The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-08-17

The Colorad Potato Growers ex-
change, organized under the co-opera-
tive marketing act passed by the last
session Of the Colorado legislature has
appointed the Weyl-ZuckermA1i COM
pany, California corporation, also
domesticated In the states of Idaho
and Colorado, as the selling agency
for the states exchange. The Colo
RADIO Potato Growers exchange has
taken up with the Idaho Potato Grow
ers' exchange the matter of co-ordi-
nation in the sale Of potatoes for the
two states. The Colorado Potato
Growers exchange has the advantage
over the Idaho growers In that they
commenced sooner In the year the
organization of their exchange. but
even with this advantage they found
themselves handicapped In the mat
ter of the selling agency. 1t was easily
recognized the wished-for results
could not be gained In the cooperative
movement unless the selling end OF
the organization was fully organized
and protected, and, inasmuch as time
Wdo AOI ouLliSiOAt W Va 6oAiAo eA0e
end of the business, the matter was
taken up with several of the most
successful sales organizations Of the
United States. Among those who
participated in this bid for the hand
ling of the Colorado product was the
Weyl-Zuckerman company, and this
institution presented to the Colorado
- Graworct nvnhon0a fho
favorable proposition and they were
awarded the selling contract.
The Colorado Potato Growers ex-
change is made up of 81 local asso-
Citations covering practically all the
potato growing districts Of the state
of Colorado and has some so to s.
per cent of the potatoes Of that state
under contract. The company oper-
ates In all Of the territory west Of the
Mississippi and south Of the Ohio
rivers and has successfully engaged
in this BUSINESS for the past II years.
Maurice Zuckerman of the Weyl-
Zuckerman company was in Pocatello
recently and while there discussed
the matter Of marketing for the Idaho
Potato Growers exchange, exhibiting
a copy of a telegram sent by the
Colorado exchange to the Idaho pota
to growers, asking and urging co-ord-
ination with the Colorado growers.
In discussing the matter, Mr.. Zuck-
erman stated that he was thoroughly
convinced that the cooperative move
ment on the part Of the potato grow
ers Of the community at large is the
only solution and salvation for the
potato growers of this state, and in
sisted that the farmers alone have the
solution for improved marketing con-
litions in their own hands. That the
rouble n the past has been that the
buyers at the destination market
NEW through government and other
'eports, every day when excessive
shipments of potatoes were being
made to their markets and that in
tead Of buying on an t. o. b. basis
It the point Of shipment, according
0 their requirements, waited until
hese heavy shipments reached their
markets and then said, Make me
uy", or "What inducements sWill you
ive?" resulting in a daily lowering Of
rices and a consequent necessity on
he part Of the shipper to each week
NY more cheaply from the farmer in
reducing sections, as every farmer
-as usually afraid that. his neighbor,
! years Of over production, would
ell before he would, and this meant
umping by the farmer, followed by
umping by the distributor at destin-
ton, and all resulting In demoral-
led markets, which In the end, as
lated, reverted to the farmer In
onstant lowering Of prices.
Mr.. Zuckerman stated that his or
anization had agreed, under the con-
act with the Colorado Potato Grow
rs' exchange, to discontinue the pur-
1asing of potatoes in all districts
,mpetitive with the sale Of Colorado
otatoes, and that hereafter Will
,nfine itself exclusively to the sale
; products handled by the state CO.
,erative organizations: and, due to
IS interest in this movement and his
terest in the Improvement Of the A.
lncial condition Of the potato grow
8 and the community in general Of
aho, he offers to turn over to the