The Coconino sun., 1920-07-09

federal government for tbe mainten- ances of our schools and other state in- stitutions. It is the duty of the state to see that they are used for the best interest of the state at large and not for any one group of people, mindful however that you represent the third largest industry in the state and are entitled to consideration for that req son.
 "State land should be rented at just exactly what it is worth and no more, and I am hopeful that the appraisers will be able to report that we have some land at least worth more than three cents per acre per year.
 "A word as to the selection of lands. The major portion of them have been selected by the users thereof with the concurrence of the land commissioner. All of you big COW men know this and 1 fail to see any of the little COW men here.
 q would prefer to see some of this And sold for development. Take Co., conino county for instance, with its vast areas of forest reserves untaxed. How can country grow under those conditions. Is Arizona to remain as it is today or take it's proper place with other states as real commonwealth. The thing that interests me most in making a state is men and women and not cattle and sheep. No state can ever come into it's own when its lands are locked up in perpetuity for any one particular business.
 Remedy in Own Hands.
 "The remedy is in your hands and in this connection do not think it nec- essary to heed the advice of another speaker suggesting political activity. The cattle growers association during the last two years, and particularly in legislative activity has brought down on it considerable condemna- tion because of the methods used. Your committees and your agents have act ed in militant spirit; they have come to me with the proposition that if I did so and so I would square myself with the cattlemen. This line of action does not sit well on the one directed nor on the people of the state.
 "You are certainly riding to fall if you insist upon tying up the herit- age of the people of this state for your own purposes. l am no prophet, but I can sense the resentment of the peo- pie when it appears that you are in terfering with the orderly process of evolution among other interests.
 There has been much speculating in state lands. We have our land at- torneys and land agents and road agents who living close to the capitol have superior knowledge regarding state lands and are able to lease them for three cents for purely speculative purposes.
 "The land board has placed itself on record as opposed to this pract the commissioner has been directed to raise the rental to such a figure that the speculator will have to be pro- ducer in order to meet the tax"
 The remarks of the governor were and received apparently in a spirit of open mindedness and can dor.
 Resolutions.
 The convention adopted the follow ing resolutions:
 That we respectively petition the president of the United States to cause to be declared an embargo on all furth- CT importations of foreign cattle, beef, wool, lamb or mutton, for the year 1920, or for such time as home mar kets may be able to stabilize them selves.
 That the president of each associa- tion appoint two members of each to act with them in taking up conditions now existing with the packers, to see if better working conditions cannot be made between the producer and the packer.
 That the president of each associa- ton appoint committee of two mem bers from each to act with them in re- sisting any increase of freight rates, and that they be authorized to contest any such increase before the proper authorities having the power to allow such increase.
 That the two associations condemn any policy of the state land depart ment which is not in full accord. with the broad and liberal principles of our state land laws: and that we call the attention of our state land department to the unfavorable financial, market and range conditions now confronting the stockmen of the state, and request that they cooperate with the stock men to the end that the second largest in this state may continue to develop.
 Abandon Fort Valley.
 That the Fort Valley Experimental station, the work of which has been an entire failure and useless expense to the amount of approximately $20,000 per annum, be abandoned and that, the lands occupied by it be restored to entry.
 That in the movement of the sheep from the north to the south and re- turn, those in charge of the sheep will keep within the boundaries of the stock driveways, and that in considera- ton of same the cattle interests along said driveway will make no protest re- garding said movements of said sheep within said driveway.
 That we demand national legislation on the same principle as the n,,re food law. which will prohibit in-