Wednesday, June 6, 1923.
THE EA" GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE'
MARKET SYSTEM
in nnimrnmirn
ID bUllUUIUO
New York's System Is
Frowned Upon by Feder
al Expert Hadden in Re
port.
NEW YORK. June 6. A finicky
palate and the one-big-markct habit
are the principal reasons why New
Yorkers pay so much mere for fruit
and vegetables than the producing
farmer eeta for them, says a report
prepared by Walter P- Hadden for
the Department of Afrriculture and
the Port of New York authority.
In the first place, it requires 141,
000 carloads cf the stuff each year
to satisfy the hungers of the city's
8,000,000 persons, and all of it, as
the first step in distribution from
rail-head to consumer is dumped in
Central Market, a narrow stretch ex
tending for a few blocks along the
West Side waterfront of Manhattan.
This custom has grown up, Mt.
Hadden explains, because all the job
bers of the city insist on seeing all
the newly-arrived fruit and vege
tables, and on comparing rivals'!
prices, before they will buy. Thus
attempts to break the dominance of
the central market have failed.
Then the problem of diversity
arises. A few years ago, the report
indicates, the public appetite accept
ed its produce in bulk oranges for
breakfast, always, or perhaps apples
and a few potatoes, onions and other
common vegetables throughout the
the average housewife must
have California grapefruit for her
breakfast table one day, Florida
grape fruit the next, Oregon tipples
the third, New York apples the
fourth, Michigan peaches the next,
continuing with fruits of varying
clime. Uomg through the (lay ot iionuwleud.
in Harlem. The wholesaler makes
his purchases at the jobbers ana
hauls them away with his own
trucks. Cost, about J25 a car. Then
he delivers to the retailer, adding
another J2f a car to the ultimate
cost of the fruit and vegetables.
The retailer, if he delivers to his
customers adds the cost to his bill.
"Nothing is more certain in re
gard to the handling of fruits and
vegetables at New York City than
that the terminal facilities now pro
vided are rapidly becoming utterly
inadequate," is Mr. Haddcn's conclusion-
It is this problem of termi
nals and the rapid distribution of
food that the Port of New York au
thortv. aided by the Department of
Agriculture, has set out .to aolvo.
Whilten Buy Haller
Home Near Medical
MEDICAL SPRINGS, June 6.
The wvuther bus been qutto stormy
und cold with frosty evenings. The
gardens uro frozen so that repent
ing Is necessary.
iMcdlcul visitors In linker Frtuuy
and Suturdiiy were Mrs. V. J. Tow
ers. Mrs. Butts, Mfss Jones and Mr.
laiKoro, Win Duncan, Mr. and Mrs.
l' Whltten and Mr. and Mrs. A. Hall
er.
Mr. and Mrs. V. Love of Baker are
nt Medical. Mr. Love Is going to Hun
tington with George South Sunday.
Mrs. Love will remain with her moth
er until his return.
Mrx.LaForte of Huntington is a
visitor at the "Cottage."
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wanker nnd
Mr. and Mrs. 1 Whltten spent Sat
urday and Sunday In the mountains
bear hut in p. They returned home
without the bear.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Haller havtj
sold their home to Mr. and Mrs. R
Whitten who expects to take possess
ion soon. Mr. and Mrs. Halter have
not decided on just what thuy will
do In the future. All their friends
in Medical regret their leaving, but
wish them the best of luck In their
new venture.
U. Cummins Is visiting at Medical
and spending a few nights on hie
TABOO PLACED
ON FESTIVITIES
Young Chief Joseph, 66
Years Old, Asks Tribes
men to Turn Toward
Home and Farm Development.
meals she will require celery, com
mon lettuce, iceberg- lettuce, spinach,
escarole, romaines, etc., without end.
Thus the shipper, the jobber, the
wholesaler, the retailer and, perhaps,
the corner store grocery : are con
fronted with the necessity of distri
buting an infinite number of part
car lots, part truck shipments, part
crates and split packages. With each
transfer the element of perishability
increases and the cost per unit to
the ultimate consumer goes up, says
Mr. Hadden.
A ship from the gulf or a ferry of
carloads from a New Jersey termi
nal lands at -Manhattan in the eve
ning All night stevedores unload it
and arrange it for display in the
central market.
Space is so limited that many com
panies keep motor and horse trucks
in line for hours, to get early loads
when the market opens at 5:!0 a. m.
Between shop or car and truck is op
erated a motor shuttle service, to
save room and prevent thievery. This
costs $20 a car for unloading, Mr.
Hadden figures.
The shuttle loads the waiting
trucks, which haul the produce to
five outlying1 jobbers' markets- The
cost is $35 a car in Manhattan; $57
Mrs. O. Turner returned home
from Yakima Washington last week,
and reported a delightful time.
A.' Haller and J. H. Wanker wero
Kamela business visitors Thursday.
V. Kennedy of Union is visiting
wtlh his sons at Medical.
The many friends of Karl Kelly are
pleased to hear of his recovery at
Hot Lake and that he will soon be
able to return home.-
Mrs. Butts of Pendleton has re
turned home after three weeks spent
at the "Cottage much Improved in
health.
Mr. and Mis. T. Mailln and M.
Wright of Baker, were business vis
itors at Medical Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Chandler of La
Grande spent the week-end with her
parents at Medical.
Why Suffer from Rheumatism?
Bo you know that nine out of
every ten cases of rheumatism are
simply rheumatism of the muscles cr
chronic rheumatism, neither of which
require any internal treatment? The
pain may be relieved by applying
Chamberlain's Liniment, which makes
sleep and rest possible, and that cer
tainly means a great deal to any
one afflicted with rheumatism. Adv.
100,000 Shares
Common Fully Paid
Noh-Asscssable Jr
THE RICKENBACKER MOTOR COMPANY
of Detroit jf . . v
' V v. Now Offered to Prificoast Investors .v ;.
Ask your banker his oginufn of this investment
B. E. Vanderpool
Phone Main 768
Office at Club Cigar Store
Up eh ror
Business
A Few of the Many Bankrupt Stock Bargains:
Nickel Plated Bumners. each ..$ &O0
One 191S Chalmers Touring . 2M.00
One Ford Touring .. loO.OO'
One Ford LighNJelivery J...... 40.00
One 1917 Chevrolet Touring ....... f.......... 50.00
One Model 75 Overland Touring. 100.00
One Moline Tractoj and Plo (new).... 400.00
One Moline Tracto and Pldws (used).... 200.00
One Moline Tractorj no n6ws 250.00
Gettings & Hanks
SPOKANE, Wash., June 6. Not
unmindful cf tribal customs anq spir
its enjoyed by stalwart "braves'" now
rcstinir in their "happy hunting
grounds," but determined that the
small remainder of the rapidly dis
appearing race shall spend their lasi
days in comfort and quietude, Young
umei josepn ot tne xvez i-erco inue
has sot forth upon plans to lessen
Indian festivals and turn the atten
tion of his tribesmen toward home
and farm development.
Young Chief Joseph, now 66 years
old, abandoned the warpath long
vears airo ' after being wounded in
the Nez Perce war where he fought
side by side with his uncle, Old Chief
Joseph, famous in western pioneer
days for his war activities. He was
a Droud Indian as in full tribal cos
tume, he recently explained here how
ho expected to co-operate with tne
"big white father" in iWashingtcn, in
plans to do away with the famous
Indian sun-dance and stick games.
where his tribesmen not only submit
themselves to physical torture out
wager their property and livestock.
The official communication from
the big white chief told Chief Jo-1
soph that numerous Indian celebra
tions were causing the redmen tc
neglect their farms, stock, crops,
home life and gardens and suggested
that the celebrations bo less frequent.
Chief Joseph has replied to thu com
munication in a most sympathetic
manner.
"I want you to know that I am in
hearty sympathy with your views
and your purposes," said Chief Jo
seph in his letter cf reply. "I am
opposed to frequent celebrations and
dances and I advise my people not
to inuuige in tnem. i am writing
this letter simply to lot you know
that I agree with you and that I will
do all I can to induco my peoplo to
givo up the injurious practices mentioned."
1923, sell to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described real
premises belonging to the estate of
the said decedent; at her home in
La Grande, Oregon:
Thn NW1 of NE1, the Si of NEJ
and the SE1 of Section 29; and the
NJ of NE1 of Section 82, In Town
ship 3 South. Ranee 37 E. W. M.:
ami,
Lots 1 and 3 of Block 4 (Original
Townsite) of La Grande, all in Union
county, Oregon.
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Ternu cash on conveyance.'' ' J
SARA J. ANSON, f
AdmiMstratrty
La Grande, Oiegoql
may lo-zj-ou-june o-ia -
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE
OF LAM)
Notice is by this given thnt pur
suant to an order of the County
Court of the State of Oregon for
Union County, lnsdo and entered on
the 15th day of May, 1923, th0 un
dersigned administratrix of the cs
tutc cf N. H. Anson, deceased, will.
from and after the 15th day of June,
La Grande
Nefs Co.
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A. W. l&fvn. Prop. !
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Last
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to possess one of the wonder- ;
f ul Copper Automatic
Washers for
$5
Jefferson Ave.
LA GRANDE, OREGON
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What happens?
A woman powders her
nose. A sluggard sighs. An
aeroplane wings through
two miles of space.
In the basic industries,
minutes are precious units
of time. In the portland
cement industry they are
jammed with action. Last
year the mills in this coun
try produced 455,480,000
sacks of portland cement
867 sacks for every minute
of the year.
Replacement of worn
out cotton sacks alone cre
ated a market for 50,000,000
new ones. 93 yards of 30
inch cotton cloth had to
md other
rounds
; .v V; ;-.;..-vbe. woven every minutetd
$1V"&a1te them&&iles7f4i
... - ' ' hours.-
And dynamite :
explosives 42,000j
of them were snot every
day to supply the giant
crushers wim the 130,000
pounds 01 raw materials
used ean minute.
EWy twenty-four hours the
miJJf burned more than JO.OOU
coal or equivalent fuel
ough every minute to keep 2
AvrrfltTA Yirmm rnmfnyraWv Vip.iteri
tmr -d '
throughout the winter.
This was in 1922.
It has been estimated that
building activities this year will
create a demand for more than
480,000,000 sacks of cement.
Government figures give the
industry's capacity as 600,000,000
sacks per year if the mills are not
handicapped by transportation
delays, strikes and fuel shorties.
To many "in ju. . a minute"
means delay procrastination.
To this basic industry it means
speed and yet more speed in the
production of a commodity that
goes to increase the permanent
wealth of the country.
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
Gasco Building
PORTLAND, OREG.
oA National Organization
16 Improve and Extend the Ufa of Concrete
Starting at
Once
We only have eightf more
machines to sell on tire same
reasonable terms
$5.00 Down
' Each
Due to the many requests we have received from residents of La Grande
for a chance to secure one of these wonderful machines on such easy terms,
we finally secured a small shipment of Automatics. Dor't delay in placing
your order. You might be too late. . !
PHONE YOUR ORDER
Eastern Oregon Light
& Power Co.
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See What's Coming Your Way
A CAMPAIGN hs been stai'ted to shift the rural
pedostrian from the traditional right side of the
road to Uie left. Thia will enable him to see approaching
traffic and avoid d;ger.
It's always wis'
jawaww iimui u.
v 10 Know jmswir coming your waj. II
Everv day the aovertiscments in this paper bring good
things your way. . Bargains that will save your money.
New products that other people have developed for your
personal comfort and convenience. In formation about
every article of human need, whether it is food or cloth
ing, an article of household utility, a necessity or a luxury.
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Do you heed the advertisements? Or do you go blithely
along, letting them come up from behind and Blip past
you unnoticed?
It is interesting, instructing and profitable to watch
for the good things the advertisements bringyour way.
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