Arizona republican., 1922-02-01
MARKETING To BE
DISCUSSED BY THE
LEH| FARM BUREAU

MESA, Jan. -Co-operative
Niarketing Of garden products and
So operative buying Of nursery
stocks viii be considered at the reg
uiaf semi -monthly meeting of the
Lehi Farm Bureau to be held on
Thursday night at 1880 in the Lehi
school house.
Plans have been suggested for a
cooperative marketing association
that will handle the sale of all gar
den products raised in the Lehi dis
trict. Cooperative purchasing of
nursery stocks for the entire COM
munity. thereby giving the buyer the
advantage of lower prices, has all
been suggested. and both matters
will be given consideration at the
meeting. The planting and mar
keting of potatoes is also to be dis
cussed.
A. g. 3. on Cash and Carry System
The "A. & b. grocery. one Of the
large grocery establishments in
Mesa, will inaugurate new system
on February !. The credit and de-
livery system which has been. in
vogue for years will be abandoned in
favor of the cash and carry idea
which has worked out successfully
in many other cities. The store
closed it's doors Tuesday night on
the old system and almost an en-
tirely new concern will greet the
customers when the place is again
opened on Thursday morning. The
front doors will be closed Wednes-
day but behind them world of work
will be going on. The entire interior
will be rearranged to accommodate
two rows of shelves down the center
re rf1 wxrftTn YaanralanY1diGr
each side and the regular cash and
carry entrance and exist at the front
end. Goods will be arranged on the
shelves for the convenience OF the
shoppers and items will be plainly
marked I'm making this change we
eliminate office expense and deliv-
cry expense: therefore your gro
ceries will cost you less" customers
are advised in the announcement of
the proposed change sent them by
c. Fred Brackett. president and man
ager of the A. & B.
Biggest Rain OF Year
The heaviest rainfall in many
months was recorded at the expert
mental farm west of Mesa at
o'clock Tuesday morning for the IL
hours preceding. The gauge showed
n precipitation of Ill inches for the
rain which started shortly after
sUseiock Monday night and let up
yesterday forenoon. G. ]. Wood. in
charge or the farm, stated that last
years precipitation was but mar
gin more than half the normal rain
fall Of SO. The total registered for
the year was AS, of which SO fell
during the last week in December.
The weather turned cold Tuesday
following the let-up in rain and snow
capped the Superstition mountains
80 miles east of Mesa.
Guild Will Meet
The Ladies' Guild of st. Marks
Episcopal church will meet in thu
guild hall Thursday afternoon al
2:30. Al business meeting which i
to convene at that hour will be fol'
lowed with a bridge tea.
M, {. Aid Meeting
There will be a meeting OF tn
Methodist church Ladies' Aid Socl
etv at the church on Thursday after
noon at o'clock.
Revivals Continue Bic
The revival meetings at the Baptis
church are growing in interest ant
much encouragement has been givel
bv the earnest prayers Of I Sc VIII
are really under the burden. Rev
4. M. Darnell spoke Monday night o.
Excuses VS.. Reasons" There VII
be q service Wednesday night
which the evangelist will SPEAK O