Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-10-08

cOntalOupe associations OF the valley
As his business was marketing, he nat
urally took occasion to study the most
notable examples Of marketing condi-
tions i'm the middle west, notably those
in Chicago. Kansas City and Denver
His description Of them. illustrated by
roughly drawn charts. was listened to
most interestedly by those present
He said the two features of the Chi
cago market were the commission
street, Water street, on which practi-
cally all the commission houses in
farm lines Of goods are located, and
the railroad auction sheds. where goods
are sold by samples on which bids are
made in an auction room. If there
is any producers association Operat-
ing in the market he did not mention
it.
At Kansas City he said he found a
large shed covering a system of stalls.
the whole occupying half a block and
ministering 40 the marketing wants of
a city of between two and three humid
red thousand people The stalls are
rented to dealers They are fitted up
very perfectly with all the minor ap-
planes necessary to carrying the va
rious goods in the neatest manner and
the whole place is kept scrupulously
clean. Meats and all such goods are
kept in screened receptacles and the
like. whore they are safe from insects
Of all kinds and dirt generally. The
stalls are divided by streets. crossing
each other ANY one can buy any
amount there may be on sale Of any
goods on sale. The market is soon to
be moved To a new location. At pres
ent it is quite near the center of the
city.
In Denver. the market is quite on the
edge Of the city. but is nevertheless
patronized and is an i'm
portant factor in the marketing life of
the city There are several long sheds
One of them is owned by the COM
mission merchants. and another by the
city of Denver. the two being near
each other. The city also supplies a
market master, and governs both the
master and the market by a city ordi-
nance which requires right measures
and weights and other conditions The
city stalls are handled in a manner en-
tirely different from the way in which
Kansas City handles its stalls The
Denver city market stalls are rented to
producers only. No other person is
allowed to conduct sales in them than
the producer or his empioye. The stalls
are made Just wide enough so that a
man may drive his wagon loaded with
produce into his stall and from them
sell his stuff. Any one may buy of
him in any quantity. Asked how the
prices of produce were fixed in the
Denver market, Mr. Leake said he did
not know: he supposed the producers
got together and agreed on prices; but
some present thought that the natural
between the producers and
the commission merchants located
close by would fix it to the extent of
any exorbitant prices.
Philos Cooke said that there were
three factors in all marketing propo-
the producer. the exchanger.
and the consumer One Of the objects
IF he eXchanger was. naturally
enough sometimes, to bear the price
10 the producer and bull the price to
The merchant. There might be
axchangers and the system might be
more cumbersome than necessary. Ex- |
change could not he entirely done
away with under any circumstances. |
The problem in all marketing condi- |
ions was to simplify the system Of ex-
.hange as much as possible. He