Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-16

PHoENIX, Jam Is Especial to Thel
Dispatch) Listing hundred ac-
complishments showing the results
Of cooperated and coordinated efforts
of state organizations, the annual
report Of the Arizona Industrial
congress is soon to go out tol
members Of the organization in the
form Of a 16 page printed bulletin,
some il, 1000 copies being sent through
the malls Divided into six industrial
divisions, the report proper deals
with the results obtained during
the past year in the fields of
agriculture, business and finance,
livestock, mining, professions and
public utilities.
The work Of the Industrial congress
in crarying out numerous campaigns
such as Trade AT Home-Use Arizona
Products" and See Arizona First,
together with many other features
including a state colonization plan,
has been given 4 prominent position
in the report.
The subject matter of the general
introduction deals with the fact that
a large part of the work done by
the industrial congress has been
carried out through, and with, the
cooperation of such organizations as.
the farm bureau, the various cham
1 -bers of commerce throughout the
state livestock banking, business
and industrial associations. The in
PRODUCTION also deals WITH the formal
ton of the Industrial congress five
years ago and tells of its activities
as a clearing house for problems
confronting Arizona industries and
jim aiding a more complete statewide
development.
The Introduction goes on to point
out that the general plan and idea
ofn.the congress has received national
attention, having been used as a
pattern for the formation of al
similar, organizations embracing sfxl
of the New England states. The
New England council of states is !
working along practically the same
lines as the Arizona Industrial cong
ressq and using the same methods for
meeting industrial problems in that
section.
Cooperative marketing has made a
. decided growth during the past year
in the state and that phase. together
yelopment along this line, is EN-
phasized in the report The industrial3
congress review further outlines the
assistance that has been given q I
large number of different sections,
as well as individual producers, in
meeting marketing problems. Further
support of the farm bureaus i'm |
portant activities and the progress
..xl.. ~, sofrf .fc,fo
farm products are also dealt With
at some length under agriculture.
sThe report, in the section devoted
to mining, shows how the great
purchasing power of it's mines has
been turned into state channels to
the advantage of numerous other
organizations throughout the state.
In livestock, mention is made OIL
instances when assistance was rend
cred through the Arizona Cattle :
Growers and Wool Growers associa-
tons Under public utilities is shown
the cooperation of the utility conf
panies together with the railroads. 1
In the professional section Of the f
report the efforts of various state
scrganizations are mentioned.
The business and finance division
Of thes sreview states that several
new manufacturing plants have been
established in Arizona during the
year and that aid given many more
by the ,cohgress has produced notices
able Fesults%.in increased demand.
An .increased expansion of state i
markets for state products, especially /
agricultural products, is noted as
following the Trade At Home-Usa
Arizona Products movement
other of the works of the congress-
proving of benefit to the state in /
clude the See Arizona campaign !
conducted last summer by chambers |
Of commerce in cooperation with the |
Auto club and Industrial congress, /
and the beginnings of state Colonial
ton plans. The report also contains
a summary of a splendid construc- /
ton program of $50,OOO,O6O for
Arizona, part of which is now under
way, the rest to be started in the
near future. ~
81 The members Of the Industrial I
congress will also receive speciaf
letter with its bulletin showing the
5 present opportunity for rapid in
crease in populations through coloni
Szation and national and state adj
vertising, New land projects sooni
to be completed will offer homes
for some $4,000 new families in the
state, it. is stated, and the influxl
of people will undoubtedly bring
with it wave of prosperity for
new and old residents alike. The1
letter asks that memberships for
1927 be taken out at once, thus
. assisting in the work of the congress