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Show A LITTLE BUSINESS NOW AND THEN Western states need the wholesome whole-some effect of Injecting business methods Into their public administration. adminis-tration. Hero Is a little object lesson showing show-ing what can ho accomplished by merely applying methods in publte affairs. In the fall of 1914 the state of Connecticut had a net indebtedness, drawing interest amounting to $10,860,000. Mark llolcomb, a hard headed lawyer, who could not have been el- ected la sonic states, wa made governor. gov-ernor. He, put over a business system that brought all departments under n Stale Board of Finance, and ho kept his thumb on that Board. The 'Joint commlttco of tho legislature, legis-lature, on appropriations held Its sessions with the State Finance Board and the Governor had tho veto. ve-to. ' r Net result: In three years the debt had disappeared, except some bonds not yet due, but thefo Is a sinking fund on hand to meet tliehii ' How was it done? Just plain -good, common sense business management man-agement that any city, state or tho nation can get by Investing on It. |