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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-15

ganization movement should be
that of friendly helpfulness for
future success and not criticism
for past mistakes and failures.
The who, or why, or how of
past failures are of present in
terest only insofar as they point
out what not to do in the future.
In this spirit the Courier-Re-
porter ventures to point out what
lit considers some of the weak
nesses of former efforts. Of
these this paper considers the
following the most vital: Short
time contracts and lax enforce
ment of the same; selling agree
|ments with homeopathic
agencies; tie-up with non-allied
crops; burdensome overhead.
Some will argue that failure
has been due to lack of coopera-
tive spirit on the part of the
growers; weak personnel of di-
electorate or management; lack
of tonnage; or economic condi-
tions over which no local control
can be exercised.
While all of these undoubtedly
have been factors of more or less
Importance, this paper views
them as symptoms, rather than
as fundamental weaknesses.
The four basic weaknesses are
by no means independent of each
other but are so correlated that
each one is a resultant of or a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-15
contributory cause to the others.

contributory cause to the others.
The marketing of farm pro-
ducts is not a one-year PROPOSE
ton and no successful marketing
organization can be built upon
one-year basis. Mistakes are
made in every business, but the
successful business man does not
throw up his hands and quit in
the face of his mistakes. This,
however, is what happens in the
cooperative marketing organiza-
tion whose members are bound
by one-year or loosely drawn con-
tracts. At the end Of a bad year,
and there will always be bad
years, the membership quits and
the organization is left an empty
shell.
The belief that anybody can
market the early crops has prov
en- a fallacy. Anybody cannot
market them, and no successful
selling organization can be built
up in one year. Men of the right
calibre are not going to be at
tracted to a job where the pins
are going to be kicked out from
under him every twelve months
and he is forced to start all over
again. If a cooperative organ
ization is worth going into at all
it is worth going into for a pc
lriod of years on an absolutely
Iiron-clad contract.
The fact that a selling organ
ization cannot be built up in one
year has very naturally led to
the alternative of one-year sell
ing agreements with existing
sales agencies. Too often these
agreements have been with
agents whose interests, if any,
thing, are inimical to those of the
cooperative organization. Salts
factory results can hardly be ex-
lpected from agencies whose con-
tinuation in business depends
upon the failure rather than the
success of the cooperative mar
keting movement.
Past experience has shown
that the early crops readily can
lbe brought under one control.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-15

CEVERAL mornings ago the
~ editor went duck n, nting. 1t
wasn't yet daylight when he
dropped into Hotel Kennewick.
Two Of Kennewick's real estate
men were already in their blinds
in the lobby waiting for the
morning downstairs flight of a
land-seeker. The ducks that day
flew high and sought refuge in
the Columbia where the law pro
tectS them. The editor has been
curious to know if any haven
were afforded the prospective
investor. There are no back
stairs at the hotel. Only a fire
escape.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-15

TN SOME respects times do not
j change so much after all. The
editor had occasion recently to
look over the 1906 files of the old
Kennewick Courier. In one is
sue a headline heralded the fact
that water rights at the Prosser
dam had been settled and the ir-
rigation of the Benton unit of
the Yakima project was assured.
In the same issue was a commun-
ication from j. N. Ely.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-15

A NCIENT history hasn't any
"A thing on modern after all.
We have been fed up for a long
time on the fact that the cack-
ling of geese saved Rome. Now
comes an English lecturer who
says it wasn't General Allenby
but an army cook in search of
eggs who captured Jerusalem.
Then it must have been the cack-
ling of hens that felled Jerusa-
lem.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-15

II IRELAND is free, there was
i only one fight at the Armis-
tice Day football game, Dempsey
is apparently invincible, Cons
gresham Blanton and Major
Dawes have subsidized. About
the only hope for future excite
ment is Mexico, Reed of Mis-
souri, and Watson of Georgia.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-15

7 is cheaper to vote for the
fire truck next Saturday than
it is to pay increased fire insur-
ance rates. Residents of sur
burban districts should be espec-
tally interested in getting the
fire department on wheels.
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THE latest information which
y comes to the Courier-Report-
er regarding the progress of the
recall campaign is that Chief
Taylor has secured the services
of Prosser's undertaken. MIR.
Taylor is a little late in realizing
the real status of the recall un-
dertaking.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-15

For this reason they have been
made the nucleus for organiza-
lions which later branched out
into other crops, leaving the ear
lily crops in the ditch. The early
crops are essentially an industry
by themselves and it has been
demonstrated that growers of
these crops and growers of or
chard crops do not harmonic
well when members of the same
association.
But it is argued that the tom
mage of the early crops is so
small and the marketing season
so short that they will not stand
an annual overhead and it is nee
essary to take on other crops.
This may be true but, instead of
the early crop organization TAX
ing on other crops and going
broke, wouldn't it be worth while
to try to have the early crop or
lganization taken on by organic
atoms which have made success
of cooperative marketing of
other crops?
Now comes the question of old
grudges, past prejudices and per-
sonal dislikes. Several of the in
fluential growers of early crops
were at one time members of one
or other of the two existing CO.
Operative organizations. For one
reason or. another they became
dissatisfied and withdrew and
have since that time been carry
ing chips on their shoulders.
The management, the directorate
or something else of the Yakima
Valley Fruit Growers associa-
ton and the Kennewick- Richland
Fruit Growers company may not
be what they should be. But the
fact remains that they are the
only two cooperative marketing
institutions that have kept their
heads above water and are still
functioning. Both of them have
undoubtedly made mistakes but
their mistakes have not put them
out of business, and the older one
of the two has seen five or six
early crop marketing ventures go
on the rocks.
One of the latest ventures
back was broken by the financial
load of a marketing plant which
the early crop men sought to
maintain under the very caves of
these other two plants which
were built, are owned and oper-
ated by neighboring growers.
The Courier Reporter doesn't
know what the attitude of these
two institutions is toward the
new cooperative effort. It should
be one of whole-hearted support.
They are carrying year-arOund
investments and maintaining
year-around overhead and dur
ing the months when the early
crops are in season their ware
houses are empty and their sales
forces or selling agents practical
ly idle. They should be only too
lglad of an opportunity to put
their idle machinery to work. On
the other hand the early crop
men should be just as glad of an
opportunity to bring their pro-
ducts under one control without
being driven to a repetition of
past mistakes.
The Courier Reporter does not
advocate the merging of the
early crop organization with
either of the others but it does
seem that some working agree
ment could be arrived at where
by the early crop men could util-
ize the warehouses and sales fa-
cities which are maintained dur
ing the early months Of the year
at dead loss to the existing CO.
operative associations.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-15

DEAD the advertisements,
LIZ shop early and buy it in
Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-15

MUSIC-will take a l;r,..,
Of %rIp piano "a and violin STUDENT uass
Mrs. =. w. TObin at Palm ua' s So
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-27
CLARENDON DEFEATS WOMAN.
]. H. Scarborough is Sent to Legisla-
ture from That County.

Manning, Jan. 25.-1ncomplete re-
turns from the special election in
Clarendon county to elect successor
to the late Representative w. 7. P.
Sprott indicate that j. H. Scarborough
has been elected to the lower house Of
the general assembly over five other
candidates one of whom was a wom-
an. Probably not more thans15O votes
are vet to be reported, which num-
Der will not break down. Mr.. Srar-
borough's lead.
Those offering for the place were:
J.H. DuBose, New Zion; w. H. Wood,
Gable; A. Miller Melette, Turbevilie;
w. N. Rush, Sardinia; Miss Co1nne
Barfeld, Manning, Miss Barfeld and
Mr.. Melette are running close for sec
ond place.
Miss Barfeld was the first woman
in the state to make the race for
public office with the exception OF
Mrs. Walter Scott of Greenville, who
last week was elected judge Of pro-
bate in Greenville county without op-
position to fill the vacancy caused by
the recent death of her husband.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-27
COLOMBIAN BERRY
Is Predicted to Revolutinnize the Berry
Industry.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Predictions
that the Columbian berry, discovered
in hitherto unexplored forest region
of the South American Republic for
which it was named, would revolu-
tionize the American berry industry
in the same way that the naval orange,
also of South American origin. mark
ed an epoch in the history OF citrus
growing, are made by officials of the
department of agriculture.
Extensive experiments with the
gaint blackberry, described by ex-
plorers Of the agriculture department
as four times the size of the American
variety, nave been begun by the di-
vision Of foreign seed a ID plant ih-
troduct; on, which plans to Distribute
the new discovery to far ner. after de-
terminipg in what clin,ates it will
row hest.
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NEWS FROM TRIO. .
Farmers Busy With Tobacco Plant
Beds.-Thieves Enter Store.

Trio, January 24.-We are having
some very pleasant weather now. The
farmers are busy planting their tobac-
co beds, and are holding their cotton
till better prices are quoted
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Matthews
spent Sunday with parents here.
Mr.. Andrew Browder of Taft and
brother-in-law were noted in town
Sunday.
The store of Rowell & Rowell was
entered on Thursday night, last, by
unknown burglars. There were about
ten thousand cigarettes and a few
other items stolen the value of which
is estimated at $3.50.
Mr.. Zonnie Moore was caller in
town Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Roy Jeffords and D. D. Mat
thews spent very joyous day in town
Sunday.
Miss Hazel Loryea of Spring Gully,
spent the weekend here with friends.
The people around here have gone
to work on the roads which have long
been neglected.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-27
PASTOR SCORES BIG HIT.
Church Packed Following His Trial in
Police Court.

Atlanta, Jal. 23.-As an aftermath
of a police court trial that exonerated
him of charge of insulting Mrs. G..
B. Hamilton. Rev. Caleb A. Ridley,
pastor of local church, Sunday morn
ing from his pulpit virtually charged
his accusers with having plotted to
make him a victim of "badger
game" for the purpose of obtaining
funds which he now claims to hold to
meet expenses of a new church erect
ed by his congregation.
When the pastor announced he
would attempt to place the principals
in the prosecution against him "be-
hind the bars of a prison" he was ap-
plauded by the congregation and the
meeting was later described as per-
haps the most sensational hours s,r-
vice ever witnessed in an Atlanta
church.
DR.. Ridley brought his remarks
about the Hamilton case to a close
with an appeal for funds to finish the
church under construction and with
in a few moments more than $1,000
was subscribed.
The Hamilton-Ridley case has at
tracted much attention throughout the
city and long before the pastor began
his sermon this morning the church
was crowded with many people being
compelled to stand.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-27

he was admitted to the bar in his
younger days. And while he never
has practiced, gossip around Wash
ington has it that the President once
remarked that Mr.. Houston was the
best lawyer in the cabinet.
There is a rumor abroad now that
we'll on in years and after attaining
distinction as an educator and gov
ernment fiscal chief, Mr.. Houston has
it strongly in his head to practice
law. It is said that he has wanted
to be lawyer since he was eight
years old. If he once got that idea
strongly in his head, even when ne
was little more than baby, it would
be like him to keep it there year after
year, no matter how many years pass
ed, u itnlhenf --teuxespassaydommm
ed, until he finally put it into effect.
MIR, Houston Now Nearly 55
However, if any plans Mr.. Houston
may have to begin the practice Of law
now, when ne is nearly So years OF
age, do not wolk out, he will not need
to worry. He has received, it is stat
ed, flattering offers to return to the
educational field or to head a trust
company.
Of the remaining three members Of
the cabinet, two are editors and own
ers of successful papers-Josephus
Daniels, wl.o has daily in RAleigh,
N. c., and Edwin T. Meredith, who
has farmers weekly in Iowa. Both
are going back cheerfully to work
they know and love. The other MEM
ber of the cabinet is the sturdy old
former miner, William B.. Wilson,
secretary of labor, who plans to re-
turn to the farm he owns in Pennsyl-
vania for the time being at least.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-27
Never Fail School Notes

Those on the honor roll this month
are: Beulah Crooks 80, Minnie Orig
gers "a, Estelle Driggers 95, Helen
Epps 96, Millie Epps SO, William
Johnson rs, Ingram Johnson 95, Britt
Strong 92, Thetis Tisdale 80, David
Tisdale 90, Maude McClary 80, Those
who have made head marks are: Min
ME Driggers, Estelle Driggers, Britt
Strong, William Johnson, Ingram
Johnson, Willie Epps, Dowie Epps,
Beulah Crooks.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-27

A twenty per cent cut affecting the
entire Atlantic Coast Line shop force
at Florence has been ordered by the
management of the railroad company,
effective Saturday, January 29th.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-27

The County Record Is $3.50
year in advance
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-27

A wise man won't fool around with
either Dynamite or Married Women
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-01-27
Spent Time As Teacher

Mr.. Houston's career has been much
like that of that other hard headed
man who put him in the cabinet. He
has spent most of his days teaching
in universities and has specialized
along lines similar to those followed
hv Mr.. Wilson. Like Mr.. Wilson, too
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-25
LEAVES CITY AFTER
ALLEGED ALI ); e ASSAULT
Will Ankrum Said to Have
Attacked Divorced
Wife.

Will Apkrum agreed to leave town
today as result of an alleged attack
upon his former wife Saturday night
about II O'Clock. According to the
story told to the police, the assault
took place in Mrs. Ankrnm's room
above the Friendship Flower Shop on
Des NOines street. The man gained en-
trance to the place during Mrs. An
krum's. absence and, when she re-
turned, threw rope about her neck.
She escaped and he made second at
tempt.
The woman ran out upon the street,
end police were called. Police Chief
Riley took charge Of Ankrum, who was
placed in the city Jail over Sunday. He
was turned over to county officials
this morning.
County Attorney Prince said today
that. Mrs. Ankrum would not prosecute
and the man agreed to leave the city.
Ankrum denied that he had intended
foul play.
The couple were divorced some time
ago. Mrs. Ankrum is employed at the
Star laundry.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-25
WANTED TO RENT-farn suitable
for dairying and hog raising. Phone
42F23. I. G. Young. 25l4f1j1
Williams.


The Williams ball team defeated the
Fort Dodge team last Sunday after
noon on the local diamond, IL to 6. The
Invincibles play at Iowa Falls this
Sunday and Popcjoy will play the All
Stars here.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. F. Worries of Lis
comb spent Sunday at the W. II. Rick
home. They We're accompanied home
hy Mrs. Rick, who will make short
visit there.
a reception was rendered Mr.. and
Mrs. Otis Rasmussen last Sunday from
until o'clock at the J. J. Carr home
There We're about sixty relatives and
friends present.
Rev. and Mrs. Flesher made recent
visit to Cedar Falls to see their daugll-
ter, Mabel, who is attending summer
school there.
Miss Jessie BlOdgett returned home
with her father from Missouri and
will spend the summer here.
Ralph Rolling is assisting at the l..
w. Ball store during the absence OF
Ray Franklin, who is enjoying a va
cation.
+. I. Johnson left Wednesday even
ing for Great Falls. Montana, for a
two weeks visit with his daughter
Ethel and family.
Misses Lucille Johnson and Della
Christianson spent the week at the
hcme of the formers aunt, Mrs. F. J.
Counsel.
Mrs. Mollie Willie is on the sick list.
Her daughter. Mrs. Herb Dick, of For
est City, arrived Friday night to help
care for her.
Thursday afternoon Rev. Flesher ac-
companied by Mrs. Z. Howes, Mrs.
Burt Prescott, Mrs. Il. +. Wilson and
Mrs. F. j. COUNSEL motOred to Jewell
where they attended the district sun
day school convention held in the fed
Grated church there. Rev. Flesher is
county president and presided at the
meeting. Some very interesting talks
on graded lessons for the Sunday
school were given by Rev. Walker Of
Dayton.
Russell Erickson, J. w. Dunnett and
the Misses Lucille Hartwig, Lulu Walk
or and Anna Hanson spent last Sun
Gay at Clear Lake.
Albert Myers is enjoying two
weeks vacation from his duties ut the
II. u. O'Neill drug store.
Miss Eunicc Braund returped home
Monday from n two weeks visit at
Jessup.
A good crowd from here mOtored to
Ellsworth last Sunday afternoon to
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-25

attend the 1GSth Infantry band con
cert.
MI. and Mrs. orvil Walker and Mrs
BERTHA Walker were callers in low;
Falls Friday.
Mrs. Louise Martinson is greatly i'm
proving her residence, making Il mod
ern house out of it.
Mr.. Cavanah, president Of the De:
MOines National Bank, made a sOcia
call at the State Bank here recently.
Mrs. Ted Schachtlie has been on thu
sick list, but is improving at this writ
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Fuller and sol
Of Cedar Rapids were callers here Fri
day.
Our town was nearly deserted Mon
day, July is, the day Of the Webster
City celebration.
July a.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-25


III. e. ]. Schmidt and family Of Du
buque are visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. e. r. Schmidt.
VIM. Kennedy ana family of Gait
visited at the ]. b. Kennedy home Sun
day.
Mrs. A. ]. BRANDON and daughter
were recent passengers to Webster
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Brill of Iowa Falls
visited Sunday at the c. X. Brill home.
II. ID. Kennedy and children Of Web
ster City visited the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Kennedy Sunday.
They returned home with him for a
visit.
". T. Studley was Webster City
caller Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Terrence were
passengers to Des AOines Monday.
Rev. aud Mrs. d. H. Aiddents and
baby Of State Center arrived Monday
for a visit with relatives.
Mrs. Chris Rocker returned Friday
from several days visit with her
daughter, Mrs. j. O. BEEN, in Webster
City.
Mrs. H. A. Cordes returned Thurs
day from Clarion where she has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Glen Ken
nedy and family.
G. H. Nicely Of Webster City was a
caller here Thursday.
: James Hoag of Webster City was a
business caller here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. Read OF Webster
City visited Thursday evening at the
j. D. Terrence home.
Mrs. Herman Arends and daughter
Miss Radie autoed to Ft. Dodge Fri
day.
Mrs. e. W. Brewer and Mrs. Floyd
Pierce and son Richard were visitors
here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Ryland and little
son went to Des Moines Saturday to
visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. F. King entertained
relatives from woodstock several days
last week.
Miss Mary Cordes returned home
Friday evening from Cedar Falls
where she attended college.
Thirteen members OF the 8. 8. s.
club enjoyed. picnic supper at
Briggs woods Thursday evening. The
gossip committee" gave a fine report,
also the club poem was good. The
girls then motored to Webster City to
the movies.
8. G. Thompson was = passenger to
Jewell Saturday.
Mrs f. e. Cormaney was shopping
In Webster City Saturday.
Mrs. X. ID. Madsen and Mrs. MinO
Hemmen autoed to Webster City FRI
day.
July "a.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-25
harrisburg.


Mrs. A. S. Lynd, Miss Ruth Cole and
Alma Lynd were Webster City callers
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eller and daughter
Frances of Amcs visited at the G. T..
Walrath home Wednesday,.
Mrs. p. W. Keith was Webster
City visitor Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Galpin, Mr.. and
J Mrs. L. r. Lynch and children, Mrs.
James Stout and Miss Dorothy Love
| returned to their home at Gallatin. Mo.
Friday after several days visit at
the Il. O. ManiOn home, Miss Jewell
Stout remaining for a longer visit.
l.. C. Sayre and George Caruth were
business callers at Webster City Thurs
day.
w. I. Sayre was an Iowa Falls busi-
ness visitor Friday
Mrs. Lloyd Lucas of Waterloo recently
spent few days at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Weiss.
Arthur Hale of Minnesota and niece.
Miss Evelyn Burton, of Webster City
spent Thursday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Il. Scoles and baby
of Des Moincs spent Thursday at the
II. F. Wilson home. Mr.. S. is cashier
Of the Mechanics Savings Bank.
!Alya s. Lynd returned from Des
Moines Thursday where he gave an adj
dress at the meeting Of the Iowa branch
OF the National League of Postmastcrs.
Mr.. Lynd was reelected secretary
treasurer for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Cottle and daugh
ter Jessie were recent Fort Dodge
callers.
Miss Minnie Stout returned to her
home ut Fort Dodge Thursday after Il
few days visit with her sister, Mrs.
I. o. Manion and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Snyder and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. L. Snyder spent Thursday even
ing at Jewell.
Misses Florence and Agnes Lynch
are visiting at the home of their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hurd Of Will
liams.
Miss Margaret Talcott has returned
to her home Mt Webster City, after Il
several days visit with Miss Ethel
Walrath.
The Blairsburg base ball team won
their seventh straight game last Sunday
when they defeated the Gait team.
Miss Media Davenport of PennSyl-
vania arrived Thursday for a visit at
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-07-25

the home of her sister, Mrs. c. s. Bron-
son.
Mrs. J. +. Sewers, who has been visit.
iEg at the Bronson home, left Tuesday
for visit with her sister, Mrs. Bert
Walrath and family. at Sioux City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gale Bickford and chill
dren of Amboy. Mimi. visited several
days recently at the Charles Smith
home.
While the Gerard children were com
ing to Sunday school last Sunday tho