Arizona republican., 1915-09-16
The Marketina ProbIen,

The marketing problem it has been pointed out in these columns. is the most important one before Phoenix this valley. There be no other whose solution would be profitable and rhere no other community where the solution of that problem would be profitable this commu- nity wonderful productivity of it's soil and the diversity of the which it be applied
 The problem can be solved and it will be solved. The process is a comparatively simple but it Will require united effort only of the producers. and not only united effort of producers and merchants. but of both of them and businessmen generally.
 Farmers in this valley have been well enough paid for their labor their time; prices have been low. chiefly because steady relation be- tween producers and consumers has been estab- shed This lack of steadiness has been the primary trouble; it has prevented good home mar zet. The local supply could be depended upon so that Phoenix merchants have had rely upon the better organized California producers
 We have in mind the of a merchant in northern mining He is friendly to this val ley, he has extensive interests here He has, therefore. a selfish. other, interest helping the valley. but of late he has been sending s7OOO a Kansas butter, eggs. poultry and other commodities. aH which times pro- duced in this valley in great profusion. But he could get them whenever he wanted: is when his customers demanded them. they manded them regularly After trying while he regretfuIy gave up the attempt.
 His experience while he trying developed another troubIe-lack standardization. Some ship ments of butter. for instance good. The might be inferior "cheesy.' He bought alfalfa here, where the finest alfalfa in the grown But of the bales he bought. customers found sticks. weeds great chunks of manure and other worthless matter. --. Under system of organization, behind which is genuine cooperation products would be standard so every commodity offered for sale would be the mark The reputation the industry which produces 1t be at stake. and reputation 5s It has added the price Der pound of Egin butter, which the of kind of butter and not of butter produced particular locality. The first thing therefore to do in the solution of the marketing problem is make the salt River" applied to River products the a high quality.
 This is something the producers unaided Merchants and business organizations afford assistance ir part the work. The next thing for the producers to do is to regulate the supply That again. be result of the cooperative effort of the producers This regulation must be continuous and varying. the market broadens under the combined effort of the producers, the business organizations and public-minded citizens generally.
 be easy preliminaries of stan dardizstion and regulation attended to. Readers of The Republican will perhaps. recall an interview printed last spring a commission man Cit wand California. who was visiting city. He said among other things, the mar ket. that is. the buyers would River Valley from the large eastern distributing points they always get quality such times and in such quantities they desired The money for products would he paid here. Producers would have to take no chances with dishonest com mission houses or uncertain and distant markets.