54 Bulletin 85 



jicreages varied from 2 acres to 20 acres. In 191 7 abcut 100 carloads 

 were shipped. Less than 10 per cent of the total crop is marketed 

 within the boundaries of the State of Arizona. The ^reat bulk of the 

 movement is to the large markets East of Denver, notably Kansas City, 

 Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and New York. 



The lettuce growers afford the best example of co-operative effort 

 in the Salt River Valley. Until late years the lettuce industry has 

 been on a very unsatisfactory basis and attempts to market the crop 

 independently have been almost uniformly unsuccessful. The crop in 

 191 7 was handled in a way which was distinctly creditable to the 

 growers who had organized for marketing. The United Produce 

 Growers' Association of Arizona handled all of the lettuce from the 

 Valley, with the exception of 5 or 6 cars assembled by local commis- 

 sion houses. 



This association is a regularly equipped stock corporation with 

 an authorized capitalization of $50,000, divided into 5,000 shares of 

 ])ref erred stock and 5,000 shares of common stock, all of which has a 

 par value of $5 per share. The purpose of the common stock was to 

 raise a fund of $25,000 from outside sources, mainly from busines.s 

 men and others interested in the development of the trucking industry. 

 I'his stock is a non-voting stock and also a non-dividend-earning stock. 

 After the association was fairly started and a number o^ shares of com- 

 mon stock had been sold, it was decided to withdraw this class of stock 

 from the market, as it was felt unnecessary to have such a large capital 

 available. The preferred stock is offered to growers only and consti- 

 tutes the voting stock of the corporation. Sales are limited to one 

 share to each grower and in turn each grower who intends to utilize 

 the services of the association for marketing must be a shareholder. 

 The funds resulting from the sale of this stock constitute the capital 

 which at present is required to transact business. 



It was the intention of the organizers to divide this association 

 into distinct sections, each administering its own functions and duties 

 and nominally connected with the central association known as the 

 United Produce Growers' Association of Arizona. The lettuce section, 

 however, is at present the really active section, although about 80 or 

 90 cars of cantaloupes were handled by the association in 191 7. Some 

 deciduous fruit was also shipped by this association in 1917, although 

 the cantaloupe and deciduous fruit sections were not organized on 

 exactly the same basis as was the lettuce section. As a matter of fact, 

 the association operated as one association in 1917 for the conduct of 



