The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-01
Country Produce Is Giuen
'ili1rst Place In Market By
AlIzl1anni1gton Merchants
Object 10 carIessless
shoWnin P acking by
the Farmer

the Farmer
fasMANNINGTON, Aug. 1.-Fruit.
butter and eggs must
sbe eaten and will be eaten, but
differ in their opinions as
ITO Were these staple articles OF
SdIet9 should >be procured
MANY express the belief that
ysIneFcnants should buy all suca
lsfoodstuffs from the farmer or the
sgSoducer d1:ecr- others declare
Y for va IOus rea sons the whole
Ssals man is the logical source CT
ssfhe&Iperchants themselves toward
&; this subj ect and prove it in Man
sssnfngon alone, the accusation that
ssIde farmer is not getting a ,square
sEdsaltf from the merchant-a state
ssnIenf that has been frequently
$nadea census of opinion was
taken in the city with the follow
ssins fesult.
;ss3 Every merchant with one except
Son cleared that he would rather
Iiandie country produce of all sorts
from the producer The
Sassgum-nt in support of This is
sstnaLs produce bought of the farmer
3isSIIesner. keeps longer. taE-es oct
sSiaHsaan d; IS demanueu py Tie trade
Sl4En in season.
Fne i.ne exception said: I'd
4 rassner mot handle il at all BIZ
ssSsfEce have to i'd ralner get It
ssossst ns wholesale man, D5c&.sse
81 cam always depend upon - Tor
IN Eats u need; everything is sorted
ZOE graded: and SO much OF tie
3country. stuff is bad especially
s|ButtE,r Besioes. 1 have to pay. TIE
Sfarm srm more than i pay my wholS-
Sa1e man.
Another man. next door to the
:, one bove, said:.l never handle
Nnything but country proauce,
Sbou CHIT from the farmer. unless !
cannot get il. from him. Then l
ia back 3 upon the wholesale
house Why? Because there is less
waste, everything is fresher and
sScang sell it easier. No. neve.l
sssbaVa any trouble, eating enough
Essforsmyg trad e, and as TO-" .ins bad,
ssSYhys in all Tie Sj1o ,isaai &. OF eggs
ssIsye sold tiais ,.e,:.' l.. ~. tn err
esliaEe been 10 lAore llan TWO
sydozsn3 bad ores
n .Anuther nle.c.saat sa d, ses,
swes buy q .yeat deal OF country
Srdduce. Most o. what we buy IS
aH form trade riglt here in the
sssgese That way We get the profit
Contour stock. and can OF course
Ssefl the produce cheaper than we
sscanssthat bought OF the wholesale
shuuse.s,
IN reply to Question asking
@swhether the farmer charged more
than the wholesale price. he SAID.
sg.fN 8 Just the same. We pay the
n farmer the market price for every
Ssthfng
Three doors away another said.
S..sYes. we like to handle the FAR
SHer,s products. but the .shuXteis
& charge more than the wholesale
: Drice, and if We refuse to pay-st
they sell it from house to house.
of course there is l-:tle waste. but
StIe majority of the farmers pro-
Sducfs come unsorted. unwashed
efaand4Ioose. We lose mons. because
Of that. We wouldn't handle it If
AIT were not necessary.
5sgss Thegcomplaints and objections
sssiIm med up seem to be that the
sfarner does not select his pro-
Once. nor does he use sufficient
Il ccares i n the. preparation OF it for
81 the mark ct. AS one merchant sald
sasvasterday, too, one of the greatest
diff fculties in buying satisfactorily
8asof the Farmer is that he sells TO
ssfserEone alike. thus making him
s ssallin IA way competitor Of the
ierchant.s
On the other hard, the farmer
5 declares that the merchant Will
not buy all he has to offer. and ne
must dispose of it where and to
whom he can.
FrorSathis small survey. which
con SSe- only includes the local
it would seem that the
Il farr-mr,er perhaps unknowingiy. IS
N ssSown worst market enemy.
terfexpressions heard from all
Stfesmerchants interviewed. there
can be no doubt but tina II the
\ farm err would select MS products
efuIly, grade apples anu ,p0ta,
toes and other fruits, be caNtul 20
8iieen M the quality STANDARD o.
RS things ne offers for sale and
atf1esrwiss, snake his products a.
IsindiyDdnal as those OF the Whoie-
need be no difticuity
sin selling to the merchants.
AssHoweyer, one up-to-date tarmet
5ssafd last night. '.if the merchant
whsS3beHeves that would use his
ss;nfI ence to get the farmer to 90
ISfhose things; would show him now
:itfwouId benefit all concerped anu
make the marketing OF produce
tSaasyss there would not be so much
conflict between the farmer a;a ale
athe merchant. Co-operatlon -
what we need"
IFsS51 Is an ageold question. but per.
I'll hans that farmer knows whereof
!: q Ia speaks. There are two sides 70
it,. - -
q, VOTING LIVELY.