The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-21
PLAYING HORSE WITH THE HOG


ket price these hogs would me said Kennewick
farmer to the editor.
In very few words this farmer up present
condition hog raising business this vaey-a condition
balance the wrong side of the ledgera cond
which, unchanged will eectualy and surely
kill the industry in this section.
Perhaps section of the Northwest has the growth of
hog been rapid than it has been here and
did give greater promise of With abundance
forage mild climate and to market cities and
shipping facilities local conditions ideal for
cessfu hog raising few hogs being shipped
Kenewck supply the local demand but the growth of the
industry has been rapid that during the last there has
hardly week that carloads of fat hogs have
not been shipped out from the local yards.
industry had it's beginning here the propaganda
by packers railroad companies
representatives the field preach gospel
and money! At that time hogs being
shipped from the Middle West in ranoads supply the markets
of the Northwest 1t pointed out to the farmer that
unsound economic condition which operated to the de
whole Northwest country 1t also pointed
only possible way stop pork importation the
Northwest farmer to raise hogs and that raising
he could rghuy not only the market price paid
Omaha and Chicago but he could also figure his profits
freight shnage live hogs which shipped the
Northwest from these Cities
the possibilities followed advice He
has made good and has carried his the but
instead of receiving the Omaha and Chicago market prices his
hogs the freight and shrnkage
from two to three cents under the Omaha and Chicago
markets
Last year just the Kennewck getting nicely
started in the hog business and ready off their fall
fat stuff the market shot pieces prices grain
and the dumping of hogs of all kinds descriptions
the market from the wheat growing sections Still the
hogs
the field to the the back urge them hang
These proved by actual facts and figures that
because the hundreds of head Of brood stock that being
sacrificed for slaughter it absolute certainty that there
would be shortage of hogs the Northwest this They
pictured visions raoads of fat hogs coming again from the
Middle West supply local demand the Middle Western
farmer waxing rich off the shortghedness of the Northwest
farmer.
For the most part the farmers around Kennewick
fOl
market their fall fat stuff they bumped into $500 and S.
compared 1925 to $3.50
in Omaha and $8.75 to $500 in Chicago
course for this Surely the Northwest
packers say their cellars full and owing to inactivity in the
lumber other industries consumption of pork in the North
west has been greatly curtaied. 7
This may all be true So would be natural expect
that packers would find outlet for their surplus
the Middle West where hogs and prices high
supply the controlling factor in the hog
market undoubtedly would expect to find OF hog
products moving the Northwest Not only is this
not true but is positive fact that hams bacon and other
products being shipped from the Middle West into the
west statement but absolute fact Five
Chicago off the high priced hogs of the Mid
die past the Kennewick farmers
the the other day Seattle Undoubtedly this only
one of many such shipments.
Now this is what gets the Northwest hog goat along
with his pocketboo This is what him that somebody
is playing horse the hog market This is what influenced
the farmers of Idaho train load of hogs Chicago last
week This what has started movement locally to roundup
shipment for the market This what surely and
certainly killing the hog industry in the Northwest.
Either one things must be true There either an
oveproduon of hogs the Northwest the packers are up
Cling the market and robbng the If first is true
time propaganda for fewer better prices
If the it is time to start propaganda for an
fettered and manipulated market.
THE RECALL
WE RISE to the Prosser Tax Leagues bait and swa
and ALL if attempt look upon the rac.u
movement intended to benefit the taxpayers of the county
can get further than to establish the absolute ;ncors
and absurdty of the Leagues position