The Delta independent., 1913-01-17

Nineteenth General Assembly of Colo
RADIO on Tuesday, the 18th. 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
resentatives oil the people of the state.
not TO make partisan politics, but to
enact laws for the benefit OF all the
:itiZens oil our commonwea You
must bear in mind that this is a state
OF great variety of industrial and bus
mess 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, ant | expect to see
splendid results.
Roads and Parks.
Perhaps the most urgent necessity
upon us al the present time for the
advancement OF farming. mining and
all kinds OF industrial pursuits is ta'
construction OF systematic network
OF highways throughout the state We
have many sections OF good road. but
III htfg AtM INAsAti-N ftl'. tAlfN NNI hl'NN ~
connected. In order 20 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 a result tho work must be
under the supervision OF some eff
cient centralized body Such system
would not only enable ms to reach
settle up and develop every portion
of our state. but it would also furnish
the best possible means to secure the
tourist travel now looking for an op
porunity 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 att.1ctions and all we need TO
secure the lions share Of this travel is
the construction of good roads. lr
1915 the transcontinental highways
will be lined with automobiles. headed
toward the Panama eNpositions on the
Pacific coast. and unless We complete
the main arteries of our system by
thai time We can hope for but littl,
OF this trade. II We have our highways
In good condition. We may reasonably
hope for most of IT, because In nc
other place within the same amount
of territory can so many scenic at
fractions be found. We viii doubtless
Transportation and Marketing condi
tions.
Inquiry has shown that We are an
nually Importing into this state foi
our own use livestock and agriculture
products TO the amount OF $40 per cap
ita. or about s32. 100000 a year. This
is counting only those products w,
should produce ourselves. Neverthe
less. this year We had an immense
quantity OF fruit and other farm crop;
for which there WAS no available mar
ket or no transportation facilities
through which they could be sold al
profit. Thousands 81 tons of the
best fruit ever produced in the state
went to waste. Much of this was per
ishable and IL moved at all had TO be
shipped within n very limited time
Had there been ample manufacturing
facilities much of this crop could have
been put in condition to hold over fol
use in years of scant production.
State Forestry System.
The Eighteenth General Assembly
authorized the appointment of a state
forester under the Board of Agricul
tuTt anu 10 put
into effect most salutary laws in be
half OF forestry in this state. The ap
preparation did not become available
until year later ana then only n part
of IL. Enough was secured, however
TO effect the Organization OF the serv
ice. The Agricultural College has es
tablished a course OF study in forestry
Its purpose is to teach the growing OF
trees. TO make experiments looking to
the discovery of more valuable woods
than are now grown in this state, and
II has secured the permission of Con.
Rress to purchase / 800 acres of eX
pcrimental plots in the several alti
Sudes at which timber will grow in
this state.
The General Assembly should make
the appropriation of $1,000 necessary
to secure this valuable land. mad
hoped. inasmuch as We were educating
the youth of the state to handle tho
forestry problem OF both state and
federal lands. that the government
would give to us from its more than
1<.000.0 900 acres of forest reserves In
Colorado the small amount OF 1,60O
Acres. We failed, however to secure
the consent OF the forest service and
Congress required us to pay for It.
Irrigation.
The development of our irrigation
system is the most important factor
In our agricultural growth. Expert.
ence has taught us that by storing
and holding within tho state large
portion OF the natural water supply
that comes TO us in the way OF snow
and rainfall. We will. during the course
of time, add almost indefinitely to the
amount of land We NAV irrigate