The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-01-14
Writer Suggests that Agen-
cies Keep in Closer Touch
With Each Other
SAYS THOUSANDS
-a.s.. CAN BE SAVED
Urges Uniform Daily Price
Quotations on Products
from Kennewick

That thousands of dollars can be
saved growers in this community by
little closer cooperation among the
marketing agencies is the opinion of
Gordon G. Moores, who has had So
luton in mind for several months.
The following is an outline of his
recommendations:
But short time remains before
this community again begins to offer
its early produce to the consumer Of
the country, and Wa will again hear
of cooperative marketing and cash
buying. Each of these terms yearly
brings about heated discussions, and
as time goes on it seems to me that
the lines of opinion on marketing
are becoming more definitely drawn,
and the desire for a fight to the
finish more determined.
In my humble opinion the finish of
this fight will never be determined.
Men possess different opinions and
strong convictions, and the settlement
of this fight therefore can only come
through a transformation of the hu-
rave. 1NOW WLGIlItT we DcllSNS
the human race is four thousand or
four million years old it is hardly
probable that the present generations
will make such a complete change
that utopia of universal opinion
en- marketing can be arrived at.
Granting the foregoing observa-
tions as true and sound premise on
which to make an argument, the
question then arises as to whether
or not the present marketing of Ken
newick products is accomplished in
an efficient manner, and for the best
possible benefit of the producer. This
jquestion of course is answered In the
negative by all concerned, each fac
tion placing the blame on the other
and producing kilograms or proof
that the other fellow broke the mar
ket on them in this and that city.
How often we hear: eI had car sold
at good figure but got a telegram
that so-and-so of Kennewick was
quoting 25c per crate less and had
to lower my quotations" This wreck
ing of the market for Kennewick pro-
ducts has been going on for years.
l remember dozen years ago that
the business men set aside day and
drove about the country to organize
the farmers. They came back that
night firmly convinced that the or
ganization could not be accomplished
and that this community would al
ways have cash buyers.
These business men not only lost
day in fruitless endeavor, but lost
some patrons of their local estab-
lishments. And they were generally
told to go to town and tend to their
own business. At least the results
were such that the same business
men will never form a like excursion.
In fact they have joked since and
tried to get some inexperienced COM
petitor on such a crusade.
Though / have always been an ad-
vocate of cooperative marketing, OBJ
servation leads me to agree with
those seasoned observers, that this
community will always have at least
one good cash buyer, and Kennewick
growers under the present system
will never cease 70 cut their own
throats.
Now, Mr.. Editor, / have proceeded
thus far on the presumption that ev-
cry man, woman and child in this
community desires to see it bigger,
more prosperous and more happy
community in which to live.
With this idea / wish to offer a
constructive marketing plan. re-
alize it will not meet the approval
of those addicted TO the smoke of bat
tie, but the plan has been in my
mind for some time, and should /
hesitate longer the marketing season
will be too far advanced. My idea
is to take an inventory of our lack
of progress in marketing, recognize
facts as they have existed here for
fifteen years, leave the growers alone
and try the system used in the busi-
ness world. In other words i believe
experience should teach us that the
proper way to stop cut-throat compe-
tition is to organize the men who are
using the knife. I refer to the men
selling Kennewick products. Take
from them their stocls-in-trade that
tie other fellow Is breaking the mar
ket. Make them meet daily and set
the price of Kennewick produce. Let
the Kennewick Commercial club Of
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