Arizona republican., 1915-05-07

of a section providing s6,400 for the Northern Arizona Dry Farm in Maya io county. He said that the farmers of that county had struggled bravely and were situating themselves by dry farming, and that the state owed 1t to them to afford them all the eX- pert assistance possible The Sulphur Springs Dry Farm was similarly pro vided for. MT. Merrill who has not often been heard on the floor said that he had had experience and had watched the experience of others and believed that if dry farming were in- tclligently directed it would be made a success
 The most interesting episode of the day was the discussion growing out of the section appropriating $7,000 for the taking care of the date palm orchards at Yuma and Tempe. Doubt vas expressed whether the experience of those orchards would prove to the intending investor that date culture was practicable. But these doubts were raised by members more intent upon cutting down the appropriation bill than upon the encouragement of new industries.
 Representative Goodwin rose in de- fense of the business of date grow ing. He explained the process of rollenization. the taking away of the suckers and the use of them to hurry the coming of the time when tine trees would bear.
 MT. Christy, whose interest had been aroused. inquired: 'Is there any grating 2"
 Not so far as the trees are con cerned,'' replied MT. Goodwin.
 After a certain time. said MT. Good win. when the trees begin to pro duce suckers and dates, at first the orchard is self sustaining. To which member replied that previous to that time, the trees were sustained by suckers in the legislature. MT. Johns who resides outside the sub tropical belt of Arizona was moved to remark that he had found the discussion very interesting. He had learned among other things that 1t takes a sucker to make a date. This item was allowed.
 Another appropriating $2,500 to in vestigate the underflow of water was adopted, and MT. Goodwin offered an other section, appropriating $1OO,OOO | for the use of the school of mines | tC encourage the mining industry and | aid the prospector. It was due this | industry, he said, for it bore 36 per | cent of the burden of the expense of | of the state, while agri- | culture bore only eleven per cent, l yet no expense had been spared for | it's encouragement. This section was | later withdrawn.
 The house struck out an item of | SC 900 for the purpose of plant in troduction and breeding. The dispo- sition of the remaining sections was rather tentative and subject to re- vision.
 When the house adjourned at noon. it was until 12:45 with the under standing on the part of a majority | that it would adjourn for the day at 3 100 o'clock. in order that the mem bers might witness the baseball game | and shortly before three o'clock mo tions for the committee to rise be- gan to be made. but were always de- feated by substantial majorities so that it was not until o'clock that | the house knocked off for the day.
 The senate had nothing to do and | did it in the morning and adjourned | though the appropriations committee | spent the forenoon in the considera- ton of the senate bill. It is not like ly that that subject will begin to engross the senate as a body be fore the early part of next week.
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