The copper era., 1909-01-28

This law was ratified by act of cone gress on the 1st day of March, 1907, and by that act became effective. (U. s. statutes, chapter 22S9.)
 The board of control undertook to carry out the purpose of that law, and with that end in view instituted inquiries and solicited informant, n and plans to enable it to do so. The amount of money available for that purpose, so far, at any rate, as the territory was concerned, is limited to $l9,OOO.
 It was thought possible that some provision might be made for supple menting that fund by the use of road money of Pinal county, ana that might be done. Inquiry developed, however, that any such addition to the fund would be sm all and not ad- equate.
 It is the opinion of the board, based upon the estimates of re liable en- gineers that the work cannot be done tor much, if anything, less than $50 = 900. Even that sum sccms hardly ad- equate. The report of the board of contEol relating to that matter lies upon your table, and will give you detailed information upon the sub ject.
 RAILROAD COMMISSION.
 The provision of the act of con- gress usually known as the interstate commerce aw are mIde by that law applicable to the regulation of intra- territorial commerce.
 There is naturally considerable diff ficulty in the entertainment of the necessary facts relating to intra- ter. ritorial commerce, and in compiling and circulating them for proper pre- sentation to the commission for its consideration and action.
 That it is desirable that it should be done is, I think, unquestioned by a great ma iority of our people. 1 In order that the interstate com merCe commission may act at all ir i rela tion to our intra- territorial com. merce, facts and conditions must be made known to it. These facts should be, of course, accurately stated, should be relevant, and should afford guide to the commission 1T | its efforts to regulate that commerce so far as 1t is affected by rates, fare; and other elements ot transpJrta ! tion. This may be most effectively done by persons expressly delegated i with authority to do SD and with DO wer to compel the production of evidence it's preservation and It's cOmpilatiOi | for presentation.
 1 therefore rec DEm md the cred'io of a commission uI at least three members to be charged with dis duty as well as to be vested with suCr l 9 m he n "a Lr, their efforts of some avail.
 The report of the superintendent of public instruction excepted, nUnt of these reports are available ir printed form, and Cnder the prevail ing custom cannot be, until the legis l lature has arranged tor printing them. 1 found that thi- fact ueCes sitated a message of unusual length in order to give yOu 1t the btgianIng of your session definite iniorma tion as to the state of the territory Printed copies of the departmental reports arc not ready, as rule, un- til the session of the le2islatuae Is half Completed. I recommend that you authorize and direct the board oi control to print hereafter d stated number of copies of each biennia report by the first of each December next preceding a session of the legiS lature, such printing to be done in the territory, by the lowest bidder Such a law would not only cause . great saving in the cost of printing but would in reality provide officia information for the benefit of the legislature and the public, as tho | law in fact coutemplates.
 JOSEPH H KIBBEY, l ,f