The Winslow mail., 1926-10-29
PROCLAMATION
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Q STATE HOUSE
PHOENIX. ARIZONA

PHOENlA, ARlZONA
WHEREAS, The Memphis Cotton
convention held in Memphis, Ten
nessee, beginning October 18th has
requested me to issue this procla-
NATION to promote pooling, to regu-
late the production of cotton, to
appoint a committee to supervise
these arrangements in cooperation
with the Memphis Cotton conven-
tion and with the local cotton as
sociations, and to designate Sign
Up Day; and
WHER EAS, a recent drop in the
price Of cotton reflects a serious
situation in the nation; and
WHEREAS, this drop does not
warrant the indiscriminate dump
ing of cotton on the market without
regard to the cost of production or
to the existence of machinery both
federal and otherwise for market
ing the present rcop in a systemat-
ic quiet and orderly manner; and
WHEREAS, cotton production
being one of the nations basic in
dustries, the necessity of regulating
that production for the purpose OF
keeping the price sufficiently re-
munerative to furnish legitimate
profit, is important; and
WHEREAS, this regulation of
production has been effected by the
British government in Egypt thru
system Of licensing, with more or
less success and
WHEREAS, something might be
done by the cotton producing
states of the United States coop
Grating and reciprocating one with
another; it is therefore important
to give our whole-hearted support
to the entire cotton industry in
finding a way effectively to stabil-
ize production so that it may syn
chronize with consumption;
NOW, THEREFORE, |, Geo. w.
P. Hunt, Governor of the State OF
Arizona, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by law, do hereby
designate the week beginning Oc-
tober 25th and ending October Goth,
as Cotton Acreage Reduction Week;
and | hereby designate November
1st as Sign Up Day and | here
by appoint as State Executive
Committee for Arizona; DR.. T. S.
Bishop, Chairman of the Commits
sion of Agriculture and Horticul-
ture, Phoenix; Professor P. H.
Ross, Director of Extension Work
of the University of Arizona, Tue
son; K. D. Helworth, President of
the Arizona Pima Cotton Growers
Association, Phoenix; A. T. Esgate,
Vice-President and Cashier of the
Valley Bank, Phoenix; Col. VIM. A.
Glassford, Phoenix; Stephen Hast
ings, Ranch Manager of the South
west Cotton Company, Phoenix; G.
M. Bridges, President of the State
Farm Bureau, Yuma S. W. Greer,
Manager of the POstvale Project,
Tucson; Robert Denton, Member
Of the Board of Supervisors of Pi-
nal County, Casa Grande; George
Foote, Farmer, Stafford. This COM
mittee is asked to cooperate ac-
lively with the cotton farmers of
Arizona for the purpose of secur-
ing signatures pledging cotton ac-
reage reduction on or before No
vember /, is given authority to CO
operate with the Memphis Cotton
convention and local cotton assO-
ciationS, appoint subcommittee
and is requested to suggest any
needed legislation that the cotton
growers of Arizona may need from
the next session of the Arizona
Legislature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ! have
hereuntO set my hand and caused
the Great Seal of the State Of Ari-
IONA to be affixed.
Dated at Phoenix, Arizona the
Capital, this 23rd day of October,
(SeaD GEO w. p. HUNT,
Governor