Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-05

Lamar Cobb, state engineer, Satur- day added to the political literature of the Baby State by presenting highly interesting and intensely diverting let ter to Governor George W. p. Hunt in which the state engineer pays his re spects to some of the state officials In particular. Mir. Cobb does not agree with the attorney generals opinion that the commission of state institn- tiOns holds the department Of state en- gineer in the hollow of his hand. He states as much. and other things, in the following communication:
 February l. 1918. Ny Dear Governor;
 Your commission of state institutions under a sO-called opinion. cOnstruing the act creating the commission. tan opinion conceived in viciOusness and rendered by a weak. pliable attorney general. are endeavOring without war rant of law to interfere with the work of the state highway department and 10 secure my removal from office. They threw down the gage of battle. which ] reluctantly take up. bearing in mind the advice of POlOnius to his son Laertas, Beware of entrance to a quarrel. but being in, bear it that the OppresSOr may beware Of thee To their imperialistic appeal for peace reply as did President Wilson to the central powers. that 1 am for demo cratic peace. and may also add peace in the democratic party Co secure which I will fight to a finish.
 On March q. 1912. you appointed me state engineer from that date until December q. 1916. I served under yOu in that capacity. During such period our personal and official relations were most pleasant and harmonious though certain influences were always at work to prejudice you against me Our confidence in each other was nut ual
 Says That lie IS Loyal
 My loyalty to you cannot be truth fully questioned 2 doubt if vou can find person who will say that they ever heard ne. in private converse or public speech, admit that you eve- made a mistake. l have fought your battles and defended your every acJ since the day ! was appointed I be lieye I have made you friends by the hundreds; but be that as it may. have never made you 1n enemy nor driven from you any who desired to be your friends
 In the discharge of my duties as state engineer l have built up an or ganizatiOn that would be pride to any state in the Union As to the work that has been performed by myself and ny assistants. let me say that the Un- ited States office of public roads has no criticism to make of our cCnstruc ton: they place us first in the United States in efficient management of pri- son labor. and our accounting system second to none As a member of the executive committee of the American Association Of State Highy ay Officials l assisted in drafting the present fed eral aid road act, wAich provides that the area Of e state shati bs cle of the three factors in apDOTtiOliug federal aid I iealOIsly guarded that feature which means so much to Arizona, be- fore the committee. before the associa- tion-and before congress My efforts in securing the passage Of this law can be -attested by my associates on the committee. and Senators Smith and Ashurst will tell you that they were better informed as regarded the effect of this act upon their state than any of their colleagues.
 Deals With Many Boards
 The state engineer Tn the discharge of his. duties has to do business with fourteen different boards Of suDervis- Ors. comprising fifty-twO members. During my term of office I have had to work in harmony with approximately one hundred different supervisors, and