The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-24
S0RLIE WANTS
BOARDS UNDER
HIS CONTROL
Relieves Executive Super
vision Will Make For
Better Business

Bringing within executive con-
troll and closer supervision strictly
appointive boards and their exc
cutive officers is planned by Gov.
A. G. Sorlie. In his opinion it will
make for better administration of
the states business and also in
some instances lower the cost of
doing business, all o: which i'm
presses the taxpayer.
In line with this idea. a govern
mental objective by-the-way, which
is being emphasized by the COVER
nor cf Minnesota and other execu-
tives, Gov. Sorlie recently address
ed letter to w. C. Taylor of the
game and fish board, in which he
wanted to appoint or direct the ap-
pointing of secretary of the
board.
Mr.. Taylor resented the sugges-
tion and made some political capi-
tai of the fact that the board would
not or could not be dictated to by
the chief executive. Gov. Sorlie's
letter in view Of the controversy
stirred up by Mr.. Taylor's attitude
states plainly the position of the
administration and the reasons for
it:
IL understand that the Board has
the right under the law to appoint
their secretary. At a meeting of
the Board held some time ago a
resolution was adopted that you
intended to appoint an the old
wardens now in the State. l learn
ed also that the Board wanted to
/ cooperate with me. 1t seems to
me that this resolution is not the
right kind o. cooperation.
LAS governor of the state shall
be held responsible to the people
of North Dakota for everything
during my administration. In the
matter Of the secretary of the
Game and Fish Board, shall in
sist upon having the privilege of
appointing, or directing the ap-
pointment Of the secretary. l am
not asking more in this than you
would ask in my position.
"In my conversation with Dr.
Rice when he was here the other
day, we agreed that April 18th
would be q better time for the
meeting Of the board than April
14th. He suggested that it would
be we'll for me to write you sug-
gesting this change in date. You
state in your letter that you might
arrange to have the meeting at
Minnewaukan postponed or trans
ferred and the date changed. This,
l believe, will suit the convenience
of everybody concerned.
II have made the appointment
of two men on the board and COM
mission, Mr.. M. A. Hoghaug o.
Devils Lake as a member of the
Board, and Mr.. C. P. Peterson of
Bisbee as Game and Fish Com
missioner. Please notify these two
men of the date and place of meet
ing, making the change if it is pos
sible to do so. Since Mr.. Dickin-
sons term has expired it will be
unnecessary for him to be present
at the meeting, unless members of
the board wish to confer with him
on some matters.
my reason for calling DR.. Rice
to Bismarck for a conference was
because he is on direct line and
could get here on short notice. An
other reason was that l had heard
he wished to resign from the
Board. When he let Bismarck
after the conference he led me to
believe he might possibly send in
his resignation.
Gas for the letters you state you
wrote me to which l have not re-
piled, | took them for applications
or rather endorsements for ap-
pointments for jobs, and handled
them as handle all such applica-
tions and endorsements. l do not
answer these letters but file them
away, and when the time for ap-
pointmept comes, l 60 through the
list of men and women endorsed
for the different offices. Your let
ters were handled the same as the
rest of them, so I hope you will
not take exception to that.
"When ! made the statement in
my letter which you have quoted
in your reply regarding the date
for the meeting, it was not my pur-
pose to dictate the date of your
meeting, but since one of the mem
bers, Of the board had been here
and had informed me that this date
would be satisfactory and that Bis
marck would be a proper place for
the meeting, and in view of the
fact that neither you nor Or. Rice
are salaried members of the board
but on per diem, ! made the sng-
gestion contained in my letter. NV
suggestion was approved by the
two members Of the board also.
"Sihce you are in the newspaper
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