The Coolidge examiner., 1930-12-26
MAY GET
AID funds

pCllocltiOh LII NAAS AN~@
non-cotton zone will be available
before the end Of January were
frightened yesterday upon receipt
of a telegram from Senator Hayden
and Congressman Douglas in Wash
ington. D. c., advising that the
compensation bill had passed It's
hearing before the appropriations
committee. The telegram was ad-
dressed to G. C. Spilsbury, general
manager of the Roosevelt Hay
Growers. who was a member of the
comm t ee that went to Washington
last spring to secure compensation
from congress.
The telegram announced that the
hearing on compensation for the
non-cotton zone was held and that
the item will probably be included
either in a deficiency bill which, it
is an icipated. will become law by
January Is, or will be included in
special appropriation resolution.
All arrangements have been made
for immediate payment as soon as
the appropriation is passed by both
houses, it stated. Every effort to
have matter expedited it being
made by the solons.
Payment of the compensation is
no. dependent on any action to be
taken by the State, P. G. Spllsbury
president of the Arizona Industrial
Congress. The Industrial congress
headed the organization of a group
of interests throughout the state
that guaranteed Arizona's share in
the compensation. The guarantee
was furnished to meet an estimated
requirement of $1,OOO,O00 for COM
pensation for the 1880 non-cotton
zone.
To Advance Money
Under terms of the bargain made
with the United States department
of agriculture, the federal govern
ment is advancing the entire
amount necessary to pay compen-
sation, with the understanding that
the state will repay one-half of the
compensation before December,
1892. Those in close touch with
the situation are of the opinion that
the full $1,OOOOOO will not be re-
quired to meet this years compen-
sation.
Sidney Smith, Mesa, representing
the department of agriculture in
the cotton pink bollworm eradica-
ton and compensation work, said
that the members of the commits
sion who held the hearings on the
compensation, were not permitted
to disclose the total amount requir-
ed for payment.
He believed, however, that ar
rangments could be made so that
the money could be turned over to
the farmers awarded it as soon as
the bill carrying the appropriation
became law.
Credit Group Helps
Many farmers in the non-cotton
zone have been financed through
the credit organization formed on
the southside to care for their i'm
mediate wants until the compen-
sation money could be secured
Southside firms have been accept
ing the certificates of the associa-
tion in payment of bills for the past
month. 1t is learned that by ar
rangment government compensa-
ton checks to farmers, who have
availed themselves of the certifi'
cate relief will be sent to the credit
association as trustee, so that these
certificates may be Immediately
retired.
"These certificates were based
on an average price of s cents pei
pound for short staple, 20 cents pei
pound for long staple and $40 pei
ton for cotton seed" P. G.. Spills
bury said. "On this basis, l fee
sure that even though farmer has
drawn all he could on certificates
he will still have money coming
when the compensation is settled
When the appropriation is passed i
will release large sum of ready
money, which is vitality needed by
the farmer of the non-cotton zone.
Would Lift Ban
Reports to the effect that the
state agriculture and horticulture
commission had voted to raise the
non-cotton zone either January
or February 1, 1885,, are not cor