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legitimate conditions of supply and demand, then 

 their businesses are doomed. 



The perfected parcel post has opened the way 

 to the consumer, and has brought him and the pro- 

 ducer closer together, and will eliminate much of 

 the evil of market garden and fruit products, but 

 it comes far from entirely solving the marketing 

 problem. All consumers do not or are not in po- 

 sition to avail themselves of its advantages. And 

 all consumers and producers are not strictly hon- 

 est. The producer does not always send the hon- 

 est quality filled package, and the consumer too, 

 resorts to dishonest tricks. Unless honest com- 

 mission men reform their business and entirely 

 eliminate the evils from it, then the author believes 

 that resort must be had to the municipal market. 

 That is the market we have already referred to 

 under municipal control where the producer can 

 bring and display his produce and meet the con- 

 sumer face to face, where they can market upon 

 the true merits of the produce and at honest com- 

 petition regulated by supply and demand. 



These markets have been established in many 

 cities the past year of 1913 and the author knows 

 they have been a success. Yet he can see where 

 even they do not solve all the farmer's marketing 

 problems. Not all farmers can take the time to go 

 to the city market and sell their produce. Other 

 work demands his attention as well. So after 

 trying all the remedies of parcel post, municipal 

 markets, etc., do we not get right back to the best 

 system of all, the getting closer together of the 

 farmer and his merchant, and devising methods 

 by which the farmer gets a fair price for his 



