Arizona republican., 1917-11-29

Adopting the above ringing appeal to the farmers of Arizona to aid 12 increasing the wheat crop in Arizona so that this state may be at least self-supporting as far as wheat is concerned and not a wheat burden upon the nation, a meeting was held at the council of defense rooms yes- terday afternoon where there gath cred an assembly of men, each an expert in the production of food stuffs, particularly to consider a larger Arizona output of wheat, to the end that the state, which now falls far short of the desired end, shall raise and mill all breadstuff required within her borders.
 The millers present frankly stated that. owing to the unexampled rise in the value of wheat at Chicago, they had made much money in the last season, but pointed to the fact that this was speculative profit, and not like that which will be known during the coming season, when the price both of the wheat and the manufactured product is fixed by the United States government, the la ter through the executive power of the government.
 It was clearly stated the price of flour at Arizona points, Phoenix and Tucson included, is governed by tn price at which Los Angeles, Kansas City and Colorado points may lay down within this state.
 From the side of the farmers came statement of relative costs. It | ~ha ha+ b. .f in r.ic ing are not to be compared with such other products as cotton. Fred | Tait had a tabulation showing that an acre of grain costs approximately | $45 to raise within the Salt River valley at the present high cost of agriculture. The net return, there | fore, hardly is attractive outside of | the consciousness that the grower is doing a highly patriotic service tc | the state and nation.
 Expression of the sentiment of the meeting was contained in a resolu- tion, unanimously adopted for issu- ance jointly by Chairman Dwight B Heard of the council of defense anC | Timothy A. Riordan, federal food ad. ministrator for Arizona This reso- lution, summarizing the thought O. this representative gathering head! this report.
 Presiding at the meeting was Chair man Dwight B. Heard of the counci of defense who made clear a state ment of the reasons for the call. H, stated that 7.2 bushels of wheat year are required to feed each Ari zonian. Arizona has 30000 acre under grain and needs at leas 45,000. While a patriotic service i in prospect, both millers and grow CTS should have a fair profit am yet the consumer should have hi bread at a fair price,
 MT. Goldschmidt told how he ha tried, with a fine prospect of sue cess, to materially enlarge the whea acreage of southern Arizona and ho, at a gross cost of about $15,00'
 he had furnished seed for 4,269 acre in Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise an
 Pinal counties. Heretofore, nearl
 all his wheat has come from out
 side of his own locality, while hi
 sales have nearly all been local, ow
 ing to outside competition. His mil
 held under government regulation
 could hardly be operated were \ given only the bare 25c a barr,
 profit allowed by the government { a terminal price based upon whee
 at $2 a bushel. Therefore, he secure
 the cooperation of the farmers i
 counties contiguous to his mill {
 plant sufficient wheat for millin
 purposes at Tucson. so that he wi