The Idaho recorder., 1921-09-23
RPLES AS WELL AS
POTATOES TO SELL
LEMHI GROWERS OF SPUDS ARE
GETTING GOOD RETURNS ON
STRONG MARKET.

Like the onion crop in Bermuda the
potato crop in Lemhi this year fur
nishes the topic of conversation when
ed together. The potato market con-
tinues strong all over the east. Good
morning; have you sold YETI" is the
salutation that one grower makes of
another when they meet.
The price on Idaho main line points
has continued around the Sl.30 mark
for the past week. This is "a cents
above the relative value of potatoes
in Lemhi for the reason that the To-
cal freight rate of 24c must be taken
into account by the buyer here.
Car shortage is likely to cause anx-
iety for shippers within the next
month or two. The railroad people
advise the use of box cars before the
real cold weather sets in to endanger
shipments in transit, the shipper of
course taking the risk in such ship
ments, while in refrigerator cars the
railroads guarantee safety from frost.
A. L. Lefort, who came to the Sal
mon country as representative of
the Gilinsky companies of Omaha,
has put considerable ginger into the
local market. Before his advent, the
| Northwest Potato Exchange of Great
Falls had pretty we'll lined up the
Lemhi product to be handled on ten
per cent commission basis; that is
fully half the acreage had been con-
tracted at that figure, while the Gil
linskys undertook to buy outright or
sell on commission at the same rate
of ten per cent. There is difference,
however, for the one charges the COM
mission on the gross sales and the
other charges on the net sales, the
one amounting to practically twice the
other. S. f. Ensley is the represent
tative on the ground for the Exchange
people and he, too, is live wire or
the job.
There is railroad inspector and I
state inspector, besides Ensley ant
Lefort. James Melvyn is on the job a
inspector for the railroad and l.. Z
Tillotson for the state. Lefort, wht
was first actually on the ground max
ing shipments, has given a good man.
pointers as to the correct manner o
grading and storing in the cars ant
his presence has proved invaluable t
the growers, among whom he ha
made strong business friendships
Learning in the course of his potat
deals that Lemhi has an abundan
apple crop this year he has advises
his house that this crop might b
profitably handled and will probabl
be buying apples or handling them o.
commission before the potato seaso
ends. He says Lemhi apples shoul
this year bring a pretty penny to tn
. growers, for the crop is short in som
parts of the middle west.
; The best advices are to the effec
that late potatoes will reach the two
, dollar mark net for the Lemh
grower before the sale closes, Will
, twice that price may prevail late i
the winter. In this state of the mar
ket large storage cellar would be
: fine thing.
, Railroad Potato Inspector Melvy
was advised yesterday that 20 re
4 frigerator cars would be available a
once for shipments from Salmon an
, Baker. In the train which came j
: last Wednesday were two cars for pc
!, tatoes which were promptly loade
out during the night for shipment tn
next day, one of the cars having bee
; loaded with merchandise on the wa
> in from Armstead. The railroa
= management thought this pretty goo
work. The railroad people appreciat
this promptness.
Isabel Brenner is the baby daughte
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brenne
}. born September /. The mother is
{ daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. I. II. Yea
:. ian and now resides on Horse prairi