Nogales international., 1931-08-22
SENATOR CRENSHAW SUGGESTS
TO HUNT, ROAD MACHINERY
BE- HOUSED FOR ONE YEAR
Also Suggests Governor CALI Special Session 0
Legislature To Create Bond Issue
To Carry Out Plan

Daily Star giving an account of the
thousands of letters received IN the
different departments of the gov
ernment in Washington from peo-
pie all over the country who have
brilliant ideas for the relief of the
country during this time of de-
preston. Reading it almost made
me give up the idea of addressing
this communication to you. How
ever, believing that something must
be done for the unemployed of our
State, and having read recently a
proposal by some one, whose name
I am sorry to have forgotten, a
plan which at the time Of reading
seemed rather absurd to me, / feel
that it would not be amiss to put
the plan up to you. I realize that
TO adopt tn S plan would seem like
going backward but in these times
of distress we must take drastic
measures for ways and means of
relief.
Your excellency the plan is SIM
ply this. Properly house for at
least one year all the road ma
chinery used by the Highway De-
partment and put men to. work do
ing the work of these machines. To
pay these men make a bond issue
of sufficient funds, regardless OF
the amount, to run over term OF
years. Instead of contracting new
road projects for the next year let
the Highway Department employ
ARIZONA LABOR to do the work.
This plan would put thousands OF
men with families who are sure to
suffer privations this winter to
work and save to these men and
Their pride and self esteem. I
know, your excellency, that the cry
will 60 out that the several char
ity organizations in the different
communities will care for the needy.
These men and their families do
not want charity, they want the
opportunity to work. There is
nothing which lowers a person SO
much in their own estimation as
accepting charity.
''I read an editorial in the Staf
of this date crit.cising the past
legislatures for having failed to
provide sufficient housing faclll-
ties at the State Penal Institution.
This is another job that could be
done now by the state. 1t is COM
mon knowledge that the un1or-
tunates at this institution are not
properly taken care of. One may
ask where the money is coming
from to do this. The answer IS,
more bond issues.
"As a rule I am very much op-
posed to extra sessions OF the leg
islature. In fact I would favor, for
the good of the State, holding reg
ular sessions every four years IN
stead of every two as the law now
provides. But in times like these
when there is so much distress
there will naturally become mucn
unrest and that is bad for any
common wealth. Therefore, would
suggest that you call a special ses-
sion of the legislature, if it is ne
cessary, to pass on the advlsapll-
itv of creating bond issues to carry
out the plan suggested here ana
any other ideas you may have 10
place the people of this state IN a
better condition to weather tne
storm of distress we are sure TO
suffer this Winter and probably the
next.
Trusting that you will give TINS
communication due consideration
7 am
Yours very truly,
&C. C. CRENSHAW,
State Senator
Hunts Reply
The proposed bond issue Wouio
necessitate a constitutional amend
ment, according to the following
reply of Hunt to Crenshaws let
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