Arizona republican., 1922-04-07

The planting Of pure seed on select
ed land, field segregation and class
ing. careful handling to avoid mixing
types, uniform grading and classlng.
and the most improved methods OF
ginning, baling and storing were de-
clared necessary TO stabilize the Pima
cotton industry of the Salt River
valley in resolutions adopted yester-
day by the Pima Cotton conference
at the close of its three-day meet
ing. Nine of these major points were
brought out in the report of the reso-
lutions committee which was ac-
cepted.
The conference, which-~was held
under the auspices of the Arizona
Industrial Congress TO bring all
branches of the industry together to
find means of bettering conditions IN
the industry also adopted five reso-
lutions in addition to the report OF
the resolutions committee. Ihese
resolutions recommended:
This Is Recommended
That Pima be exclusively grown in
the valley until there is satisfactory
evidence that some other variety can
be grown more profitably.
That the present system of supply
ing certified planting seed be con-
tinued.
That a system of field segregation,
gin inspection and bale certificatlon
be inaugurated to insure absolute
uniformity in the bale.
That a central COMPRISING plant
be erected in the valley, which would
turn out a distinctive type of bale and
result in a material saving through
better transportation and storage
rates.
That concerted efforts be made to
promote the use of Pima cotton.
For Co. Operative Marketing
In its report the resolutions com
mittee, after enumerating its nine
recommendations expressed bellei
that to put such program of produc-
ton and distribution into effect anu
TO .1narket the cotton successfully as
much of the crop as possible should
be handled through a system OF or
derly cooperative commoulty mar
keting.
The points covered in the resolu-
fions adopted by the conference We're
those stressed in addresses made at
the sessions Tuesday by men rated
among the foremost in the industry,
Including government experts as wen
as prominent valley citizens. IT is
probable that the more important OF
these addresses win be issued in bull
letin form and distributed to the
growers, to give all the practical
benefit of the various points brought
out. -,
The conference was attended by
representatives Of the Arizona Pima
cotton Growers association, the All
zona Cotton Growers association, the
state and county farm bureau fedora
tions. the Maricopa county chamber
of commerce, the Maricopa County
Bankers association, the Ieinpe
Cotton Exchange, the southwest
Cotton company and the AttaWay-
Phelps Cotton company. four ue
partment of agriculture al 'NH--.ies
took part in the proceedings: =. ,:
ScofieId. cotton committee, bureau OF
plant industry; W. r. Meadows, Chief
of the cotton division, bureau OF
markets; IT. H. Willis, textile spe-
cialist. bureau OF plant Industry, ana
T II. Kearney. cotton committee, pu-
reau of plant industry.
The resolutions committee OF the
conference was made up of z. Y.
salisbury, president Of the lndustflal
Congress and chairman of the con-
eress. G. w. Woolf, Tempe Cotton
Fxcbange: Dwight B. Heard, Arizona
Pimacotton Growers association; G..
n. Bugbee, Arizona Cotton Growers
association: C. S. BroYn, Arizona
Farm Bureau federation, and W. NJ.
Beach, Maricopa County Bankers as
sociation. Fred j. Elliott, represent
ing the county farm bureau, and. 9. u
Jones of the Tempe National bank,
we're alternates. The report OF this
committee follows:
Report of Committee
P. G. Spilsbury, chairman, cotton
conference.
Dear Sir: :
The committee on resolutions begs
TO report as follows:
Resolved, that to stabilize the cot
ton industry in this section the ut
most care must be used to improve
and to standardize the type of cotton
produced This viii require:
/. Planting OF pure. selected SEED
on land especially suited for cotton
production.
methods.
8. Field segregation and chasing.
4. Careful picking and handling to
avoid mixing types.
). The most improved methods OF
ginning, baling and storing.
6. Careful sanpling and efficient