Arizona republican., 1922-06-27
PIMAC0T TON
ASSN. CLOSES
FIRST YEAR A
BIG SUCCESS
At Annual Meeting Of
Members Yesterday Of
ficials Show How Or
ganization Benefits. In
dustry

Celebrating the end of the first sue.
cessful year, confirming the new
board of directors. and hearing many
talks on various phases of the CO.
operative marketing movement, the
Arizona Pimacotton Growers held
their first big annual meeting OF
members at the high school audi
torium yesterday.
A good representation of the mem
bership was present. Many more that
were unable personally to be present
manifested their interest by sending
representatives. Every member OF
the new board was present with the
exception of one man, and he is not
in the state. All listened enthusias-
tically to a long program, many took
part in the discussions, and the gen.
. eral feeling at the end of the meet
ing seems to be that a good year was
just passed and many better years
coming as a direct result of the or
ganization of this pioneer co-opera-
tive for Arizona and its successful
operation.
The president for the past year
Dwight b. Heard, presided at the
meeting, and the record was taker
by the secretary, Charles M. Morgan
In opening the meeting Mr.. Heard
made brief report of the history
and accomplishments of the associa-
ton, touched on the high spots Of the
movement in general, and laid specia
stress on the new markets for Pima
cotton that have been opened ana are
htr 11e
association.
Develops Markets
There is no question" said Mr.
Heard, in part, but that the asso-
citation has done remarkably good
work in developing new markets for
our Pima cotton, particularly among
the manufacturers Of the finer types
of sheer and high quality cotton
goods.
During my recent trip East I had
the pleasure of several personal in
terviews with Representatives of mills
making fine goods, that are now and
for some months have been using
Pima cotton as a result of the asso-
ciations work of introduction, and
they one and all reported good results,
and that they are entirely pleased
with our cotton and could continue
TO use it in quantities"
Mr. Heard concluded his remarks
with a tribute to the officers, men,
hers of the board and employees OF
the association, who have, he said,
given splendid service i'm working but
the many difficult problems that arise
in setting up and operating a new
business of the magnitude of the
Arizona Pimacotton Growers asso-
citation.
T. M. James. who has been manager
of the association during IT'S first
year, made detailed report Of the
business condition of the association,
giving the statistics on the amount
OF cotton handled, the amount sold
and the prices received. the costs of
operation and many other pertinent
points.
In the discussion that followed it
was brought out that the cost of
operating the association, which has
naturally been somewhat higher the
first year than will be necessary in
future, as is the rule with every new
business, was still materially lower
than the cost TO the grower of doing
business in the old fashioned way,
and that many very material savings
and benefits had accrued to the mem
bers and to the Pima cotton industry
in general through the operation of
the association even in its first year.
Reviews Coop. Movement
w. s. Stevens, vice president OF the
association during its first year, and
who is recognized as being the real
father of the cooperative market
ing movement in Arizona, was next
introduced. to speak ON the subject of
'The National Movement for CO.
operative Cotton Marketing"
Mr.. Stevens reviewed briefly the
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