Arizona republican., 1921-07-25

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 MT. Heard at that time was attend ing the second world cotton confer ence of which he was made one of the six American members of the ex- ecutive committe of twelve and was endeavoring to make. known the ex- cellence of the long staple cotton of this valley. to secure a recognition of it in the markets of Europe and to obtain such action by the conference as would further the interests of this industry of the Salt River valley.
 The assistance of MT. Heard was urged, not because he was the largest cotton grower for he was not. His personal interest in long staple cotton was much less than that of many other growers but his community in terest was great. He had, though, never believed that it should ever become the one crop of the valley; he had warned against that but he had always believed that it might become one of the great varied industries of the Salt River valley.
 He had headed the campaign for securing a duty on long staple cotton in the emergency tariff bill and at the request of members of congress he had prepared a brief on the sub- ject which has come to be regarded as a sort of handbook concerning the long staple cotton situation in this valely.
 Mir. Heard's trip to Europe is more than a pleasure trip. u may be said that his chief objective was the worlds second cotton conference aft CT which he proposed to make tour of the spinning districts of Europe, those of Great Britain and France as well as those of Czecho- Slovakia where the finest cotton products of the looms are turned out.
 In reply to cabled requests for his return MT. Heard signified that he would cut short his vacation if it was necessary to serve the cotton indus try of the valley. He has frequently campaign in behalf of a reasonable tariff and has directed a movement to secure the cooperation of members of congress and of the government who are known to be friendly to the in- dustry. He has also wired Secreta- ries Hoover, Fall and Wallace. He has hoped that a postponement of the final hearing by the senate committee may be secured until the latter part of August by which time he will have returned to this country. Altogether he has left nothing undone that he could have done in Europe, and in the present stage could likely do no more if he were here.
 The worlds cotton conference GOV cred a period from June Is to June 22 and sessions were held at both Man chester and Liverpool. The sessions at both places were reported compre- hensively by the Manchester Guar dian which speaking of the closing session said:
 The final business meetings of the second world cotton congress were held yesterday in. the Manchester Town hall. and in the evening the delegates were entertained at a an quet in the Free Trade hall, at which the lord chancellor was the chiei speaker
 The morning was devoted to pri- vate meetings, at which the IA differ ent groups into which the congres: had been divided discussed a large number of propositions which haC been placed before them in the course of the conference. These proposition: were in most cases adopted unani mously, but a few notifications were made in order to meet the wishes O particular groups or associations, ant the results were announced at thu general conferences which was helt in the afternoon under the presidenc. of Lord Emmott
 The resolutions were comprehen sive. and embraced a remarkable di versity of subjects, starting with tn financing of the industry and passing through the processes of growth. ex portation. spinning, and manuf ctur ing to the ultimate marketing of tn finished goods"
 The following resolution for tn cotton producing group of which Mi
 Heard is chairman was introduce by him and passed:
 "1 Whereas, In the economic read iustnents resulting from tho Worl war the cotton producer is faced wit the necessity of creating such condi tions of supply and quality of cotto as will enable him to find profit able market; and
 .2. Whereas. The cotton grove cannot continue to produce at a los and is now seeking to better cond tions by systematic and constructiS efforts to improve and standardiz the types and grades of cotton, g' his rroduct to the market in bette condition, and by cooperative clio Improve the marketing condition that prices may be stabilized and CO ion production placed on a profltab basis; and
 Whereas. We recognize that
 profitable price means cost of prf Auction plus a moderate profit ar that the cost of production must ne' essarily include such a reasonap D wage for labor Gncluding that or u grower and his family) as shall gua sntee decent and self-respecting col ditions of living and revenue on u use of land md equipment sufticlel to return a fair interest on the Nal' pf the investment, cover the payTnel of taxes and provide for the man tenance of soil fertility; now thef fore be 1t
 Resolved. That We recommeT that all branches of the cotton tra' cooperate with the producer in the
 efforts to develop and encouari
 profitable production and improv
 marketing methods. as we are col Vinced that only by the assurance