Arizona republican., 1918-04-01
GREAT FUTURE
 OF LONG STAPLE
 COTTON |S TEXT
T. w. McDevitt, President of
 Phoenix Cotton Oil Com pany, Addresses Brother
 hood Club On Vital Topic
(Bv Edgar Kennison)


 Cotton it's importance as an econo- mic factor in Salt River Valley of Arl- 1 zona and adjacent territory. was the urincipal subject discussed at the brotherhood Lunch club at the Y. M. C. A.. yesterday. This was the first lunch served by this club at the Y M. C. A. the previous meeting having been held at the Central Methodist church. More than 50 members gathered at the tables. and several new names were added to the roll
 pr. W. W. Wilkinson. by way of op- ening the meeting, announcde that plans for a permanent organization Nould be announced at next meeting, and that more than 90 names already were on the roll to continue the meet ings through April. He then an- nounced that J. NJ. Clinton. social set clement worker, and secretary Of an anti-vice organization in New Aork' world address the club next Saturday. He stated that the speaker had but recently returned from France where he had been studying vice conditions as related to the army and thought that those who found it difficult to make up their minds as to the value Of seg- regated district would receive some valuable information.
 Professor T. C. Johnson of the Phoe- mix high school was then asked to talk on getting school boys to assist with farm labor. He asked that all bus~1ess men who employed school boys during vacation hold positions open for all boys who volunteered to help with the farm labor. His plan was unanimously approved
 Mr. MoDevitt Speaks pr. Wilkinson then announced that a discussional and purely educational policy seemed best for the club, and that citizens of all shades of opinion would be welcome to express their views on civic conditions. He then in- vted J. A Detweiler to act as chair man of this meeting.
 Chairman Detweiler introduced T. W. McDevitt. president of the Phoenix Cotton Oil company, who said:
 "The best l can offer is to tell my own experience in the cotton business. After spending s7.OO0 in southern Cali fornia. and going in the hole to that extent. in 1914 I entered the cotton game in Imperial valley. The proven test of a bale and a half to the acre was the incentive that lead to this amazing development
 Great Acreage Growth
 T had heard of the Salt River valley. came here and looked it over and decided to get into the game here. You are all familiar with what has been done here. From 1000 acres devoted to cotton in 1916, it jumped to 36,00C i'm 1917, and the steady increase would seem to indicate 100000 for this year ie- 1aa I, in tIo ,e.l 100000 acres that will shortly be giv- en to cotton production. The sections named are Imperial. Palo Verde, Sac ramento, Yuma, Casa Grande and las and greatest. the Salt River valley producing it's own special product Pima cotton. the finest the world ha. ever seen. There has just beep shipped from the Salt River valley, followint careful tests three car loads of select. ed seed to other sections. Thus is thu lame of Salt River valley being mad, known 10 the industrial world.
 The outlook for the entire south. west this season in acreage devoted 10 cotton is, according to best informa, ton obtainable, Salt River valley 100000 acres; Imperial. 100000: Palt Verde, 15,000; Casa Grande, 10000 Yuma. 15,000; altogether well ove SOO,OO0 acres; this ought to yield. a minimum production, 150,000 bales O cotton and 75,000 tons of seed. Tn seed alone should bring the growers SS,000,000. All this will be sold unde strict regulation by the governmen food administrator, as will also tn products manufactured therefrom.
 Industries Will Come
 Tn logical sequence, there will fol low mattress factory to use the 200 linters worth $37 a bale. the enlarge ment of the present feed yards to in crease the production of beef catti, And this presents the strongest argu ment for a packing plant here, to us the greatly increased cattle production Each ton of cotton seed produces { pounds of lint used in the matresse and munition factories. Both are need ed in large quantities.
 There will also be 800 to 1 .OC pounds of cotton seed hulls from whic highly concentrated food is made, rt placing in a great measure alfalf which his a much less food value.
 The most valuable product of all the 300 pounds of oil pressed from eac ton, having the highest food wall