Arizona republican., 1922-01-22
DIST RIBUTORS
ANDPRODUCERS
To COOPERATE
Joint Meeting Of Arizona
Industrial Congress In
Tucson Results In Plan
To Stimulate Buying Of
Arizona Farm Products

Active cooperation between pro-
ducers and distributors in stimulating
the use of Arizona products in Arlzo- :
ma has been assured as the result OF
the meeting held at the university IN
Tucson last Thursday between whole-
salers, farm bureau officials and pur-
chasing agents, according to those
who were present. The meeting
marked the formal opening OF tne
use Arizona Products" campaign OF
the Arizona Industrial Congress,
which arranged the conference.
Assurances that Arizona wholesale
distributors give and will give pref
erence to home products whenever the
supply is equal to the demand ana
statements that the re-opening or the
mines this spring will start the state
on the upgrade again, with the period
OF liquidation and depression safely
passed. were features of the meeting.
incidentally, all concerned pledged
themselves to help standardize the
states farm products to enable them
to compete with any In the country.
The farmer has no axe to grind; he
only seeks to help in every legitimate
way to relieve present conditions and
bring prosperity to everyone, de-
clared George Kenne, president OF the
Pinal County Farm Bureau in the
first speech of the morning session, in
which he sketched the farmers situa-
ton and prospects to the 40 pur-
chasing agents, farm bureau heads
and wholesalers in attendance.
Home Products Preferable
The wholesale produce distributor
prefers to handle home products. and
imports foodstuffs only when 1t is
necessary to meet the demand of the
public, said John F. Barker. president
of the Arizona Wholesale Produce
association. He also pointed out that
one of the first essentials is to grade
and standardize home products and
show the people they are equal or
superior to outside products.
Other speakers during the morning
were II. c. Heard. Maricopa county
farm agent; w. J. Lewis, of the Lewis
ranch and canning plant at Chand-
led; e. G. Campbell of the Phelps
Dodge Mercantile company, Max
Vault OF the Eagle Milling company
at Tucson, David Hopkins, purchas-
ing agent for the United Verde Cop
per company; Frank Andrews Of the
bureau of crop estimates at Wash
ington. L. II. Hofmeister of Tucson,
]. M. Ronstadt, vice president of the
Arizona Cattle Growers association;
Z Lawrence G. Wilson, executive secre-
tary of the Arizona Farm Bureau:
Prof. K. j. Grider OF the university,
and G. S. Brown. president of the
Arizona Farm Bureau.
Describes Congress
Work of the Arizona Industrial
Congress and the purpose of the
meeting was described by p. G.. Spills
bury. president of the congress-, in
opening the afternoon meeting, at
tended by several hundred farmers
and business men besides those pres
ent at the morning discussion.
THE situation is simply this" said
Mr.. Spilsbury: 1.-THE Arizona Indus
trial Congress is trying to apply what
might be called corporation methods
to the handling Of the every day af-
fairs of the farmers. In other words,
we are trying. through co-opartion
and through getting all agencies un-
der one head, to introduce the meth
DDS which make any large business
successful.
I'VE are not trying TO create any
thing new; we are simply drawing
together all the agencies that already
exist, We are trying to build them
up and help them 10 function in an
enlarged ana Detter way.
Dairy Industry
Problems of the dairy industry
were outlined by DIR. John bennett
Jr., OF the Hassayampa Creamery
company of Phoenix In an address
which proved the value of the dairy
COW.
Keeping Arizona Printing in Ari-
zona" was the topic OF talk by Jay
Il. Alkire, representing printing firm
of the state.
THE Development and Stabilizine
OF Markets was the subject of ar
address by T. o. McGrath, purchas.
ing agent for the Shattuck Arizona
Mining company, who said the mines
and farmers faced the same situation
of developing their markets by edu.
eating the public as to the value o.
their products. Common sense il
business is essential, he declared
warning against over-expansion anC
over buying.
Standard quality products were ad
vocated by w. S. Mccormack. Pacific
purchasing agent for the Harvey sys
tenn, in telling what he had learned
during 80 years in purchasing
George Jay, purchasing agent for th'
Calumet and Arizona, went over th'