Arizona republican., 1912-03-19


 requiring each newspaper in Arizona to publish in every issue full and complete list Of it's owners. stock holders and holders of it's securities in whatever form they may exist State and School Lands.
 \ mandate of very great import ancc iS that contained in Section n. Article \. of the constitution, con cerning the disposition of state and school lands, and your very particular attention is directed to it's require ments and .t6 the matters which naturally accompany it.
 Under the terms of the enabling act. Arizona is the grantee of an i'm . mense area of the unappropriated public domain. amounting in round figures L" more than five millions of acres. which lands are to he devoted to certain specific uses. Appr"Ni- mately one-half of this grant is for the benefit of the states common school system. while the balance is SD divided ds to form the foundation Of separate funds for the various state ions-edUcational re- formatory. penal and charitable In dollars and cents this inheritance rep resents an immense fortune for the state. in the possibilities its wise and judicious handling will present, il means advantages for the present and succeeding generations which cannot be estimated l trust that the laws you will enact. to regulate and direct the disposition to be made of these lands. will cmbody the ideas of true conservation. and while af- fordiuc every possible legitimate en- courleement for the reclamation Of the states barren stretches, will pro hibit and prevent the squanderine Of the states rich patrimonv.
 The law should be drafted with thought of the numerous opportuni- ties there are in Arizona for the de- vcIopment or impounding of water. and that only water is needed to make the waste places bloom. The law should make due allowance and provision for the probability that the state will wish, as a business propO- sition. to reclaim or assist in the re- claiming of it's stretches Of arid lands. and the building of homes where now only solitude dWcls.
 Your attention is called to the fact that these state lands have not yet been selected. and to the immensity and importance of the undertaking. Under the terms Of the enabling act it is the duty of the governor. 1t- torney general and surveyor general or some officer clothed with the func- tions of the surveyor general. to make such selection You are aware that the state has no surveyor general, but that defect may be easily over come by clothing the state engineer with the powers of the surveyor gen erai and in the interest of economy recommend that legislation be enacted to that end II is obvious, however. that owing to the multi plicity of duties already incumbent upon the officers named. the inn mensity of the task comprchended in the selection of five millions Of acres of lands. and the vital importance of the most careful inspection. to the end that wise and judiciOus choice may he made justice cannot he done the states interests without other and additional provision I therefore recommend the creation of com mission 10 consist of the three of ficers specified in the enabling act and at least one other member. the additional member or members SD au- i thOriZed to receive salary com mensurate with the importance oi 1 his duties If desired. this commits sion could be clothed not only with authority to make selection of the states lands but with authority tC dispose by sale or lease. in accord ance with the provision of the law of the lands so selected.
 recommend that a fund he created to enable the commission. having un- | der it's charge the selection of these | lands. to make such investigation as may reveal the whereabouts of de i posits of water, oil, gas or timber ! feasible sites for water storage oi other physical features tending tC enhance the value of the areas dd- l jacent thereto or affected thereby i to prospect. in short. for the choices portions of the unappropriated do main. and then. by judicious legisla- i ton. to prevent the squandering o i these rich lands or their grabbing bl i the sharks who may always be founC ! in the wake of every we'll provisioneC ship.
 1 By means of law which will com bine the wise requirements of thu enabling act with far-seeing policl of development and conservation. thu i state-and particularly its educationa fund-m1v be greatly enriched. an, ! I hespeak your most earnest con sideration of the subject.
 Irrigation Laws.
 The era of development upon whicl
 Arizona is entering requires moderi machinery for the working out O
 her great agricultural and irrigationa ! problems Some of these problems as some already have. may he solve : by national aid: I trust that mean will be found by which the state, il the development of it's areas Q granted lands. may solve others; bu still others. simple and feasible
 should be solved bv private enter prise. under the operation of distric irrip1tiOn laws similar to the heS