The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-15
APPROACH OF SHIPPING SEASON SHOWS
IS NEED OF CASH And BIG " AREHOUSE
Foar, Thousand Dollars Necessary to
Successfully Handle Produce Grown
Here Should Keep Promise.
CASH MARKET IS REQUIRED
BemidI Business Men Urged to As
sist in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Should Put Shoulder to Wheel.

slst establishment Farmers
Should Put Should to Wheel.
With s 900. in cash to raise. and
q warehouse to build before the mid
die Of next month, the merchants
and farmers in a. cooperative orr
ganization to handle, the produce
grown in this community, have some
"tal1 hust1ing'' to do in order to
be fully prepared when the shipping
season begins.
4 At q meeting Of the farmers and
merchants held in the high school
in the early spring, spirit
Of friendship and cooperation was
renewed, which has done much for
both, and at which time friendly
understanding was erected whereby
the merchants would assist the farm
ers in material way toward estab-
g Z
fishing cash market for their pro-
duce 80 ---1 =. = - :
z.oz 5t...s :. A Cash Market. A
10 The Bemidji Onion Growers asso-
citation at that meeting came nob,y
to the front, stating that there was
a cash market in Bemidji, for stand
ardized produce and related what it,
had already done in the way of ship
ping out produce and what it expect
ed to do in the future.
" Last year the association could not
secure enough produce to: supply the
orders it received for Bemidji grown
vegetables and as result the assoc
citation encouraged the farmers to
grow big crops, grade them, and
bring them to the association ware
house where the cash would, be paid.
In order to be prepared for big
rush the. association officers invited
the farmers and merchants to take
stock in the association SO that1avail-
able cash might be had for the pur- !
pose Of erecting a warehouse and
equipping the plant with proper ia
cilities to take care Of the crops.
:. $4,000 Is Needed.
Many at that time, both farmers
and merchants, morally supported
the idea and believed that the Onion
Growers association could be devel-.
oped into just the kind of cash mar
ket needed. -. - =.
Some gladly took stock in the en-
terprise, while many expressed their
desire: to do so: A. committee was
appointed to take charge of the work.
This committee consists of W., L.
Brooks, A. H. Jester and H. c.. Baer
They should receive the hearty CO.
operation Of both and when they
start out Thursday morning there
should not be single business man
or farmer tributary to the city, but
who is willing to support the cause
It was figured out that. about $4,-
900 would be needed to carry on the
work properly. One Thousand dol
lars has already been subscribed for
and the field has not been scratched.
This proposition is not for the mer
chant, but for the farmer. OF course
the merchant knows that what helps
the farmer will ultimately. help him.
The farmers should be- just as will
ing and free to take stock in this
enterprise as the business man. and
should bear. in mind that the mer-
chant .subscribes for it only temper
arily. He: is willing to advance his
money and turn it over to the farm
ers when the warehouse and cash
market is permanently established.
sazz-st. Time for Action Now.
Last year the shipping season be-
gan the second week in August, and
from every Indication 1t will begin
as early this year. This leaves but
three weeks to raise the money and
build a warehouse and delays may
prove disastrous The farmers have
planted crops with understanding
that market would be provided. Up
to date they have done no more to-
ward providing this market than
have the merchants, but it is custom
ary in Bemidji to do things quickly,
and if the committee In charge will
be given the proper encouragement,
the construction Of warehouse and
cash market for produce is likely to
set a new record in the history Of
this community.
Through the Bemidii Onion Grow
ers' association operations, for but
one year, this community has re-
ceived thousands of dollars worth OF
good advertising. Already jobbfng
houses are asking for Bemidji grown,