Arizona sentinel., 1917-10-25
CIRCUS GROUND WHEN THEY ENGAGE IN EMBARRASSING FIGHT FOR COTTON PACKERS

Unlike Imperial Valley and Salt River Valley, who have definite for cotton picking the farmers ot Yu ma Valley or at least some of them doing themselves an injustice by refusing organize along the same general lines that prevail in the two larger valles named.
 Some ago James H. Maxey one of the largest cot ton growers Yuma Valley tried get his neghbors to enter into an arrangement whereby sufficient cotton pick CTS could be imported from Mexico. He succeeded in get ting just farmer join him These two expended some thing like 5000 on railroad transportation for cotton pick CTS from the neghborhood of Douglas few days after h arrival of the cotton pckers Mr. Maxey went to the coas accompany his good wife beck home in their touring Upon his arrival he found that all his pckers ha shifted to some other farmers cotton field the price having been considerably raised that agreed upon between Mr. Maxey and his imported pickers which three three and half cents per pound Mr. Maxey put his thinking cap.
 If my neghbors can afford to hire my help from ms by raising the price guess will have engage in the ras ing business myself he said to himself and he forthwith proceeded to boost the price to FIVE cents per pound o long staple Egyptian whereas, the kind of is being picked in Salt River Valley for three cents
 l dislike very much to do it. but will continue raise the price o cotton picking whenever my present price met said Mr. Haxey few days ago. If my neghbors afford to take my labor from by raising the price just easily afford take their pickes from them by the method have urged cooperation among the cotton growers could always have sufficient force
  work after the cotton picking shall have ended Salt River Valley acts that principle and does Imperial Val ley As result of this friendly cooperation they have all the labor they require, while here in Yuma Valley gropng around the dark and cutting each others throat have always been in favor of paying good wages but ii isn't fair to the farmer that he should be required to give away ALL his profits.
 Il will not be at all surprsed continued MT. Maxey if we are not eventually forced to pay TEN CENTS per pound for cotton picking Al the wages paying have quite number of pickerS who making high SIX DOLLARS jer day, and when the Egyptian opens up
 little better venture the assertion that these same pckers will make eight or ten dollars per day. whch nigh y small profit left for the who owns cotton field However the farmers of Yuma Valley are determined to keep taking my help will be just as determined to keep on raising the price until get every ounce of my cotton picked. That is an absolute certainty"
 It would seem that the farmers should at once see the folly in trying to cut each others throat in the manner in dicated by Mr. Maxey They ought form strong organ zaon tor the purpose Of protecting themselves against the nJustrice that will be done them if they do not good fair should be established for cotton picking and ali the farmers should live up the wage agreed upon Other wise chaos will be the result and the end of the even ii the cotton is worth than ever before known, the cotton grower will find that he has grown his cotton at absolute loss whereas if all the farmers will act in concert they will reap their just share of the profits and the cotton pickerS will fair and remuneratve wage for their work
 The average taxpayer patient old mule but bet