Arizona republican., 1921-06-03
By chas. M- Morgan. Secretary Organization committee, Arixona Pimaeottcn Gro~ers

Arizona Pimacottcn Growers
 The great territory south of Msson's and Dixon's line has long been known as the Solid South" In q political sense. but late developments seem to indicate that the south was never so solid for anything as it Is for the idea of cooperative market ing of the cotton crop in years to come. through state organizations united into a national organization That the leaders among the plant CTS of cotton, the heads of all exist ing farmers organizations. the di- rectors of extension and deans Of ag rtculturai colleges. the farm period icals. and the rank and file of south ern people. have definitely determined to reform the old method of market ing cotton. has been amply demon strated In the past few weeks.
 1 For some years there have been a few forward looking individuals here and there that had the idea. or some of it. and that advocated in small | way the very same principles. or some | of them. that are now being univer- sally advocated. But like the prophets ' of old. they were without honor. tn I their own country. or elsewhere They were currently regarded as vIsionar- T ies.-or worsc.
 The past two years. however. have
 seen rapid progress made in the edu-
 cation of the general run of folks
 through the south. on the funda-
 mentals of cooperative marketing
 tained that the entire south has
 adopted one plan. and one contract.
 and one method of organization for
 marketing.
 And the plan and the contract that they have all adopted Is the plan and
 contract under which Oklahoma has |, completed her association under which the Mississippi Delta staple cotton growers have perfected theirs | and nnder which Arizona. Texas
 North and South Carolina. Arkansas and Georgia are organizing. and un- der which the rest Of the cotton producing states will be organixes r wfthin two years at the most Numerous organizations deserv' [ credit for the preliminary educationa and organization work that has ies
 up to this desirable unanimity Q !. ! opinion. and this unanimous deter imitation. all over the cotton belt. C . organize for business on this sam = plan
 Among the older and existing or
 Eapizations that have done yeorsl
 sepkfce In this work are the Americai
 Cotton asrociation- the Farm bureal
 the Farmers Union. the Grange. an
 numerous other organizations.
 Numerous leaders of constructiv
 thought. the alleged ~vi~ionaries- e
 an earlier day. the prophets no on . honored. should be credited with th l splendid work they have done. r fact. through personal work. as ex pressed through their feachines
 schools. periodicals. and orEaniza Il. tfons. they have unified the though re of the south along this line.
 .r Typical men along this line of cn ,e deavor have been Carl Williams ( s Oklahoma who hrs hammered nwa ,- af it through his Oklahoma Farmer r,, Stockman: Clarence Poe and hls ah ,a assistants. who have carried the mel
 sage through the Progressive Farmer
 Victor schoffelmeyer on the Dalls semi-weekiy Farm News and mar -p other men and periodicals
 e Dr. Bradford Knapp Of Arkansa ,l Eiwood Mead Of California. Dr. Ja ne A Wiison of Oklahoma Dr. R. ' ki,gore of North Carolina. Dr. w o- Long of Clemson College. and mai O. otherr. have been ceaseiessiy wors<ii 'nt to spread the good word through q
 work of the southern agricultural cc La leges. the extension divisions a. he county agents.
 if Out in Arizona W. s. Stevens al A a number of other large growers Q " ganixcd the Arizona American-Egx ed tian Cotton Growers association. { D. the purpose of information and et
 cation. and began systematically al eff ceaseicssiy hammering the cooper K. tive idea into the minds of the cc uk ton growers of Arizona and Ca 70 fornia- National and state hea he quarters of the American Cotton a eI- sociation. led by such devotees 10 |
 upbuiidfng of the south as Wann ve maker. Jordan. Hamcr. ThompsS ..t and many others. have done splcnd .r- educational and inspirafional work ,~. For many years this work has go h. on. often against great odds. fin sp ". of lack of appreciation on the ps "s of the great majority to be benefits
 and in spite of everything from co
 ert sneers 10 malicious vfliificafion ere representatives of those whose hu 'no ness would be effected. and by tho
 who. judging by themselves. were U 70 able to understand that anyone COT the render unselfish service without oy uiterior motive But they did
 work. anyway. each man in his d an trict. each organization and ca an- periodical in its field
 inc And then came a force into
 movement that nationalixed it. . lite brought about q concert of action e. focus Of ideas. a cooperation of ere fort. and a southwide determinnt Ter. to accomplish the organization Of re- growers for cooperative cotton m out ketinE on a southwide basis.
 IL Is. perhaps not customary
 speak of a man as force" but q or i> c~NrtN r-'-7f Aa-~- ~--.t--> e. - ~r- ls a ro-Nt or .c .lAs s.-eec1.ed pn- getting an the men who had [ te- thing in mind 10 get together. to vi