Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-11

The money he receives for it Is cir
culated right in his own community.
The establishment of the commu-
nifty market has made food cheaper
for the consumer; the producer gets
more for his produce; and the bust
ness man gets more business.
So. since all share in its benefits,
the community market, in the first
place, is a stock company. with the
farmer. the merchant and the con-
sumer as owners. Stock sells as low
as $40 share, with the maximum
number of shares allowed to . person
not to exceed 5000. The board of
directors is composed OF representa-
tives of all concerned
Here are some further advantages
offered by the market:
1t does not try to buy as cheaply
as possible.
1t does try to pay as much as pos
sible.
1t eliminates all chance for the
farmer. for 1t buys anything and
everything in food products that a
rural resident has to sell.
1t is never overstocked on any one
product, for adequate places have
been found to utilize every particle of
food the market offers for sale, If
not for human consumption, then for
feed for cattle.
Adrian, this last year. has received
all the food 1t could eat and q big
surplus. The good roads propaganda
has been effective in this part of the
country, SO two-tOn truck, carrying
many varieties of farm products, has
made from two to four trips weekly
between the little city and the state
metropolis, Detroit, distance of 20
miles, and also to Toledo, Ohio, q
distance Of 80 miles. Besides the
foods sent to these centers, the mar
ket has shipped goods as far east az
Brooklyn, N. r., as far west as Great
Falls. Montana, south to Memphis.
Tenn, and north to Duluth. Mimi.
Ohio also calls for great quantities
of farm products. The market has
thus become a Wholesale clearing
house for the surplus products of its
community.
In Detroit. the truck takes its stand
in one of the city's markets, but it is
the plan to have Detroit establish q
community market Of this kind with
funds to pay for the goods ON deliv-
cry. This market would then be the
pivot. receiving adequate supplies for
the metropolis needs from the small
er markets established In the great
producing areas Of the state. II the
plans of the National Community
Market association carry, all the
large centers of the country-New
York, Boston, Philadelphia. Cleve-
land, Cincinnati, ETC.. will be similar
ly fed by the chain of smaller COM
munity markets organized in the
farming districts of the states.
w. g. Braden, a young man, full
Of energy and enterprise. is behind
the system. Mr.. Braden does not
take credit for the original idea, but
claims he got 1t from Judge F. T.
Wilson, Of Saltwater, Minnesota,
who knew the plan was practical,
but gave up interest in 1t when OPP
position from conservative people
began. Braden stuck to his work
and established q community market
at saltwater, with the backing of the
Chamber Of Commerce. It was start
ed with $4,000 as capital and did q
business Of $4,000 the first year and
grew to q business of $4,000 In
1917.
The success of the venture finally
reached the ears Of the marketing
of the Department o. Agri-
culture 1t Washington. ard when
Adrian business men asked advice
on securing better share Of the
splendid crops raised in Lenawee
county, w. G. Braden was suggested.
Adrian was told he was . market ex-
pert whose opinion was worth while.
The Chamber Of Commerce OF that
city arranged get-together meeting,
calling in the farmers and the BUSH
ness men to the conference TIE es-
Of the National Commu-
nifty Market association was the re-
suit. Mr.. Braden left behind him in
saltwater q trained market man who
is carrying ON his work.
That all waste may be done away
with. . canning factory is also in
cluded in the scheme.
With the farmer raising greater
quantities Of vegetables, fruits and
all the table delicacies desired, and
sure of . market; with waste elfmf-
mated; with good roads to facilitate
rapid delivery to the big consuming
centers it is argued that the cast of
all funds coming to the famiyl table
must be reduced The hackers have
gone far enough with the venture to
prove that thus far 1t has been prac-
tical. Their business of 100000 in
the year speaks for itself.
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