Arizona republican., 1920-10-03
TATE LANDS MUST
 bE RESERVED FUR PEOPLE-CAMPBELL
Especial to The Rspubliesn)

Special to The RepubIiesn)
 wINSLOw, Ariz. Oct. 2.-'Tf Ari- ha Is ever to become a great state in nparison with her sister states she ist bring Into being opportunities for mes for the people" declared Gov. Sonas E. Campbell in his address re tonight, "and reclamation, to- ther with tho peoples heritage, the
 to lands. offers the opportunity for, ing just that" he added. "Bu. the hto lands must DO administered in bali of all the people and not just osen few.@ he declared, If tho de- ed ond is to be brought about. The opio have lost confidence fin the csent land board" said the govtrnor, nd arc demanding a change in order at all may have an equal opportunity
 share in the opportunities offered by .iust. sound and efficient adminlstra- bn of the state lands"
 50 much criticism has been voiced ainst the land commissioner" de- lred Governor Campbell, ''that only a ort time ago no less than three hmocratic members of the land board mandcd the resignation of that com OMHANIIE anu NnNA MNAhNANA M "" Heal reasons and continued him in #ficos
 SDiscuasinw reclamation, Governor bmpben declared that as president of e League of the Southwest he and liner western governors went to ashington. where they found rnclam- ion a dead issue. and by dint of hard |nrk revived it to the extent that both blitical parties incorporated re,slama- Dn blanks in their platformih and bnator Harding personally promised lat if elected president he would fos- r reclamation and conservation. even
 did Roosevelt.
 . Referring to the Colorado rivnr pro- &ct which would reclaim some 1,750.- D0 acres in Arizona alone, the fpeaker bolared that 90.000,Q00 galltns of later per minute we're now ,1owine * *astefuliy to the sea in that stream M tho Little Colorado river project would reclaim S0.000 acres round Winslow. he said the estimated .bst was S6,S00, 900. which would create 8nd values of s20.000. 900 and annually &irnish agricultural products wortf .undrods of thousands of dollars.
 Touching upon the state lands as ai resont Administered. Governor Camp oli said the state was spending tws Ind a half times as much money fol Yocational education alone as the stat' Ands brought i'm rentals per annum Governor Campbell said: "Sevnn hun. red and fifty thousand of the very cst acres of this land has been sold
 an average price of S5h dollars .er acre, 1s,000 acres of which in tho #alt River valley are worth severa hundred thousand dollars today host of this vast heritage is now &elng rented in great part te a few httie outfits, which pay orh7 about 'ne-eighth of what they would have e |hy fin taxes and interest on he lanc
 they owned it."
 "Your heritage Is being dissipated, Mid Governor Campbell. "and thii .hust stop if you and your children. oul '|nturned soldiers and the people wh' Nome to Arizona as the land of op ortunities, are to have an opportunit. l. sharing in the benefits of this grea
 eritage"
 Governor Campbell and party leav
 unday morning for Springerville, go nr to ffolbrook Monday and Flagstai Tuesday for meetings. after which tn
 overnor will return to Phoenix for
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