Arizona republican., 1916-08-21
STANLEY r. MORSE. Superintendent and State Leader.
 SALT RIVER VALLEY PLAN

WHEREAS, A careful analysis of agricultural conditions shows that the farming lands of the Salt River val ley. representing an immense invest m7nt. are not paying the farmers such margin of profit as Is war rSnted bY the remarkable and won Gecfully diversified resources Of this SectioI: We believe that this lack of proper return is for the following reasons.
 l. We have no well defined com prchersive plan of agricultural devei- opment.
 ?. Although We have thirty farmers organizations and six busi- ress examinations there Is no fully devcloped central organization.
 3. There is too much tendency to- ward individual enterprise rather than toward community effort 1. The farming problems of this ! section are not being systematically handled
 3. Our most important economic problem that of systematically mar keting the valley products along the most modern and practical lines has not vet beer solved.
 TEarefore he it
 GES1IN WE'D. That the president of tho advisory council of the Maricopa Couutv Farm Improvement associa Q ton which rcnrescuts all the aGricul- tugGl and business examinations Of | the community be asked to appoint a special committee of not less than ! ten. representing all p0rtione of inc valley. to be knopr as the "sEriCul- ! tural devclonment and marketing i committee which shall he empoW Q cred Co sc"lre fundG from various sources. which together with the , SiSn0 now available from the Uni- 1 Yersitv of Arizona College ef Agri- ! culture and the Sf0oo available from { the county board of supervisors. shall ! he ample fo fipanoe the pecessary 1 eXuenses ard salaries for the em- ! ulovmenf of an experienced market i ipT specialist and q suitable county i flrn advisor l Be i further
 Resolved. that it is the sense of | this committee that ttc above TO- ! fe-re7 to committee on a~ricultura' [ development and mrrketing' as ao- noin od hF tho advisory conucil pi tho Nariceu1 Count Farro Improve mort asSoo iatien he instructed 2, UroNa~e definite rla1 for she gri- eult'-ral devolouwcuf of the Salt Rive | valley and the marketing of itg u5o- ! ducts to be rresentcd 'o the advisor, 1 council of said association fo- it's an. : nr"va' Said plan shall include th, . followir@ points:
 'al Tte Maricon~ Cspnfv Fan lmrrovement asso"ia ton is fo he th. central organization fo stande rd 'z !. and coordinate ttc efforts of all ;h
 loo7l sorgani7ationa through its 9d ViSo-v rcupcil
 fhl The work of organizing nep
 iccals and strenethering pre~crt 'c cals urging representations from al communities including financial sup
 port
 tci Maintaining a competent coun " farm advisor employed in co-oDer
 ation with he extension service Q
 inc University of Arizona anG wit
 inc United States dcn3rtmept of az
 riculture who shall have charge O v'orkilr ont details of this plan fdi The work Of the c0untv farr
 advisor will be outlined in the forr
 of definite plans 10 solve the mos
 imnortauf aericultrral problems of th
 valley. These plans to he approve
 '" the advisory council before fini
 adoption
 'el Maintaining an experience l, marketing specialist whose work sha he conducted under the immediai
 direction of the proposed "agricultur; , development and marketing commi tee"
 The details of the general agricU .ural development plan. 70 which spt cial attention will he paid will ir } clude besides the organization a r reqds mentioned. the following: ' The standardization of the lea, . ....... Ifa.n-f1..I. r..-..LI