Tombstone daily prospector., 1889-01-24
 GOVERNORS MESSAGE "A Synopsis of it as Presented to the 18th Legislative
 Assembly. He FayOrS Statehood and Makes Many
 Recommendations.

| ed to the Fifteenth Legislative Assem- bly, was brief and 10 the point. Below will be found a synopsis of its salient points and most interesting recon mendations:
 The present Commissioner of Inn migration was appointed and qualified on the l2th of October last, :nd has displayed a most commendable zeal l in advertising the varied resources oi Arizona. He is now engaged upon bis third pamphlet, which will be is- sued some time next month. Arrange ments have been made with the lead ing trunk lines to distribute literature relative to the Territory, and the cor respondencc of this office is increasing all ihs time. There seems to be a great interest manifested iii Arizona. and there is no doubt but that the time is most opportune for calling the attention of home seekers and capital ists to the great possibilities of future development existing here. The tide of immigration is setting our way, and it seems reasonable to suppose that with proper effort on the part of the Territory we can double our popula- ton in the next two years.
 The Board of Regents of the Uniyer- sity have managed their trust with praissyortliy fidelity 10 the public in- tersst The building designed for s School ot mines Is far advanced, and reflects great credit uron the honesty, integrity and business care which has controlled It's construction.
 SCHOOL LIMOS.
 In this connection your attention il. called to the importance of taking some action that will make tine University and school lands available to the Ter ritory. In my annual report to the Secretary Of the Interior, October 1887 upon this subject ] employed the fol- lowing language:
 By act of Congress there have been seven;y-tvo sections of public lands within the Territory granted for the purposes of university, also the six teenth and thirty-sixth sections oi every township for a school fund. The Territory is deprived of the use Of these lands until it becomes State. Ii the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sec ton. in every township could be sold and the money arising from the same appropriated to defraying the school expenses of the Territory, it would prove a great benefit to the cause Q: education and greatly relieve our over burdened taxpayers"
 MORTGAGE TAXATION.
 Under the present law mortgages are exempt from taxation. All prop srty should bear its just proportion oi the public burthens, and why the mon ey lender should be favored in this par ticular I canno. understand. An equitable way would be, it seems to Inc to assess the mortgage 10 its owner
 This would so equalize the assessment that the owner of the mortgage and the property will bear their just pro portion of the tax. r. COUNTY OFFICERS. E
 The Governor then mentions Nht question of ST increase in salaries o
 the various county officers, and says The boards of supervisors are ;h' legislative body of their counties, an' have under their imme6iite supervi , sion the revenue system, the account
 of the several county officers, the aims
 house, public roads, public building
 and sanitary condition of their re- , pective counties, and consequently tn ? labors of the supervisors are increase l proportionately with the size an' ? growth of tic counties.
 3 Iwould therefore recommend that l fixed quarterly salary be paid 10 tn F. supervisors of counties of the first clas + commensurate with the duties ain | responsibilities of their office, instea l of the per diem and mileage as at pr' O sent allowed by law.
 The same is true of, and the recon
 mendations apply to the office of Pr l bate Judge and County School Supe