The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-04-10
1r,roe Rivers to get on Car
lot Shipment Basis Ear
ly in Season
c11NNYSIDE VOTES
TO AFFILIATE HERE
New York Has First Taste
Last Year and Now Ask
ing for Local Grass

,x III ooes well and the weather
...ans nm the first carload of Kenne-
r;ck,s 1924 asparagus will be ship
- bv the Three Rivers Growers
Tonday. The fact that it is possible
% get into carlot tonnage SO soon
,fter the season opens is indicative
a the increased acreage
Manager Lee M. Lampson said
.h;s afternoon that New York, Den
ver and Minneapolis are all bidding
for the first carload and that while
the order had not definitely been
hooked he was. of the opinion that
Minneapolis would get the first car
= $3.50 a crate fob. Kennewick.
JW. Vickers, local representative
Of the Dingfelders of New York said
this evening that he has received
word from his firm that they can
handle from three to five cars Of
Kennewick asparagus as soon as the
price level gets somewhat lower.
4 The association is now receiving
about $50 crates daily. The cuttings
are increasing rapidly and the daily
tonnage will probably be doubled
early next week. The opening price
Of $500 was maintained until yes
terday when drop to $2.75 was
made. Walla Walla is also shipping
and their 18-pound crates are selling
At the same as Kennewick's 12-pound
crates. Receipts of California are al
% heavier in Northwest markets.
Two cars of California long green
asparagus were received in Seattle
yesterday. One was shipped on or
der and the other on consignment
and was selling at about half the
price Of Kennewick's grass.
The fact that Sunnyside this year
y coming into market as consider
able shipper has been causing the
local association some worry and ne
gotiations to bring the Sunnyside
grass under control have been in
progress for some time. About 40
acres will be in bearing there this
year and paintings have been ex-
uemely heavy. The Sunnyside ton
mage this year is sufficient to very
oadiy upset the Northwest and pos
sioaiy demoralize the Seattle market
20 which most of it will be shipped.
, q series of conferences with the
ounnyslde growers has been held and
= recent meeting, Mr.. Lampson
submitted two propositions. One was
1or the organization of a Sunnyside
association with cross contract
rsleement - with the Three Rivers.
.ne otner was for the Sunnyside
growers to come into the local organ
nation as members. The Sunnyside
nIsn - voted unanimously in favor of
a. ..s laster plan. Mr.. Lampson, accom-
psnled by Directors M. N. Hudnall
ann 4 Aiorecht, Harry Moore and o..
=: a.. rnililps, went to Sunnyside this
ernoon and the matter will be
more fully discussed at a meeting
,Onlsnt. If Sunnyside does come in
- ' 10 oi the grass will be shipped
~. - 'oeai market in western Washing
~, ~ ieaVing the bulk of the Kenne-
sant points. - us
Inc asparagus and strawberry
slops OF the White Bluffs will .Iso
80 e under Three Rivers control this
sssr. The Priest River Growers as
saa iaslon has been organized there
s Saa cross selling agreement bas
t;.a tssn signed with the local associa.
- s,0n. These two affiliations topetb-
Nil, y Wltn the increased acreage here
:, .ui bring the Three Rivers raniJI,,
is;rn il .re front as one of the most prom
,a.; s cooperative marketing orean;-
NA''ons in the Northwest,