Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-03-19
ARIZONA BUYERS
HOLD SESSIONS
in The CAPITAL

PHOENIX, March 1S-Arizona's !
fifth annual trade at home-use |
Arizona produces week" being OBJ
served throughout the state will !
enter its final phase here omorrow
when purchasing agents of Arizona
mines and railroads and mercantile
buyers NEE with manufacturers,
wholesalers and farmers. representa-
tives at a buyers and sellers con-
ference
The meeting will be devoted to in
formal discussion and exchange of
opinion looking toward greater use
of Arizona products through stands
ardization of grade and pack, i'm
proved regularity of supply and a
better understanding of buyers re-
\ quirements.
The conference will include morn
ing and afternoon sessions. A meet
ing of credit association managers
of the state will be held at noon
to consider the organization of
state credit association. Out-of- town
visitors will be guests at a dinner
and dance in the evening.
Reports to the Arizona industrial
congress, which initiated the week
movement, indicate that it is being
observed more widely throughout
the state this year than ever be-
fore.
Chambers of commerce and civic
clubs in Douglas, Tucson, Yuma. No
gales, Phoenix, Prescott, Globe, Flag
staff, Miami, Jerome, Stafford, Cliff
ton and other communities are con-
Quoting local campaigns, emphasizing
the advantages of keeping Arizona
business "at home" Community ex-
pansion and the use of Arizona prod
ucts in fostering agricultural and
manufacturing development are the
predominant notes.
Practically 100 per cent attend
ance of purchasing agents of the
mines and railroads of the state, and
of the large wholesale distributors,
is assured for the buyers and Sell
ers" conference to be held in Phoe-
nix, Friday, March 10, at which the
large buyers and pobbers of Arizona
products will meet with Arizona man
ufacturers and producers to discusst
means of, increasing the use of Ari-
iona products, according to the Ari-
iona Industrial congress.
Coming as climax to TRADE at
Home-Use Arizona Products week,
which will e observed by chambers
of commerce and civic bodies through
out the state March Is to 20, the
conference will be devoted to forming
personal contacts between the states
producers and buyers. Informal morn
~
held at the Adams hotel, and will
be followed that night by a dinner ,
dance at the Country club, at which
the outside visitors and their ladies
will be guests of local business men
and tehir wives, the dinner being ar
ranged by the Merchants: ana Manu-
facturers association.
Acceptions of invitations to the
conference received to date by the
arizona Industrial congress indicate
that it will have larger attendance
Than any of the previous annual meet
)ings. Mining companies which have
already announced they will be re-
presented include the United Verde
Extension at Jerome, by E. L. Gay,
it's purchasing agent; the Inspiration
Consolidated Copper company at In
spiration; the Calumet and Arizona
Mining company at Warren and the
New Cornelia Copper company at
Ajo, by George Jay, their general pur-
chasing agent; the Ray Consolidated
Copper company at Ray; the Old
Dominion Copper company at Globe,
by C.. w. Palmquist, the Miami Cop
per company of Miami, by F.. i.
Bishop; the Copper Queen branch of
the Phelps Dodge corporation, by f.
III Davenport; the United Verde Cop
'lYer company of Jerome by Dave
Hopkins; the Morenci branch of the
Phelps Dodge corporation by J. r.
Bowie; and the Phelps Dodge Mer
camille company.
The railroads will be represented
by w. F. Mccormack, western pur-
chasing agent of the Fred Harvey
system of the Santa Fe, and Chas.
Herke, commissary buyers of the
Southern Pacific.
All wholesale grocers of the state
have been urged to attend by letters
sent out by the Arizona Wholesale
Grocers' association, and Wholesale
produce dealers also will be present
in force.
From the sellers side, all manu-
facturers in the state and all farm
organizations have been especially
invited to send as many representa-
tives as possible to meet with the
buyers and form contacts for future
business relations. All are urged to
bring their wives. for the several en-
tertainment features, 1t was stated.