The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-06-20
HAYDEN RETURNS
To ARIZONA FOR
SHORT VISIT
Says Money Is Assured for Bridge
Over Colorado River at Yuma.
Free Cattle, rr.e Wool and Free Su-
gar Will Have no Undesirable
Effect.

Bringing news that the government
appropriation of S25.000 is available
for a bridge across the Colorado river
at Yuma, Congressman Carl Hayden is
in Phoenix for short stay. He and
Mrs. Hayden managed to slip away
from Washington a few days while
the the senate is wrangling over the
tariff. Since May Z, when the tariff
bill was passed by the house, that
body has done nothing except meet
every three days and adjourn.
The Indian appropriation bill, car
rying $4,000 for the Yuma bridge,
passed the house some time ago and
senate by the Indian affairs commit
tee" Congressman Hayden said. "It
is certain to pass before the first of
July, when it is to go into effect.
There is no reason to fear that the
senate will cut out that item.
The only way that we could get
a government appropriation for a
bridge at Yuma was to include it in
the Indian appropriations bill. There
is an Indian reservation at Yuma and
it was estimated that ferry tolls and
other expenses to which the Indians
are now put to in getting to Yuma
amount to $1,000 a year. On this
basis it is a good investment to put
$25, 900 into permanent bridge. You
cannot go directly to the treasury and
tget an appropriation for a bridge The
government has never gone into that
kind of business.
Last February the Arizona legis-
lature passed a bill appropriating $15,-
OO0 for this bridge and just a few days
ago Governor Johnson of California
signed a similar measure Govern
ment engineers estimate that a first
class bridge can be built there for
5000. The money is to be spent
by the government Work should
begin shortly after the indian appro-
priation bill becomes a law"
In speaking of the tariff bill Con-
gresham Hayden said:
The senate will pass the tariff
measure in practically the same form
free wool and free cattle. 1t will not
affect the cattle industry of Arizona
or any other state Since the trOu-
BILE broke out in Mexico most of the
cattle have ben shipped out of that
country. Everyone who has a COW is
trying to get something out
of her before the insurrectos
come along and take her.
AS soon as the trouble is over we
will be shipping cattle to Mexico to
re-stock her ranges. Not enough
or Australia to affect the price in this
country. There will be no reduction
in the price Of beef on the hoof or
to the ultimate consumer. This coun-
try now has fewer cattle and more
people than it had ten years ago,
which is the reason that beef is so
high. 1t will continue high unless
the home production of meat is great
ly augmented.
Nor do I think that free sugar or
free wool will affect Arizona 1 have
Investigated these questions thorough
ly and have become convinced that
Arizona would not suffer in the least
if the tariff bill should be put into
effect exactly as it passed the house.
"An agreement has been reached by
the house not to consider anything at
this session except the tariff and cur
rency legislation. I opposed that
agreement because there were a great
many other things that should have
ben given attention. About July /
the currency question will be taken
up l expect to be back in Washing
ton by that time"