Arizona republican., 1920-09-20
COTTON RA|GERS u DEVELOP NEW FORE|GN MARKET
Meeting of 30 Prominent Planters of Valley Is Held to Consider Ways To Introduce Pima into Mills of France, Belgium And England

TO work out splans to develop new markets for Pima cotton in the mills or England, France. Belgium and oth- er European countries, nearly thirty ol the biggest cotton growers in Ari- zoha met saturday night in the offices or the Arizona American Egyptian cotton Growers association, at IA North Second avenue
 In addition to officers and directors or the association, there were present Influential cotton growers represent Ing every section of the valley all members of the association. all bent on helping in the movement to develop new markets, so that the temporary withdrawal from the market of any group of manufacturers may never embarrass the industry
 Among the members present were Joseph E. Loftus, Dr. J. c. Norton, Jerry Elliott, Leonard Mets Dwight B. Heard and c. w. Silvertharn of Mesa, Lin Orme and Hosea Greenhaw from the west end. c. T. Hurst for the Buckeye district, A. G. Pitcher, E. E. Jack and Rodney Mcdonald from the Glendale district, Will Mosser and F. M. Gregg from the Madison section, Lloyd W. Prouty representing the Casa Grande association, Conrad Hess from the Washington district w $. stevens, president of the association, J. Garnett Holmes, vice. president, di- rectors Robert F. Garnett; C. R. Greene. Charles M. Smith and J. J. Philips. Among numerous others at tending were William Cook, Levi Young, j. J. Pagan, Sam Buckingham. Mr. Stockwell, K. s. Townsend and others. President Stevens acted as chairman of the meeting
 We have come together to con- sider ways and means of developing good demand and sales among the mills of England and the continent in ar ssT gently made a careful trip of investi- gation over the south, and as far as Washington, to look over the crop sit nation. the money market, and the prospective demand. Wet weather has seriously diminished the prospect of the crop in the south, and the pro- duction is certainly going to be far below the ultimate demand. There is, however, carry over of several mil lion bales of low grade cotton to be disposed of in some way.
 T am glad to say that the banks in general are lining up to help the cotton grower.
 At the recent big meeting in Dal- las, composed of more than 50 pr cent bankers and the rest big cotton plant CTS and merchants, it was determined to finance the cotton so it can be mar keted in an orderly and proper man ner, over long period. and they set price for Texas short cotton of AS cents South Carolina. in a stupend- ouS meeting, demanded fair price for cotton, and endorsed the association plan to cut down the acreage of short cotton one-third and encourage the planting of more food and feed crops.
 The Montgomery convention rec commended a minimum price of 40 cents for short cotton and $40 per ton for seed. All over the south there is a united and determined effort among the cotton planters to stand together. It is an economic fact that with the big crop, properly marketed, the price will rise, and that with a crop far be- the market in an improper manner, will force down the price.
 We can see TO prospect of a real market in the United States for some months. There is Q carry over in this country of about 240. .00O bales of Egyptian cotton. On the other hand there is only about half that amount abroad, with a demand for this type of cotton far greater than ours.
 'The association has many good leads toward q foreign market. We have types across the water. and we are receiyingg many inquiries and have a number of good connections. But the needs of the industry here are such that everything possible should be done to introduce our cotton abroad as rapidly as possible.
 ''To do this we wish to suggest that some good man representing this sec- ton and this cotton be sent to Eng land for the winter to push the sale Of our cotton, and that a number of pools be made up and sent across one after another as fast as they can be sold. Any other plan will be too slow