The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-05-31
WORK STARTS
ON WAREHOUSE
kennewick District Fruitgrow-
ers to Erect Modern Build
ing for Handling Crop

house of the Kennewick District Fruit
Growers association. The building is
located north of the Northern Pacific
passenger depot and marks the begin
ming of the new warehouse district
established by the Northern Pacific. A
new service track will be built imme-
diately. In the future all warehouses
built on the Northern Pacific will be
located here as the ground south of
the track is being reserved for passen-
ger depot grounds. The officials are
now considering the building of new
passenger depot in keeping with the
importance of Kennewick as a ship
ping point and these grounds will be
suitably parked.
Speaking of the new warehouse,
Manager Desgranges said: "Our new
building will have a ground floor area
of $500 square feet and will be two
stories. It is designed to accommo-
date the handling of $50 cars of fruit
and while not intended for storage,
we. can if needs be, take care of forty
cars nicely. We have secured the ne
cessary ground and plan to add cold
storage plant another year. Our mot
to is: Give service and get results
for the grower We have been rea-
sonably successful in both the past
year and while we have not been MAX
ing a big noise the growers are real
izing the service we are giving with
the result that our tonnage has in
creased SO rapidly that we are nearing
our maximum. We are now making
our first estimate and when we have
signed $50 cars no more contracts /
will be taken. We do not propose to
take on more than we can handle pro-
perly. We contracted for our supplies
early and figure we can be of assis-
tance to the growers.
"We are installing labor saving ma
chinery in both our Vista and ,Kenne-
wick houses. The saving we will thus
be able to effect in the packing and
handling of our fruit will in a few
years pay for our buildings without
any additional burden to our growers.
have secured the services of an ex- /,
pert to take charge of the packing
department. and I expect to develop
some local talent to fill the well pay ,
ng positions, SO that all the money !,
received for our fruit will remain in /.
he community. propose to prove ,
hat our local people have just as !
much ability as the high priced i'm !;
ported ones and by keeping this pay
oil at home will be no small factor
n the prosperity of the community. {
During the rush season I shall need
bout Is people and outside help will
'nly be employed if local help is not
vailable. ,..<s..@.
"Our supplies are now arriving. T.,
ave 10000 apple boxes already made
p at our Vista house and several cars
+ cherry, peach and apricot shocks
re due to arrive within a few days.
have secured the old Cascade build Ii
ng on Washington street for our sup n
ly depot and to take care Of our needs p
ntil we can get into our new building. :,
We expect to have portion of our =
ew house completed by the time the u
ears are ready to move. p
I'm going over the orchards / find ot
nat the cherry, apricot and early az fl
lie crops will be very light. The pear
rop is very heavy. The blight is ap- tt
caring in many orchards and unless CT
his is promptly attended to the dam y,
ge will be heavy. Peaches and most K
arieties Of winter apples give pro- p,
Use of full crop. Iys