Arizona republican., 1921-02-07
FIRM CONTRACT C0TTONGROWERs ASS' N |S PLANNED
Proposed Organization En- dorsed At Two Meetings Modelled On California Plan-Commend Present Association

ihe organization of valley cotton s.oWers Into a firm association which VIII have ample financial backing. will control the marketing of cotton and heip to insure stable market at fair prices. has been launched, and the campaign will be under way in a snort time, according to an announce ment last night.
 The new organization will be along tne line of successful cooperative or sanizatons in California, and on prac- dcaiiy the same plan that is being used successfully in the organization VI cotton growers of Oklahoma and
 After months of preparatory work. the plan in tentative form was laid be- lore two small meetings of represen- tatiVe cotton growers at the office of inc Arizona American Egyptian Cotton Srowers association, one Tuesday evening and the other Saturday even ing
 Both meetings endorsed the plan of organizing the cotton industry on the firm contract basis. and the growers present with the officers and direc- tors of the present association, and others to be appointed to represent various districts. will form the organ fzation committee that will complete the plan along definite lines. and carry
 
 The Organization Plan
 The plan contemplates a firm or Eanization of democratic character. controlled by the growers themselves, through the forming of central and district organizations, the local asso- cations each controlled by a local board of directors. one of whom is se- lected as a director of the central or sanization- The directors of the cen xral association will select an execu- tive board, employ the best possible marketing experts to handle the sale of the cotton. The plan provides that growers sign a firm contract turning over to their association all the cotton they produce, to be handled, financed. and sold by the organization under the direction of the board elected by the growers themselves.
 At the Tuesay night meeting a re- Sume of the activities of the present association was presented, showing that the present crop could not have been picked and ginned except for the money brought in to loan in the valley as a direct result of the activities of the association: that the grading ser vice of the association has saved enor- nous sums to the growers; that by it's efforts, with those of affiliated or Eanizations. the war finance board has [ been revived. and a tariff on cotton troISnI beiOFe congress- pfODauly tO he passed either by this congress or the next; that influences trying to depreciate the market value of Pima cotton have been brought to raise the price, and numerous other activities for the benefit of the growers carried on.
 Commend Present Association
 A resolution was adopted at this meeting that the present association and It's president. w S. Stevens, be strongly commended for the work they nave done for the association, and through 1t for the cotton growers and the cotton industry; that the good work be continued, and that the ten tative plan for firm organization be heartily endorsed and the support of those present pledged to it.
 Saturday night the proposed contract and other matters pertaining to the new organization were discussed and the following resolution was proposed by James G. Hammels of Glendale. and after discussion was unanimously adopted:
 We, tn undersigned cotton growers of the Salt River valley, have heard with interest the presentation of z plan for a firmer and stronger cottor growers organization. as presented bJ the officers and directors of tht