The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-26

that statement with all the force at
my command"
Turner then presented compare
! tive statement of appropriations for
state institutions for the years 1912
1921. These appropriation items were
for salaries and maintenance alone and
did not cover new buildings during any
of the years. The statement also
schools and numbers of inmates in
penal and charitable institutions.
His Economy Program.
Then Turner submitted the follow
ing comment and recommendations re-
garding economies which he said
would save thousands of dollars to the
state.
u call attention to, the fact that the
Agricultural college has, at this time.
numerous county agents in the field on
salaries ranging from $1,000 toN 5000 per
annum; county club leader in number
of the same counties on salary from 81 600
to $1,S00 per annum, while at the same
time we find the community advisor of the
university and the rural school consolida-
ton officer Of the State normal, and the
community music man from the same in
situations devoting much time IL the
/ am not going to say that these men
and women are not earning their salaries
don't know. But do say that it is not
place three four extension workers in
the same county at the SANG time. Much
"
ganized agencies within the county.
The custom OF granting long leaves
0f eRa 6 on ReS n99 part Ray anq Gg
of regular. employees. instead of doubling
up on work as state mouse departments do,
is another matter which l think deserves
careful study and attention 1t is stated
that there is overlapping of work between
the child research department of the uni
versity and the child hygiene department
of the state board of health; also the veter-
mary department. at the Agricultural col
lege and the state livestock sanitary com
time to go into the natter, but make this
general observation. State institutions
should not perform services that are al
state departmental
Executive Department.
We have at this time, ten boards, es
tablished under authority Of law, as fol
balmers, Medicals Veterinary. State Air
craft, Examination Trained Nurses, OPP
tometry and Osteopathy, which can and
should be made to operate under the Sec
rotary of State, with great saving and more
efficiency than under the present arrange
ment. These boards are composed of from
three to seven members each, who draw 50
to $40 per day and all necessary travelling
expenses. Each board has its paid sec
rotary and in some instances, other salar-
led help, and maintain headquarters at
various points thruout the state. The
plus funds over and above the necessary
expenses shall be turned into the state
treasury but strange to relate there i fhd IS
an executive order be issued requiring all
these boards to meet at the office of the
Secretary of State to transact their busi-
ness, using the clerks of that department
to keen the records, and thus dispense
with all expenditures for secretaries stem
desks and typewriters, retaining only the
per diem and travelling expense features,
and at the same time assemble all the val
liable data these boards possess in one
place in fact, the only right and proper
piace-the Secretary Of States office.
We have, at this time, IN the stare
registration drawing a salary of 500 per
month, who does, not have to exceed one
records of all the boards that l have
named and there is not the least reason
in the world why this economy should
not be introduced at once.
A Big Leak.
What has been one. of the big leaks
in state government is in the. public
utilities commission and court OF indus
trial relations In fairness to the members
of the industrial court 1 want to say that
they are cooperating in this economy move
and the judges have informed me that they
have taken steps to reduce the number of
employees, and fully expect tohave a SUB
stantial balance in their funds at the close
of this year.
and also understand full well that Kansas
should not abolish the utilities commits
sion. But there is no more occasion for
Kansas maintaining these departments ut
such heavy expense than there is that
Kansas maintain two-<capitols. Let me
offer some figures: The 1921 session of
the legislature made available the follow
ing sums for departments named for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1922.
Supreme court ..S6 s, 10000
Utilities commission -.-.-........ S0,1l9-9l
Court Industrial relations ......- 49,. $50. 96
AS I stated before l want to be fair in
this comparison and draw attention to the
fact that the court of industrial relations
appropriation includes sums thought ne
cessary for the support of the free employ
ment agency and mine inspection work,
but after deducting every dollar needed for
that work, you can still cut the appropri-
ations almost in half for the utilities COM
mission and industrial court without cur
failing their work or destroying any of
their functioning powers; The supreme
court has seven justices e at $4,000; at
$1,000 and ) at $6.0OO) and yet maintains
its entire staff of reporters, clerks and
stenographers on $6S,T00 a year.
Number Emplo%ed.
Supreme Court Including justices)
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