The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-12-08

by private capital so that cheape
 motor power may be furnished fo | operating Arizona mines. The mine
 will attend to the financing. I an in favor of it. I would like to SC,
 all the mines of the state prosper. A | they prosper in a fair honest way st
 will the State prosper. The larges
 investments in the State so far ar, 1 in the mines.
 We cannot have too much power
 If the federal government come, along ten years later and develop! much more power we'll and good We cant have too much power. I an sure the people will not object i there is so much power developed
 that it actually becomes cheap. Bat
 l am sorry to say there is not mucf
 likelihood of that, for the industries
 and manufacturing of the State arc
 going to grow so rapidly that they
 will utilize all the power that they
 can get during the next decade
 There will be a scramble for that
 power. California will want a lot oi
 it.
 Warning to California
 But 1 wish to warn California right now, and you can make 1t as strong as horse-radish that has just been ground, that while I am gov ernor 1 am going to stick up for AriZona's rights. We have at least two million acres in this State that shall be irrigated with the water of the Colorado River. Arizona must have every bit of the power out of that river that she can use in any of her industries. Those who ought to know, tell me that there are seven ten million acre feet of water flow ing down that river every year. By all rights half of that comes to Ari- zona, half for irrigation, half for power. The truth of my last state ment is self-evident. The river is a state line. The center of the rivr is where the rights of one state cease and those of the other begin. I wish again to reiterate that Arizona will demand her rights in this develop ment and take all the necessary steps to get them as this development work progresses.
 ''In the matter of irrigation nearly everything depends on where the federal government finally decides to place the dams. As far as I have yet been informed I am in favor of the Boulder Creek dam. If that is not used for the dam site, then we will have to go as far up the river as Lees Ferry. That would make our irrigation canals in this state very expensive because they would be very long. But what's the use having a controversy over that point just now? Uncle Sam will determine that question. We can offer our opinions and judgments and of course they will have their weight No pickering here at home will have any influence. But 1 want to irri- gate every acre of land in Arizona possible with the water from this river. Every acre that we irrigate means just that much more added to the wealth of Arizona. I will do nothing that will interfere with the acts of congress, but I do not wish to see this water running on down he river and emptying uselessly in 70 the Gulf of California any longer | ban necessary. Nor do I wish to see it used to irrigate lands for Asi- | ltics colonies in Mexico just across | ,ur border. Just how much of the | water of that river belongs to Mexi- | 70 is one of the questions that yet | las to be settled.
 Cutting Down Expenses
 How can we cut down expenses n the State? That question is fair though. The answer simple. There S no legerdemain about it, no slight finland, no necromancy no black Tt. We will cut down the states by the same efficiency, by he same economy as that exercised y any careful private business con- ern- We will stop all the wastes nd all the leaks as we find them 'here will be amalgamation of de- artments and departmental work yherever possible. For instance we o not intend to continue a budget laker. That work only requires :. lonths work. We will make some ther responsible head do this work nd put on little more clerical as- istance to help out. But I will take D all the instances with the legis- ature when the time comes.
 Friendly to Education
 Am | in favor of the best educa- lonal systems obtainable? Yes, i'll answer that by saying that in iucational matters we will look lore to the meat than to the feath- rs ill the future. One of the first lings I shall do is to recommend an lucational survey of the State : n proud to say that according to t ,cent authoritative source, the pull c school system of Arizona ranks ( rst at the head of the list. We III continue to educate the chil ( 'en of Arizona better than they can l } educated anywhere else. But l I ant to find out just what is needed want to know where and what to a I want to know just c )w to maintain efficiency. I will ok into the school problem. | ant to reduce any waste there in | e matter of reduplication purchas- t g. But 1 still want the best texts a
 Good Roads Paramount a Certainly I am in favor of good e ads. I began the building of good ads in this State. I will continue t
 build them. But the people will (