Arizona republican., 1921-07-04
GIVES REASONS FUR
 PROTECTIVE TARIFF
 ON FOREIGN COTTON

Reasons why there should be a req sonable tariff duty on foreign long staple cotton are contained in the following letter to the chamber of commerce from J. C. Norton, whose long experience with cotton condi- tions in the Salt River valley gives exceptional weight to his utterances T regret exceedingly that 1t was not possible for me to respond to your invitation to meet with the committee on advertising at either Of the recent meetings. As you are aware. have always been heartily in favor of good legitimate, conserva~ tive advertising. The advertising that brings people that are satisfied when they come, for contented peo- pie are really our one great source for continuing the advertising of our great valley.
 T cannot refrain from saying. how ever. that in this time of depression in prices of all farm products in all parts of our country, I think we would have one great argument in favor of the permanent future of this valley if we had reasonable tariff on long staple cotton assured for sew ersl years. It is quick crop to grow and the past few years has demon strafed that a large portion of our valley under proper rotation meth ods can produce good crop of the finest long staple cotton in the world
 If we pay our labor a reasonable living wage, as we want to, we can not compete with the cheap Egyptian labor where a similar cotton is beins produced Certainly the labor thai produces the raw cotton should bs protected as well as the labor pro- ducing the manufactured product
 Many do not appreciate the i'm portance to every citizen of the val ley of the present cotton situation and a few figures may. assist w will say that our normal yield O long staple cotton in the valley be fore 1920 was about 30,0o0 bales. Tn, 1920 crop was about s1.o00. Fifty eight thousand bales of the 1920 crol are still in the valley and about 12 ,o0 of the more than 21.000 bales shipped out. we are told. are still unsold This would mean that about 70,00 bales of the 1920 crop are still to b. sold. and this with the 30.0o0 bale to be picked this year means that VI have about 100000 bales of long sta pie cotton for sale this fall.
 Tt is needless to say that 1t vii take most of year to sell tfi amount in an orderly way and tn price is very uncertain.
 "one cent a pound tariff on tn amount of cotton we now have O hand would mean $500, ,000 and 1 cents a pound. S. COG. 900, and 20 cent. the amount that would more naaxf represent the difference on labo costs in Egypt and here, would mea an increase for this year of s10, o0o.O00.
 The temporary bill passed by con Eress allowed a duty of cents pc pound. which would mean this yea ss5O0. 900 increase on our 100 0O bales During future years if " onlv produced 40,0O0 bales and tn duty was 20 cents, 1t would amour to sa. a.00O.00O. or s20 per acre on tn 200. 900 acres under the project. Tn would be raised on from 60000 { 1000 acres of land
 Without this duty there is Iitt1 chance of there being profit in cot ton over a series of years.
 - q know of no organization ths M has any finances to eXpend for tf interest of tariff. but as the succes or failure of the farmer really mear the success or failure over a seri' uf years of all the people in Mar eopa county. this is certainly que, tion that should be considered ser olss1v by the chamber of commerc which represents all interests.
 The serious condition over th country with the city man Is large