The Arvada enterprise., 1913-01-16
MESSAGE OF
GOV. AMMONS
INAUGURAL ADDRESS delivered
TO NINETEENTH GENERAL
ASSEMeLY-POSITIVE
IDEAS.
TREATS MANY TOPICS
Roads and Parks, transportation Con.
ditions, State Forestry system,
Public Defense, Gtate lnbtitu-
lions, Board OF lmmigra-
ton Among the Many
Matters DiGcussed.
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Dcnyer.-Goyernor f.. NJ. Ammons
delivered pis inaugural address to the
Nineteepth General Assembly Of Colo
RADIO on Tuesday the llth. In part,
the governor said:
To the Members OF the Nineteenth
General Assembly OF the state Of
uJradu.
Greeting; You are here as the rep
T"scntaliyc5 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
muse bear in mind that this Is a stale
of great variety OF Industrial and bus
uCs- conditions, that there will ~
seeming conflict OF interests to ad-
just The field Of legislation must be
entered with wisdom and tolerance. /,
believe every member is inspired ny
the boat motives. am / 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 the
construction OF a systematic network.
Of Highways throughout the state. We
nave many sections uI good road, but
in very few places ar" they properly
connected, In order to carry ont 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 result the work must be
under the supervision Of some eff
c,uut centralized body Such a 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 market our
farm and other products and to secure
tho tourist travel now looking for an
opportunity TO visit the Rocky Noun
Etlns Even with our present discon-
ucCtCd system Of highways. aUlumO-
bile tourists are VISITING most lOrtiuns
Of The state and advert ing 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 ur this travel is
The construction OF good roads In
1915 the Unconstitutional highways
VIII be lined with automobiles. headed
wv al q llf tbntllN 'N llDrltlh3h on inc
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 viii be found.
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
itu. or about S32 100000 a year This
is counting only those products we
should produce ourselves Npyrrthc- .
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
Il profit. Thousands OF tons Of the
best fruit ever produced in the state F.
went 10 waste. Much of this was per
ishahlo and II moved at all had to be
shipped within a very limited time. /.
Had there been ample manufacturing .
facilities much Of this crop could have
been put in condition to hold over for
use in years Of scaut production.
State Forestry System.
The Eighteenth General Assembly
authorized the appointment of state
forester under the Board of ArTicul.
urc and enacted legislation To put
into effect most salulury laws in be.
half of forestry in this state. The ap-
preparation did not become available
until year later ana then only part
Of II. Enough was secured, however, .
10 effect the organization Of the sory- .
ice. The Agricultural College has cs-
iRhlishcd course OF study in forestry /.
It's purpose is to teach the growing OF +.
trees, to mako experiments looking to
the discovery OF more valuable woods
than are now grown in this state, and .
II has secured the permission of Con
Eress to purchase 600 acres Of oN-
perimental plots in the several alti-
rudes at which timber viii grow in
this state
Tho General Assembly should make
IN" appropriation of s. 1000 necessary
10 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
iHutTAl IhndSt ihat the government .
would give to us from It's 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 10 pay for it.
Irrigation.
The development Of our irrigation
system is the most important factor
In our agricultural growth. Expert
enco has taught MS that by storing
and holding within the state q large
portion OF the natural water supply
that comes to us in the way of snow
md rainfall, We will, during the course
uf timc. add almost indefinitely to the
amount Of land We may irrigute.
Public Defense.
To extend our irrigated territory as
We should, the state must defend its
title to the streams which rise within
It. BY congressional enactment we
were given these waters nearly half .
century ago and our title to them was
confirmed by our constitution at the .