Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
CO-OPERAT
|MARKE THE
WAY TO SUCCESS
Speakers Make Plain That
In No Other Way Can
Agriculturists Win Out.
Point To Other States

The psychological moment for or
ganization of farm corporation mar
keting associations is at hand and
the merchant, the banker and the
manufacturer of the state is whole
heartedly behind the movement to
establish the farmer on a sound eco
nomic basis. These We're the salient
facts driven home by speakers at the
Victory Day" celebration at the
state fair grounds yesterday after
noon.
p. G. Spilsbury, president of the
Arizona Industrial Congress, outlined
the work of the congress in the first
address of the afternoon. More than
80 per cent of the wealth of Arizona
is represented in the congress, he de-
clared.
''Big business is out to aid the
farm and cattle industries of the
state,' Mr.. Spilsbury said. These
interests have decided that it is es-
sential to the welfare of Arizona that
per; that until the agricultural and
livestock industries are established
on firm business basis there can be
no real prosperity in Arizona.
Business Proposition
This thought is not one of char
ity; it's a pure business proposition" I"
he added. 1T will help distribute
the tax burden of the state, for one
thing; it will put money into the
pockets of the farmer so that he can
spend it with the so-called big in
terests.'
1--WE want every farmer to have a
good bank account; to enjoy the de-
gree of success to which he is right
fully entitled, and urge you all to
get into this cooperative movement
and give it all the support you can, .
he concluded.
Application of common business
sense to farm activities will give the
rancher a legitimate return on his
investment and labors, DR.. Frank
Lockwood, acting president of the
University of Arizona, declared in the
second address.
II am completely committed to
your cooperative marketing pro-
gram because / believe that it is the
best road for the farmer to travel. l
believe it will bring great reward to
those not reaping legitimate re-
turn" DIR. Lockwood declared. Con-
tinuing, he said:
"The farmer has been slower to
any other industry. A few years ago
isolation may have been responsible
but in this day of the automobile, the
telephone and other modern conven-
fences, there is no reason why the
farmer should not be organized
equally as we'll as other industries.
Applies Fact and Method
Go operative marketing applies
fact and method to the farmer S
greatest problem, that of orderly and
efficiently getting his product to the
consumer. Experts and specialists
arrive at the actual facts of produc-
tion and the actual facts of consump-
ton and then provide the means and
channels through which the products
flow to pass from the producer to the
consumer at a minimum of loss and a
minimum of cost
1.-THE spirit of cooperation mani
fest here this afternoon has been a
source of great satisfaction and joy
to me. 1t shows the true feeling
of comradeship existing between the
various interests Of this community
and state" he concluded.
II have a confidence in co-opera-
ton; that is the reason / am with
you today" w. c. Cook, extension
director of the University of Arizona
said in opening his address. Mr..
Cook has recently secured a one-year
leave from the university TO take
charge of central market agency
to be established June l by the Ari-
zona Farm Bureau federation.
Il heartily believe that co-opera :
ton will do more for the farmer now
than anything else, because the idea
is based upon sound reason.
with the perfection Of your as
sociations you will want progressive
and businesslike men in the work,
and l believe that the possibilities OF
the state are almost beyond con-
ception.
Predicts Big Development
I'VE here in Arizona can produce
crops not produced generally over the
United States, and there should be
development program here that will
provide an intensive production OF
semi tropical crops. We must follow
in the footsteps of California. We
have everything in our favor and we
have the support of the industrial
and business interests of the state
My enthusiasm in the cooperative
marketing scheme is based on conf
dence in my fellowmen," he con-
cluded.
One Of the shortest speeches or
record was given by Fred TAFT, presi-
dent of the Maricopa county farm
bureau. 1t consisted of is words, as
| follows:
II am for organization and CO.
operation, and l believe this is the
| biggest day Arizona has ever had
The crowd demanded moro from
| Mr.. TAFT, who was introduced to them
as a farmer business man." But he
clung to his business like methods
even in his speech making.
The principal speaker of the after
noon was c. o. Moser of the Texas
cotton exchange and recognized au-
| thority on matters pertaining to CO.
operative marketing. Mr.. Moser has
| been active in farm bureau work fol
| nearly a quarter of century.
| c. O. Moser Speaks
| 81 a mdeeply impressed with the
expression of fellowship as between
business men and farmers which
/ have found here today Mr.. Mosel
/ said in prefacing his talk with few
| remarks on the spirit of the day.
"We people, as farmers, have come
to learn that when we want anythln:
done we've got to work for it," h
said, adding, "go out and get thes'
CO. operative marketing association
now and don't be satisfied until yol
have got it.
II want to commeid you on the stel
ca