Arizona republican., 1920-02-20

alley, where a large portion of the otton has been classed by its trained epresentanves, who have now worked Ut official cotton standards for Amer csn-Egyptian cotton. Previously the tesisnated as Fancy. Extra, Choice. standard and Medium. These have eeen replaced by Nos 1 to and every trade which is now between adjoining srades. represented by types of the s1andards is designated by the grade lumber Of the high grade followed by 7. For example, cotton between grade
 ma 7, Is graded as 1h. This estab- ashes a government standard on which SurchaSers can place their orders, with definite knowledge of the type of ctton they are to receive.
 This brings up the question of the Hooaoie amount of Pima cotton which VII be produced this season and what proportion of this cotton will be known IS free or open cotton This year so.OoO acres in the Salt River valley tioHe are planted. The land has been more carefully selected than before ana with the added experience of the growers in cultural methods it is not unreasonable to assume that from fs,eo0 to 50,00o bales of Pima cotton E1li be produced. In the Florence and tasa Grande valleys. including the Sacaton Indian agency, located from lorty 10 sixty miles southwest of Phoe-
 
 Y equal 2,500 bales. while in the Yuma and Parker valleys along the Colo rado river, and in certain sections of me San Joaquin valley in California, l-5OO to 2,000 additional bales of Pima cotton can be expected, making total cotton for this season of from 1000 70 55.000 bales
 lt Brought Prosperity
 In the Salt River valley. the grow ITS are quite prosperous, most of them owning their land and a large portion Of them in position to finance their growing operations without tying up heir crops through mortgage, so that h that district there should be for sale this year from 10000 to 25,000 paies F unmortgaged cotton.
 As an indication of the importance commercially of this new type of cot ion, 1t is significant that, last season, the total production Of Sea Island cot lon and 1t is very evident that this year much more Pima cotton will be produced than Sea Island. The point which especially interests manufac- turers is the fact that while the quan- tity of cotton grown is steadily in creasing it's quality is also improving and its uniformity in color silkiness and strength is exceptional
 The total manufacture in the United States of long staple cotton, either old
 
 the five years previous to our entry irto the war, was 275,340 bales annual ly. Of which 7s,650 400-pound bales was Seq Island cotton production.
 With increase this year of the pro- duction of Pima American Egyptian cotton to approximately 50,000 bales, and the estimated production of less than 15,000 bales of Sea Island cotton. it is manifest that the Pima cotton has become very material factor in the long staple market. With the development of this new industry, the growers are realizing the need of the establishment in the Salt River valley of a thoroughly modern cotton exchange, for the purpose of furnishing to the spinners accurate in formation as to crop conditions. and for the working out from a community standpoint of those important prob lens of labor, finance, seed selection anC protection, ginning. storage, and marketing, all of which must be ham died on a basis which gives to the smallest producer the same service a S that received by the largest grower. The working out of these problems presents some very intricate and in tCresting questions, demanding a high degree of intelligence and good judg | mCnt on the part of the grower. Men l or these qualities are steadily taking 1 uIl this new industry which gves an assurance of it's growth and permen- pnce