Arizona republican., 1920-08-01
SAYS COLORADO IND.
 RESERVATION BEST
 FUR COLONIZATION

Recommending the lands within the ! Colorado Indian reservation near Par | ker as best for colonization purposes for the American Legion, the land com | mittee Of Frank Luke post, appointed 1 some time ago to make an investigation. | has presented it's report. The report is as follows:
 Frank Luke post of the American Legion, Phoenix, Arizona, has been in vestigating lands in various parts of Arizona since February, 1920, for the purpose of securing data on suitable land that could be used for commun- ity settlement by some 500 ex-servfce men and women of this state, who are desirous of colonizing.
 A special committee was appointed by the Legion in March, consisting of five members who were instructed to secure data on all lands available for entry, The committee spent nearly three months Investigating every proJ- ect in the state, and after a careful and diligent study have recommended that the Legion concentrate it's efforts on the land within the Colorado Indian reservation, located near Parker. Ari- zona.
 This action was decided upon only after a careful study of all projects. The committee sent a representative to Parker with the congressional commit tee from Washington, who were visiting the pTOlSCL Otl 1A6y 1S@o HS IGpOtt of the committee favors the Parker project because o fthe following req sons:
 CD a. The American Legion wishes to secure a tract of land with a mini mum of S0,0O0 acres, to accommodate 1000 ex-service men and women; b. the Parker project offers this.
 CD a. It would require a congress sional act to allow the government to set aside such tract unless same was not a land grant; b. Parker project is l not a land grant and contains no land l but what can be ordered withdrawn i from the Indian reservation by the 1 secretary of the interior.
 (3) a. The interested persons who would comprise this colony wish to se- cure land on the long time purchase 1 plan; b. if the permission of the secre- ! tary of the interior is granted to with draw this acreage from the Colorado
 River Indian reservation, steps can be taken to have the land deeded to the state of Arizona, either donated out l right for ex-service men to file on. or through exchange for other state lana | within the state of Arizona.
 (4) a. If any land is secured either from the state or federal governments | the state should be the title holder or such until the project is completed and producing revenue, at which time per sons holding shares of land will be in
 d position to pay OFT, through small
 annual payments, the cost of land i'm
 provements. and developments; b. if
 the state is deeded the land bonds can
 be voteG and sold for improving the
 land, building and irrigation system,
 constructing houses. barns, furnishing
 equipment, food and shelter on a CO.,
 operative basls, until such time as
 those persons filing on and improving
 said lands are able to pay for same in
 annual payments above mentioned
 (5) a, If a project such as outlined
 above will accommodate 1000 persons
 and if the federal government will deeC
 these lands to the state of Arizona
 the state Of Arizona could then retafr
 ownership of the lands and develop ar
 irrigation project that would furnisr
 water to the entire acreage. This cost together with the cost of constructirs ditches, fences, buildings and equip. ment, would be prorated over each uni owned.
 (6) The project could be incorporafes and would be under the direct super vision of the state of Arizona, ur what could be termed land recla fna