Show -- 95- for Isolated place ouch as Virden Due however to modem means of transportation and refrigeration Phoenix Arizona became the chief purchaser of Virden s milk and cm cream Another means of remuneration 'van developed after it was discovered that the rich sandy loam of the valley mas particularly suited to the growth of potatoes To reap the benefits from this distinct suitability a Potato Growers f Association was organized in 192h with twelve charter members and accredited under the laws of Arizona During the company s infancy the number of members and the amount of i business done in terns of dollars was small Despite the limited means of the association a tremendous growth of acreage and markets took place and in 1913 the group trans- 30 A much wider area was then made acted a §93000 business accessible for this type of produce Phoenix Arizona to the west and Dallas Texas to the east are terminal markets for Virden s potato crons As there is no railroad through Virden it is only natural for the community to depend upon motor transportation for the dispersion of its marketable It is produce due to this method of marketing farmers of Virden have prospered beyond 30 July 1936 "pr Letter from J F Moffett to that the their highest H H Foster hope 3 |