Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
Demonstration Before Sena-
 tors and Officials At
 Washington Described To Rotary Club by D.B.Heard

Giving results of government tests. of manufacturing companies labora- tory tests and other data on sales prob lems and marketing of Arizona long staple cotton, Dwight E. Heard spoke at length at the Rotary club luncheon yesterday.
 Recently returned from Washington and New England cotton manufactur- ing points, where he went in the inter estS of Arizona's cotton crop, MT. Heard told of work done. with the as- sistance of Senator Ashurst, with the war industries board and with a com mittee of senators at luncheon in the committee room of Senator Ashurst. More than 600 letters, together with circular containing data on tests and strength of Arizona's cotton, are being sent this week by the government to i 600 spinners." said MT Heard
 Tests Are Made Some figures indicating the real worth of Arizona's Pima variety of long staple cotton were given from govern ment tests of fabric used in flying ma | chine construction in which Arizonas s long staple showed a tensile strength of 1 97 pounds to the square inch Sea Is , land a breaking strength of S5, and 1 Egyptian (Sakillarids) q like tensile | strength of 90 pounds to the square i inch. At a commercial laboratory, MT Heard witnessed test of automobile fabric in which the piece made of Sea Island showed a breaking strength of 440 pounds to the square inch aDd Ar | izona's 51s, or nearly 20 per cent l better
 With the war ended. supply and i'm portation status is changing and an endeavor is being made on the question of restricting Sal1illarids imports. Senators Are Surprised ! A beautiful demonstration of govern ment interest in Arizona long staple cotton and also the need of further ed ucation in that respect was given at q conference which was attended by Mir Heard and a number of senator's, one of whom was John Sharp Williams, who was surprised to hear of the real merit and superiority of Arizona's long staple cotton.
 i It will be remembered that at one time Charles Butterworth was in the Salt River Valley. coming as a govern ment expert cotton classer At this meeting with the senators, MT. Heard asked Mir. Butterworh to tell Senator Williams of Arizona's product. It so happened that MT. Butterworth is a protege of the senator. After Mir. But terworh's statements there remained no doubt in the minds of this senator or other senators Of he big value of the new long staple product of Arizona
 Where Long Staple Grown
 MT Heard had prepared big mar
 showing the various cotton producing
 areas of the United States. It cleared
 the minds of many hy showing just
 where the Sea Island cotton district is
 located it being in northern Florida and parts of the states adjacent to the
 north part of Florida The map enabled the Rotarians to visualize the locations and the cotton growing areas.
 Paul KantZ was chairman of the
 meeting. It was announced that I. C. Nevitt would entertain the club al lunch at the mills of the Phoenix Cot ton Seed and Oil company next Friday
 noon. The music yesterday was fur nished by Percy Clingerman on the vio- lin, accompanied b. Miss Agnes Griffe< on the piano.
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