The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1936-01-02
STATE DEPARTMENTS PLAY
IMPORTANT ROLE In 1895
Large Increase In Fee And Tax
Collections Noted; Relief
Cost High
Strikes Are Problem
Lumber And Ferry Agitations
Cause Trouble; List
Departments
OLYMPIA,

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government and state departments
played an increasingly important
role in Washington during 1895
with strike settlements and heavy
relief expenditures heading the list,
survey revealed today.
State officials reported large in
creases in fee collections and tax
payments as a result of general
business recovery. The two most i'm
portant tasks falling upon the state
and Governor Clarence D. Martin.
were settlement of the lumber and
ferry strikes and vitalization of the
states relief and old age pension
programs.
List Achievements
Here is the way various state Off
Gals describe major progress made
in 1885 in their departments:
Governor Martin-Passage of
legislation to raise funds to pay H.
600 old age pensions; personal inter-
ventiOn to make peace in major
lumber and ferry strikes.
DR.. N. D. Showalter, state school
superintendent-Heavy increase in
state payments to school districts
from 16 cents day per pupil paid
last year to % or more cents this
year; IS per cent of districts on
cash basis.
H. H. Henneford, chairman, state
tax Collection of So
100000 under the 1885 law including
sales tax and IL other levies, money
used for schools, relief, pensions
and government.
+ Luther E. Gregory, chairman,
liquor board-Sale of $11,COO,000
worth OF liquor; $307O,000 profit for
the first IL months of the year and
81 $780, 900 paid to state, counties and
cities.
Olaf L. Olsen. finance-Super-
vision of 100000 building program
at state penal and eleemosynary
institutions, involving - new
buildings or additions; establish
ment of state drug addict farm at
Sedro-W oolley State Hospital.
State Patrol Grows
Chief William Cole, state patrol
Enlargement of patrol from 10 to 81
members; patrol played major role
in strike settlements and handling
mobs at Tacoma, Aberdeen, Long
view and other points.
Ferd j. Schaaf, public service
Mutual settlement with Puget
Sound Power and Light company
resulting in 100000 cut in power
rates and 100000 raises in COM
pany employees salaries; stabiliza-
ton of trucking industry under new
truck law.
E. F.. Banker, conservation and
Developments control dis
tricts formed or in process of form
alton on IA rivers about state;
flood zones established on 10 rivers
to control future construction.
A. c. Martin, land commissioner
Collection of $685., 1853 from sale
and leases of state lands and tide
lands.
Charles F.. Ernst, public welfare
Payment of old age pensions for
first time by state; administration
of 81 500 900 monthly relief program
about state.
Harry c. Huse, license depart
ment-VigorouS Investigations OF
fraudulent brokers and stocks after
several years of dormancy due to
lack of funds; reduct on in per-
centage of gas tax refunds from 9.3
per cent to 8.9 per cent of total; 70
per cent increase in real estate
dealers under license.
Advertises State
Ernst N. Hutchinson, secretary OF
state-Issuance of seven pamphlets
advertising resources, attractions OF
Washington; vigorous program OF
developing state parks despite lack
of funds.
Otto Case, state treasurer-Pur-
chase of $4O8, lot worth of county,
city and school warrants by state
under 1885 law, which hitherto were
almost unmarketable except at
heavy discounts.
Cliff Yelle, state aud tor-Alded
in passage of new laws liberalizing
investment of idle state moneys;
purchase of $5OO,0,O of states own
relief bonds with subsequent reduc-
ton of interest costs.
G.. w. Hamilton, attorney general
Prosecution of 1872 legal cases In
volving state departments; issuance
of hundreds of opinions for prose-
cutting attorneys, state officials.
E. S. Goodyear, state forester
Fought 1893 forest fires during
longest fire season in years with
only $87 ,5O6 loss; launching of new
state nursery for reforestation pur-
poses.
William A. Sullivan, insurance
commiSsioner-Col of $1,403,
473 in first IL months of 1885, $780,
285 more than entire 1884, from In
surance premium taxes and license
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