The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-01-16
MARKET BUREAU IS
BEING PLANNED FOR
TENNESSEE FARMERS
DEPARTMENT
HAS TAKEN UP WORK WITH
OUT COMPENSATION.
BUYER and SELLER TOGETHER
II These Can Be Made Better Ac-
quainted 1t Is Thought Beneficial
Results to both will FolIow-Co-
operation Desired.
(By Capt T. F. Peck, Commission
er of Agriculture.

| er OF Agriculture.
| When the producer and consumer
learns that, by keeping this Depart
ment advised as to what they have
! for sale and what is wanted, they
can be put in touch with each other,
they will not be slow to take advant-
age of the opportunity.
The success of this free market
bureau will depend on the thorough
mes with which we can get it under
stood by the producer and consumer.
We should have tho cooperation or
everyone in this matter because it's
operation will injure no one and will
benent all, because II will result in
much that is now going to waste
finding profitable market, keeping
money in the State that is now going
away, and will also result in the
producer taking more pains to mar
ket his products attractively, and
cause him to produce more because
he can find a market for what he
produces.
The plan is simple, to bring buyer
and seller together. They must do
the rest. When the producer finds
out that by writing to the Depart
ment telling us what he has to sell
and what he can furnish at regular
times he will write US and we win
enter the information ON q post
card with his address, using a separ-
ate card for each product We viii
file this information by subjects,
labeled butter, eggs. poultry, meat,
lard, pickles, preserves, fruit or
whatever it might be. AS inquiries
come in for products wanted we will
put the information as to each separ-
ate card with the address and file
in separate file by subjects as in
the for sale" file.
Our first effort will be to get pro-
iucer and consumer acquainted with
the plan of the working of the
bureau, then we propose to furnish !
the producer information as to |
of shipping by parcel post
where they can secure mailing car
ton for eggs, butter, ETC., and the ,
cost Of marketing by parcel post.
Of course the marketing will not be
confined to parcel post shipments, /
because much can be shipped by ex.
press and freight and in many cases ;
the producer can deliver in person !
their products after they have made
contracts with consumers where the
distance is such as will justify per-
sonal delivery.
Now as to the free market bureau
the Department of Agriculture has
this work without COM
pensation because we want to make
the department. uclplui III thO oioesu
est and most practical way. So to
the farmer, his wife or son, or daugh-
ter, who has any prduct of the farm
for sale, that you have not a salts
factory market for, write us how
much you have and how often you
can furnish it. We will undertake
to give you the name and address of
some one wanting to buy what you
have to sell.
To the consumer who wants to
buy direct from the farm, If you
will write us what you want, how
often you want it and in what Quanti-
ties, we will undertake to give you
the name and address of some one
who produces and can supply you.
You buy eggs, butter, vegetables,
meat, lard, honey, canned goods,
and many things that the farm pro-
duces. Write us and get the name
of the person who can supply what
,-o,, vant when Won want IL.