The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-03


g. Z G n Yakima Republic.
There has been 50 much said lately IN
regard 70 the shipping 81 our rreaa>ts
ard the condition nf markets l cannot
refrain from saying something relative 70
both since ray return from the SOUND.
whittier I went in the interest or the
Mckee farmers. have heea accos;e1 ~
farmers from al PARTS OF the country re-
gzrding my success. % not *aaf 70
take Up TOO mach space, 50 therefore VIII
be as brief as possible.
Upon my arrival IN Seattle / got OWN
10 business and al the close or the second
day | had placed tweuSy-ssvea tosls q
potatoes on a guarantee 20 DC caolce
BGraa aAs. with the exception or Two tors
IN tina second car, whseh were 20 be the
rel variety. The first ten tons. or one
car. was sold az Sc [. O. b Seattle, they
10 Pay the freight charges. balance 10 ne
taken up IN groceries This would cave
nettsd Us in YAKIMA SO. balance 81 VI
cash. or 8. - III Yakima As said before
] had sold them On a guarantee TO I've
frs1-claSs BGrbanks- I feaS perfectly safe
IN making sgch guarantee having full
confidence In my brighter farmers Bat
alas. Confidence and guarantee yanEslled
upon opening up my cars. 90 not wish
TO condemn the Mckee farmers alone. as
several cars I examined were IN no TEX
ter condition than ours, one from the low
ar part Of the county shipped just as they
came from the field. while others FAD
made some pTetsnse a. sorting
Now this mode OF business does rot
alone affect the careless potato farmer. II
IL did IL would be all right 10 make him
suffer the loss. in order TO teach him a
lesson. But IL affects those who endea-
yor to ship first-cias products ! found
the Yakima product on top IN everything
and the name Yakima" sells many
has k
ina soil I also found retailers anxious
10 buy direct from the producer. hut all
say the same~Ehey cannot get what they
order. Samples will be choice. nut when
the produce comes il is tn this shape
Large potatoes IN top of sack sometimes
rocks in the center. some sunburat. iruit
small. snarly ones IN the bottom or the
box. with q nice layer on top Enough
choice hay Ia the center OF the car 10 COW
err Up the mouIdy, black. uusty outside
cf-stack hay that is only 1T for oeddtng-
Now all this saw while IN Seattle, Win
the exception OF the rocks IN the potato
sacks, and that came from reiian1e
source. / have been asked how We are
going to help ourselves. | can see oily
one way. and 1t is this: In shipping po-
tatoes do away with all sacks and ship
Ia bulk. If you ship potatoes 10 Sea1ue,
Tacoma or any Sound points. parties
there can stack them cheaper than We
can. besides saving the 4re19a1 bDkh Way =
Potatoes viii not bruise any worse; VINO
ever buys can see what he is getting AID
no crooked work can be carried on L
also believe in organization and shipping
direct through a representative OF the
same Everything should be Inspected
and paid for when delivered. This would
not only benefit the farmer. but the whole
community. The farmer is expected to
pay cash for his goods. but is compelled
10 ship and wait D, 81. 80 and even 10
DAYS and then be asked TO take Fair
haven lots for their payy as some OF our
farmers were the past fall, while others
get no returns ar all. This is not justice.
/ have been told repeatedly that We
could never get the farmers TO pull to-
cether. Ii is just such statements that
are keeping them apart. Our plan Is 10
effect a thorough organization. agree
upon plans of grading. shipping and buy
ing II necessary. Find out what our mar
kets demand and endeavor TO grade 20
meet its requirements. Thus We can pro-
tert ourselves There will he no shipping
and getting no returns. as am informed
nine cars of potatoes were shipped Last
and five West that have never been re-
norted. The market and shipping must
he looked after as well as the growing.
when we wake UP to this fact then We
can have some Independence that we
haven't now.