Cheyenne record., 1915-01-14

The Nineteenth General ASSEMBLY,
provided an appr3priation D to to- assure !. sure
ascertain whether or not additional
funds are needed to continue the work
aRauld aha II be SO; @;ade suffc'en' appropriation
Agricultural College Land Fund.
The land grant fund of the Agricul..
tural College. according to the federal
ed at five per cent interest. This fund
now totals $1S2, 900 and has been in
vested in part in state warrants and
cent interest. Provision must be made
to meet the requlrements of the fed
eral act or the entire fund may be lost
Fraudulent Irrigation Securities.
1t Is recommended that the laws re-
specting irrigation districts be investi-
been done outside investors and the
state through the sale of valueless irri-
CATION securities. The wording Of the
opening for unscrupulous promoters to
sell worthless irrigation securities by
representing that the sums paid there.
for are expended under the direction of
Included in the particular district. It
m te use its na@e 70 IN e
Of fraudulent stock-selling schemes.
Many Of the. districts of the state
indebtedness and Without sufficient
water supply. This often results in ruin
to the land owners in such district.
and much loss to the investor. Irri-
gation Is Of prime importance to the
kept D a safe field for Ca capital % I to enter. n
The wrongs done already are Of such
magnitude as to menace seriously fur
state. and we cannot afford to permit
the continuance of this condition. The
state should provide an effective su-
pervision over the issuance of irriga-
tion securities so that all stocks and
bonds issued represent bona fide and
sufficient water supply.
Land Loan Act.
Colorado adopted land loan act in
1905 which provides that our school
six per cent interest This law has as
meyer ney ob been ,un put into effect because it
takes from the state treasurer the con-
troll of funds entrusted to him by the
constitution; CON second it pproyides that
must reimburse the state for any loss
from such loan. by making a tax levy
1t is Unnecessary to point out that
loaning this fund to farmers at six
per cent interest would be of great as
more rapid development of the state.
1t is., therefore. recommended that this
law be amended. or new law passed
tiOnS raised.
1t. has been charged that the school
fund has not been invested in loans to
farmers because the bondsmen OF the
state treasurer refuse to permit it. II
this charge be true. it points out a Sc.
bonding this officer. and immediate ac-
ton sh should va be be taken by S the state to
free to carry out the laws.
DrninaEc.
The federal Government has offered
to cooperate with this state in drain
ing several thousand acres of water
logged lands in the Grand and I'm
eompahGre valleys. In order to accent
district drainage law" be so amend
ed as to permit of contracts with the
federal government II this arrange
able that the necessary amendment be
enacted at an early date.
Instruction to Settlers.
The irri cation. and particularly the
make, demands for experience and
from the East needs help and di-
rection during his first years here:
his capital and earnings are unneces-
sary experiments. The Agricultural
College has accomplished considera BILE
along this line and should be encour-
aged and given financial support to
continue and extend what has been
Our higher educational institutions
are furnishing efficient plants for the
training of our youth. They are doing
more than this, They are extending
their influence beyond the confines of
their campuses and are playing an, in
creasingly. prominent part in the so
cial. civic and industrial welfare of the
people. The Agricultural College is
conducting short courses for farmers
The sociological department of the
University is conducting through its
extension department course of pub
lie lectures given in different parts Of
the state dealing with vital civic prob
lens. The School Of Mines is propos-
ing short course for the prospector.
These institutions can function still
further as public service departments
ana should be given generous financial
aid by this Legislature.
While on this subject it is not amss
to say that schools should give
more serious attention to the develop
They should instill into every student
the conviction that his or her first duty
is loyalty to the state.
The strong indivitualist is not only
man of arrested and contracted devel-
ODment. The sense of loyalty to the
staste should be developed until it be-
comes like the devotion to family. This
ton nation will endure. If Colorados
people learn Colorados history and
take pride in it; If all native or adopt
ed sons and daughters of the Centen-
minds the consciousness. and in their
hearts the ever-preSent sentiment that
they are mutually related to one great
real living and throbbing entity-their
state-which they are ready to serve
and willing to defend. then internal
dissension will be impossible. and
peace. good. will and Justice will be-
If the schools of this state do their
part well there is not much that the
rest of us need do. If they lily do
their part then there is not much that
the rest of us can do.