The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-10-25

any purpose, or increase the ex-
penddtures Of the states money
without the consent of both House
and Senate in the state legislature"
This proves, farmer-labor papers
say, that Governor Olson admins
tration could not possibly have been
extravagant.
It might prove that If the state
ment were true, but it is absolutely
incorrect. The Governor has COM
plete control over the expenditures
of the highway department, the ru-
raj credit bureau, the game and fish
department, the drivers license de-
partment. and others. These de-
partments alone spend more money
than the total yearly appropria-
tions of the legislature, and it is
in these departments, exclusively
under the Governors control, that
the gross waste and extravaganza
has taken place.
The drivers license division of
the state highway department is
strikingly typical of the insincer-
ity Of the present state admins
tration. Governor Olson said that
if Mike Holm's motor vehicle Ii
cense department, which is several
times larger than the drivers Ii
cense department, were trans
ferred to the highway department
he could save the state 100000
by using vacant space and idle
help in the highway department.
When he was given the drivers
license department, however, he
idle help of the highway depart
ment. Instead he rented another
building from a friend at S12, 240
per year. This building has rent
ed to the vacating tenant for
$537.50 per month, Governor Olson
paid 1920 per month for it. He
put in equipment at a cost of
$12,396.51 and office supplies at a
cost of $13,883.66. Although dri-
vers' licenses for the year are
practically all issued, the payroll
of the department and other ex-
penses of maintenance are still
| $500 per month.
The first efforts to provide hay
for drouth stricken farmers in
Minnesota were undertaken early
in July 1888. About 41,000 tons Of
hay were harvested on tax-delin-
| quent, state-owned and privately
owned lands. The hay cost 81 a
ton and through the efforts of G..
J. Laurisch of the railroad and
warehouse commission in secur-
ing preferential rates was laid
down in the drouth stricken area
for $3.50 to $40 per ton. The work
was handled with great care and
economy.
During the winter of 1933-34
this 41,000 tons of hay was dis
tributed by a force of five people.
When the federal millions began
! to pour into Minnesota, all idea
of care and economy flew out of
the window, and within two
months 116 people were employed
to do the work that five had been
doing. Also there seems to be a
difference in the making of hay.
The state, apparently, is not inter-
ested. It has federal millions with
which to buy hay when hay shall
he needed.
From July LIST, 1888 to October
list, 1888, the state took over most
of the hay that was harvested,
storing it for use in the drouth
stricken areas, and only 119 cars
of hay were shipped to private hay
buyers during that period. Look
| well on that picture and then look
on this. From July list, 1884 to
October list, 1884, a total of 3030
carloads have been shipped to the
hay buyers Of the twin cities.
The state had the hay a year
ago to distribute cheeply to needy
farmers; today the SPECTATORS
have it. Those who are in on the
know claim that the price of hay
to farmers or to the state relief
administration this winter will be
$1S to $40 per ton, perhaps more.
Who is going to get the benefit
of this policy? And why?
In the game and fish quarters
in the new state office building is
de luxe office. A rich carpet
covers the floor. Before a large,
quarter-sawed solid walnut flat
top desk stands a luxurious leather
upholstered arm chair Of solid
walnut, while nearby, a real orn-
ament, is a large solid walnut
waste basket.
These luxurions appointments
were provided by the administra-
ton for a game and fish official
at the very time that the Cover
nor's heart was throbbing with
sympathy for little children who
couldn't go to school because they
'have not decent clothing to
wear"
Statewide newspaper poll by "a
daily papers, several democratic:
Nelson 52.828, Olson So, 642, Regain
31.792. Nelson 43.9 per cent. Olson
29.6 per cent, Regan 26.5 per cent.
Political advertisement = Pre-
pared and paid for by Nick Schmftz
at regular advertising rates.