The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-17
HOME; MARKET FOR
HOME PRODUCTS
Movement That Is Bringing
Things to Pass in
Sister State.
HOW SOUTH CAROLINA DOESIT
Bureau OF Markets, Producers
Organizations and Housewives
Leagues Doing Things.

The women folks down in South
Carolina. as in Virginia, are bringing
things TO pass In commercial civic
and social ways Recently the women
held in Columbia what they called a
state Conference for the Common
Good" Many interesting subjects
were discussed in this conference and
numerous interesting papers We're read
and considered. Among others was an
address by Mrs. l.. s. Mather. who was
introduced ms the president OF the
Charleston Housewives League. what
ever that may be. Her subject was
Creating Home Market for Home
Products" and She said many good
things that are applicable 10 Virginia
and all of the South country besides
south Carolina il may be- said 10 be
national address. No apology is
made for reproducing from a South
Carolina exchange Mrs. Mather's nd
dress in full II is given with the
hope that il and the ideas il advances
may have a good effect in Virginia
Mrs. Mather said:
The most important thing in any
large movement is cooperation. If
the housekeepers and homemalicrs
realized the power OF that word. co
operation. they could have marketing
conditions and all other conditions j;ist
as they should he.
II is matter OF education, how
ever. to make them realize this. con-
seQuently it is slow work to bring
about reforms. In building up a home
market for home products cooperation
Is necessary among the producers as
we'll as among the consumers. The
consumers can create 4 demand for
nome products, but Il cooperative mar
keting association, composed OF con-
sumner producer and the State bureau
OF markets, would facilitate the work
of RI
the producer with the necessary infor-
nation so that the markets would not
be glutted with one or two articles
and destitute OF others. Such n con-
dition Is loss 10 the producer and
consumer alike.
goes BY our very doors into the large
cities. only TO be brought back 10 us
much the worse for wear and ut high
PRICES. In other sections the best of
everything is shipped long distances
and the inferior quality is left mt the
nome market 10 be sold ut II high price
Hest at Reasonable Price.
Why should not the home market
have the best quality Of produce raised
In its vicinity? Have il fresh and. as
there would be no freight or extra
handling. have II at lower prices?
Why should we buy from other states
the very things that are grown and
produced in South Carolina?
All over the country the women have
been awakening. And as they realize
existing conditions are demanding adc-
quatc marketing facilities. In former
times there Was direct contact between
producer and consumer of farm prod
uctS, but that relation cannot be ro-
hewed. The farms are too far removed
even from the smaller centres of pop
ulation to permit Of the marketing OF
any considerable amount Of produce by
wagon middlcman is necessary
The problem is not to eliminate him
Tut to prevent his multiplication The
public market naturally suggests itself
as the best means Of doing this. II
brings relief. both to producer and con
sumner The former of whom receives
too little and the latter pays too much
The Terminal Market.
As the result Of the study OF condi-
tons in various places by various mon
the type Of market now recommended
Is the terminal market. to which rail-
roads bring supplies in wholesale guam
titles and to which retailers come and
buy There is no extra handling and
no trucking before the goods are sold
They are sold at auction by licensed
auctioneers under bond to the govern
ment. who turn the money back d-
rectly to the farmers. The goods are
taken by the wagon of the retailer or
by. truck connected with the market
and go directly to retailer for distribu-
ton. If we had municipality owned
and operated terminal markets. where
farmers could consign goods to the
licensed city auctioneers to be sold inn
partially In open market the products
of such sales to he sent directly back
10 them. the effect would be to stimu-
late production. Tho farmers inter
osts would BIO safeguarded by tho cities
to which they sent their produce and
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