Arizona republican., 1919-02-20

ter of seed selection and the great possibility of development with the Pima cotton as long as this method is followed Probably the best example of community action that can be shown is in this matter of seed selection in Salt River Valley.
 Salt River Valley has every requisite that this essential for the production of the very best long staple cotton in the world. To produce this crop success fully it is necessary to have irrigation and that the section be free from the boil weevil. In Egypt and the Sea Is land sections the pests have grown to such a point of trouble that the crop is threatened and the Sea Island will prob5Fy not be a factor in the long staple market the next few years. The American Egyptian Cotton of the Salt River Valley under it's present com munity management will grow in uual- 1 ity and quantity and should become a i dominant factor in the long staple market. Every point possible to i'm prove the quality of the crop is worked out trough the industry of the men who have backed this work from the | beginning and the loyal farmers of the valley who are looking far ahead for the great future of cotton as a dom inant factor in Salt River Valley.
 The marketing of the American | Egyptian crop is a development of inc | future. Up 10 the present time this | has taken care of itself. The 1918 crop-the first real commercial crop of l this cotton was marketed at war prices and the return to the grower was far in advance of the highest expectations of anyone. The 1919 crop while under no slAx s.rl=,
 of a sbneration has moved steadily and in the face of a stagnant market and falling prices in reconstruction period has maintained a high level. The fin ancial institutions of S,lt River Valley 1 have stood behind the industry beyond | what might be expected The financ- ing of the crop has shown the same un- selfish spirit as the development of the product. The community action here
 SO often lost sight of is a very strong
 factor in making this cotton of tho present time Yossibe.
 | The exchange will publish informa-
 tion of the analysis and all technica
 data of this cotton in the very near flu
 ture in the form of a series of letters which are Ibw under preparation. Thi,
 data is being collected fro~l a number
 of sources and will be accurate and O
 
 crops in the future.
 The future of American EgyptiaI
 cotton in Salt River Valley is yer,
 bright indeed. There seems to be noth
 ing tQ prevent it's becoming the lead
 ing Industry. With the proper pro
 duct which is now in evidence actually
 with the planting of an increased acre
 age for the coming season in the fac
 Of falling market and a reconstruc l ton period and the available funds fo | financing the cror and with the pro ] duct sufficiently advertised and mar ket created and the proper means O
 that marketing in si0ht there is not feature to mar the future developmen ] of the industry. The statistics pub lished in this paper show the develop
 ment of this industry and a proDe , graphic presentation of this develop , ment would lead us to a crop of 100. , 900 bales in Salt River Valley withi five years and at the present tim I there is nothing in sight to retard thi ! development. A curve based on tn D frequency curve as used by Babso
 would in1icate this development
 t Eastern publications in the cotto { | section are in constant touch with tn 2 | exchange and it's work and are usin p the letters and information given ou : by the exchange as the basis of thei I 1 news articles some of these paper a print the market letters verbatim whil e inquiries of every possible nature con . cerning American Egyptian cotto