The state herald., 1913-01-17
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Denver.-Governor b. Nj. Ammons
delivered his inaugural address to the
Nineteenth General Assembly Of Colo
rado on Tuesday, the 14th. In part,
the governor said:
To the Members OF the Nineteenth
General Assembly of the State OF
Colorado:
Greeting: You are here as the rep
resentatiyes of the people of the state,
not to make partisan politics, but to
enact laws for the benefit of all the
citizens Of our commonwealth. You
must bear in mind that this is state
of great variety of industrial and bus
iness conditions; that there will be
seeming conflict of interests to ad-
Just. The field of legislation must be
entered with wisdom and tolerance. |
believe every member is inspired by
the best motives, and expect to see
splendid results.
Roads and Parks.
Perhaps the most urgent necessity
upon us at the present time for the
advancement of farming, mining and
all kinds of industrial pursuits is the
construction of a systematic network
OF highways throughout the state. We
have many sections OF good road but
in very few places are they properly
connected. In order to carry out a
harmonious plan we must first build
the main arteries reaching all sections
OF the state and make connections
with every locality easy. To bring
about such n result the work must be
under the supervision of some eff.
cient centralized body. Such system
would not only enable us to reach,
settle up and develop every portion
OF our state, but II would also furnish
the best possible means to secure the
tourist travel now looking for an op-
portunity to visit the Rocky noun.
tains. Even with our present discon.
nected system of highways, automo-
bile tourists are visiting most portions
of the state and advertising TO the
world our wonderful variety of scenic
beauty. We are especially favored with
natural attractions and all We need to
secure the lions share of this travel is
the construction OF good roads. In
1915 the transcontinental highways
viii be lined with automobiles, headed
toward the Panama expositions on the
Pacific coast, and unless we complete
the main arteries OF our system by
that time We can hope for but little
OF this trade. II we have our highways
In good condition. We may reasonably
hope for most OF IL, because In no
other place within the same amount
OF territory can so many scenic at.
fractions be found.
Transportation and Marketing condl
tions.
Inquiry has shown that we are an,
nually importing into this state for
our own use livestock and agricultural
products to the amount of $40 per cap
ita. or about s32.00O,OOO a year. This
is counting only those products we
should produce ourselves. Neverthe
less, this year We had an immense
quantity of fruit and other farm crops
for which there was no available mar
ket or no transportation facilities
through which they could be sold n
n profit. Thousands OF tons OF the
best fruit ever produced in the state
went to waste. Much OF this was per
ishehle and II moved at all had TO b,
shipped within very limited time
Had there been ample manufacturIng
facilities much OF this crop could hav,
been put In condition to hold over fol
use In years Of soant production.
State Forestry System.
The Eighteenth General Assembl,
authorized the appointment OF stat,
forester under the Board of Agrieul
ture and enacted legislation to pu
Into effect most salutnry laws In be
half OF forestry In this state. The ap
proprlation did not become aynilabl,
until year later ana then only par
of II, Enough was secured. however
TO effect the organization of the sery
Ice. The Agricultural College has es
tnblishod course OF study In forestry
It's purpose In TO tcach the growing o
trees, to mako experiments looking Il
the discovery of more valuable wood
tbnn are now grown In this state, an,
II has secured tho permission OF Cor
greas TO purchase 1000 acres OF o.
porimcntal plots In the several alt
tudes at which timber win grow II
this state.
The General Assembly should max
the appropriation Of $1,000 nccessar,
TO secure this valuable land. ma
hoped. innHmnch an We were educatin
the youth OF the state TO handle tn
forestry problem OF both state mn
federal lands, that the govornmon
would giyo TO uG from It's moro tha
100000 acres OF forest reserves Il
Colorado tho small amount OF 100
ncros. We failed. however, 10 aocur
the consent OF tho forest service an
Congress required ua to pay for Il.
irrigation.
The development OF our irrigation
Jyntom ia tho most important facto
In our agricultural growth. Expor
enoo has taught us that by STORM
and holding within tho ntnto n larg
portion OF the natural wntor suppl
that comes 10 uB IN the way OF sno,
and rainfall. wo will. during the cours
OF time. ndd almost indefinitely 10 IN,
amount OF land we may irrigato.