The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03

Il
My attention has been called to the
article by Mr.. Widey 10 last weeks is
sue comparing Southern Mich prices
with his. Assuming that MIR Wlldeys
intentions were all right in this, wish
To point out few mistakes and make a
few corrections and suggestions along
the line. that the public may be correct
~ Informed
In the first place be gives pooling
lists for Sept. 6, which was Sunday aud
We did no business whatever, and do not
think be did We wish next to call
your attention TO the figures in our col
umn on Sept or 7, whichever day be
was figuring on in his statement, OF the
6, also Sept 8, 10 and IL. We wish all
Southern Mich members to compare
their sales slips with these days and as
certain the truth of the printed list. 1t
will be found from - to over cents
under correct figures. Perhaps, aud we
feel II right TO suppose, that Mr.. Wildey
did not think to look at all the slips, for
there were 45SS odd sized baskets m
this lot which we're between and 7
pounds and pooled at practically cents
reduction from the standard package.
This item alone makes a difference in
our favor on the hole We would con-
slider it a favor il our members would
compare their daily sales all through
with this statement. which in great
measure is correct, but 10 others grossly
misleading. This will show you the ex-
act Truth beyond doubt. We too would
suggest that the Wildey shippers com
pare their sales with his column. |
have made an earnest effort TO obtain a
correct list by compiling sales not from
enc member but several. | have taken
from several cars where more than one
could be found 90 same day and here
with give the results in average price
from all could get Information on.
Sept. I, .l04; Sept. 9, 1925; Sept. TO-
varying from 063S to .0S24 Not having
the number OF baskets on one slip was
unable to arrive at the average price.
Sept. ii have been able to nearly sub
sIantiate bis figures, 0S75 being the
price have. There are instan noes after
this date that | have SAFES for more than
claimed, and IN one or two cases the av-
erage from the growers who have been
KIND enough 10 show me their sales av-
erage above the printed price, yet the
average total is far below. This but
shows the injustice of pooling each car
10y itself. Growers do not get like re-
turns There is no way OF getting OF the
pooling list except by al expert account
ant in possession of the books.
Considerable has beer said relative To
our charges being more than his, but if
we are correctly Informed, and ne get
our information from one of his direct
ors, our charges are less. Last season
we charged the original 10 per cent with
a rebate Of per cent, making total Of
D per cent for handling. TINS of course
makes little over the p cent per oas-
ket charged by the + q u. but this
director Informs me that IN many cases
over one-nalf of the cars had broker
age charge Of 50 90 each following them,
and which was not taken out of Mr..
Wildey's commission. We seldom EN-
ploy brokers. When we do we pay them
from our commissions, not from the
farmers money. NV il Mr. Wildey
wished TO make nn honest COMPARISON
of prices WHY diu he not print his COM
plete pooling list at the time we printed
ours last winter? They could thea easily
have been compared We know what
the result would have been and be knew
what it would be. The figures were
there and il there had bee u per cent
age in his favor he would not have
missed the opportunity to make it
known. He would have fallen just
about as far short as he does in this
comparison, sufficient to pay his brokers.
Resp,
q. K. PRATER, JR.