The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-07-21
FARMERS Want Cash
FOR THEIR PRODUCE.
Say They Cannot Get Market Price IN
Money for Goods Brought to
Bemidji.
MEN OF FROHN HAVE STARTED
TO BUILD POTATO WAREHOUSE
Expect to Have it Done for Fall Crop
and Will Ship Direct to City
Markets.

1t is understood that the farmers
in and about Bemidji have >ap.
preached various Bemidji merchants
and business men regarding the
building of a warehouse and it is
the cause of much concern to both
merchants and farmers. What the
farmers want is warehouse, a mar
ket place to which they can bring
their produce and receive the cash
1t is the one big complaint they
have had and the one criticism they
make of Bemidji and its merchants.
1t seems that they have made their
wants known time after time but are
still wanting.
The cause for the discomfort felt
by the farmers is that when they
bring their produce to Bemidjl they
say that they cannot get the cash
for it and their complaint, is that
neither can they get within reason
able distance of the market price for
it. They say that when potatoes
were selling at twenty and thirty
cents bushel retail, all that has
been offered them when they bring
it to town is fifteen aud twenty cents,
provided that it is taken out in trade.
The same is also true Of meat, accord
ing to their statements.
The farmers know, as do the citi-
zens and merchants of this city,
that some of our merchants buy all
the produce they are able to handle
and pay even above market price
for the same but the fact still re-.
mains that there is much produce
that cannot be sold for cash.
Farmers say that they need things
to wear as we'll as things to eat, and
of co rse do not expect the mer-
chants that sell things to wear to.
trade them for things that farmers
bring to market. The farmers have
made their appeal and have asked
for market but see none in sight
at the present time in the city of
Bemidii.
Estimates have been made that
less than $4,000 will start a ware
house that can handle practically
the entire output of the farmers of
the surrounding county. If the far
mers have a cash market place, they
say they will spend their money here,
for the place where they get cash is
naturally the place where they will
give cash. ..> s..
AT Ferris, the farmers are build
ing warehouse for their potatoes.
Work has already been started
and the building will be finished
by the time their crops are ready
for market. The cellar is complete
and the superstructure will be.
started soon. The farmers in FROM
township are among the best in
the state and have formed a CO.
operative association, building
their own warehouse, and expect
to market their produce direct.
Very little Oft will find its way
into Bemidji as the owners will re-
ceive bids at Ferris and the crops
will be shipped direct to the bid
der. In this way the farmers say
they get better price and sure
market for their produce. The
scheme has been a success among
eastern farmers and it is believed
will be successful here.
w. 7. Brooks, president Of the
Commercial club, said: IF the
farmers would get together and ask
the club to cooperate with them re-
garding the building Of warehouse
or finding market for their pro-
duce, feel positive that everything
would be done TO effect such a mar
ket. He hoped that the farmers
would submit plans that would tend
TO bring merchant and farmer to-
kgether.