The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-05-18

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fact that we will continue paying half
our tax money to please a few Of the
! people and at the expense Of the work
. ers in our homes who serimp and
economize to pay this EXTRA taA cost "
The full text Of the governors letter
is as follows:
Montpelier, Vermont,
May 4, 1922.
Members Of the Budget Committee:
"As a result of our conference at
Montpelier. Thursday, April 27, you
will receive a call for a meeting at
which we will consider ways and
means Of improving methods Of man
agement Of the states business, with
a view Of ultimately preparing recon-
mendations in keeping with the pur-
pose set forth by the statute relating
to this committee. The exact status Of
the meeting can be determined when
we meet.
AT the conference, you will recall, l
stated in general terms that our
methods Of conducting our business,
both in office and in the work, are
words, that the tax payers pay twice
about fifty per cent efficient; in other
as much as is necessary to gain GER
tain result; or, to state II in still
another way, for the present tax we
should receive twice the value we are
now receiving.
"This statement is not carelessly
made. You will recall that indicated
to you that one way by which you
could arrive at this conclusion would
be TO compare our methods with meth
DDS Of business conducted by highly
DEVELOPED corporations in lines Of
work Of similar nature. BY alternate
ly observing the functioning Of gov
ernment Offices and Offices Of well man.
aged private institutions, / believe you
will readily come TO the same oonclu-
sion--that the estimate Of fifty per
cent efficiency for the government
work is rating it high rather than low.
"These are general statements, but
should constitute one Of the outstand-
ing conditions that we must recognize
and for which we should try to provide
a remedy.
"The people Of the state are entitled
to a much better use Of the states
money. The money that is paid in
taxes by the people is taken from the
funds needed in the home. The sacri- |
fees Of family comforts are made to
give better roads, better educational
facilities, better general conditions for
living and working in Vermont. The
voting for and payment of high tax
clearly indicates the readiness Of our
people to contribute most generously
for progress, particularly for progress
for the childden and for the better
ment of home conditions. II is an evil
dence Of thrift, frugality and hard
work in the homes and in the field. II
does not, however, indicate their ap-
proval Of extravagant, wasteful and
inefficient methods Of expenditure.
81 believe it is necessary for the
members of the committee to individ-
ually visit and observe methods Of pri-
vate corporations in order to make a
direct comparison with our own meth
DDS.
after having recognized the grav-
ity Of the sitution, our next move must
be TO courageously indicate the neces-
sary means for correction Of this un-
fortunate condition.
Il believe our recommendations
should be in strictest conformity with
an up-to-date political economy. We
should make our definition Of political
economy broad enough TO include the
science that treats Of methods that
make the best use Of human energies
as well as the science Of production and
Of material wealth.
With such broad yet definite purpose
we should search for conditions under
which we as a people will obtain the
greatest progress. We will find that
one Of the essentials Of progress is a
high spirit Of interest and industry in
,ur Offices and all branches Of state
work.
"one q the most important ways Of
determining the efficiency Of an or
ranization is to observe the nature Of
he spirit Of the group. The appear
ince e the spirit Of industry and in
eres. 10 the work differs radically
RON the appearance q tie typical
government type.
'Wh1e We have a fine personnel IN
.ur aTce az heads of departments
hicf g divisions, secretaries, ac- r.
our ITS and other highly developed B
poel there is 4 lamenfabie lack
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