Arizona republican., 1912-05-03
COTTON GROWN
 FOR ARIZONA
Demonstration of New Gin Which Opens Vistas of Industry and Wealth; Machine Keeps Profits in Hands of Farmers

Visions of Arizona as a great cot ton growing state with her broad ir rigateds acres yielding the fleecy for tune profuselV to the lucky growers is flashed upon visitors to store room in the RedeWiu building on West Washington street, and there Is the machine which is to bring about this change and make the Salt River valley one of the richest sec tons of the world" declares l. H. La Petra, and H. H. Sellers. who are demonstrating d cotton gin of almost human perspicuty which has been set up in the room.
 There fsS no longer any question about the ability of the soil in this valley, in the Yuma valley and per haps in other parts of the state where there is a liberal water supply to grow the finest grade of Egyptian cotton: the real objection to this de- Velopment has heretofore been the difficulty of ginning the cotton. and expense Of picking.
 The gin now on exhibition in this city is the invention of T. H. Pearsc, and the inventor is also here with the gin for the purpose of looking over the cotton possibilities of the valley.
 These. Mir. Pearse says, are un- bounded. The soil. the water and climate are superior to like conditions elsewhere and he looks for Arizona to become one Of the leading cotton states in the union.
 The gin which has been brought here for demonstrating purposes is said to reduce this important pro- cess from a mangling, wasteful tear ing. cruel treatment of the delicate fibre to an elimination of the seed. and the preservation of the cotton with its fibre uncut and with the waste which runs from twenty-five to forty per cent under the old meth od reduced to nothingncss-
 How the cotton is fed into the mechanism emerging on the opposite side. pure, clean. cohesive: ciminat- ing three processes at present ncces- S3ry. must be seen to be properly ap- preciated. The technical workings of the gin baffIe layman. and yet at tE" same tim" can be graspcd by q few moments inspection of the gin in operation for like all great in- vcntions it's principle is simplicity it. self
 With this machine every farmer who raises cotton may be independent of q ginning company keeping that considerable profit in his own hands, and localizing the industry to a last degree. The machines are inexpen- stVe. and together with a picker man. ufactured by the came company will. according tO the enthusiastic boosters answer the final argument against successful cotton culture in this val ley
 Governor Hunt witnessed dem onstration of the machine yesterday and was deeply impressed with it's possibilities. Beginning today the gin will be demonstrated between the hours of 10 and r a. m, and and |. m.. and it is the desire of Messrs. Pearse. La Petra and Sellers that every farmer and business man in the valley and city should witness it's wonder working. and see at first hand why q new era may be dawning for this valley.
 It is the purpose of the visitors to form. if possible. d company to further the planting of cotton on d large scale and take over the handling of the gin for which so much is prom ised and expected