Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-11-25
RARA BOO VALLEY
FARMERS CLUB
by Mrs L. Fl. Palmer.)

4uC A6cIIuS VI the DdTdUOU N6IlSN
Farmers Club with Mr.. and Mrs. A
r. Attridge Friday evening was very
we'll attended. About thirty members
of the Baraboo Commercial Association
came out and joined in the discussions.
Pres. L. Fl. Palmer called the meeting
to order and Miss Ella Cook opened the
program with music followed by Mrs.
] Lucht, who sang a solo. L. H. Palm
er then read paper on the market
conditions in Baraboo. He stated that
better prices for products prevailed in
many of the adjoining towns than could
be obtained in Baraboo. Also that ad-
joining towns furnished good market
for r. r. ties while Baraboo sent
more money out of town for fuel than
the farmers sent to the mail order
houses for goods that should by
rights be purchased at home if the bus
mess bouses were less conservative
Grain and seed by little judicious
management, is diverted bother towns
that should be and could be handled in
Baraboo. Mr.. Palmer also stated that
all the farmers asked was square deal
and that a spirit of fraternalism be
built up between the city business man
and the farmer, and the farmer was
ready to produce the goods if the city
would furnish a reasonable market,
which they have right to expect j.
W. Frenz, secretary of the
Commercial Association replied
20 t1e state nts made by say
ing that he was not prepared to re
flute the statements, but was sure that
the business men meant we'll and the
Association would try to learn what
the trouble was and find remedy. He
stated with regard to the fuel question
that he thought if the city residents
preferred to purchase coal it was their
privilege to do so; also if the farmer
could sell his stock to the shipper he had
no reason to complain if the markets
preferred to ship in their meat by the
cut and charge the increased price to the
consumer If the business of Baraboo
is to continue to be conducted in that
manner the business man will have no
cause of complaint if the mail order
houses do even larger business than
they have done in the past. It was also
stated that apples and other fruits be-
sides, also large quantities of egges
were allowed to 60 to waste or be sold
at sacrifice by the producer because
of there being no cold storage facilities
and these same products shipped back
IN winter with the storage charges and
double freight charges added for the
consumer to pay. Mr.. Frenz also stated
that the Commercial Association ives
DESTROYS of helping the farmer in any
manner possible and were preparing to
take q survey of the conditions among
the farm homes to devise some way fer
the farmer to keep the boys on the
farm. Permit US to suggest that if the
farmers can get the price for their
products that the city quotations show
he ought to have, they will be able
they are always willing, to SO gener-
ously provide for their boys and girls
also. that there will be no need for
them to go to the city to better their
condition. 1t was also brought out that
the ware house men aimed to keep
prices near enough to those of adjoin-
ing towns, so that the farmers could
not afford to take their products there.
A little more profit is just as valuable
to the farmer az to the warehouse men
and he will be quite apt to go where
he can get it. The program was con-
tinued by Mrs. Lucht who sang, fol-
lowed by musical treat from Mr..
Melzl's Victrola which was greatly ap-
preciated.