Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-03-26
EXPECT To keep
STATE COST DOWN
Figure Is More Than Three Mil
lion Less Than That Granted
In 1923.

NhD h1AA NNHFNV'f'NN
n reduction OF more than S3.00O,00C
from the appropriations granted two
years ago, Governor Christianson said
The governor based his opinion up
on the work t6st the house appropri
atlons committee and the senate
finance committee did In passing upon
the board OF control omnibus appro.
priation bill.
Governor ChrIstianson declared that
the appropriation items in the board
OF control bill square away with his
policy OF economy and that he intends
to sign the bill without making any
changes.
Pleased With Results.
II am pleased with the results that
have been obtained on the board OF
control appropriations. the governor
said. THE house and senate commit
tees have done yeomen work. They
have been careful throughout 10 ex
ercise the most rigid principles Of
economy without being unjust or toe
nlggardly toward the state instltu
lions.
In my message TO the Legislature
on the budget ! stated that every ef
fort should be made to keep the to
tai appropriations for the next bien
mum down to at least s39. 0O0.000
The board OF control bill set this
pace and II the other appropriations
bills which are TO follow are finally
computed at the same rate. have nc
doubt whatever that the Legislature
will 20 under the $50. 900 900 mark In
total appropriations for the next two
years.
Offer New Highway Plan.
A new trunk highway construc.
tion program which calls for making
nearly $3.50. 100000 available In the next
20 years was outlined In the Mime
sofa Legislature. II Is predicated on
the basis OF abandoning the plans for
rennancing the country reimburse
ment bonds.
The program was put before leaders
OF the senate and house, II calls foi
Enacting a gasoline tax OF cents
a gallon for the remainder OF 1925,
beginning May l.
A "a cent gas tax for 1895 and
subsequent years.
A reduction OF 81 on the minimum
motor vehicle tax.
Friends OF the program say the lat
ter reduction on minimum would save
the motor vehicle owners $4,000 a
year beginning in i926. which loss
would be made up by the addition OF
one.half cent 10 the gasoline tax.
The significance OF the plan. II Ia
claimed, n II Ia agreed upon by the
legislature and enacted, would be that
II would take the highway depart.
ment out OF politics for 20 years and
place II on definite going basis
through all that period.
Based on Present Revenue.
The whole program Is based on pres
ent revenue from motor vehicle taxes
and what Il Is estimated now would be
available from gasoline tax. The
chief objection. however, Is that dur
ing the 20 years the number OF auto.
mobiles would increase and therefore
the revenue from automobile taxes
and the gasoline taxes would be In.
creased, bringing an amount for new
construction in the 20 years TO figure
In excess OF SiS0.ooO.o0O
Senate Gets Reorganization Bill.
The money-saving principle EN-
bodied in the bill to reorganize state
departments was put squarely up to
the senate when the most important
measure Governor Chrlstianson has
asked OF the 1895 legislature came un
der consideration.
What Massachuso did. Mime.
sofa can do" viii be the battle cry OF
the proponents OF the bill They are
ready 10 show with facts and figures
that the state OF Massachusetts,
which adopted the idea OF financial
control that Is the heart" OF the Min.
nesota reorganization measure. has
cut her state debt from ssS, SOC. 900 to
s20,000,000 In six years OF operation,
and has effected hinge annual savings
In the cost OF government.
The state senate viii be called upon
to pass tho reorganization bill as the
surest step that this Legislature can
take 10 cut down the cost OF govern.
ment.
Hear Game Department Testimony.
A penciled insert In a fur trapper's
permit. resulting In the killing OF Is
beavers In the superior game refuge.
brought on the Investigation OF the
state game and ash department. &C
cording to testimony brought out at
the second hearing OF the committee.
This testimony was made clear
through questioning by Representative
George Lommen. chairman-of the com.
mittee OF Axel +. Bargiund. super.
visor OF wardens at Grand Marais.
Barglund admitted under oath that
he had written the word beaver In
fur trapping licenses to four warden.
trappors In Cook county.
State Factory eln 10 Defeated.
The house OF representative by a
vote OF IS 10 IS defeated the Paige
bill, empowering and authorizing the
state board Of control. 10 equip and
operate factories for the manufacture
OF woven wire fencing. nails, automo