Arizona republican., 1919-10-24
HUNDREDS FLOCK
 TO WORSHIP AT
 SHRINE IF CROP


 wide it's arms to the thous- ands of people in this val ley who are interested in cotton. Mesa is the Mecca of the valley this week. The pilgrimage started yester- day morning, with the open ing of the congress. Grow CTS from far and near flocked to Mesa, there to see the best of the product grown, and learn new ideas in creating better cotton. l. Mesa has indeed outdone herself. The town is decorated. The sidewalks are thronged with visitors, and the streets are jammed with automobiles. A carnival with every variety of at traction is in full swing. The young sters as well as their elders are com bining the absorption of knowledge
 
 | The Sacaton Indian band opened the three days affair Following the con cert the crowds wended their way to the Vance auditorium, there to listen to experts in the raising and market 1 ing of the valleys greatest crop, cotton.
 1 President John Cummard of the Mesa commercial club presided at the opening session. He introduced Dan Kleinman, mayor of Mesa, whose duty it was to present the keys of the city to it's many visitors. Mesa desires to play host to the entire valley and as much of the state as can get there, according to the mayor. It has always welcomed visitors, but no more so than at the present time. Mesa is not ashamed of it's part in the affairs or the valley and is anxious to show the world what they have done to aid the advancement shared by the entire district
 More cotton and better cotton are the aims of the congress, according to Judge G. W. Silverthorn. the next i speaker. It is of vital necessity, ac- cording to Judge Silverthorn, that mo'e and better cotton be raised in this valley This, according to the speaker, is the one ideal, natural field ill the world for the raising cf nigh class long staple cotton.
 Governor Thomas F. Campbell. the most ropular man in Arizona.v was the manner in which Chairman Cum mard introduced the states chief executive. The entire cotton crop of Arizona, stated the governor, is of more value than the combined agri- cultural crops of Utah. This accord ing to Governor Campbell. is one of the hundreds of reasons why the des- tiny of the Salt River valley is wrapped up in the industry. He praised Mesa for it's aggressive for ward policy and stated that it's ambi- tions had been constant incentive to the people of Phoenix The governor produced statistics showing that the cotton crop had placed Arizona on a
 very favorable footing as compared
 with her sister states He warmly welcomed the visiting delegates tC this section of the country.
 In speaking of the comparativ,
 value of tbe copper and cotton pro. duced in Arizona, Governor Campbell
 stated that the one favorable feature
 of the production of cotton is that al the money derived from that source
 stays in Arizona, while money pro. duced by copper usually goes outsid, of the state. The value of the copper , produced was placed by the governor . as S262, ,000 900 and that of the cotton [ at $25,000,000. The governor depIore, t that it had almost become a hahi r with the people of Arizona to mak t large sums of money here and thel e retire to live somewhere else. One O e the primary duties of the people Q
 this state, according to Governo = Campbell, is to build community lift . and that it is necessary for Arizonan g to remain here and help build it. e The governor concluded his remark = by declaring that he believed in tn d future of the cotton industry, that h e was himself grower of cotton an y desired to see the Southwestern Cot n ton congress a permanent feature C n southwestern life.
 y Dwight B. Heard warmly congratu c lated the city of Mesa on it's enter : prise. its progressive spirit and tn d fine cooperation existing between tn y old timers, (some of whom he ha y known for 25 years). and the ne' e blood coming in. the result being e genuine, live. up-to-date city which
 is a joy to visit
 / In reviewing the recent worlds cot 7 ton conference at New Orleans, at h tended by 1,500 delegates from 30 diff r ferent countries, MT. Heard compare
 the conference to great clearin IT house of ideas on the cotton trad n referred to the splendid training, clea
 minds and broad vision of the lare
 delegations of spinners, especial
 those from abroad, and emphasizin
 the great advantages that were boun
 to accrue from the franz discussio
 that occurred between spinners an
 growers.
 While Arizona's production of 34,5(
 bales was a mere trifle compared wit
 the districts represent of over 15,000
 900 bales, this section was given spec n ial recognition at the worlds confer M ence because it has worked out suC E cessfully the problem of high qualit standard production, based on pul
 seed. government cooperation ar
 freedom from the danger of contan IS ination with inferior types.
 l. Mr Heard referred to the practics to business like lines on which the col s- ference was conducted, showed tn d, the worlds supply of cotton fabri le at the close of the war was practical of exhausted, told of information flu m nished by the Italian delegation of u D. manufacture in Germany of clo n. made largely from paper and u ne danger of the world seeking subst t. tutes for cotton if reasonable pric e, cannot be maintained.
 ry The growers of the south clear st showed the spinners the positive il
 crease in production costs, and de ay mite agreement was reached that | h. only basis on which the grower cou at be expected to meet the demand m, increased production must be one
 cost plus fair profit; the cost to