Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
OVER 5000 ARE
At FAIR GROUND
ON VICTORY DAY
They Come From All Parts
Of Valley To Celebrate
Winning Of Organiza-
ton Drive-Watch Sports

More than 5000 ranchers of the
Salt River valley gathered at the
Arizona state fair grounds yester-
day in a Victory Day celebration
that convincingly demonstrated 9
growing tendency toward co-opera
ton, not alone as it affects the
farmer and his marketing problems
but as it relates to the agricultural
industrial, commercial and business
interests of the state, one to the
other. 1t was, without question. the
greatest gathering of agriculturalists
in the history of the valley.
1t was a festival in celebration OF
the Maricopa County Farm Bureau
drive to organize four great CO.
operative marketing associations in
this county, but it found an ex-
preston of much wider scope. 1t
found from the business man, the
commercial man. the industrial man,
an expression of hearty desire to
establish the agriculturalist on a
firm business basis; to cooperate
with him to the end that he can
take his place in the economic life
of American to which he has long
since been entitled.
All Is Cooperation
1t was, in brief, cooperative
meeting 1t was launched in a
spirit of cooperation; grew through
cooperation and was carried to a
successful conclusion on the crest
of a cooperative tidal wave. Every
where there was evidence or CO.
operation, from the manner in which
the great crowd was handled, to the
speed and dispatch with which the
sports and speaking programs were
carried out.
from nook and
corner of the valley We're present.
They brought their families and
made it a day, as 1t had been
planned that they should. And 1t
was one big day, too, with some
thing doing every minute of the
time. 1t was day set aside for
the farmer and he entered into the
spirit of the occasion with every
ounce of enthusiasm.
The committee on arrangements
had planned carefully and wisely.
The farmer method of doing things,
of keeping busy, evidently had been
uupermost in the committees mind
when it framed the program, Tor
things were kept on the move from
the hour that service at the luncn :
con table at noon until the last
event of the sports program was
completed late in the afternoon.
Day Is Ideal
Weather conditions were ideal Tor
the celebration. A cool south
easterly breeze swept across the in
field Of the fair grounds and into
the grandstand, where the crowd
gathered to hear the speakers and
watch the sport events.
Government endorsement or the
work of the Maricopa County Farm
Bureau, in organizing the producers
of this locality into commodity asso-
ciations was seen in the arrival mere
of two army biplanes from Fort
Bliss, Ell Paso, Texas. They were
sent to Phoenix to assist IN the
celebration through the courtesy OF
the government. -
The 'sbaby squadron was IN
charge of Lieut.. Pearson, one OF the
most famous pilots in the United
states aviation service. Lieut.. Pear
son will be remembered as the pllo'
vho was lost in Mexico feW
months ago and later explored the
Grand Canyon in an alrpiane ne
other pilot was Lieut.. LlepennauseI
The two planes "hopped OH IRON
Fort Bliss at $50 o'clock YESTERDAY
morning. landing at the state ran
srounds AFT sos a. M, completing
the 34O-nlile journey in two hours
and AZ minutes 1--WE just took II
easv coming up" Lieut.. Pearson re-
marked after landing.
Army Planes in Flight
During the afternoon. the planes
nerfornled acrobatic stunts IN IRON,
of the grandstand and made several
flights over the city ana Sanes
Hundreds inspected the machlnes d.
their "moorings" IN mld-lieio.
Serving of the barbecue luncneoI
started promptly at noon. more thar
4 o1o persons being served, 1t was
estimated. Liberal portions We're
,,rovided by the caterers, the parpe-
cued beef being done 10 nics
turnn as one housewife termed II
a little more than an hour wa:
allowed for the luncheon, and at l. .
o'clock the first sports program Wd'
decided. 1t was haii-mlie pon!
race for boys. Five starters 1aces
~ harrier. Louis Villibrochi finish
mo first when a frisky mustang
leading by good margin, saw al
onen gate and could not be per
shaded to remain a contestant 10
race larrels. The mustang droppe'
out' less than IS yards from IN
finish, while leading by about wv
lengths. Walter Krieger was secon'
and Foy Vino, third.
C. s. Brown. president OF the At AT
ZOna Farm Bureau 1cuSletio.'
chairman of the day. and durihg III
afternoon introduced as speakers Z
G. Spilsbury. president of the Arizo
ma Industrial congress; DR.. FRAN
Lockwood, acting president Oh TN
University of Arizona; w. Z. COOK
direction of the extension department
of the University Of Arizona; Free
TAFT, president of the Marlcopi
County Farm bureau. and {. Y
Moser of Texas. one of the pionee
organizers of cooperative marketing
associations.
Wire From .. 3. Heard
The following telegram, addresses
to Mr.. TAFT as president of the count.
farm bureau. from Dwight B. Hear
was read:
Each month gives additional evi
dence of the practical value of co
operative orderly marketing as prac
ticed by the Arizona Pimacotto
Growers association.
Intelligent, businesslik sale an
distribution of the farmers product
Is the most effective way to lengthe
the buying power of the farmers
dollar. l rejoice with YOU at tn
success of the recent drive and re
gret that the death of my associat'
4. c. Bartlett, prevents my bein
gfs.- n