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Show A LITTLE BUSINESS Western states need the wholesome effect of. injecting business methods into their public adminstration. Here is a little object lesson show- j 'ing what can be. done by merely ap- j plying private methods in public 'af-1 fairs. "j In the fall of 1914 the state of Con-; necticut had a net indebtedness drawing draw-ing interest amounting to $10,860,000. Mark Hoi comb, a hard-headed lawyer, law-yer, who could not have been elected in some states, was made governor. He put over a business system that, brought all departments under a State Board Finance, and he kept his thumb on that Board. The joint committee ' of the legislature legis-lature on appropriations held its sessions ses-sions with the State Finance Board and the Governor had the veto. Net result: in three years the debt had disappeared, except some bonds not yet due, but there is a sinking fund on hand to meet them. How was it done? Just plain, g-common g-common sense business management 'tt any city, state or natio; "' ' by insisting on it. : I |