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BETTER FRUIT 



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Alter two yojirs" tri;il of "l-'roin tliu 

 Producer to the Consumer" iii;irl<eting 

 pliin, the DepMrlment of Agrieultui-e re- 

 cently issued liidletins Nos. 2(1() and 2()7, 

 in which it sa\s: "The development of 

 transportation facilities and the exten- 

 sion of our agricultural area have 

 widened the distance between producer 

 and consumer. This is as true com- 

 niercially as it is physically. The ex- 

 tensive conmierce in food products has 

 called into existence many special 

 agencies in that large class known as 

 'ndddlemen.' During recent years there 

 has been a great deal of agitation 

 against those engaged in food distri- 

 bution. 11 is probably not going too 

 far to say that, to the uninitiated, the 

 middleman is a rather hazil.\ defined 

 pel son, whose chief function is to levy, 

 arbitrarily, a heavy tribute on all food- 

 stuH's passing from the proilucer to the 

 consumer. 'I"he attention of the public 

 has been directed to increased costs 

 rather than to service rendered. Evi- 

 dently it has never occurred to many 

 who clamor for reform that economic 

 conditions would not permit the long- 

 continued existence of a marketing 

 agency which was simply a parasite. 

 Sooner or later business competition 

 must eliminate all intermediate agencies 

 which perform no definite useful 

 function." 



The bulletins further discuss the re- 

 lations of producer to commission man. 

 pointing out the diflicull and trying po- 

 sition of the commission man in dealing 

 with the producer at long distance, and 

 in closing says: "In general, it may be 

 said that a large part of the stigma 

 which attaches to the business of the 

 commission merchant arises directly 

 from the dillicult position which this 

 middleman occupies in distributing 

 machinery." I wish every one here 

 would secure a copy of these two bul- 

 lelins. 1 believe they will help to clear 

 uj) some of the misunderstandings and 

 suspicion of Ihe past. 



Let us gef logelher and work out our 

 mutual diflicullies as hard-headed, prac- 

 tical men. I can assure you on behalf 

 of the commission men of Seattle that 

 we are ready at all times to co-operate 

 with you in the enactment of legisla- 

 tion for our mutujil good. Heputable 

 commission 'iien favor bonding those 

 engaged in the business. They all use 

 a uniform s.\slem of accounting by 



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Yakima County Horticultural Union 



FRED EBERLE, Manager 



NORTH YAKIMA, WASHINGTON 



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