The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-05-16
TIIRNER TALKS
ON GRAIN al
POMONA MEET
,,lk Handling VS.. Sack Dis
,,,ssed by Farm Manage
ment Specialist; Pomona at
Horse Heaven in July.

pulk handling of grain VS.. sack
I'm and the problems which will
s ~ q the farmer through this
sS sshod Of handling grain was dis
.ssed by r. M. Turner, farm man
..sment '. ri specialist of the extension
80 Of the State College of
T.shinrson, at the Benton County
Pomona grange meeting Satur-
isv evening, at the Locust Grove
grange, ~ IL miles southwest of Ken
newick.
.He pointed out that a number
a foreign countries are now adopt
ne practices which this section
kss n led in and that there is a con-
<erted move in these foreign coun-
t,;.s to ! cheapening of the cost
Z production which must be met
hv 4 definite action in sections
lie ours. He pointed out that it
~ been shown to be entirely pos
i6le to cut the cost of handling
min as much as 10 1-2c per bu.
through bulk handling. In the or
sanisation of cooperative ware
Isuges, he pointed out that the
hrmers as now organizing, are
.ausinr to see that their only func-
81 Is a cooperative is to cheaper
s. cost Of handling and that there
i % chance Of price fixing. The
1T opportunity is through the
seduction of quality products.
NJ. Turner touched briefly on
IL work on the study Of farm or
rsnizstion in Thurston County,
Dontms out that with some 81
iirmsrs they had been able to raise
the labor income on those. farms
nom 1888 in 1923 to $1741 in 1928.
Roll call showed the following
unber present: Locust Grove, Al;
hley, s; Kennewick- Valley, 81;
Vale, %; iona-Benton, 6; Horse
heaven, 6 and Rattlesnake, 8.
An invitation was accepted to
meet With Horse Heaven grange
No. $50, the third Wednesday ir
June, June Is. The change in date
Is necessary on account OF date
ior the state grange meeting 4
spokane.
The Pomona grange selected Car
Villains as a member from tn
Pomona to serve on the grang
wmcil with the master. Subordi
nte oranges were instructed u
nike their selection to this coun
d in the near future.
The following resolution pre-
pared by Vale grange was adopte'
BY the Pomona: Whereas, it ha
tome to our attention that SOM
merchants of our county are sell
hg large quantities of butter sub
situtes which come in direct com
PETITION with the products of tn
diry industry,
And, whereas, the welfare of tn
farmers of Benton County depen'
Mgely on dairying.
Therefore, be it resolved that w
nquest the Benton County Pc
mona grange to formulate plans t
sducate the consumers to the in
ienority of the substitutes and US
influence with the merchants o
tie county to discontinue the sal
Of said substitutes. Signed Val
range committee. including C. +
Fletcher, G. j. Barnett, T. j. Chal
craft.
During the evening session
ne following persons were initial
q into the degree of Pomona; J
Schernitzki and L. A. Stoop:
.shn Krohling of Vale and Mis-
Vienna Kinkaid and Miss Ethe
DICKINSON of Locust Grove, an
raymond Norton of Finley.
ihe program for the lecturer
nour was in charge of Mrs. M. \
Aeoerlein. The following is the Pre-
gram: song by the grange, "Buil
VI the Farm" recitation, q
FARMER of Four Donald Larkir
.sadlng, A. c. Anon; debate, ere
s1lved that the Chain Store
more Of a Benefit than a Hine
n raace to the Farmer" Negativ
nalpn Stafford and affirmative
afs. Roy Larkin. Virginia Reel
spussume. A Folk Party in costum
snsomine, Irene Heberlein, Ma
sasl,ee Root. Pantomine, Cecil Et
cs alos' Vocal quartet, "In IL
S;vnaming,' S;n Mrs. Simmelink, Da,
- er, John Wooden and Roy La
liz. H., For encore they sang Scar
W. Moon" Play, "Just Like
t.sa t%Onan," in which the followir
ca ca part, Glenna Kinkaid, Hem
HsS Hn Gilbert Clodfelter, Lynet
R;drlen, Irene Heberlein, Lest
nan. Two musical numbe
tha thuered with Lucille Heberlein
r. piano, Lois Beigthol, Lynet
J,lein, Evelyn Edwards al
l e wooden with violins, and f
Stafford and Gilbert Edwar