Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-20


 : the duty Of the governor, the attosnel - general and surveyor general. ol ? some officer clothed with the func 5 tions of the surveyor general 10 make such selection. You are aware thal
 the state has no surveyor general. bu
 that defect may be easily overcome } by clothing the state engineer with D the power of surveyor genera and the interest of economy il ? is recommended that legislation be enacted to that end. IL is obvious. however. that owing to , the multiplicity of duties al ready incumke ent upon the officers , comprehended in the selection Of five millions of acres of land and the yit
 al importance of the most careful in spection to that end that wise and
 mdicious choice may be made, jus
 tice cannot be done the states in-
 terests without other and additional
 provision. l, therefore. recommend
 the creation of commission to con
 sist of three officers specified in the
 enabling act. and at least one other
 member the additional member or
 members, so authorized as 10 receive a salary commensurate with the inn l'bA teilANt Oi liiH utAAAfNs IT hfolA fAls this commission should be clothed not only with the authority to make sell ection Of state lands but with the authority 10 dispose of by lease or
 sale. in accordance with the provi- sion of the law, of the lands so sell ected
 recommend that a fund be creat- ed 10 enable the commission, having under its charge the selection of these lands. to make such inyestiga- ton as may reveal the whereabouts of water oil. gas or timber. feasible sites for water storage or other phys ical features tending to enhance the
 value of the areas adjacent thereto l or affected thereby-to prospect in l short for the choicest proportions of 1 the unapprorriated domain, and then | by judicious legislation. to prevent the squandering of these rich lands or their grabbing by the sharks who may always be found in the wake of 1 every well proyisioned ship
 | By means of law which will com bine the wise requirements of the en- | abling act with a far-seeing policy of | development and conservation, the state. and particularly it's education al fund-may be greatly enriched, and ] 1 bespeak your most earnest consid- | eration of the subject.
 Irrigation Laws.
 The era of development upon which Arizona is entering requires modern machinery for the working out of her great agricultural and irrigation al problems. Some of these problems as some already have, may be solved by national aid. I trust that means will be found by which the state. in the development of its areas Of the granted lands, may solve others. but still others. simple and feasible. should be solved by private enter prise, under the operation and direc- ton of district laws similar to the | best approved of such laws in force in other states of the so-called arid west. urge you to consider this question carefully.
 Education.
 Education is at high tide in Arizona The percentage of illiteracy is small Our institutions of learning from the university to the common schools, would be a credit to any state in the union. But there are Opportuni- ties for greater advancement still, and advancement in education will in sure advancement all along the line. | therefore charge you 10 give care full thought to the subject of educa- ton, to the encouragement of the in stitutions where the youth of Ari- zOna are being fitted to solve the problems which will come to them in the battle of life, and to further strengthen the system which is the greatest bulwark of human liberty the common schools.
 Free Books
 am convinced that a great i'm petus would be given to education, and it's privileges spread over far greater area, if the state, or each of the counties of the state, would sup ply text books free or at a nominal cost As the matter now lies. many poor families are compelled to seri 1 ously cramp themselves in orde. 10 1 supply the required text beeks for ! children of these poor parents go by declaring themselves paupers. l More frequently than otherwise, the childern of these poor parents go ! without the books needed for their schooling. and thus loose the benefits | of a system which is ostensibly main | tained for the benefit of all alike. ! The seriousness of this situation is | intensified by the circumstance Of all-toO-frequent changes of text books and the exorbitant prices that are charged for them. Should the state supply free text books, either . by publication or. by contract pur- ] chase in large quantities, it stands to | reason that they would be more uni | form. changed les frequently and cost | but a fraction of the prices now | charged for them
 Agricultural Schools
 The time has arrived, think, when | mcre particular attention than it has hretofore enjoyed. should be given to the subject of technical ed ucation, along the lines suggested by | our chief industries-agricultu and mining, and particularly the former.
 The University of Arizona, to be sure, maintains most excellent agrl- l cultural and mining colleges, with several experiment stations in differ ent localities reinforcing the agricul- tural college. but the possibilities and influence of the institution might be wonderfully increased at little cost