Gunnison news-champion., 1911-04-28
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&c Rst. with proper ressrscssass a.
b. Fesssience Spoa the land ssd M
provemepts Tie coal, oil, ssoue snd
clay lsads eoSld be Sid and dssel-
eped aud our forest lands kss1led
IN hsrmony with our other pesesFees
aud under laws suitable 10 o~T con
dlt,eBs. Pending settIement end
ssle, the anoccsp,ed lands GOOD be
rented and the rece,pss tvs0 shis
sosEee. which would be lssee. essld
he applied TO the bslldias a seod
roads, which wosld help " oske
these same lands accessible ssA con
sequeptly more valuable.
Ipasmpch ss the federal govern
ment 10 not making expesses " the
sdmInlstrstion Of these Lssds, II
should be glad 10 cede then os4siGhi
10 the states. II the sentiDess os~si
ed by press aGeHcy of the fosssa ssr-
vice is ~ strong that THE casneA be
done, then they shosld I've sold - she
states st q minimum price, " be psld
for ss they are Disposed Of BY abe
states. Agricultural ana sEssibe
and entry land should not lie cAssGed
for, the usual lees being paid 70 Che
state for administration. The ssr
plss, after paving the sovssnsssni
price, shoald 20 10 the constr~esior
OF public highways end the coopae
tioa Of reclsmstion psolscts.
II such . plan wss carried osa il
wosld SessIt in one jsrisdictioR lad
aRifogm laws over oil the territorv IN
the State, would enormously increass
taxable property, provide for the con-
strsctioa of good rosds, open ne~
lsnds TO settlement aad encouras.
greater production for market. W.
! would thus have the same right thai
Was enjoyed the Eastern states o
Ntilisine our nstsrsl resources 10
build our state. We would have the
right to impose local taxes upon al
property alike and expend the result
ING revenses in Q manner most ad-
vsntaeeous TO the welfare Of our citi-
seDs. BY increasing our popalstioR
We would have more end better
schools and thus improve social con-
ditiose. We wosld be able To esta-
blish psbllc parks which, with our
system Of highways, would not ola
Furnish oplsces of recreation for ous
own people, but wosld attract the
tourist trade Of the world The open-
ing Of our lands and resources to
entry and use would stimulate settle
ment and development TO point un-
known before, and the people of every
section Of the state would he guar
anteed the right of local self govern
ment.
The people of Colorado have a bet
ter knowledge of the resources of tins
state than any bureau at Washington
could possibly have. We have a
more direct interest in the preserva
tion and development of these re-
sources and are best able to give the
proper administration. The receipts
from the use snd sale of the public
lands would be sufficient for Their
care, the establishment of a system
OF parks and the construction of all
needed highways and the addition Of
this property to the taxrolls would
help build and support our growing
educational and other state institu-
tions
1t will be argued that the states
have never cared for these lands and
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