The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-12


the forty ninth state that; dur.
ing the recent celebration OF Flag day. they few
American banner Ia whose neld of blue they
had seWed another star as Indicative Of their
ambition.
WIN u be Alaskn7 The ~ia35 pioneers who
went there recently may be the vanguard Of
migration which wlll populate that territory SO
rapidly that IL viii also have statehood ambl.
tons and the vast empire which vas once
known as Stewards Folly may honor the man
who bought u from Russia by Joining the sister.
hood % states under his name.
VIII II Be Porto Rico. which already has n pop
uisiion more than three times that Of Hawaii
and Alaska comblnedf
Or. instead Of promoting one % his territories
20 the dignity Of statehood. wlll Uncle sam
play realior- and ~open up a new subdivision ?
In thar case. viii the new commonwealth be
-llhana- composed Of Cook county m and
Lake county. Ind3
or will Il be ~Absaroka" made by plecing
together parts of southwestern Montana. north.
eastern Wyoming and southwestern South la.
koiaT
Then AEaln. 1t might be '-Texlahoma.- CON.
posed of the Texas Panhandle and western
Oklahoma. including that strip 81 territory 20
miles wide and - miles long. which was once
known ~ No Mans Land. or Il might be Gin
sTron.- another name which has been proposed
for cattle state" Gown In the Southwest
As matter % fact. several such ideas for
forming new states have been advanced during
the past few months even though they have not
fared very well thus far The Indiana egisla
ture promptly squcched the suggestion that I.ake
county seoede from Hooslerdom and Join with
Cook courty TO form ~Iliana~ with Chicago as
It's capital
No doubt either Rapid City. the thriving little
municipality which put itself on the map In the
days Of President Calvin Coolidge. or historic
old Deadwocd would be glad 10 be the capital
OF -Absaroka." the forty ninth state which would
bear the tribal name Of the Crow Indians But
sheridan. wyo- which Is In the land Of the
sparrow Hawk People" (Absarokasl might dis
pute the claims OF the Black Hllls cities. even II
Montana. wyoming and South Dakota would
agree TO hand over slices of their territory for
a new siaie-which Il doubtful
The latest suggestion for the creation OF a
new siate-that az -Texlahoma"-came about
when an enterprislng Oklahoma cltian petltioned
the state legislature for such action. giving as
bis reason the rank discrimination by parent
states against the counties within the described
territories by those In official authority" Com
meatins on this proposal a Texas newspaper
dispatch 20 the New York Times said:
lin the past such proposals have originated
fugitively In Texas. which Is SO large and diver
sined that some sections occasionally feel dis
crimlnated against politically. While this pro
poSaI IL more clearly defined than its predeces
sors. It Is extremely doubtful II It's fate VIII
prove happier. What sentiment might have ex
listed years ago FOR the division OF Texas has
long since been dlsslpated. and with regard to
the rank discrimination against the Panhandle
IL Is only necessary TO say that not only does
Governor Alfred come from one OF the counties
- -
the race for governor OF Texas last summer
were all from the region covered by the pro
posed state.
Moreover. both economic and patriotic forces
resist division today. Modern means OF rapid
transportation and communication are reducing
even this vast frontier 10 a neghborhood The
approach of the Texas centennial is serving TO
crystalline this unity. and II is significant that
some of the must enthusiastic manifestations
OF pre centennial patriotism are coming from
the Panhandle far removed from the shrnes OF
Texas historical period"
one ~ the proposals TO which he refers came
about some i've years ago when Vice President
Garner then member OF the house OF repre-
seutatiyes. made speech in congress advocat-
Ing the division Of Texas into FIVE states as
means OF giving the Lone Star state the repre-
sentation In congress- especially In the senate
which she feels she should have
As for the names OF these five states IL is sug
gested tha 3ere should be but one Texas and
that the central portion Of the state which Is
now designated as Central Texas Should bear IL
This state should not embrace San Antonio as
well Ausiin. and for that reason San Antonio
would have TO be thrown into South Texas. for
which the mans. Alamo or Davy Crockett is sug
gesied
oh"r sJed are jefferson for