The Coconino sun., 1925-01-30
MANY GOOD TALKS WERE
FEATURES OF INDUSTRIAL
CONGRESS CONVENTION


Nearly 500 people attended the
opening session of the Arizona Indus
trial congress convention at Phoenix
Friday morning. In the afternoon at
tendance reached a peak of TOO. That
evening 500 were served at the pros
| perfty celebration dinner and dance
The attendance was drawn from all
/ sections of the state, and from all
! branches of industry and all walks
of life. Similarly, all sections andeaIl
industries We're represented on the
program.
All the talks on the program were
interesting as we'll as constructive.
The only outside speakers were John
r. Orr, president Of the Texas Farm
Bureau Cotton associations. William
Sproule, president of the Southern
Pacific railroad, ard f. P. Cruica, as
sistant general freight agent of the
Santa Fe. Otherwise the day was
lstrictly on "All Arizona" one.
/ Mr. Orr discussed problems of the
farmer and their solution, declaring
the latter must lie in cooperative or
ganization.
1 The talks Of X. D. Hellworth, presi-
dent of the Arizona Pima Cotton
4 Growers association, and G. M. Bridge
of Somerton, president of the Arizona
Farm Bureau Federation, also stress
ed the urgent necessity Of cooperative
organizations to standardize and
regulate distribution, Mr.. Hellworth
urging greater use of state and gov
ernment agricultural agencies to make
/ production more efficient.
State Senator Wayne Thornburg of
Kirkland and c.. Ronstadt of Tucson.
who spoke of problems of the cattle
! industry, ably brought out the need
of better. marketing by cooperative or
ganization; more suitable methods Of
/ Financing the industry, and more eff
ficient production by improvement in
herds
| Service to the public was stressed
by F. A. Nathan of Tucson, who show
ed the wholesalers essential functions
in the economic cycle; by H. L. Brooke
of Prescott, who told of the retailers
problems; by George HI. Todd Of Phoe-
nix, appearing as a manufacturer; and
by DIR. John z. Bacon of Miami, rep
resenting the professional groups.
The Importance of the mining in
dustry to the state, and the aid it Is
giving other industries by diverting
its huge purchasing power to Arizona
channels, were described by Robert E.
Tally, general manager of the United
States Verde Copper company at
Jerome, and T. H. O'Brien, general
manager Of the Inspiration Consoli
dated Copper company.
Improved conditions of Arizona
banks, and the banks service in as
sisting progress were described by
Carl w. Gibson of Phoenix. @
Two of the effective talks of the
day were by women. Mrs. George f..
Kit of Tucson, vice president of the
Arizona Federation of Women's clubs
scored with the crowd when she told
how Arizona women, whose household
expenditures represent the biggest
purchasing power in the state, Aare
helping other industries by trading at
home, and then urged that Arizona
products be more extensively adver-
tised, so that they can be known
throughout all sections. Mrs. H. G.
Wood of Phoenix, former chief Of the
home economics division of the Uni
yersity of Minnesota, told how women
can help increase the Id1AIly INCOME
bv expert household management.
A third woman presided over the
afternoon session Of the convention
Mrs. H. 7. Southworth of Prescott
president Of the Arizona department
of the American Legion auxiliary. Dr.
C. Fl. Marvin, president Of the Univer-
sity of Arizona, was chairman of the
morning meeting, and pointed out the
national recognition being given the
ARIZONA Plan" of industrial coopera
tion as embodied in the congress.
Election of officers for the year
and of directors at large, was til