The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-12-09
'LYNDEN EGGS SENT
DIRECT TO NEW YORK
City Furnishes Half Carload of Ex-
ira Standards For Eastern Market;
Industry Growing Here

The first Lynden eggs to go direct
from this city to New York We're
loaded this week, and the quantity
sent indicates the phenomenal growth
OF the poultry industry in this dis
trict. The Lynden branch of the
Washington COOPERATIVE Egg and
Poultry Association furnished 212
cases of extra standard eggs. half a
carload while the Bellingham branch
added the rest OF the car.
To get this large quantity of extra
size eggs, it was necessary TO handle
more than 700 cases at the Lynden
station. Extra standards command
a higher price on the New York mar
ket. while the express rate is no high
er for the heavier eggs, than if pee
wees were sent.
BY getting in on this direct ship
ment to New York, Lynden poultry
men will get at least an extra cent
dozen for their eggs above what they
would have received had it been nee
essary to ship to Seattle. The rate
from Bellingham to New York is the
same as from Seattle to New York.
The Lynden station now has 100,-
600 hens signed up, and is handling
100 cases a day on an average. Not
day goes by but that more members
are not being signed up, and it is
expected that the local house will
handle nearly half-million dollars
worth of eggs during the coming
year. p.. .... #....
The new building purchased by
the Association is being remodelled,
two modern Gambling rooms having
been built. and other improvements
made. The basement is being fitted
up for use as picking station to be
opened in the spring The shrinkage
on live poultry shipped to Seattle is
estimated at ten per cent. This can
be saved by handling and fattening
the poultry here.
The State Association has made the
same general growth as the Lynden
branch One day last week, the AS
sociation sold and delivered $4,000
worth of eggs. When the present
state manager. John l.. Crab, took
charge two and half years ago, the
entire business the first month was
shipped 1900 cases of eggs out Of
the state.
That Lynden poultrymen are ben
efitting directly by the work of the
Association. aside from the strength
ening of the Seattle market by the
removal of these large quantities of
eggs, is shown in the extra and 1oc
a dozen above the Seattle market
that they are being paid by the AS
sociaton. Last weeks checks were
zoe net good margin above Seattle.
These results are made possible
not by holding up the consumer, but
by taking advantage of the markets
that already exist. When the New
York markets are high, the Associe-
tion with it's heavy receipts, can make
imm ediate shipments to them, or to
any better point in the country.
The Lynden station unloaded a car
of wheat for its members this week.
The purchases were pooled. and the
car purchased direct from the Tri-
State Wheat Growers Association.
II. Z. Wills, formerly with Perry
Brothers, is the manager of the Lyn-
den Station. Assisting him are George
White, George Scovill, Ed Fisher and
Dixon Beernink. George bultey, an
expert candlef from Seattle, joined
the staff this week.
All poultrymen are invited by Man
ager Wills to inspect the Lynden egg
station.
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