The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-13

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/ ipso1ie Of hat section. bu7 70 cozsu-n
iers everywhere There are q few as
socatious and exchanges in several
sections composed q growers in lin
lited areas that have made considerable
J IslCees in distributing and marketing
I ltheir products. but they have never
been wholly successful even for 2 sea
lsou Onc of the principal reasons for
lthe failure ot associations. aside from
TIE limited area in which they oper-
late and their inability 70 have an ex-
.tsnsive selling machinery. is the fact
.tlat each year there are a number OF
new growers in the market from SEQ
|tioas of The country that have not
been before known 10 produce them.
These new growers. having no knowl-
edge Of markets. reliable dealers.
prices. measure Of consumption or
other Information. consign their prod
ucts 10 the larger cities. and in many
Instances u commission merchants. or
persons who pose as such. about whom
they know nothing. either as regards
their integrity OF ability. These grow
lers have no way in which to make pro-
vision for reconsigning shipments in
cases Of overloaded markets, the con-
sequence Of which is congested mar
kets IN one section and unsupplied
ones in another This causes unproft-
able prices in the one and restricted
consumption in the other. to the detri-
ment Of producers and consumers
alike. Another feature which is cause
for the unsuecess Of shipping associa-
ltions IS that INSCRIPTIONS commission
men who receive consignments from
growers not members Of shipping as
lsociations. use such sonsignments to
beat down and destroy the prices Of
the legitimate dealers to be a losing
one.
An attempt will be made at Dallas.
Texas, on October 1s, to bring all Of
the growers and shipping associations
'of the states Of Texas. Arkansas, Lou
isiana and Oklahoma into one great
exchange which can command bust
ness enough to warrant an extensive
selling plan that will cover all of the
markets from Denver TO the Atlantic |
coast. Col. f. p Holland of Dallas. ,
Texas. is author Of the plan and he
will be assisted by some of the lead
ing bankers and railroad men of
Texas. including Col. B. F. Yoakum,
chairman OF the board OF the Frisco
railway, and JOS Hirsch chairman Of
the agricultural committee OF the
Texas Bankers association, who rec /
ognize the fact that vast revenues of /
the farmers OF Texas and contiguous
states are going to waste. and a mag
nfcent opportunity to make the pro /
duction of truck and fruit of enor-
nous value is being neglected. The
biggest men in the business will come
to Dallas to the meeting that Col. Hol- +
land has called for October 10, during /
the state fair; men who count their
orchard and truck land by the thou
sand acres viii aid in organizing a +
great exchange with the money and I
brains behind it TO cope with the big
problem OF handling a twenty-million-
doliara-year crop. The new organiza-
tion will add millions to the exchecqu-
ers Of the growers, save other millions
to consumers, all OF which great sum
is now wantouly wasted Another ben
eft TO consumers will be in enabling
them to buy more and better fruits
and early produce instead OF eating
out Of cans the whole winter
Every fruit and truck grower.
he plants one acre or one
thousand is invited to the meeting at
Dallas, and if the attendance is such
as has been indicated from reports of
iAtA y Hp nav bGcu ~ tliuS through
the country for some time sounding
The growers as to their opinions on ,
he subject. there will be a big delega-
ion present and a strong, permanent
organization will be worked out in
line for the shipping season which
begins in extreme South Texas in jan
iary, 1913
1t is not proposed under the plan
o be submitted to the meeting to in
erfere with the selling arrangements
# local exchanges or associations, but
o cooperate with them, by taking
are OF all the products from points
where there are no selling associations
md adding to the number of selling
agencies now maintained to fully
over the country in which the prod
lets of the southwest are marketed