The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-02-14

NAY EFFECT
MARKET PLAN
,,.cotiations Between the 8
'Is p;yers Growers and Big "
Look Promising, According
= Kennewick Managers

asDar8&uS,
.st ..tstoes look promising and are
ppsssressing nicely according to re-
I ~ from H. w. Desgranges,
.srsoer pm, Of the Big "Y", and Lee
Tr T.mpson, manager of the 8 Rivers
Grovers Association, this morn
- ss Roth managers slater that
). .aSditions were more promising at
~. ~ present time than they had
ssen - at any other time since the
s s,scestions had been made, and
.hst IN their opinion a joint plan
would be effected.
4 letter from w. j. Hebert, gem
.,sl manager of the Big "Y,"
vhih was one of the steps in the
rec0tions this week, follows:
ave wish to thank you for your
,yompt reply to our letter of
January SOth, in which we propos-.
a that the Big ssY' tonnage of as
pararus, strawberries and early
notatoes be pooled with that of
the s Rivers Growers Association,
and that a salesman not now in.
the employ of either association
be jointly employed to handle the
sales
aAs we read your reply, you
raise three counter propositions
for our consideration. First, while
you do not specifically say, the
implication is that you do not
favor pooling all the tonnage.
However, it may be that we do not
understand your statement. You
state, I'VE are glad to advise that
" are anxious to have your co..
operation in the matter of concen-
tsthy and selling of these early
.uupk' If, by this, you mean you
N agreeable to pooling these
crops, each contributor to receive
the pool average, then we are in
error and are to understand that
you do accept our proposal that
the crops be pooled. If, on the 9TH
er hand, you propose that we mere
" cooperate in the matter of quo
htions and agree to load cars to-
sether, then the inference is that
you reject our proposal, for this
would leave out all less car lot
ihpments and straight carloads
which either organization loaded
eparately.
We have given this matter care
fnl thought, and have come to the
tcnclusion that the only way is to
pool the crops and all returns to be
sveraged for the pooling period.
Thus, on asparagus for instance, if
the pool basis was daily, the aver
age return for the day would be
paid over to the shipper, who in
tum would account to the growers.
We have not loaded cars with the
: Rivers Association for several
years, due to the fact that by for
nal resolution your Board discon-
nnued the practice so far as the
Big "Y" was concerned, and we
nave never been notified of any
snange in your policy. 1t is a very
loose and unsatisfactory arrange
nent anyway, to merely agree to
load together, which aften works
out disadvantageously to one or
J, sae other, whereas, our proposal
mat the crop be pooled would elm
mate this unsatisfactory feature.
Inc pooling arrangement is the
very basis of our proposal, and is,
we believe, entirely fair to all
partles contributing to the pool.
Your second objection, or sug-
sested modification of our propos-
~ Is that no outside salesman
could be employed who could prop
s'ly handle the sale of these crops.
as we interpret your counter pro-
posal, you would have each of the
alppers "Sit in together and adj
use with each other and handle
!. me sales themselves" This is ex-
- Sassiy what we wished to avoid,
!, sae conflict of opinion which would
@ bound to arise with sales auth
WITTY divided as it is now and with
~ 1lxed responsibility in one indi-
uuai, who would make one uni
m quotation to the markets.
.Our suggestion that the shippers
a.s msleiy sit in and advise with each
An ael as to prices is not going to
sIe neart of the present difficulty
a;s. lsn is the elimination of con-
N.Y. whg interests and quotations.
I'm all quotations coming from
dan.s e source, that is, a salesman in
nas ehuent OF any contributing ship
al ss There would be no chance of
otS.. one taking advantage of the
ins @ inns, together with the pool
tS; arrangement is the essence of
fron, pian and we cannot deviate
IN ~ ~ II and hope to get anywhere
.sv e solution of this problem.
sal..ur .our objection that an outside
eomn eusman would not know these