Arizona republican., 1918-06-09
FARMERS URGED ID ORGANIZE ID
 HANDLE CROPS FUR THIS VALLEY

That the majority of farmers or ganizations are dead ones, lack the proper punch to get anything in the market, that farmers depend too much upon the gentleman's agree ment and not enough, upon the writ ten pledge backed up by dollars and cents, is in part the sense Of lec- ture given good naturedly but free from camouflage by Charles k. Bas- sett of the United States bureau of markets before a gathering of farm CTS in the Water Users auditorium yesterday afternoon.
 | MT. Bassett and Fred Taylor. cot ton technologist of the same bureau, had been sent for by Salt River valley interests, including cotton interests, to advise and help organize here. MT. Taylor followed MT. Bassett. He said there was every reason to be- lieve that Arizona cotton was going to sell at a good price, but that 1t was impossible at present to find out just when, said organization Of the growers was imperative in order to get the government to grade their cotton and in order to get buyers to notice them, as the big mills and brokers will not do business with little individuals, but only with or ganizations or growers large enough to work independently.
 General Discussion
 Following the talks by the govern ment men there was discussion Some felt that the valley was now over organized, said it would be bes to organize everything into one body with experts in each line, such as cotton, hay, citrus fruits, daIying an( the like. But the cotton men pres ent did not take to it.
 Opposing this proposal were thos' who held that each body of grower were most interested in their re spective crop, cotton. hay, fruit, a the case might be, and that such al organization, like so many other or ganizations, would soon dwindl and cursing the middle men. wit nothing done to aid members.
 Not Come to Praise
 MT. Bassett said he did not com here from Washington 10 pat tn grower on the back and tell him Wha a good man he was. He said he wa going to talk for the benefit of tn farmer, whether he liked it or no His scolding however, was sprinkle with humor and in consequence | escaped with his scalp.
 "The farmer as an individual mark eter is a failure" he said. He a ways meets the buyer at a disadvan1 age. The buyer goes after him pro pared with facts about the mark everywhere, spends hundreds Of do lars on telegrams to get quotation and data The farmer does not stud markets beyond his trading point. | is afraid to spend money on tel grams, even if he could afford So when he meets the buyer he IS his mercy.
 Farmers if organized into a bus ness-like association can act in ge ting this information, hundreds pc haps in this association would recel the benefit of information by wire otherwise, gathered by the associ tion's head man.
 Pooling Backed by Money
 But the majority of farmers 2 ganizations are dead ones. They a based on gentlemens agreements, T business agreements. The avera farmer wants his neighbor to sta by the association and not sell, b he is at the same time looking somebody to sell his own crop to an advanced figure Pooling mea nothing unless it is backed by a nc representing money.
 That note should be as binding a note given to a bank when mon is borrowed. It is such a note government requires from each mel Der of an organization which is ing to receive sthe governments he The government does not go on gel lemen's agreements any more tn does a bank. That note means siml the head man in the organizati takes it and other notes of ot members in the organization to