Arizona republican., 1911-09-17
Productive Corporation of
 Great Possibilities REMEMBER SELLING END
Harmonious Meeting Adopts Articles - Elects Direct ors-Decides on Crops Appoints Committee For Acreage Canvass.

l What is seems may develop into one of the greatest agricultural movements
 set on foot in the Salt River valley, aside from the Roosevelt dam, was fin ally placed in a simple. definite, grow
 ing and legal shape, yesterday, at the
 meeting of farmers of the valley in
 the Farmers room of the Water Users Association building.
 | R. OsmOndson was chairman. J. w. | Malin, secretary.
 At the opening of the meeting, in or der that the proceedings might have a proper legal basis. subscriptions for stock in the proposed new corporation
 were taken, and the following sub l scribed for one or more shares: H. w Farmer O. C. Thompson. D. c. Leak NJ. A. Stanford, Gus Forester, J. c. Reed. P. Osmondson, J. w. Malin. l.. B. Gould, Walter R. Strong. ThOs. c. Ernest, A. R. Taylor. D. T. Bayliss, Joe Corners. R. R. Woodring. B. H. Durfee, A. J. Sutter. w. F.. Lizer, II. l Powers, J. H. Fleming.
 So the new corporation started out with twenty-one members at what may be called the legally initiatory meeting.
 The articles of incorporation. as pre- pared and submitted by the committee appointed at a previous meeting for that purpose. were then submitted and | adopted. the number of directors be- ing fixed at five the statement of pur- poses being the same as printed in The Republican Friday morning of this week
 The meeting then proceeded to the election of directors by ballot, with the following result: A. R. Taylor. J. II. Fleming. Ernest Hall, w. R. Strong, R. Osmondson.
 The capital stock limit was fixed at s25O OOO and the indebtedness which the corporation may incur at s165.OOO, the private property of the members being free from levy for corporation debts.
 It vas announced that conference with the railroad officials in Phoenix had brought out the fact that railroad rates to eastern states on some agri- cultural products. onions for instance had not been changed in ten years, but that a new and better rate could un- doubtedly be gotten without any |trouble. from the railroads direct. with out other action. as soon as the pros pective production by the farmers of the valley in any line justified it. This statement was afterward confirmed at the railroad offices by a representative of The Republican.
 After discussion, it was voted that the articles which the association members would attempt to grow this winter season would be Winsted cab bage. Snowflake cauliflower and White Bermuda and White Crystal Wax onions.
 K. I. Mumford. as chairman and general canvasser of the committee, and F. Draper, A. R. Taylor and D. C. Leak for the west side and Glendale, w R Strong for the south side, B. H. Durfee. for the east side, and J. H. Fleming for the north side. as members of a committee to canvass for the acreage that would be put into these crops this season, were appointed by the chairman on the order of the meet ing.
 In the quite thorough canvass of these matters before action was talk en, many items of information as to seed. crop possibilities, as well as marketing, were stated, among them that the present prospect is that good IDo la in able after this year. and that it has been difficult to obtain and not always true to name for one or two seasons past The reason for this was said to be that on account of climatic changes in the island Of Trinidad, the seed no longer could be grown there in paying quantities per acre. There was no dis senting voice as to the varieties of on- ions. cabbage, and cauliflower to be grown here. It was suggested that in supplying seed to members the asso- station should add small sum of five or ten percent to the wholesale price paid for it by the association for the trouble of brokerage and to accumu- late a small fund in what was felt was a quite proper way for incidental ex- penses. It was also suggested that Bermuda onion seed might possibly be grown profitably here.
 It was decided that the board of directors of the association would meet on Thursday of next week at No. 15 North First avenue at p. m, follow ing the meeting of the Cantaloupe as- sociation directors at the same place. The committee on canvassing for crop acreage IS not to meet until Saturday just previous to another meeting of the association membership. at the same place that it met yesterday, the Far mers room of the Water Users Asso- ciatfon. building.
 The proceedings of the meeting yes terday were most simple, ample in scope and harmonious.