The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-05

having saved me from !. a surgical
operation"
Mr.! Faison's experience was like
thousands Of others who have taken
Mayr's Wonderful stomach Remedy
with such astonishing results. The
first dose will conyinceAA-and it ii
not a long treatment.
caions, beets, radislies, ETC., at 4Oc
per dozen trade which is equivalent
to about soc cash. When consider,
ling profit on the groceries taken in
exchange. Then the merchant re.
tails them for 60 cents so that lie
really receives about half what the
consumer pays. Sometimes! the grow
arsreeeivesya little. more tran thisIb
seldom more than so. to 65 per- cent
cash ofstbe,retaii price. Ishaye Known
ne worse .g b; !, W. - Il
lSsOnee the board, II stewards lad
gathered in the little church at Mead;
owdale one raw fall day, and while
waiting on theminister, as we warm
ed our toes around the stove, It re-
solved itself into an experience
meeting Just a little different from
what Metlodists usually hold. Mar
ket conditions Of Fairmont were dis
eussed along the lines herein mem
toned and one gentleman, well
known and perfectly reliable, gave
tile following experience:
He called up store on the phone
and asked If they wanted any bunch
onions. The proprietor replied they
could handle a few and asked how
many he had. He replied that he
could furnish perhaps 200 punches,
snd was told to bring them on. The
farmer and family got busy and pre-
pared them, and I wish to say that ii
anyone thinks 1t a snap TO prepare
200 bunclies Of onions pulling, wash
ing, asserting and trying, they have
another guess coming: Very early IN
the morning lieEdrovef into town and
delivered them. The merchant count
ed them and turning said: Just 200
punches. There's five dollars COM
ing to you; what do you want?"
Nothing had been, said about the
price. The farmer In establishment
said, why that's only az cents a
bunch" oh, WE'LL said the me,-
chant, "that is all we can pay. Can
get carloads at that price"
So the farmer took out his pay in
trade. "And do You know" said lie,
that it was busy morning and
while / stood there dealing, a large
percentage of those onions went out
|2t five cents n bunch, people being
delighted with their freshness and
tenderness, and" he added, II learned
my lesson there and told the mer-
chant so. Since then ! havespeddled
my stun direct and received tile re-
tail price ..,s
But there are few growers, who like
to peddle., Just hate it. should
have gone into the fruit and truck
business long ago and quit railroad
work ifI had felt rightssurel q M sta
pie market at IA reasonable price
without pedd!ing.
"A market such as is suggested
would surely help. For my part /
should like to see a reliable central
cash market conducted by o reliable
honest man where farmers could sell
for cash and housewives buy. !
would rather give a man, whose bust
hess is selling, a reasonable profit to
sell for me and go back 70 my work.
However, il we sell 20 merchants III
any form there must be cooperation
and an understanding between the
merchants and the growers. II we
sell direct to consumers there must
be cooperation. This is an age: Of co
operation. There should be. a CON
tumers' league End a producers
league OF, organization and then co.
operation. alsort of get together,
campaign. L
Now. finally, let me saySthat when
gairmont suddenly grew from a vii.
liage to city in a few years and tile
coal; oil and railroad industry
daxed, mems eyes the owners Of the
soil sold their birthright for a mess
ofzpottage and have since been seek
| ing 1t almost with tears, and the ind:
cations are that the merchants are
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