The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-02-12
SPEAKERS GIVE
GOOD POINTERS
Mr. Nelson and Dumas Talk
on Problems of Cooper
ative Marketing

The agricultural bureaus of the
commercial club was not outdone
hv the previous bureau when it came
TO giving members of the club good
meeting.
Percy Combelic. chairman of the
agricultural bureau obtained two
GOOD speakers for the Commercial
cb,b meeting last evening and those
MON took the entire evening explain
;no how we should handle the things
GRO grow and how to bring better
nr;ces for our crops and to lower the
cost of production.
After the general run of the: meet
;ro was over, S. B. Nelson of the
W. S. C. took the floor and gave
snlendid talk. The theme of his speech
N main was the work done by county
agents and the history of the extern
sion work but in the first part of the
talk he emphasized cooperative mar
keting. He explained that marketing
does not begin when the crop is at
the retailers store or when it is at
our depot. Marketing sometimes be-
gins when We harvest our crop, in
fact the marketing and growing of
tho crops are so closely intermingled
that it is impossible to tell where
production ceases and marketing be-
gins. cooperative marketing must
do three things before it can hope
to be success" says Mr.. Nelson.
ut must create more extensive
market, market more economically
and bring bigger returns to the pro-
ducer."
Extension work is just now getting
to the place where the object of or
ganizing is being accomplished. Com
parison, made by Mr.. Nelson, shows
decidedly that counties that have no
county agents for instruction to the
farmer are far behind those counties
that have that service. Helpful in
struction and demonstrations are
carried on now in most of the agri-
cultural counties Of the state and the
officials Of the extension department.
are proud Of the showing of the de-
partment. It is taking up programs
that will take ten years to work out
but when they are accomplished the
state will be decided step ahead.
Mr.. Nelson makes strong point
of buying home products. He points
out that every resident of the North
west should buy the products made
in this district. By doing so he is
building up manufacturing centers
where thousands of people are en-
ployed. Those people must eat and
they are going to buy things we raise
and we can give our crops closer
market and cut the cost of transporta-
tion. The point sounds logical. Mr..
Nelson also makes the statement that
before buying anything to wear OF
eat that we ask the question, ''Is this
made in the Northwest?" When re-
allers find that those goods are in
demand they will stock them and
we have gained big step.
Mr. Dumas is representative Of
the Northwest Fruit commission and
IS one OF the largest growers in the
walla Walla district. He takes CO.
operative markets as his subject also
ana gives many phases that were not
heretofore mentioned. He told of the
ngnt that cooperative marketing has
nad TO contend with and gave the his.
tory OF the Northwest Fruit commits !.
sion as an example. He points out
tnat the fight is not yet over. There
are many things that have still to be
worked out but there has been much
progress made in that line. Cooper
ative marketing is a sure thing. 1t
Is possible, probable and successful
IN = many ways. 1t does not insure
'nat your crops will get the highest
price; 1t only leads the way from low
er production to better markets and
msner prices if the thing is worked
.u' In the proper way as it has been
IN many locations. -
Inc meeting given under the aus
f'ses Oh the agricultural bureau was
: success and there were many things
mentioned In the meeting that will
a. Undoubtedly prove beneficial to both
e FARMER and the business man of
'he farming community. =.