Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-01-22
PROBLEMS IN MARKETING.

PROBLEMS IN MARKETING
The many difficult and complex problems that must be
before present waste and loss in getting food from the
to the be avoided discussed
recently by Of the department of agrcu
ture.
David Houston secretary of agriculture opened the dis
by pointing out that difficult to decide whether the
problems of production distribution the more du
although in his opinion those of distribution at the
time the most urgent In communities further produc
ne stated is discouraged by of the that the
can not easily be marketed because they mark
eed at oss Farmers send commodities by consignment to
central markets and instead of securing profit the
Shipment ind they compelled to send checks the
expense In Secretary Houston stated products
are sent out rather bndy great distributing centers and
then not nrequenty sent back the route to
markets which need Them One of the great problems he
stated to assist groups of producers the best
by local market This among other things would greatly re-
eve transportation agencies which undoubtedly not un
necessarily taxed by haphazard and chaotic methods of
marketing
Continuing, Secretary Houston said:
- ihere so much lneres-so much experimentation it
VIII De very easy to DO things hastily and go wrong
direction Wrong steps will be- fatal They will create lack
bems. w. p
UnquesOnably confronted with great difficulties
out we must overcome them The farmers must be induced
arcuar communities to develop staple products to standar
e men, 10 prepare them properly for Market study what
TO reach at me and the best most econom
cal method OF shipping the product Nothing less than con-
cered action will SUFFICE The individual can not solve
1he He can not sufficiently control the problem of
or OF machinery for marketing
facilities. o'
f course am not speaking of concerted action which
nave Tor Its object the establishment closed market
the fxlng OF prices imagine shall not accept such
prnca IN agriculture than would in raanufac
turing 1t Is as unnecessary would be undesirable am
simply suggesting the introduction Of business prncnes
FARMING Tor pure economic efficiency The results of this will
DE beneficial to the producer we'll to the consumer
We shall act speedily possible We shall zealonslv
to discover all the essential facts AT the earliest
possible moment we shall disseminate what information we
ana when the time shall undertake to mako
an educational demonstration In this work as in other
we hope to cooperate with every useful public agency
we are now preparing to undertake cooperation in an
mental way with the post office department We shall work
IN close harmony with the state colleges as possible and
OF all assistance from college departments of
marketing and from state marketing bureaus
here Is little story for American girls: The nretties
Ia ashngton half dozen ago was Miss Ida WHINE
e daughter OF one of Mr. Roosevets postmaster
one was dainty and petite and pretty that ought to
een against the law for her to large She was clever
oo with the gift of witty small talk that some women
tne level OF high art Well she married captain in tho
army And the other day she was granted divorce
GROUND that he had disregarded his marital vows and also
on the ground that he had kicked her and
he ABOUT the room and beaten her. Surprising how lon
American girls to find out that only American men %
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