
Col George y. Breeze spoke on
Amendments s and H. both Of which
he opposed. or The nfth amendment.
risinF the legislature authority 10 fix
powers for the state corporation com
mission Col. Breeze said that he DID
NOT believe tie people wanted 20
dalaEafe any such authority 10 the
ln~elslnfurc: that they wanted 10 re-
tain tho power Of fixing the authority
of fheir public servants through the
nroeisionn Of the constitution. He
forecasfed conflict between the cor
noratlon commissions authority and
that or tho local governments OF the
state. should the amendment be
CAN'T Anond Road Bonds.
"Dur principal Industry IN New
MEXICO a. the livestock Industry, said