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

We have all heard the story Of the
mealy, white potato. There was the
farmer who planted and raised it;
the pickup man who bought and in
turn sold it to the produce man: the
house representative who
then purchased it to turn it over to
the tobber; from the jobber it went
to the wholesaler; then on from him
to the distributor, who brought it to
the grocer. and the grocer's delivery
boy finally arrived with this much
wanted food for Mrs. Housewives
family.
Now all along on this wondrous
route the potato staggered under the
weight of an ever increasing valua-
ton, until by the time it actually
reached the end of its long and ar.
duous journey, 1t could hardly recog-
nize itself in the inflated price the
housekeeper had to pay for it.
And this condition has not been
confined to the potato alone, but to
practically every article which goes
to make up the family's food. Food
plenty Of it-being q requisite for
. strong, sturdy people. experts have
spent much time trying to solve the
high cost Of actual necessities.
There has been much talk of farm
er's cooperative organizations; Of
greater use of the governments par
eel post; Of the need of municipal
markets; and kindred other plans.
But 1t has been left for a little town
mp in Minnesota and a city in south
ern Michigan to evolve q method for
getting food from producer to con.
sumner in what is regarded % q prac-
teal and economical way. So sure
are the hackers that they have found
the best way, that they have organ
ized under the name of the National
Community Market association. Ma
tional heaquarters are at Adrian,
Mich. and the expectations 10 that the
plan will be taken up and pushed
across the country.
What the people want 10 good food.
They want II ct Z fair price.
They want It brought tn than IN
the simplest vav.
All this the National Community
Market association has accomnIishad
IN nine months mora than / con AZ.
ferent people marketed farm prod
ucts, with the company, over 5000
times. Approximately $50, Geo worth
& produce Wa bourht and sold dur
inx the first eight mohths.
Charles I. Brand. chief a. tha mar.
kotine division Of the TYnitaA Soc.
Department 81 Axriculture = keen-
ine his eye on the enterprise. havinr
written the manaeers ..that Il q me
Of the hest ideas for obtaining food
q I fair price. but that a. r. iaft -
b seen II the risht nina - man. ar.
Tor each new market can be devel-
oped. =
VIC. Braden. rensral man. ,a- ~
the National Community MarEet 80
ISOLATION. declares that he viii NAL.
fAo market ~ Adrian. Mich ths
west Point a. CDmmunitv M.rt.t.
Ing This market 1, ernacted -
train young men II methods thst viii
protect ana conserve ~ rst,on.s
food supply. III aim 4 - a,im,r.,.
waste ana secure for tina fsrmer VIC
Dfoducee. thu marchert whc ..,,.
ana the consumer Who INV. v.,r
price ana Al e0uitahla d.sI =,
around.
The pIan therefors mich 1. 80
basis tor this antarnrisn !. = 80
form Of = triangle vith es,re.r -.... ~.
Keeper ana consnmsr = $3.50 - -.
points. Most other nronositson. s -,
lolmpiifyinx TIA fnod nrch,s., :. :.
eliminated tn stnrer.~ser 49,
With the host a. middismsr 49,.
advocate direct rort. s.c,, -. -.
Queer to consumes Is scr,. 49,.
these have proved nractic.I - c.hs-.
far from II.
tie townspscple; that al cne s' mus s' s. -