Arizona republican., 1921-05-12
THURSDAY MORNING. MAY IF, 1921
We take greater pains to persuade others that aOe are happy than in e1pdedUoraag to think so ourselues.
 -Conf1cius
We're Coming to Better Time.

The peak has been passed. The hardest of the pulling has been done We have come to easier going, clearer way. and 1t is getting better and better.
 We have had rough. hard. up- hil road but are making the grade and from it will grow easier and easier.
 The cotton situation is Tightening. It the slump in cotton, rather the stagnation, than an actual slump, that brought us standstill in the Salt River Valley.
 sz4 But cotton is again moving and rap idly. and at higher and higher prices Though there is probability that the figures anticipated when the crop of last planted will be approached, there is to believe that within month six weeks there will be price which will leave majority of the cotton growers whole, though with out anticipated or any profits
 At any rate it will bring millions dollars the valley and thus will be enabled go ahead
 When it became evident many months ago that things going be tied up for indefinite period and that the profits cotton growing last year not going be realized: that very large destined to be charged off, The Republican pointed out that the loss would be very largely paper; that rather than loss there would be disap ponment.
 What meant well illustrated the other day by the observation of well-known business man and cotton grower. T s30.ooo last year." he said; "but it something never had. but ex- pected have.'
 So it has been with hundreds other farmers still others have lost beside their expectations, their time, their interest the value of their lands years work: but they have gained something val uzlble gold.
 They are richer in experience They are grounded their knowledge the value of diversi fled farming. something that must be impressed sometime upon every agricultural community. They have learned again of the importance of the dairy industry. both exclusive industry and adjunct general farming operations The dairy COW is coming back-this time to stay in the land which she made prosperous.
 We ignorant of the fact that the cotton slump caught many of the growers much harder chiefly those without experience cotton growing; those who had suddenly attracted to it by the extraordinary of cotton the before These farmers left almost without means of regain ing their footing; practically wiped out. But are speaking Of better outlook of the valley .. whole.
 The cotton industry, pleased to say, is here to stay--in it's proper place It will always be .l great money maker for the valley. It has put upon a sound basis. There will never again be raised of 60 cents pound. will produced at reasonable cost, preaching the figures the early days of the industry here And with reasonable protective tariff on long staple cotton may stabilized price the vicinity of 50 cents pound Thus there will eliminated to a large extent that element of speculation which has been disturbing to our growers.
 And the copper situation which the face of it seems gloomy and uncertain not bad it pears as we learned from inner sources It is predicted that the production of copper will be stunned within three months by the large mines which participated in the agreement to shut down. At that time a stock of 1o0oO 900 pounds in country. It not that vast accumulation that induced the closing for the normal after year is about s00.oOo.ooo pounds.
 The mines held for a long time making copper at cost considerably in of the market price, Then they decided that something must be done; either the price increased the cost of duction The latter could be effected oniy by n reduction of scale; the former would be facilitated by holding down the reserve. The closing of the mines would naturally accomplish both since when the re opening would occur, there would be new wage scale
 And by fall, at least, may reasonably expect the mines and smelters again to be in operation. little later what Arizona gone through will be only an unpleasan memory.
 The Railroads
 The statement of MT. Julius Kruttschnitt before ba senate investigators of the transportation systems of the country amplfication of the doctrine