The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-07-22
Efficient Warehouse System
Basis of Successful
Marketing
Proper storage necessary to enable
farmer to sell market conditions
and his own situation render
disposal Of crop most adj
vantage0us.
The GROUP SYSTEM OF WAREHOUSES;

thE 0NOUF OISiEM VI VAhEnOUSc'
The first article sketciicd systems Q
.,.nDLseS which have been used Il
-. -. Gu: aSciIons oil tue country, al,
pnri, u-eiu..te. which thrS
.uiilzalivis riied 1t vas sta.el ina
las se,V.,d arlicle would describe II
pa, the warehouse system which nigh
oest serve the interest IF the farmer.
In order that the warehouse may
meet most perfectly the needs of tn.
farmer, it Is essential that the ware
house be convenient to him In So fal
as 1t is practical the warehouse must
b. brought to the farmer s door, but as
. h.; Deen pointed out, the usual means
q. providing this Individual service
Z ;.eers 1t Impossible for the warehouse
S,npany W store cotton At low charges,
-usJ .ct to low rates VI INSURANCE and
.ssue therefor II receipt Ut l1i- nigh.
-. security vaiue.
As means of affording the greatest
advantages it is recommended that
warehouse companies be formed and
operate under group system. With
this arrangement the warehouse COM
pany would draw its support from
farmers and business men scattered
over an extended area Of at least one
& unity, and preferably in some in
stances an area of several counties hav-
l AZ the center of this area some
Outstanding town at which the ware
house and Office of the company may
be located.
At towns well removed from this
central town and in themselves suitable
in measure for warehouse location
branch warehouses may be erected
which may be operated IN most respects
independently. but which would enjoy
advantage Of low overhead cost Of
operation, though being part of the
complete system. In addition to these
two types Of storage houses, small re-
sewing warehouses may be created for
purely temporary storage.
It rms been stated tnat the central
Warehouse should be located at some
toe n which stood out for warehouse
purposes. In the selection of this town
there should be taken into consideration
ITS geographic location with respect to
the ares which the organization will
embrace. or in other words, the section
of country IN which the stockholders
live. Next in Importance are the rail
way facilities which the town may
possess considered in connection with
tn. character of cotton market which
tn. town affords. Viewed from another
standpoint and IN some repects of the
utmost importance, is the classification
for insurance purposes enjoyed by the
town in question. yet this IS q quallfica-
tin which usually goes hand in hand
", u the commercial development OF
C.a.lS.
BRANCH WAREHOUSES;
These considerations should effect
tie selection o. towns for branch ware
houses to certain extent, though in
t,is case the question of railway facili- |
ties il subordinate to that of geographic |
! cation, and convenience to the com. |
nsunity.
The receiving warehouses mentioned
as part of the system should be To-
Gated in the very small towns where |
there are several cotton gins, and int
decd the receiving warehouse may be ,
l. aced in a-rural community adjacent
TIA gin handling large amount of fire
PROJECTION or any warehouses may be
vsrY snia,i buildings and need not have
ahj great amount IF fics protection Or
~ u.hse III tho edvQnfaGAs oanmey4te..
III tor the branch wseeAouSe. Tks
roeelylng Wogeheuoe oAeuA beia charge,