Arizona republican., 1921-01-18

through Chloride and close to mining camps Of Gold Roads and Lost Basins. This road is the one thing of import ance to the building up Of not only the area north of the Colorado river, but would bring to the state an enormous tourist travel, from which we may ex- pect to derive a state wide benefit, in the way of settlement and the building of communities. This highway must have appropriation of sufficient inn portance from the state to get it well under way, and it is necessary that this bridge be built to get in touch with the other side. a passable road then becoming available. There is no cross ing from the north to the south between Topock and Green River on the Colo rado river, unless we use the term available" in the sense of a ferry boat if a crossing.
 Of Interest to Whole State
 'Tt must not be taken that Mohave county is the only interested party to this road building program, as the whole state Is interested in the terri tory from a financial point of view. A few years ago the county was getting a tax of about $1, 800 from that section and today the assessable property re- turned by the people is between s3,0o0,- 900 and s4,000,000. If properly opened by roads and bridges we may expect the property to increase by the thou sands of dollars every year, until the state will have a new county on its hands with property valuation far into the millions of dollars.
 Our legislators must take cognizance of the potential worth of the country, its possibilities from mining, lumber 1 ing. cattle and agricultural standpoint; it's millions of acres of land; well wat cred and grassed areas, especially that section lying in and around the settle ment of Littlefield where water suf- | ficient for the irrigation Of 250,000 acres may be had; oil structure of import ance: it's enormous forest area, as po- 1 tentiai as the forest in and around l Flagstaff, and its possibilities for the l settlement of thousands of people. To
 make possible the early settlement of
 the country and to aid those already
 within that part of the state, good
 roads should be built under the direc- l ton of the state, with the assistance of the counties interested, and we fec that our legislature should make g thorough investigation of the necessity for such roadways and then make prop l CT provision for their building"
 At the beginning of the afternoon
 session, former Senators Rutherford l OL ldNdHdA COQnAy 1OulAR OL
 were observed in the gallery and were
 invited to seats on the floor.
 A message was received from thu d governor. in accordance with tn,
 budget law of the last session, trans
 hitting the budget and the suggestion
 for a general appropriation bill fo the consideration of the appropriation
 committee to which the message wa 1. referred.
 Senate Joint Resolution No. wa
 introduced by Senator Woodward O
 Gila calling attention to the situation
 at the industrial school and advising the establishing of a separate school fo
 girls near some center of population The resolution requests the appoint
 ment of a committee to be composed o one member appointed by the gOverno
 one by the president of the senate an
 one by the speaker of the house for tn 1 purpose of Investigating a site. the re
 port to be made to the legislature no later than February 10. It is under stood that Stafford is desiring to be tn locus of the school.
 | Senate Bill r was introduced b
 Senator Lines amending the statut
 with reference to the filing of article A of incorporation.
 Printing is Awarded
 = senate blll 10 was brought III V . Senator Goodell to amend the statute g as to persons wno cannot be witnesse :, in civil proceedings. The only chang . made in the law, though an importar . one. Is the removal of the disability ( r physicians in attendance upon person n who are suing for damages or on aC t count of whose death or injury suit
 brought. Under the present law sue f physicians cannot be witnesses, so thG e defendants in such actions are deprive e of testimony that would be valuab y to them-S The nature of the change y found in the following language: 'PrC @ vided that where one brings action Lt recover damages for personal inJurie Is such action shall be deemed to const IT tute a consent by the person bringir e the action that any physician who hs d prescribed for or treated said persC a and whose testimony is material in ga Is action shall testify.
 g Though not part of the proceeding