Arizona republican., 1917-03-10
We should not be like misers, who never enjoy what they have, but only bewail what they lose.
 -Plutarch.
The Late Legislature

The Late Legislature
 We regret the adjournment of the legislature but our deprivation of association with the members who have been with the last sixty days They have been a companionable lot and we have had no occasion to revise an opinion expressed the begin ning of the session that the legislature possessed greater average Of ability than either the first the second legislature
 The first item to the credit of legislature is that it completed it's business in a regular session and did Tot drag it through a regular and a series of extra sessions as both of it's predecessors did. the place no freak damaging legislation was enacted but we regret the falling short of expectations of con structiye legislation.
 The legislature did as all legislatures do-it divided not along partisan line, but nevertheless there sharp division into clements. representing the people and the business interests the and the other the politics radical faction whose past performances have proved that had little concern with the interests of the people or with business.
 This element was in the minority in both houses and the where the leaders of it il did not make itself greatly felt The work Of those senate leaders was chiefly the house where their puppets were and through them the radical leaders though failing to secure political radical legislation managed halt much constructive legislation by the exercise of the power that minority has in the clos ing hours, The the majority lay in per 1nitt,Iz the closing hours fall upon intended structlve legislation.
 The senate was composed for the most part of able men Ever, county was well represented by who Buew what they wanted. That the motives of all of them were uot open to criticism is another matter
 The sit9atloc was different in the house There were rIolsIf rot moro ttaa .alt lozen really able members that body. of the counties might almost as we'll not haze been represented all. The
  clly unfortunate because of division in their dele eations, each contributing membership to the ob s,ructing caucus.
 The best represented county Graham. whose tr.o members only able men, but who were a ways found engaged in constructive effort Greeulee was well represented and the members from both Coconino and 2ohave gave good accounts of them selves Nothing is be said any of the other smaller counties There individual members from other counties who would shone any legisla- tive body bat who handicapped by their col leagues All these constituted a good majority, but it was not working majority for the that it was not we'll organized at any during session. That things progressed well in the house they that they did progress worse. due tha skill of the speaker
 But little leaven eavened the whole lump so that we look back upon the accomplishments of the legislature with some sense of disappointment We do look for anything better in the early future until be brought realize the importance of egslaton until they quit sending weak. garruous men to the legislature men who have not succeeded in their personal affairs, who 1t must be a matter of common knowledge. have the mental equipment for so important task
 Why Prices Rise
 There has long been than suspicion that prices of commodities often increased without good In community where trade relations are intimate with affected by another nunity price increases in the follow closely u:on increases in the latter. which local conditions have effected, though such conditions are present in the former IL much the if the prices of potatoes raised this planet because had heard somehow that the potato market in Mars had been greatly stiffened.
 In connection with the of California bakers that they not sell the present twelve leaf of bread d profit the following statement Of the bread situation in The Netherlands taken from recent United States commerce report is interesting
 Rumors have been current recently that there would be another season of compulsory brown bread and white bread in Holland there months last spring (from April A to June 24) owing to scarcity of wheat flour Rumors of universal bread cards and of restricted consumption of bread have also been Such reasonable, they arise from the small margin Of wheat and flour in this country and the possibility if not probability, of that margin being completely hausted by the delay loss wheat laden
 The uncertain situation mas any increased the price of breadstuffs To this small advance in the price q loaf of bread authorized by the city government of Amsterdam, which is prescrib- ing maximum prices many food articles The price Of white bread may be the equivalent of 6 and American cents pound for and milk bread respectively delivered ones house. The price of government bread" (brown, whole wheat four) mains uncha -ged at 2 American per pound, if d bread card furnished by the Amsterdam municipality IS produced otherwise higher price may be charged for this bread The object Of this brown bread is guarantee known fixed price the benefit of the poorer classes. No cards are provided for the white bread
 h this little country the verge of the zone, where scarce that real famine is only short .Ifi Lrnld a