The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-07

to create a market Tor this KIND
Of produce, as cabbages, cauli.
flower, cuculnbers, onions, etc
in the green state are perisha BILE,
and it is not profitable to ship in
that condition.. Hence. in order
to advantagepusly market this
crop so that the producers can
derive fair and reasonable pro.
fits, arrangements must be made
for picking the produce here.
and our people will all prosper
by the thrift Of he agriculturist
NO other place ia the state
offers the advantages to a pickle
factory that Bemidji does. We
can raise pick produce here
cheaper and ii greater quanti-
ties than in any other part of
the state. Be ing nearer to the
retailers, outright rates would
be cheaper THIN from any other
point north Of the Northern
Pacific railway to the Canadian
border. and Vest to the central
portions of Montana, where. of
course, we would begin to come
IN competitio8 with the one or
two small fac tories on the Paci-
tic slope. This would give us a
market of gre,ter capacity than
our supply, and inasmuch as the
raw material can be raised here
cheaper than in others parts Of
the state, and the large saving
in freight rates would give big
advantage over any other fact
DRY in the country"
In Illustration of his ideas, DR..
Gilmore cited one particular in
stance, that of an experiment of
the Clearwater Logging com
pany, which strongly supports
his views. He 5 id: THE Clear
water Logg ing company off
eighteen acres with three men
employed con- SANITY at $50 per
month, two extra men during
the planting 4 Id harvesting sea
son, harvested a crop of garden
truck valued alt So, 800. AS 1900
bushels of this, crop was pota.
toes valued at 80 cents per bush
81 at that time it can be readily
seen that had the potato crop
been marketea at the most .ad.
vantageous time. the total re
turns would have exceeded
So, 800, potatoes having ad-
vanced to 81 50 the succeeding
spring. Besides, four or five
acres we're planted in tomatoes
which were not permitted to
ripen, but we're made into green
pickles and valued at Is cents
pei bushel, which any farmer or
gardener will tell you is a ridi-
culousIy low price"
Il have given this matter
considerable serious thought, )"
continued DR.. Gilmore. "Ihave
made it a point to interview a
number of farmers in regard to
the proposition, and they have
taken d very favorable view of
the proposed enterprise. Seven
responsible farmers have agreed
with me to raise not less than
Is acres each of the produce in
question, and may put in twenty
five acres. Fifty men will sign
a contract to put in from ore
to five acres, if a market can be
assured them. I have talked
with many more and they all are
united in the opinion that the
enterprise Suggested would be
a splendid one. If the factory
can oe secured, there is noques
ton but what it can be made a
grand financial success, and will
vastly increase the circulating
medium in this community. I
hope the business men will give
the proposition the attention
that it merits, for I feel conf
dent that an industry of the
kind outlined would rebound to
our everlasting good"
At the request Of the Bust
mems club, several prominent
citizens will appear before that
body on Mon DAY night and pre-
sent a detailed statement of in
yestigations and views. 1t is
hoped that there will be a full
attendance, and business men
Of the city who are not members
of the club are cordially invited
to be present at the club rooms
in theSWedback block. It is an
enterprise in which all our citi-
Gems are directly interested. and
there should be no lack of CO.
operation and encouragement.
Announcement.
Beginning Oct. Bird. I shall be
prepared to receive students