Estmer W. Hudson
13 Nov 1881 - 15 Jul 1972
diedScottsdale, Arizona, USA
bornBerea, Kentucky, USA
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BiographyCotton breeder; farmer.He was a pioneer in the develoment of Pima long-staple cotton, and was largely responsible for the development of the cotton industry in the Salt River Valley.
Graduated from Berea College. Came to Arizona in 1904 to work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Sacaton. During research at Sacaton Experiment Farm (USDA), 1907-1917, developed "Pima" variety of Egyptian long-staple cotton, which became the most dominant variety grown in the Salt River Valley, 1918-1938. Through the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, he published bulletins on Pima cotton which led to acceptance of the crop by valley growers.
Resigned his government post and was hired by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company to start large cotton ranches south of Chandler and west of Phoenix. Also grew his own crops on land between Tempe and Chandler. In 1919 he purchased 160 acres south of Tempe and moved into a two-story brick house there, where he lived for over 50 years. In 1939 was a cattle feeder on Rural School Rd. He built and managed a cotton seed oil mill in partnership with Phil Tovrea and Kemper Marley, had a cattle ranch east of Payson, and in 1943 owned a ranch near Cave Creek.
Treasurer of Salt River Valley Cotton Growers Association, 1919.
Was a shareholder in the Tempe Irrigating Canal Co., 1923.
Owned NW4 section 27, T.1 N.,R.4 E. (119 acres), NW4 section 14, T.1 S.,R.4 E. (155 acres), NE4 section 23, T.1 N.,R.4 E. (160 acres), W2 section 26, T.1 N.,R.4 E. (320 acres), and E2 SE4 section 15, T.1 S.,R.4 E. (80 acres) in 1924.
Lived in Mesa in 1918; lived at 1203 E. Alameda in 1920; lived on a ranch southeast of Tempe in 1940. In 1936 , 1941-42 was a cattle feeder on Rural School Rd.
BIO-Hudson
HPS-102; TH-231
Solliday, Journey to Rio Salado, p. 98
Hudson Collection, Arizona Historical Foundation
Tempe Telephone Directory, 1924, 1940
Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe . Tempe CD -'36, -'39, 1941-'42
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