Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-09-05

and cowmen but this is not enough for
those anxious to see the upbuilding OF
the state through the establishment of
homes based on agricultural develop
ment.
Anxious to see for himself something
of the natural resources and latent
richness of this country, Governor
Campbell recently made a trip of in
Vestigation by automobile and returned
to his office more determined than ever
that something must and should be
done to develop this wonderland of nat
ura1 resources if it lay within his
powers to aid.
Ask Survey of Lands
AS the first step in this direction the
governor has written to the secretary
of the interior asking for an imme-
date survey of such lands are suit
able for homesteading with the fur
Their request that they be designated
for taking up under the enlarged home
stead act, which allows the settler TO
hold $40 acres.
But first of ALL and this is fully real
lied by the governor, the strip needs
good roads, and as the first step he is
vitality interested in the plans of the
state highway department for building
the highway north of Kingman to the
Utah line, thus forming a southern eX-
tension of the famous Arrowhead trail.
This highway starts at the Glacier
national park, traverses the yellow
stone and then proceeds southwark
through Salt Lake City to the southern
borders OF the Bee Hive state.
The proposed extension of the Ar
rowhead trail into Arizona will not
only provide an avenue of intercourse
with the neighboring state but will
form logical gateway to the strip
fro msouthern points The last legis
lature started the ball rolling with an
appropriation of s$50,000 toward a road
and an appropriation of $40, 900 for a
bridge across the Colorado at Grand
Wash, with the understanding that
like appropriation would be forthcom-
ing from Mohave county A portion of
this money has been expended in pre-
| liminary work and surveys under the
direction of T. s. OConnell, locating
engineer with the highway department
An excellent location has been secured
and everything is in readiness to go
ahead with construction as soon
adequate funds are available. A sub
stantial appropriation by the state viii
/ be required as the preliminary work
reveals the fact that owing TO the ex-
ceptionally rough character of the
country to be traversed, the costs will
run much higher than the original esti-
mates.
Power Possibilities
| On his recent visit Governor Camp
| bell became especially interested in the
/ POSSIBILITIES VI ROWtt OGNEAOPillNilN+
Evry stream running into the Colorado
frem the north could be harnessed for
electrical energy. thus developing ire
mendous power to be utilized in pump
| ing or other operations. The posi-
| bilities are exemplified in the operation
| of the Dixie Power company, just north
| of the line, at St. George. The com
! pany furnishes free street lighting and
a surplus for industries to every ham
| let within a radius of Is miles, while
the cost of electricit yto the house
holder for lighting, cooking and iron
/ ing is ridiculously low. Every farm
house has its electric lights and cleo
/ trically driven churn.
| The reclamation possibilities on trib-
utary streams are unlimited to CAPT
! tai An enterprise of no small moment
1 is that which is being undertaken near
! Littlefield Ariz. A total of 10000 acres
of fertile mesa land viii be placed un
/ der irrigation by the erection on the
| Virgin river of a diversion and i'm
pounding dam which will have stor-
! age capacity of 10000 acre feet: sec
| ond dam of the system would i'm
| pound 500 900 additional acre feet.
/ At several points touched on the gov
/ errors tour he found small plots of al
| falfa and fruit under irrigation IN
/ fIourfsnhing condition. At other points
dry farming of grains and beans was
4 proving successful. In the opinion of
4 the governor certain mesa lduuS merit
deep well tests by the state to deter
mine their adaptability TO pump irri-
! cation.
Under favorable conditions the gov
ernor believes the Arizona strip can be
/ brought unde ra high state of devel-
! oprnent. One of the handicaps at pres
/ ent is bad roads or an absence of any
roads at all. Though the chief eX-
/ ecutive used an automobile on his trip
] he was forced to make his own road
/ for many miles and on more than one
occasion his machine was stalled.
Plant Far garden now. Phoenix
! Seed and Feed Co, 125 z. jefferson St.
ADV. 1t
The first whale shark ever captured
Weighing 10000 pounds is on eNhibi-
ttepsat rne Smithsonian Institution.