The Arvada enterprise., 1913-01-16

all were worthless. 1t required the
yenturesOme pioneer, with his intrepid
. zeal, to lay the foundation of a great
/ state. His laws and customs were
/ built on experience ana justice. Upon
| the foundation so well laid by him. our
| hardship and genius and industry have
| measured every dollars worth OF value
| in Our natural resources by a dollars
| worth Of human toll We have a right
! to these resources with which 10 build
! our state
A sensible solution OF the public do
main question is to turn the public
lands and resources over to the states
in which they lie. The citizens of
these states have a better understand.
. ing Of their needs than outside people
| possibly could have. They have
greater Interest than anyone else in
proper administration Of these lands.
The excuse for foistin% the reserva-
ton policy upon the West is the
Ieigncd purpose OF preventing mo-
nopoly The real reason is to place
our lands and resources upon a Teye.
uue basis to the federal treasury. If
, public ownership of lands and re-
sources is the only means OF prevent
. ing monopoly. what is to become OF
that portion of our great country lying
. east Of the Mississippi river, and cor
tanning lastly more than half aad
therefore the dominating portion OF
cur entire population, and if those
people cannot control the property
they own there, now are they to con.
| troll it here?
The General Assembly should me.
moriaize President Wilson and Con.
grcss. setting forth in detail suggcs
tions Of changes in administration OF
the public domain to comply with the
| best requirements for settlement de.
| vclOpmcnt and loca! taxation.
Employees Compensation Comm ssion.
The Employees Compensation Com
mission appointed by the Eighteenth
. General Assembly, ! am told, has not
. completed its Investigations, and
should be continued either to report
at the ncNt session Of the General As.
s"mby or TO initiate It law covering
the subject.
Fairs and EKpositions.
If We are to make a Crcditable ShOw !
ing at III" Panama Exposition in 1918 .
the present General Assembly must
provide for it.. | am advised that all
the western states are making unusuaI
efforts to advertise their prniuCts and
opportunities at this great fair. The /.
people of Colorado will not want ia
be left behind. Our financial condition
will prevent our doing as much as we
would like TO do, and the situation is
complicated from the fact that the
exposition will in reality be divided
into two parts-one portion located at
Sau Francisco and the other at San
Diego. In addition TO this, Colorado .
I
gcant to induce visitors to the bis .
shows on the coast to stop in this .
state, view our mountain scenery, en- |
joy our umcuualed climate, and inves .
tigatc our splendid opportunities .
Whatever funds the state can spare .
for this great exposition should he |
placed in the hands Ot a most cOmpr |
tent board, that they may be used tc /
the best possible advantage. To pro /
mote this work the several counties OF /
tn" state might BE- authorized TO as /.
sist he general exhibits by financial |.
aid.
Grand Jury.
When the present law relating ia /
| criminal prosecutions was passed it |
was not intended that district attor
ncys should be given so much power .
! am of the opinion that it should be .
mandatory upon the District Courts .
to call a grand jury at least once each .
/ year in every county. and that district
attorneys should not be permitted to /
| dismiss prosecutions without the con.
| sent Of the courts.
Fee Offices.
| have always been opposed to pub. |
| lie offices being supported by fees. | |
realize there are many offices, under
| present conditions at least, that can
have no support otherwise, but / see .
no reason why such officials should ,
not be required to collect fees with.
out favor, turn them promptly into .
the public treasury and draw such .
salaries as may be allowed by law
| in tho sam" manner in which salaries
are usually paid.
Simty-day Session
have never known a session of the |
General Assembly at which the work .
could not have been completed within .
sixty days, and | sec no reason why |
the present assembly cannot finish its
business within that time So long
as the Legislature is in session
changes in law constantly occur and |
business conditions are more or less
disturbed. | therefore hope this as.
sombly will hasten its work to the ut
most, I can ConCciy" of nothing that
would bring more credit to the mem.
bers than the accomplishment Of |
needed legislation and an adjournment
within sixty days. In this connection .
within sixty days.
Economy
With $4,000 of interest on the
state bonds in settlement of old debts, |
with $4,000 to pay for advertising |
the initiated and referred bills at the |
last election, with a demand for 800.
600 for the big cXpOsitions of 1915, |
with added expense to keep pace with |
the growth of our educational and |
other institutions. and with the neces-
sity Of keeping taxes within reasonable |
bounds, there is every obligation 10 !
hold appropriations and expenditures |
Of all departments Of the state at the .
lowest possible point consistent with |
efficiency. The estimated state rcve-
nues for the present period are no |
greater than those Of the last