Arizona republican., 1919-02-20
This Third Cotton Edition

This the third Salt River Valley Cotton edition Of the Arizona Republican brings the record of marvellous agricultural achievement up to date Seven years ago it had beginning thanks to the vision Of a few forward looking men. It is now an accomplish ment involving millions annually and it has become the chief agricultural industry of the southwest In that time too has the industry Of long staple cotton raising been not only established but the quality Of Inc cotton has been improved, whereas. elsewhere, long staple cotton of every variety has undergone deterioration.
 We may speak of the difficulties the Industry has encountered here of which, serious as it has been will solve itself while the growers qualified by ,hcr experience have attacked the solution of the other
 Tho war laid a heavy hand upon the long staple cotton industry everywhere. While it gave sharp stimulus to cotton of inferior grades bringing for them an unprecedented demand and unheard prices the manufacture of those fabrics which long staple cotton is used was almost entirely abandoned be- cause oC the necessity of turning over the spinning and weaving machinery to the working Of tho cheap or cotton And, just there was established the superior quality of the long staple cotton fabrics for war purposes especially for arpane wings the war caruc 70 an end.
 The resumption of the manufacture of fabrics from lon- staple cotton like the resumption of many other industries which underwent suspension modi Gcauon awaits the general readjustment following thc war. But that will occupy brief period. IL will hayc been accomplished before the present seasons crop has been gathered.
 Tho other difficulty of which we have spoken is one which every industry encounters, which in the last phase is the need of a market It Elmer son OF Ebert Hubbard who said untruthfully that if % man build the best mouse trap though he live in wood. the world will make a path 10 his door, The market only for the who finds it and goes t. The individual producer of anything cannot hope for a market for it. only because of the excellence of t He must take it to the market Hence we have the cooperation Of individuals producers associations.
 Though we have been growing the best cotton in the world the spinning world has only recently begun 'o understand it's excellence But through the sanized publicity of the American Egyptian Cotton Exchange recently organized. and described in these columns the spinners will soon be educated to marSsble qualities Of this valley grown cotton.
 This cooperation IS not confined alone marketing though that s the ultimate object of every industry. IL also contemplacs the mutual helpfuness ul al the members Of the exchange which it is hoped will embrace all the cotton growers of the valley We believe that when this cooperative machinery is com pletc the marketing problem will be greatly helped.
 We have now these general conditions favoring thc industry; a limited area Of the earths surface where long staple cotton be grown: increasing usc of long staple cotton in the manufacture of auto mobile tires and a and certainly d very exten- syc of it in the manufacture Of wings for air planes. We have also the Pima cotton. development of the Egyptian. far superior the original By operation among growers the quality of Pima cotton will be maintained.
 We have a region which is free from pests which are rapidly encroaching upon the Sea island area, threatening that industry with extinction We are situated to be less accessible to those pests which menace the cotton industry everywhere, and by the exercise of vigilance we may be assured against them.
 Here in brief, are the and ample reasons why the long staple cottongrowers of the Salt River valley should face the future with only confidence bat in absolute certainty of success and prosperity There is. when the situation is reduced lowest terms nothing for them to do but to cooperate to stand together.