Arizona republican., 1921-03-08
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8. 1921
No man ever did c designed injury to another Without doing c greater one to himself. Henry Home
An Epoch Making Day

An Epoch Making Day
 The two meetings held yesterday of nearly l5o business and tho other of about 500 cotton producers addressed by Aaron sapiro, the is largely responsible the successful organiza ton of producers of various commodities in Arizona, and who now represents nearly twenty successful CO., operative marketing organizations marked epoch in the intelligent agricultural development of salt River valley.
 The unanimous support given both these meetings clean-cut practical, businesslike, efficient plans presented by MT sapiro based not on theory but on successful in other proves that the time is ripe for the cotton of the salt River valley to unite in firm organization for cooperative marketing of < long staple cotton.
 MT sapiro induged in generalities but sented his from the standpoint of practical knowledge of the intricate marketing problem. He gave instance after instance that showed his keen grasp of the difficulties which been incurred in our sister California in working out similar showed conclusiveI the advantages to Arizona obtaining the benefit of the California experience
 One Of the outstanding features brought out in Mir sapiros addresses was unquestoned fact that while production may be individual problem cessfu marketing today of agricultural corps must be done commodity problem through community organization. and that in such a marketing plan localities must be forgotten the factor being produce . commodity of high standard and uniform quality to be marketed by commodity organization through trained engaged by the association be- of their expert knowledge of marketing prob lems
 sapiro featured the need of making such sanizaton strictly growers association, brought out most vigorously the opportunity need through { such q marketing organization to develop tor Pima cotton the need in the most thorough. scientific way possible. developing world market for this exceptional cotton.
 In his remarks he referred to the Cooperative { Marketing Act which has just passed the Arizona House Representatives which should promptly receive the endorsement of the Senate if this cooperative marketing plan is become Immediately effective.
 He sketched convincingly the trials of the prune growers and the rasin growers of California their efforts during the past twenty years work effective plans of cooperative commodity marketing and showed how when these organizations had sue ceeded in creating through which the large majority of the growers positively bound they had changed these industries from strugg- ling and often unremunerative basis which ! spelled absolute profit to the producer
 He showed conclusively how the interests of the entire community-bankers. business prop erty owners-shoud be firmly behind such a CO., operative marketing plan for the spells prosperity agricultural producer which is the fundamental upon which pros- spcrity of all rests.
 
 Pima long staple industry must depend upon the Automobile manufacturer for it's prosperity. has shown how cooperative organization holding in sown control product of members may create sdemands before undreamed of--how may educate the world the possibilities product land build markets permanent and safe sany that in the past
 He has shown the the necessity of com bining brains with cotton to get results. has driven the that farmer is only a pro- rducer and though intelligent producer he cannot compete with the speculator the buyer the latters terms. But he has also the farmer may match the brain speculative buy Ter with the brains of other buyers just as tkeen and who influenced by motives which sthe speculator the buyer profit remain Ignorant.
 He has taught the that of the soil just capable under competent direction of managing enterprises and evolving financial systems as banker at his desk the dealer office He has the folly of attempting to correct markets by dumping" for proved. n the lease of growers of California most stagnant market may be stimulated when who know put their knowledge a the disposal of tho farmer.
 We believe that MT. Sapiro in his talk yesterda! Init the bulrs-eye. that the quicker the cottor terowers unite -proftmaking association syvnich puts in the hands of trusted whom the.
 elect the marketing possible percenag tof cotton grown in this community quicker vii
 be solved cotton problem.
 Mr. Sapiro made clear that this is 'paten
 medicine remedy and that it would take time an
 hard work and he certainly has plan so sound, S
 husinesslike and so practical that it should have tn backing of every element in this community