The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-06-13
PRIMERS MAY ORGANIZE.


valley Monday evening. called to con-
.aer the advisahility of organizing a
.o.oueratiye selling or marketing
agency for their products and to lis
,su to an address on that subject by
III |. Dumas, a successful apple
rover of Dayton and representative
n the State Bureau of Markets of the
state College and also the Federal
Bureau Of Markets, committee was
,Dointed to make survey of and to
rather data on the amount of market
able products of this community. The
committee named is composed of Y. l..
Redhead, Geo. Whistler, c. J. st. Hill
and Will McAllister. AS soon as this
committee has completed its inquiry
and prepared its report, another meet
INK will be called to consider the in
formation gathered and the further
steps deemed desirable.
The meeting Monday evening was
held in the library of the Civic League
building. A good representation of the
growers of the valley were present,
Dooley P. Wheeler presiding. Mr..
Wheeler briefly stated the purpose of
he meeting and introduced Mr.. Du-
mas as the principal speaker. Mr.. Du-
mas explained that, while he came as
representative of the state and fed
M marketing bureaus, he did not
come as propogandist of co-opera-
tive marketing In fact, he said, agents
Of these bureaus never entered COM
munity except on express invitation
and with the understanding that their
advice was sought because the far
mers had previously decided that they
wanted to consider the subject of or
ganizing. He had no hesitancy, how
ever, in declaring his faith in the
benefits and decided advantages of
cooperative effort among farmers
along lines directly connected with
their business, such as growing and
marketing products of the soil. Mr..
Dumas has one of the largest CONNER
cia orchards in the state and he has
made a decided success in growing
fruit and in handling his product. He,
therefore. spoke out of the fullness of
ripe experience and his words carried
weight accordingly.
besides his own experinece, he
pointed to the convincing evidence of
me advantages of organized agencies
or marketing farm products as DEM
Mstrated in the most prosperous sec
uons OF the state. He told of specific
instances within his own knowledge
Oh the difference to the growers in
returns obtained by such organiza-
uon, differences always to the advan-
lase Of the growers. He warned, on
inc other hand, that organization is
not IN Itself benefit, but must be ad-
mlnistered with business judgment,
anu tnat OF vital importance is the
queslion OF management. That is
aueston that has been and is success
'ui.y met and resolved in other places
and can be here.
nc Illustrated the folly of the far
A'e,s oi a small section raising a large
@rlety OF products because fthe diff
lcuity OF placing variety on the
market profitably. In this matter he
was particularly emphatic in urging
.ae @ necessity Of agreeing upon single
s'aAuard product and confining the
a.'ease to raising that product and
preparing 1t for the market in the
~Os' saleable manner. Mr.. Dumas as
MS hearers that it is a grave
~'s'ake for farmers to make expert
a''n'ai = stations of their farms. There
- m. 10 necessity for doing so and it
Ts sans a Dig expense without returns.
:, ,'e,e are plenty of standard varieties
" y ne products that can be grown
~ ny ana the thing to do is to select
~. h. product best adapted to the condi-
.s.. as o' the soil Of this valley and to
n.a. s..e upon standard variety of that
Ms. uct and then center upon growing
a' crop and marketing it.
y. ~ y ne Illustrated it is far easier to
rs. Aet profitably one well-nown va
,.. ~" Vi vegetable or fruit in large
ls,s I 'aan 1t is to market a mixed var
itty OF tho cor
tity. p'ouuct IN any guam
m. surmhsed that the farmers of
tba,. valley might find tomatoes to be
c,on M most adaptable and profitabl :
Il, = ana SO he advised that they CEN
la,. VI mat vegetable and grow as
wiz s Quantities as they can. Then
can ~ . marketing organization they
can h',, Se assured of their product and
n, r D.hd up demand in the markets
th.. "nat they grow, providing always
Of r .ney follow the necessary rules
70, .a.A,ng .ha and preparing their stuff
Many orchousn