Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-10-03
SELLING END" As
It LOOKS To THE
RAYMOND REVIEW
Farmer and Truck Gardener Not
Only Ones Who Face Market
Problem.
CITES LUMBER BUSINESS.
Mayor Little Deplores Cut
Throat Competition-Condi-
tions Must Improve.


The discussion started by Ross Chill
son in a recent issue of THE WAsHI Nc
TON SrANpAED relative to the selling
end of the business of farming, i. e.,
where and how the farmers can dis
pose of their produce at a profit, has
been taken up by several papers
throughout the state and applied to
conditions in their several localities.
Thus the Raymond Review, the
semi-weekly paper edited and publish
ed by Mayor A. C. Little of the Willapa
Harbor city, considered it in the fol-
lowing editorial last week;
THE WASHINGTON STANDARD in its is
sue of September 10 discusses at some
considerable length the question of
the farmers problem where Is the
Market" The selling end is the
greatest difficulty of the grower in
this country. Every truck farmer will,
without doubt, agree with the STAND
ARD and Mr.. Ross Chilson, a contribu-
tor, who gives some valuable informa-
ton on this subject
We presume that the average farmer
considers that his difficulties are more
varied and harder to handle than
those in any other line of business. If
they will give this subject reasonable
amount of consideration and investi-
CATION, they will find that this same
problem confronts every class of busi-
ness whether market gardening. dairy
ing, general farming, manufacturing
or any line of industry which produces
merchandise for sale.
In the lumber business in the Pacific
Northwest there are probably as large
a number of big, broad, brainy busi-
ness men as there are in any other
line of business in the United States,
and yet the Selling end Of this giant
industry is in a condition that borders
on abSurdity
The selling end Of no other class of
business could be handled in the man
ner that the lumber business is con-
Quoted and hope to live for even
short tine. The difficulties which sur
round the selling of lumber are so far
reaching and OF such a character that
there seems to b6Nno relief
The troubles and tribulations of a
market gardener are indnitessimal
compared with the huge difficulties
surrounding the selling of the product
OF our leaaing industry IN lne f"clhc
Northwest, Hhe mIket gardener cel-
talhiy Is UP against II but at Intervals
he can see dayhght ana TOT snort PofI-
obs OF time every year ne is apie 10 set
lali price lof ms pEOouee'
HAT Tor the last lFe years tnefe mas
Ealdiy been a oV-day PERIOD Wheh tle'e
was derived from tine lumber business
a reasonable proht ana breat part OF
the time lumber has Deeh aoid a' ac
tual c/t ana frequently beIp" cost
rms is entirely oue 10 lile system iH
vogue In the sclllnS emu OF lAe tGl40er
business. As soon as there Is any
aolt or q ielup IN the dtmalu' some
l18uulaetufGr win heaFy blis 20 meet
liuth' Ol"tely proceeds 10. h1he y Sin~l u
tut IN oldtr 20 De sure tpat ne "ltt ne
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rs I"INbe on unle meet ms pu anu
9VudS paper, MAKES q sun luttItt tul
ana pY the TIME that inns nonsense
H'a h.aoe 'he coinplele foul'" 81 t'e
i.4Nui tc'nfefs' eNeryhody is UP ~ we
"lt ana every man VINO is heaNlN IN
uspt ls eRee eeaVorng' ny a laflHst cut
10 increase his sales and meet ms CD
HS"uohs' IL rs a well known lal' ,lal
very lew retail deaIets VIII ever bJy
l"iiihCf on a laillh@ HafAej.
-'7 soon as the pi!t@ is cHi' lnc3
gu't pU|Ine ana VIII No- a@aih Nunle