The Raymer enterprise., 1913-01-16
TREATS MANY TOPICS
Roads and Parks, Transportation Con.
ditIons, State Forestry System,
Public Defense, State institu.
,ions, Board Of lmmigra.
ton Among the Many
Matters Discussed.

ItHftTed MS inaugural ADDRESS 10 tne
Nineteenth General Assembly OF Colo
rado on Tuesday. the lith. In part,
he governor said:
To the Members OF the Nineteenth
General Assembly OF the State OF
Colorado.
Greeting: You are here as the rep.
resentatiye5 OF the people OF the state.
not 10 make partisan politics, but to
enact laws for the benefit OF all the
citizens oil our commonwealth. You
must bear In mind that this is state
Jf 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. 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 yery few places are they properly
connected. In order TO carry out n
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 u system
would not only enable MS TO reach,
settle up and develop every portion
Of uur 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 presen; discOn-
neCtcd system Oi highways, automo-
bile tourists arC visiting most portions
ui the state and advertising 10 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
he construction OF good roads. In
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
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 it. because In no
other place within the same amount
OF territory can so many scenic at
fractions be found.
transportation and Marketing Condi.
tons.
Inquiry has shown that We are an.
Hually importing into this state for
our own use livestock and agricultural
products to the amount Of so per cap
tH. or about S32.0O0.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.
kct or no transportation facilities
through which they could be sold al
n profit Thousands OF tons Of the
best fruit ever produced in the state
went 10 waste. Much OF this was per.
ishRble and II 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 toI
use In years Of sCant production.
State Forestry System.
The Eighteenth General Assembly
authorized the appointment OF state
forester under the Board OF Agricul.
ture and enacted legislation to put
into effect most salulary laws in bG.
half OF forestry in this state. The ap.
preparation did not become available
until year later anu then only q part
Of II. Enough was secured, however,
10 effect the organization OF the scry.
ice. Tho Agricultural College has cs.
tabIIshed n course OF study In forestry.
Its purpose Is to teach the growing OF
trees. TO make experiments looking 10
the discovery OF more valuable woods
than are now grown In this state. and
1t has secured the permission OF Con,
gress TO purchase 1000 acres OF eX.
perimental plots in the several altl.
tudes nt 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 the
forestry problem OF both state and
federal lands. that the government
would give 10 us from lis more than
100000 acres OF forest reserves in
Colorado the small amount OF 1000
acres. We failed, however. to secure
tho 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 the state n large
portion OF the natural water supply
that comes to us In tie way OF snow
and rainfall. we will. during the course
of timc, add almost indefinitely to the
amount OF land we may irrIgate.