White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-06-22
TO ORGANIZE hay
GROWERS IN THIS VALLEY

GkUMERS in This VALLEY
There is being formed at this
time hay grow ers marketing as
sociaton to serve the hay producing
districts of the entire Northwest.
There was a meeting held in Ken
newick recently at which every hay
growing community of Washington
and Oregon was represented, and it
was unanimously decided to organ
ize a Washington Oregon Hay
Growers association.
The new organization has been
fortunate in securing the services
of Boyd Oliver of San Francisco to
direct the organization campaign.
Mr.. Boyd is member of the firm
of Sapiro, Levy, Hatfield 4 Hays,
cooperative marketing association
attorneys. Mr.. Sapiro Of this firm
is to be given credit for perfecting
the orange growers association of
California and other similar fruit
marketing associations which are
very successful and one reason why
the state of California is most
prosperous today.
Mr.. Oliver will speak to the hay
growers of the Priest Rapids. dis
trict on the evening of June 28th,
at meeting to be held in White
Bluffs. This district embraces the
area on both sides of the Columbia
river from Beverly to south of
Hanford, including the new arte-
sian district. 1t is hoped that all
hay growers, business men and 9TH
ers interested will not fail to at
tend this important meeting. Mr..
Oliver is now speaking before gath
erings of hay growers thruout the
Yakima valley, acquaintlng them
with the benefits to be derived
from we'll org ani1ed and man
aged hay growers association.
The surplus alfalfa hay of East
ern Washington is marketed for
the most part in the dairying dis
tricts of Western Washington. A
recent survey Of the dairying in
dustry Of this state has shown it
to be in a very prosperous condi-
tion This being true the dairyman
can afford to pay price for alfal-
fa hay that will yield the Eastern
Washington hay grower fair re-
turn. Attention is called at this
time to large contracts that are be-
ing made by Puget Sound brokers
with hay growers thruout the Yak
ina valley, at price that is below
the actual cost Of production.
This does not tend to build up a
prosperous cornrGGnsty in the hay
producing centers.
The facilities afforded by a we'll
organized and managed hay grow
ers marketing assoc alton will put
the production of hay on profit
able basis. The association will in
telligently market the surplus hay,
stabilize the market and price. as
sjst in financing the grower during
the growing season. remove the ell
ement of speculation.
Those interested in agricultural
activities can we'll look to the fu-
ture with optimism, however. The
large industries in the Industrial
and commercial centers have organ
lied of late years with amazing re-
suit, and it behooves the agricultu-
ralist to do likewise, and to a
greater extent control his own des.
tiny; and it will be found that ag-
riculture will emerge from its pres.
ent economic plight and be prosper
Gus also.
The Priest Rapids district pro-
duces the best alfalfa hay raised in
the Northwest. This has been
proved time and time again. For
the past ten years we have been
shipping the hay produced on the
Diamond sd" ranch at Priest Rap-
ids to the dairymen in Western
Washington. The hay produced in
this district if properly cured is
green and leafy and attractive
looking. The dairymen prefer it
to alfalfa lay grown in other dis
tricts and many proofs Of this can
be given.
The undersigned has been made
temporary committeeman from this
district and has teen assisting in
the formulating Of the new hay
growers association. At the meet
ing to be held at White Bluffs on
June 2Sth, the growers will have
an opportunity Of perfecting a per-
manent working committee rep
sentng the district, and it is de-
sired that every one interested in
the production of hay be present,
also business men and others inter
ested. EVERETT S. DAM
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