Arizona republican., 1915-10-29
CITRUS GROWERS
 GET TOGETHER
Association Members and Independents Inaugurate Movement Looking to Co., operation in Growing and Marketing Valley Yield

1 Between twenty-five and thirty cit rus growers of the valley, some of them
 members of the Salt River Valley orange Growers Association, others independent, met yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Adams for the purpose of l taking initial steps looking to coopera- tion. the furtherance of the interests of the individuals collectively and par ticuIarlv to improved methods of mar keting the yield. It was indicated that there is a wonderful opportunity for all the growers, working jointly to se- cure speedier and better returns. To accomplish this, however, according to the opinions of those at the meeting, it is necessary that all the growers get together" perfect plans for working along broad, comprehensive lines
 Foster Rockwell, as president or the association, presided over the gather ing and Chas. w. Allen, acted as secretary. Mir Rockwell explained that the citrus industry in the Salt River valley was in a more or less chaotic condition because of the lack of CO., operation among the growers and the ever present tendency to operate along independent lines. The independent growers were uildDle, DtCduSC ol lhuity marketing conditions, to secure the prices that accrued to the association members, and neither the independents nor the association growers were able to secure the prices possible if all were to unite upon a definite policy. It was the purpose of the meeting, said Mir. Rockwell. to start a movement looking to an agreement whereby all the grow T
 There were ringing talks by Dwight B. Heard, J. c. Adams H. A. Sewing haus, Lewis Diller, N Rockwell and others. The keynote of these talks was cooperation, team play and concerted action.
 Looking to bringing into the mem bership of the association all, or nearly all of the growers of the valley a mem bership committee of seven was named. This committee is to work indefinitely. but particularly the next few days and is expected to be able to report at a meeting scheduled for next Monday that practically all the growers have applied for membership. The member ship committee consists of Mrs. Wilson, chairman and Messrs Gibson, Diller and Butler, independents, and Sevring- haus, Vincent and Milton Munger, as sociatiOn.
 Another committee, three indepcn- dents and three association mem bers, was named to prepare a general work ing plan which is to be presented at the next meeting. A committee Of six was also named to interview thu val ley bankers relative to making arrange ments, if possible, to secure financial aid for the growers before full pay ments have been made by the associa- ton on shipments. Still another com mittee was named to convey to the cor poratiOn commission resolutions adop- ted yesterday protesting against a pro- posed dunnage charge, based on the fact that such dunnage charge is not nov in vogue in California.
 In all respects the meeting was prob ably one of the most helpful and repre- sentative ever held by the orange growers of the Salt River valley and confidence was expressed that it will lead to a general betterment of the con ditions now existing and to the mutual benefit of the growers. Another meet = ing IS to be held next Monday afternoon at the Hotel Adams.