Arizona republican., 1909-09-25

Former Governor Buchtel, who was in Phoenix yesterday in connection with the Chautauqua program, was asked for his opinion on statehood for Arizona and gave it frankly and forci- bly as printed in the above statement
 Probably no man was eyer more un- ceremoniously dragged into the guber- material chair than was Dr. Buchtel. He started out in life as a missionary to Bulgaria and then became a Meth odist preacher. In 1900 he became chancellor of the University of Denver and it was while he was occupying this position. which he still holds. that one night in 1906. without the slightest premonitary warning, he was reused out of bed and told that he had been selected as the Republican candidate for the governorship.
 His opponents were Ava Adams, democrat, and Ben Lindsay. who repre- sented the independents. Dr. Buchtel won by a good majority. though he had not previously been identified with the political work of his party He refused second nomination and since then has devoted his energies to the sity at Denver.
 pr. Buchter spoke of his trip through Arizona. commenting on many sub jects and especially educational con { ditions He spoke of the climate and then conferred on the board of trade a delicate compliment when he said that he found the literature issued by that body so attractive that he read it . through.
 [ T have greatly enjoyed meeting the people of Arizona during the past week" said Dr. Buchtel. T find. as I expected. that they are like our Colo rado people That means that you have here the best blood and the best 1 brain from everywhere. Your Douglas makes the same impression on strang- CTS that is made by Denver. in that you come out of the desert to find a
 welI-built town with charming people
 in it. Bisbee is an unusual mining [ camp, because it appears to have an
 air of permanency. Most mining 1 camps are quite different. The Copper | Queen people deserve much praise for building such a splendid Y. NJ. C. A l building for the miners, and for | granting the use of the Y. NJ. C. A building rent free. At Tucson l fort another evidence of their generosity
 in the gymnasium building at the | University of Arizona. You have a
 fine educational plant there and ought
 to have right now three times more 1 ,t, in, attendance | from Arizona. In a few years you will probably have many students
 coming here for considerations Oi | health We find that true in Colorado
 now. where we have students from practically all the states in the unior in every one of our schools of higher ! learning.
 Here about Phoenix one finds tho | same conditions which were about Greeley and Fort Collins in the earlier | days of their irrigation development | Now those communities are rich be- yond anybody's power to tell it. And that is exactly what will happen ir
 these parts as your irrigation pro
 grams come to be carried out.
 T do not think you quite appre- ciate what an asset you have in your climate. This will make Arizona a
 rich state, when you consider that you
 have in addition vast resources ir
 mines and agriculture and cattle-pro- ducing territory. Money made ir
 every part of the world will be spent
 here as families are attracted fol
 health considerations. It is almost in ! conceivable that one can find such 2
 charming climate as you have al | Phoenix at this low level.
 'I have seen some of your board o' trade advertising matter and found