Arizona republican., 1914-06-01
VALLEY COTTON
 BIGGER PRICE
Growers Receive Word That They Will Get More Than SIS a Bale, Shipped to One Firm, Amounting to $2500

Chandler cotton growers will receive $500 more a bale over the original advance, or $2500 in all from the cot ton consigned to McFadden X Bro, of Philadelphia, according to report just issued by Secretary D. M. Arnold. Thirty-three bales of medium and 109 bales of standard sold for 19 cents. Five bales of choice sold for 21 cents; p bales brought 202, 30 bales sold for 20 flat. and five bales of extra brought zl1t. of the original consignment Of 2SN bales. only so bales remain unsold.
 r.. " Hudson. the governments cot ton expert in the valley, in the course of a talk stated Uncle Sam would go almost any length in making the long stable industry a success in the valley. He says southwestern Arizona is prac- ticdllV tine only place in the United states where Egyptian cotton can be grown He stated the government was ready to send a classer here to put the cotton in marketable condition. and that all the local organizations in the valley should form one big central as sociatiOn for mutual benefit.
 Walter L. Smith of Phoenix, a for mer Chandler man. has advised local ranchers that he will handle all the black-eyed beans they raise in this Vii cinity. As between 400 ana GOO acres are planted this season it is believed that q handsome profit will be realized for black eyes which are reported very scarce this year.
 MT. and Mrs. Leonard George who have been visiting relatives in the east for the past month have returned home glad to get back to Arizonas sunshine. Mrs Ida Graham. Mrs. Georges mother. returned with her daughter for an extended visit.
 The local lodge, Knights of Pythias, put on it's first third degree work last Thursday. A delegation from Mesa came down to aid in the work. Next week Knights from Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix will come down to witness conferring more degrees.
 w. H. Tripp was elected president of the local branch of the Farmers Union and George H. Sturgeon, vice presi- dent. J. R. Barnette, retiring presi dent, was forced to resign because of his election to the head of the county organization. The Farmers Education al and Cooperative Mercantile Union of Arizona was incorporated last Saturday and MT. Barnette was chosen president and general manager.
 Talk of a creamery and ice plant is being revived in Chandler The pres ent plan is for the farmers union to put in a cooperative creamery while a stock company of business men will be formed to install an ice plant, both concerns to operate in the same building
 John P. Orme, president of the Wa ter Users association, in a letter to Jos. R. Loftus, vice president and gen. eral manager of the Chandler Improve ment company, in discussing the con- serving of water for alfalfa, says: q would state that it is my practice, and believe the results show the wisdom of it, not to irrigate during the cold months of winter and the hot months of summer. My practice is to with hold water from my alfalfa fields from the middle of July until the middle of September. At that time a full irriga- tiOn is given and the alfalfa is free from weeds and summer grasses It is