The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-03-09
THE MAN WHO REFUSES

THE MAN WHO REFUSES
IF THERE any good why strawberry
should not join Union don't know
what they are We realize that this is country
right sell his how and where he
that there written law to force him into the
Kennewck- Rchland Union any other organization.
say recognize growers right to sell where and how
chooses-ega right yes We the moral right
contribute to his neighbours failure impede the
legitimate OF his community refuse validity to
wishes and will of the majority To acknowledge such right
defy the established rules society," to anniha the fundamen
democratic and dsavow the precepts and
examples of the Christian religion.
ground and which can
justify the Union that that the oganza
ton essential to the of the strawberry industry and
is good thing for the community AS yet have not
met the who seeks to stand this ground All apparently
admit that the cooperative movement thing and vital
to the successful marketing of the crop.
per growers say good
thing and is the only thing that will them from more
ninety per of the Kennewk have
ord to the effect the business and professional
the towns have pledged their undivided it,
shippers at this admit that it will add at least
the this years and the buyer
the other end of the line is the thing that will protect
purchases give stability the market yet
there handful of Kennew who refuse to join the
Union.
favorite argument grower u.s. EYES,
the idea all right and believe the
marketing the whole CROP it's different with
than with most of the You have been this bust
long time and thru efforts and at considerable
pense have built up private market for my berries
Of this ASK why here and what aim
in life? here cultivate few and sell
strawberries independently of everything and everybody
would still be content live here and raise stawber
your market after the other four five hun
had ruin and left the country and after the
thrift supports had closed their
you would still be content to make home little
the sagebruh with for negbors the other
who their private markets- you willing this if
goal which lifes ambition impes
On the right track you making good
But you are home your children
enjoy the advantages of modern and to share alike
responsibilities of progressive enlightened
prosperous community strawberries not valuable
daughters rearing if den
e there reference to the rights of the other fell
the track failing duty to
yourself, to your family and your community.
Again ask this grower will the market price for
Kenewk be by the thousand crates which
you your private dealer will the fifty thousand
the who haven't private market have
thing with the price setting? Now isn't fact that the
reality be the lowest price
grower hasn't his market forced
berries? Are going dictate the price to the
sell regardless of the prices at which he buy
from some other What's going become private
becomes lance and of them
goes your offers him just good berries at less
price?
But you say willing agree that will not underquote
the say suppose there isn't Union Then who
going that of the four five hundred
grower going to underquoe and kick the pins
from under little private market just by
going to underquote and kick the pins
out organization which the hundreds of growers
who haven't private market trying build up your
ustabe must grant that other
is justified assuming the attitude other grower
can rghuly this attitude dozen fifty
any equally justified assuming
And if they your going
get Getting right down brass tacks private market
means that enough the growers will together
bills work. and shoulder the responsibilities of oganza