Arizona republican., 1912-03-14
OSTRICH MEN
 COOPERATING
Arizona Ostrich Breeders and Growers Association, National in Character. Was Formed Yesterday in Phoenix

Representatives or the ostrich growing industry in this valley met yesterday n the board of trade and
 effected an organ iZation which is eX- pected to mite -o a notable extent the interests of all American grow
 CTS. Twelve different growers or companies Were personally represent
 ed. and though there are several
 more in the valley. one was detained
 by Illness ana tn, others bv bad
 roads, all having previously expressed
 theT intention If cooperating in the
 movement The purposes of the or
 SaniZation are on broad lines. to
 achieve ends that III are concerned
 m. so il is hoped nat all the grow
 CTS in the United Sates will eventu-
 ally become associated As the in
 dustry in this country represents
 about two million oollars. though 90
 per cent of the bird are in this val
 ley. the association national in it's
 character. but due it's dominating
 proportions locally, i has been named
 the Arizona Ostrich Breeders X Crow
 CTS association
 A national organization was effect
 ed here in 1908, but 1t had become
 ineffective through lack of interest.
 and the new one is more in the line
 of reorganization changed to meet
 later conditions The president of
 the new associatiof $ J. q. Spangler.
 representing the Spangler ostrich
 company of Mess City: the vice
 president is l.. r Chalmers. repre-
 senting the American Ostrich company, west of Phoenix: and the secretary and treasurer is C. D..
 Young of Phoenix. representing the Desert Ostrich company. These men. with two others. form the executive committee. the two referred to being Dr A. J. Chandler, representing the Chandler ostrich company of Mesa City. and Louis Jensen. representing the Belgian American Ostrich com pany, whose birds are across the river south of Phoenix.
 Among the things the association hopes to accomplish is more uni form and satisfactory method Of dis posing of feathers. At present each grower sells them in haphaZard way to this or that buyer. without passing through n common agency. with the result that one lot may com nand an excellent price and the next De bid in at much below its value depending on the circumstances of he seller and the cleverness of the buyer. IL is hoped to establish a tales department. through which all ! nay secure uniform and fair treat nent
 Another line of endeavOr will be l o try and interest the government | o carry on experiments in co-opera | lon with the ostrich growers. under 1 government supervision. just as is lone with other kinds of live stock. he industry now being large enough | Q demand government attention. and | with prospects of rapid development These experiments would include eeding, the proper rations for best esults. and the methods or raising nd maturing young birds. A most important line of experiments would C in respect of breeding: securing CIV blood when needed and selecting pr breeding birds best suited for de- eloping strains for particular pur- ] oses such as the better quality or a greater proport'> ol he more desirable colors. = 'h VI
 Tn all these things tb~ e. eXas. California or = growers LII Q just as mucr SiSe"i'eie Shoulu ,o,,,or. ir ,,, interested as the , co-oner, .s valley. and anxious ,i,l,, .te. The industry is cer- ra,.- one of the newer and most 7 .lising in the great southwest. ! he market is now supplied in the 1 nain by foreign feathers. as the 1 present. 'home- grown product is very mall compared with the annual de- | hand, and in fostering the ostrich ] 'usiness the government would aid | n building up an industry that in ] eW years may represent many mil ! ions of dollars