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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
The Fruit Market Problem

The marketing of our fruit Is a
problem that confronts us all at this
time, and in view of the supposition
that the dealers have formed a COM
pact to secure the fruit as cheaply as
possible from the grower, and their
refusal to buy outright and to take
fruit only on consignment means that
the grower Is forced to place his fruit
where he can do the best for himself
and secure a fair price for his prod
uct.
The consignment OF fruit by the
grower to a broker is poor business
for the grower. The grower by con-
signing to a broker Is furnishing Just
so much capital for the broker to do
business on and take his commission.
The broker is playing sure game.
He gets his commission; the grower
gets what is left, and often pays the
freight a1 81 f]i7
The condition has changed some
what from former years among the
buyers. They are not strictly buyers,
but are in reality brokers, and are in
the field to destroy or discredit the
Horticultural Union and the Fruit
Growers association, and do so at the
expense of the grower by getting his
fruit on consignment and using it to
break the market where these unions
are doing business.
The following quotations from cir
cular letter sent from this valley to
an eastern dealer shows how they
have begun their work:
you are probably familiar with
the manner in which shipments are
made to produce dealers; i. e., on the
consignment basis. You will under
stand that the commission man ordi-
narily puts no money into the fruit,
except freight, but handles it for the
account of the shipper. -. We are
therefore willing to ship you a car
of peaches, or as many cars as you
can handle and sell at a reasona BILE
price, to handle for your account
Now, Mr.. Grower, does the above
sound good to you? Do you want to
give your fruit to a dealer or broker
to be shipped in that way? That is
just what the reported agreement
among the buyers here amounts to
this year.
With the conditions as they appear
to exist at the present time, and you
are forced to consign your fruit, do
so, but put your consignments into
the hands of your friends, one of the
unions, and not give it to men to be
used to ruin the market.
F.. F. GRAY.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
Fly Repellants

1t is difficult to have cows that will
hold their own in milk production
during fly time on the best of pastures
unless means are provided to keep
flies from Fostering the cows. The
same holds true with calves and beef
cattle, and equally well with the farm
horse. The wise dairymen and stock
men will provide some means for
combating these pests. He may hear
of some mixture and in making the
connection up get it too strong and
do more injury than good, often bis
terlng the skin or endangering the
life of the animals. The following OF
directions in applying fly repellants is
important. The brands that are now
offered on the market are ones that
have been tried out and proved sue
cessful. The right way is the surest
and a good fly repellant properly pre-
pared Is the one to use. A known
strength in the fly killer in the hands
of the farmer means a profitable in
vestment. The use of fly repellant
ance or twice a day is practical, hui
name and economical. 1t takes but a
few moments to apply a fly repellant
to a herd of cows and the result
means added comfort and quantity in
the milk pail. Our readers should
remember that kindness and comfort
count for much in the handling of
live stock. Fly time is here. Get af-
ter the flies and note the profitable
returns by protecting your stock in
the right way. The expense is slight
and it will pay.-Oregon Agriculturist.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
CURRENT
PRESS COMMENT
Governmental Efficiency

A favorable report has been made
on Senator Poindexter's bill providing
for the abolition of all scientific shop
management in government establish
ments. We have so little scien.
tific management in the govern
ment business as it is, that il
seems pity that we should
not be allowed to retain the
become a law. There is no danger
that man holding a government job
will work TOO hard, no danger that
too few men will be employed. The
trouble is the other way round. OF
course those back of this bill know
that any diminution of efficiency
would involve added cost, and that
this burden-heavy enough already
would be carried by the poor, patient
taxpayer.
OF course this bill is a mere bid
for the labor vote. But we doubt
whether many laboring men. who are
good deal harder than do the men
in the government service, will be de
ceived by this program. Probably
there are some spoils congressman
back of it, for they naturally want as
many places for their favorites as
they can get. The case is worse tina n
that of the persistent refusal to install
power presses in the bureau of en-
craving and printing-though that is
bad enough. For here we have a
direct attack on efficiency as prin-
cinle of admjnistration
The aim of congress ought to be to
get as much service for the people as
possible for the least money What
We want is lower taxes and less waste
1t is difficult enough even under pres
ent conditions for the people to get
the worth of their money. Former
Senator Aldrich once said, and we
have, no doubt with perfect truth,
that If the business of the United
States were conducted as a private
business is, we could save $500, 00O,-
900 a year. One reason why it is
not conducted that way Is found in
the habit we all have Of looking at
government Jobs as rewards and
snaps" and in the yielding Of poll
ticians to political and class pressure.
we do not think of the business Of the
government as the peoples business,
but as something carried on to give
employment to favorites and office
seekers.-1ndianapolis News.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
NO YEAR FOR STRADDLING.

The leaders may be trying to mix
politics this year but the voters are
not to be fooled. Men who run for Of
flee are going to find 1t necessary to
declare themselves one way or the
other. before election day comes
around and their special brand OF
politics will be known to the voter
before he casts his ballot.
While Colonel Roosevelt's insistence
on separate third party ticket in all
states where his friends can not cap
ture the republican organization may
split the republican party hopelessly.
, 1t will at least force the taking of =
definite stand by candidates for office,
The situation in Ohio affords an illus
tration.
full lawyer and judge, was nominated
for governor by the republicans on
the theory that his nomination would
harmonic the two factions of the
party. Soon afterwards. 1t became APP.
parent that instead of doing this. the
Roosevelt adherents headed by Roose-
welt himself. persisted in forcing the
third party issue il Judge Dillon did
not declare for Roosevelt.
But Judge Dillon declined to be the
republican nominee and came oul
strongly for Taft as the rightful nomi-
nee of the republican party for the
presidency. and explained why he
could not honorably be the straddlins
candidate for divided party. His
statement of the alternatives that con-
fronted him is a manly. straightfor-
ward one and states succinctly the sit
uation that is confronting candidates
for state offices the country over. In
declining to be candidate. he said:
81 can espouse the candidacy of Mr.
Roosevelt for president, thereby shat
tsring the theory of my nomination
and doing Mr.. Taft a great injustice
I can repu1iate Mr.. Roosevelt and es-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
Education in China

The ideals of the Chinese have al
ways been for scholarship rather than
for war, for mental rather than for
physical accomplishments, and the he
no tales told to children show youth
arriving at prodigious learning. and
consequently high office in the state,
after years OF labor.
Society is still divided into the four
ancient classes; Scholars from whom
all officials are chosen; farmers. arti-
sans and laborers. merchants Yet II
Is possible for clever boy of any
class to become a scholar and enter
the government service. and there are
many Instances of poor parents skinp'
and starving to keep a gifted son al
his long and severe studies until he car
pass the final examinations, become a
mandarin or Office holder and begin
to reward his fanlily.-Christian
Science Monitor.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
BETS ON IRRIGATION PRoJTC1s
These Are Usually Large Alfalfa For
age Fields

/,
age Fields
A profitable industry is being de-
veloped on many of the government
irrigation projects in the production
of honey, and press reports from re-
cent state and county fairs indicate
that the quality of this honey is SUI
perior. The flavor is exceptionally
fine and the color clear and spark
ling. Alfalfa is the chief source OF
supply, and as it blooms constantly
from early spring until late fall the
bees have something to work on all
the time, allowing greater amount
of honey to be stored. te ft't III
Many of the projects are located
in the famous fruit sections, and the
combination. Is found to be of, mutual
advantage. The trees furnish. an
abundance of honey during the bloss
soniing period, and orchard men state
that the economic Importance Of the
bee, from the standpoint of its value
in the pollsnization of fruit, cannot
be over-estimated. White clover and
small fruits, and in the plains regions
many varieties of wild flowers, also
furnish sources of supply.
The bee industry is lucrative side
line for the regular farmer, but there
is also wide fielt. for the bee man
on these projects where everything
tends toward specialization and where
the farmers organize for the stand
ardization and marketing of their
crops: On nearly all the projects
small tracts for the purpose maybe
purchased at reasonable rates, On
many Of them there are model towns
laid out at intervals of a few miles.
The business lots are grouped aroun.l
a central square, and near the outer
boundaries of the townsites the lots
contain several acres each. These
large lots surrounded by wide acres
OF new agricultural lands devoted
largely to the raising of alfalfa ara
ideal locations for apiaries They are
sold at very reasonable rates and at.
ford opportunities for engaging IN a
business which pays large returns on
the investment. The average price Of
bees in the West is probably about IS
hive. The manager of a large
apiary on one of the irrigated tracts
gives the average production of his
niVes as sevonty-six pounds of surplus
honey per annum. At Z cents per
pound the returns would be $685.. In
ADDITION to that the increase averages
100 per cent from year to year, doup-
ing the original investment and max.
ing total of about $50 Der Gent
prodt each year on the original I'm.
estment.-Exchange
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

Is Inc individual, man or woman. who
uses Foley Kidney Pills for backacha.
rheumatism, weak back, and other
hiohev and bladder Irregular rites.
hooert W. Herter, Lawreneeyille.
MO, says: Il took three bottles of
Foley Kidney Pills and got perman-
ent cure. They are healing, stren.th-
enihs, tonic and quick to produce
peheIlciai results. Contain no hacm-
iui erugs. Never sold in bulk. PUT
up IN TWO sizes in sealed bottles. The
genuine in yellow package. North
Yakima Drug Store. tic
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
Owner of worlds Monument
A Wandering Brother

Mrs. Ellen Ferguson, of Eastport.
Maine. would like to hear from her
brother, John Mccullough, who is
about fifty years of age, and who is
said to be working as a common la
oorer, in construction crew on q
new railway line in the Northwest He
is sometimes known by the nickname
Scotty'" Since leaving his home his
father. mother and brother have died
and an only sister desires to hear
from him her wandering brother. 1t
Is about ten years since he has been
heard from directly. but friends have
seen him occasionally since that time.
message from any body who has
INST him would be appreciated by his
anxious sister. -.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
YAKIMA AUTO|S1S
At San FRANCISCO
K. G. Arrowsmith Writes of the
Trip South by the Wright
Party Of This City

SPOKANE, Aug. 5.-Never before
since the automobile was introduced
has there been SO much touring as
during the present season. Not only
are the local owners taking many
tours. but during the last few weeks
and especially the past week, many
cars have passed through Spokane en-
route to some distant point which
would take all the way from two
weeks to as many months to reach
Manager w. S. Pearne of the Local
Winton branch has just received word
from> San Francisco of the arrival in
San Francisco of party of motorists
from North Yakima after trim
down the coast in Mrs Jas. Wright 6
Winton Six car
Speaking of the trip, K. G. Arrow
smith .one of the members of the
party. said:
Down Columbia River
Leaving North Yakima our route
led along tine Yakima river to Top.
penish and thence up the Satas river,
through the Yakima Indian reserva-
ton to Goldendale. On this stretch
some exceedingly steep grades were
encountered, although the turns were
not sharp. The road on to Lyle, on
the Columbia river. was in excellent
condition and the picturesque scenery
made touring delightful indeed. AT
Lyle we were compelled to board the
boat to Portland because of the i'm
passable condition of the roads at the
time we came along; but the river
shipping facilities are excellent and
the trip down the Columbia river
greatly enhanced the merits of the
tour.
I'VE stopped at Portland for three
days. and, continuing our trip, soon
covered 140 miles of fine roads from
Portland to Eugene. From here our
way led to Roseburg, through Lane
county. over extremely poor roads by
way of Grants Pass to Medford and
the Rogue river country.
Through Sislziyou Mountains
From Medford we passed through
to Ashland down through the Siski-
you mountains to: Shasta Springs ana
thence over to Redding and Red
Bluff. The scenic beauty of this per-
ton Of the tour was very ENJOYABLE
Leaving Red Bluff we continued tho
remainder Of our journey by way of
Marysville, Sacramento and Oakland.
We believe that anyone contem-
plating making similar tour could
choose no better time of the year
than the present, for the roads in
this portion Of the country are in bet
ter condition at this season than 1T
any other period"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
THE PROBLEM OF MARKETING

The great problem before the frut
growers Of the valleys of the Yakima
IL the problem of marketing the pro.
duct Of their orchards and prevenA
the waste that seems certain to at
end the process. 1t is question just
now Of vital concern and while some
view the future with apprehension
there is really nothing in the situa-
ton that will not yield to the same
remedy that has been applied to all
other human problems.
It was thought that when labor
saving machinery was first put on the
market in competition with hand la
Dor that idleness and poverty must
attend the days of the laboring man,
but the matter Of adjustment waa
easy and the demand for labor IL still
one Of the worlds great needs, al
though every year some new machin-
cry comes to do the work formerly
done by hand.
When the big cattle ranges were
cut into farms and the cattle kings
were put out of business the cry went
up that the beef supply of the coun-
try would never be maintained and
that the price of beef to the labor
ing man would make 1t prohibitive,
but the matter is in process of adjust
ment and the possible supply will
soon overtake the possible dema nd,
The wheat yield of the country lie be-
Ing increased under the campaign of
education which the leaders of sci
entihc thought are giving to the prob
lem. and the same process LIS develop
Ing the yield of other food products.
That demand for food products has
been outgrowing the supply is a well
known problem Of modern industrial
economics. The nation is in need OF
producers and is taking pains to train
them scientifically and encourage
them to take their place on the soil
and use their energies to increase the
food supply of the country. 1t is ev-
ident then that the great question be-
fore the country is not the fear OF
over production.
But it is evident that with all this
dAmand for more production there
comes another demand for better dis
tribution. There is a market for every
pound of foodstuff grown in the coun-
try and the question of concern for
the grower is the working out of a
plan to get the product to the availa-
BILE market. Men may honestly diff
Ger, as to the proper solution. but the
adjustment is certain to be made and
he industry continued on a profitable
basis, for the soil must support the
nation and the demand is growing
faster now than the supply.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

The democrats revised the tariff in
1898 and reduced the cost of living.
A great many people have cause to
remember how easy it was to live
during the good old democratic tariff
revision times following the Inaugural
ton of the Wilson German bill. Not
only was the cost of living reduced,
but the hours of labor were reduced,
and the price you had to pay for la
Dor was also reduced. The voters
who shouted so enthusiastically for
-four more years of Grover repudi-
ated Grover In 1895 and also the
tariff revision that reduced the cost
Of living, and in many instances the
desire for living.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
STORY OF WOOL WORTH
READS like ROMANCE
Man Who Il Behind New Copper
alton Entering This City Has
Marvellous History

The story Of r. w. Woolworth
who is back of the corporation whiot,
Is preparing new store for this city.
to occupy a room in the Miller build
ing. reads like q romance. With $500
capital, Mr. Woolworth started q
store in Utica, New York, SO years
ago. He is today at tho head OF a
corporation which is capitalized a,
100000 and which has $40 stores
in this country. Canada and Grea,
Britain. 1t aims to have a store in
every town ever 10000 In population
in the United States.
F. b. Gardiner Manages Here.
At the beginning of the present year
Mr.. Woolworth had $50 stores oper-
ating. according to the Woolwort!,
idea. but he then entered into a bust
ness ARRANGEMENT under which he
took in the stores of the E. p. Chart
ton Co.. the S. S. Knox Co.. +. M.
Kirby. e. c. Marsh and c. S. Wool
worth. and North Yakima is now be-
ing placed within the circuit, so to
speak. f. b. Gardiner. who has man.
aged the store at Missoula, Mont, is
to be manager here and Is now on the
ground, preparing the stock for the
opening, which will probably be d
week hence.
Owner of Worlds Monument
Mr.. Woolworth is the same gentle
man who is erecting in New York,
now. the Woolworthf building, which
Is to be $50 feet in height. and which
will be the largest structure in the
world From his standing in Utica, a
third of century ago. when conser-
vative men thought he must lack
Judgment to his position In the COM
mercial world today with his millions
OF dollars and his hundreds Of stores
is step possible only In this coun-
try
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

Owning land collectively and put
ting it under the care of skillful su-
pervison that the yield may be the
highest and the returns may help to
reduce the high cost Of living is a
method that is being tried out by
skilled mechanics in some of the fac
tory districts of the east. These are
largely dairy and truck farms and the
products 90 to furnish the tables OF
the Joint owners with a surplus for
the market and to help pay the ex-
penses Of the farm. The plan ie
working out very satisfactorily and
has recosnm ended itself to others who
will try similar experiment.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

There is only one eighth of the
canal now left to be excavated and
the engineers are making better pro-
gress than congress is making on the
legislation which is designed to con-
troll the operation of the canal when
1T Is completed. but the engineers are
not grinding any political axes
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

pous> Mr.. Taft with like criticism
or can maintain a neither for OF
against" campaign which to me would
be an abomination."
Judge Dillon then proceeded to
solve his own problem in the way that
pleased him best, and that spoke vol
umes for his honor and his manhood
Before November many another man
will be confronted with a similarly
difficult problem. which will require
Judgment and nerve to solve in a
creditable manner, and lacking these
the people will take the solution in
their own hands and dispose effective
ly Of the straddler.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, has
S7.s12.S1S worth of improved roads
which cover 1895 miles in the coun-
ty, and practically every one of the
81 townships has its share Of the i'm
proved roads. There is no tax that
the people are paying more cheer
fully and no form Of public improve
ment more easily extended than the
construction Of good roads.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

Until 1889 dogs were employed to
draw wagons through the streets OF
London as they are now in parts Of
Europe,
There are 100000 square miles
in the British Empire. 100000 in
Russia and 100000 in the German
Empire
test of many thousand loaves re-
Gently made in London bakeries re-
vealed the fact that almost half were
short weight.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

When we read that In some locali-
ties crops are going to waste because
the price offered will not pay for
gathering and harvesting. and in 9TH
er localities that consumers are not
using the same product because the
price Is prohibitive. there is reason
to believe that the problem of distri-
button Is far from being solved ir
this country.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

Among some of the eastern cities
the idea Of a vacation school is grow
ing and the children do not offer the
objection that it was at first thought
they might offer. The parents offer
even less objection for they find that
the school solves the problem of in
terests and influences that is always
a part of the worry of vacation time
for the busy parent The vacation
school is certain to have place In
the larger employment Of the school
buildings for the use OF the commun-
ity.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

The Indiana republicans will meet
today to name q state ticket, and de-
spite OF the fact that Albert jeremiah
Beveridge has been nominated by the
progreasives and Governor Marshall
has bean made Wilson's running
mate, there are ten asptrants for the
govsrnorshtp and enthusiasm and
confidence enough to start a new
party. II they were not entirely salts
fled with the old party.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
The Peoples Forum

This column IL open to the peo-
pie to express their Views, 30 long
40 NO personalities are entered into.
The oDinions expressed herein are
not necessarily those Of the paper.
By request, but must always &C
company tho article a. evidence Of
good faith.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07

In planning to reduce taxes some.
thing more must be done than mere
ly to change the officers who are ad.
ministering the laws. There will need
to be a radical change in the system
which controls their action and will
control the actions OF the men chosen
to I'LL their places in the county gov.
eminent.