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and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE

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Let Michigan Return
to a
Common-sense Government
with

ALEX J.

GR O ES ECK

AS

GOVERNOR

His Record of Achievement as Governor 1921.26 Should Be Remembered at the Republican Primaries Sept., 11.

How Michigan Grew Under Groesbeck Leadership

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1. Governor Groesbeck turned Mich-
igan's muddy and sandy highways
into the finest paved road system
in the Union. He built more than
2400 miles of hard surfaced high-
ways, abolished square road cor-
ners and built wide shoulders
along pavements. He started the
trunk line system.
2. He abolished nearly fifty commis-
missions and State Boards.
3. Organized Michigan's Conserva-
tion Department and created finest
state park system in America. Es-
tablished fire tower system in
north and planted millions of pine
trees.

4. Connected the Lower and Upper
Peninsulas with a state-operated
ferry system that has brought mil-
lions of dollars into Michigan
from tourists.
5. Started elimination of grade cross-
ings.
6. Organized the Department of Ag-
riculture.
7. Organized the Department of La-
bor and Indtistry, placing repre-
ssntatives of labor on the board
and giving 'them the right to settle
compensation cases.
8. Established State Purchasing De-
partment and through centralized
purchasing saved taxpayers mil-

lions of dollars.
9. Created Administrative Boar d
that enabled Michigan to conduct
its affairs in a businesslike way.
10. Made effective and developed bud-
get system created by former Gov-
ernor Albert Sleeper.
11. Put into effect modern accounting
system, which made immediately
available to the public all infor-
mation on various state funds and

accounts.

12. Made conduct of State's business
public, all sessions of the Admin-
istrative Board being opened to
any person desiring to attend.
13. Started widening of Woodward

Avenue and caused removal of
Grand Trunk tracks.
14. Ended, after 50 year fight on part
of state, tax free charter held by
Grand Trunk Railway.
15. Inaugurated snow removal from
highways in winter and dust pre-
vention in the summer.
16. Erected at various State Institu-
tions one hundred eleven badly
needed buildings, reconstructed
the University of Mchigan, the
Michigan State College, the State
Normal Schools, School for Girls
at Adrian, School for Boys at Len-
sing, and other State Institutions,
educational and penal.

A Few Proposals by Alex J. Groesbeck

The state tax on real property should be abolished.
Delinquent state taxes should in a large measure be can-
celled and forgiven.
The head tax should be repealed immediately—old age
pensions should be and can be financed from other state re-
sources. The Public Utilities Commission and Securities Com-
mission should be merged into one department, with a re-
sponsible head.
Our election laws can be simplified, minor offices made
appointive, short ballot provided for and reasonable civil serv-
ice established.

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For Erery Emergency
There's « Lender!
This Time It's

Our public schools must be maintained on a high plane
of efficiency and a comprehensive and equitable program of
sustaining them permanently established.
The state must continue its welfare program which was
woefully neglected for a considerable period. Work should
be provided for those receiving such help wherever possible,
which should not be a difficult thing to do.
I am not going to engage in a wild scramble for public
office. If elected, my objective will be to correct well known
abuses in our government—lighten the tax burden—eliminate
unnecessary and expensive public service —and re-establish
responsible, economical and constitutional government.

What Groesbeck Did for Bank Depositors

He devised the plan for a 100 per cent payoff of all de-
positors having accounts of less than $1,000.00 in the Guard-
ian National Bank of Commerce, setting a precedent for the
entire country; served as Receiver for the Guardian Detroit
Union Group, and organizedthe Depositors' Committee, which
finally put the plan into effet

GROESBECK

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