El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-19
IRRIGATION CONGRESS AlJ0URN5;
UTAH NAN IS ELECTED PRESIDENT
Delegates Pass Resolutions Recommending Sale of Tim
her from Forest Reserves and Federal Aid for Under
ground Water Irrigation Permanent
Home Is to be Erected.

has been removed entirely from par
: tisan politics
J ti0n are TO promote the organIza ton
I of state market departments. and 20
/ establish cooperation between the dit
ferent state departments
W W Burr. Of North Nalsima-
I Wash. read a paper prepared by
/ Charles c. Brand. of the United States
! department OF agriculture, who was
unable 10 attend the congress
The paper told of the activities of
4 the office of marketing and rural or
ganizatiOn of the department of agri-
culture Cooperation between pur-
: chasers Of farm products has been
stimulated by the office.
Has Reduced Living Cost.
The office also has aided TO reduce
the cost Of living ia cities. by bring
ing farm products TO the purchasers
sales of farm products by parcels
post is feature of the office. the
paper said.
Paper On Marketing.
Kurt Grgnwald. of Denver. read the
paper prepared by Col. Harris VEIN
stock. Of san Francisco. state market
. director. on Marketing
"N hats the use of making two
blades of grass grow where one grew
before. if You can't sell the first
blade" questions Col Weiustock in
TIE paper The farmers OF California
were forced to organize into selling
examinations. The raisin growers all
! formed mutual organizations to
market their crops Beaches that
last season rotted on the trees. could
have been disposed Of
Organization l. keynote.
Organization Is The keynote of the
new state marketing commission Of
California
An extended discussion Of marketing
problems was INDUCED IN ON the floor
of the congress.
DIT. C.. E Ladd. Of Mesilla Park.
y NJ. president OF the New Mexico
Agricultural COLLEGE read paper
upon the Marketing Problem in New
Mexico"
Information Lacking
There Is practically no lnforma-
ton in New Mexico regarding co
operative marketing
The farm marketing problem In
New Mexico is practically all prob
lem. and no solution The farmers
Of the Mesilla valley have an OrEani-
zauon for the marketing of hay.
Varying climatic and soil conditions
render the farm products Of many dit
fereut kinds The farms are so widely
separated that the transportation
problem is great one
No state in the union is better
adapted 10 the poultry industry than
New Mexico
Marketing Most Important.
No state can profit more by the
sion than New Mexico This Is the
most important problem now con-
fronting US The county agents now
are working wonders for our farm
ers
samuel Il Dickson. chief marketer
Of the Texas state commission Of
agriculture appeared. representing
Fred " Davis. state commissioner Of
az iculture. who was unable 10 attend
the congress
Must show EarneStness.
The state commission not only IS
organizing the producers but the con
lHr III h. Z
let The farmers know we are terribly
in earnest In Texas we have even
an orange growers association The
consumers and the commission men
all are pleased with our state organ
ization. because il makes a stable
price
From tile orange growers asso-
citation grew real marketing orgaui-
zation- We have concrete examples
Of our success in Texas We have one
location that produces $500 carloads
of Waternelons. The last ten years
show that the melon growers Melted
s. car This year. after organic
ing. they netted SloS car
Preservative Developed.
A sweet potato preservative has
been developed. which viii aid market
ing Of this crop. by keeping The
vegetable until the price is right the
same Is being done with the COW peas
II now is impossible for the Texas
fig canning factories 10 supply the
demand " e can le4N the farmer
unless he wants TO help himself
When the farmers quit trying to make
fortunes. and are ready to make q
living, they viii make more of a sue
cess We need the cooperation Of the
business man and the farmer"
Conditions IN Idaho.
Air Scholtz told the delegates Of
market conditions IN Idaho. A lengthy
discussion Of marketing problems in
all parts of the country was INDUCED
in by the delegates
Appointments Announced.
The appointment Of honorary vice
presidents and eX cutive committee
men was announced as follows The
fiji named for each state is the
vice president, and the second the
committeeman
arizona. Dr.. r. b. Non KIeinSmid
and Andrew Kimbau. California. ".
a tombstone and W ". Whitson;
Colorado. Lou D. Sweet and Remsen
McGinnis. Idaho. ". O. Cotton and W
c. SchOItz. D. H Anderson. Kansas. A
II. MOffet: no committeeman. Nebraska.
nc vice president Geo. r. Johnson,
Ne7 Aerico. 4. H Hilton. ". s. Hope
we'll: Orecon. Percy A Cupper and
Edward : Taylor; Texas. John Viii
son and j. A. Harper, Utah, \ r.
Haywood and John A WidtsOe. Wash
ington. Carroll B. Graves ad f F.
Benson Province of Alberta. Canada.
Hon Duncan Marshall and Robert :
Stockton. Saskatchewan. Hon W R
MotherweIl: no committeeman