Two Co operative Ventures Fail in Potato Markets at Macon
Reprint recalls the collapse of Maine and Minnesota Potato Growers Exchanges after three years of effort. It cites lack of capital, top down building, and overoptimistic farming members as core flaws. Campaigns differed: Maine drew broad grassroots support, Minnesota faced heavy opposition and costly hiring of 80 actors.
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Maine Potato Growers’ Exchange
Exchange
Minnesoth Potato Growers’ Exchange
Minnesota Potato Growers' Exchange
Maine Exchange
Minnesota
Maine
Aroostook
Minnesota,Exchange
Minnesota Association
Minnesota Organization
Minnesota Exchange
Aroos
Rubinow's Evolution as Cooperative Organizer Stirs Debate
S G Rubinow a premier organizer of co operative associations and advocate of the Rapiro system admits in a Country Gentleman story and The Packer reprint that his views have shifted. He recalls years of directing the Mains and Minnesota Potato Growers Exchanges and analyzes why these ventures failed. The piece urges readers to study his account from start to finish amid a broader report on refrigeration and freight rate hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Macon Georgia with growers, shippers, and rail interests weighing tariff revisions.
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G. Rubinow
Rapiro
Country Gentleman
Packer
Rubinow
Sapiro
Mains
Macon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia
South Carolina
North
East
Middle West
Burton Fuller
Southeast
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
J. C. Cromwell
Macone Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Peach Growers’ Exchange
Cromwell
Nashville
Arid & Co
Albany
Baltimore
Washington
Express Company
J. R. Sutton
Georgia Peach Growers' Exchange
Connect
Idaho Falls Growers Still Holding Their Spuds
Idaho Falls Idaho February 12 The potato market is quiet with inquiry and trading very unsteady. Shipments to date from the state total slightly in excess of 11000 cars and shippers estimate remaining holdings at 4000 to 5000 cars. Growers are holding strong for 3 dollars while dealers bid 2.75 to 2.85 f o b. Extremely mild weather aids hauling though muddy roads hinder progress. Shippers and growers feel current holdings will clear at higher prices, with a close to 3 dollar level likely.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Weel
Keiths Angie Spray Rod Company Does Not Answer Letters
Complaints mount that Keiths Angie Spray Rod Company Bentonville Ark does not reply to correspondence. Buyers report purchases of spray guns with claimed advantages and seek repairs or representation, but letters and checks go unanswered from North East Pa to Wayne County Ny and Wallington Nc.
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Keith
Angie Spray Rod Company
Kansas City
Bentonville
Ark
Frank A. Pierce
Route 1
North East
Packers
Turpin & Parks
Wallington
Ozark Fruit Growers Move Headquarters to Monett
The Ozark Fruit Growers Association relocates its headquarters and business office to Monett Missouri and plans a new two story building on Broad Way East of the Mazonic Temple. Charles Carmichael named secretary after J W Stroud resignation at January stockholders meeting. 1925 trading figures show 1952 cars with gross returns over 2.6 million across Tennessee Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma and Texas. Quarterly meeting set for first Tuesday in March in Monett.
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Monett
The
Ozark Fruit Growers’ Association
Packer
Charles Carmichael
J. W. Stroud
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Momett
Trade Association backs crusade against fruit frauds in New York
The Fruit & Produce Trade Association has launched a crackdown with the District Attorney's Office on deceptive practices. Investigations target Harlem market dealer J Mazzacano who defaulted on several thousand dollars, and Braunstein & Mednick Inc whose $16,000 failure tied to suspect shipping. Assistant DA Salomon leads first probes, with former federal prosecutor Reiss handling the association’s cases.
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Salomon
Department of Commercial Frauds
Mazzacano
Braunstein & Mednick, Inc
Braunstein
Mednick
New England
The
Fruit & Produce Trade Association
Federal
Reiss
Federal District Attorney's Office
Minnesota Potato Growers Abandon Sapiro Plan
Trustees of the Minnesota Potato Growers Exchange in St Paul voted to abandon the Sapiro plan and form local potato shipping associations under a Minnesota cooperative model. The executive board will dispose of Exchange assets and pay growers’ claims from warehouse and equipment sales as membership plans to create a central marketing agency in the Twin Cities.
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Minnesota
Sapiro
Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis Tribune Today
Minnesota Potato ‘Growers’ Exchange
St. Paul
Minnesota Co-Operative
Exchange
Frank Kiene
Twin Cities
Cen‘al Marketing
Fier Resociationa
Kiene
Foreign Onions at New York Docks Amid Unsold Stocks
On Thursday night at New York docks there were 82,400 packages of foreign onions unsold and 99,000 packages afloat for this port. The figures reflect the day’s inventory and shipments awaiting unloading or sale.
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New York Docks
New York
Galman Held on Concealing Assets Bond Posted
Louis Galman of 186 Produce avenue, Philadelphia, is held on $1,000 bail after failing to pay over $3,000 in accounts. Arrested February 6, he was before Magistrate Fitzgerald February 9 and faces district attorney proceedings on concealment of assets with intent to defraud. Credit Bureau members had warned against extending him credit for over a year.
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Philadelphia
Louis Galman
Produce Avenue
Fitzgerald
Galman
Philadelphia Credit Bureau
Credit Bureau
East Coast spuds in good condition for harvest
Fort Pierce Florida February 12 Early potato plantings along the East coast from West Palm Beach to the Hastings belt are in good condition. Harvesting is expected to start around March 1 in the southern part and by the last of March in the northern belt.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
West Palm Beach
Hastings
Increase Tomato Acreage Predicted for Freewater Growers
Walla Walla Washington February 12 1926 forecasts a 25 to 30 percent rise in tomato production by the Freewater Tomato Growers Association as acreage expands under F E Mojonnier who oversees marketing for the group.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Freewater Tomato Growers’ Association
F. E. Mojonnier
Revised Citrus Estimates for Florida Published
Gainesville Fla Feb 12 Revised citrus estimates for Florida place the 1925 26 crop at 8 6 000 000 boxes oranges and 6 500 000 boxes grapefruit total 14 000 000. Movement to February 1 runs 65 percent of last year's orange and 77 percent of grapefruit. About 7 000 000 boxes moved by Feb 1, roughly half the crop shipped to that date. Decline attributed to lighter fruit set grove subdivision storm damage and heavy fruit drop.
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Galinesville
Fla
Florida
Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Southwest Missouri Strawberry Growers Prepare for 1926
Neosho Missouri February twelfth 1926 members of the Missouri Strawberry Exchange held a major program meeting with wide topics of interest to growers. Subjects included labeling government inspection fertilizing cultivating advertising and crop outlook. Attendance was large the meeting began at 1 30 p m with A F Karbe president presiding and Frank Reed of Neosho delivering the welcome. J M Crawford superintendent American Railway Express Company spoke on the relation of express business to fruit.
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Southwest Missouri
Neosho
Missouri Strawberry Exchange
A. F. Karbe
Frank Reed
J. M. Crawford
American Railway Express Company
Mr. Crawford
Chicago Apple Dealers See Promising Outlook in February
Apple trade in Chicago reports about 3 8 million boxes moved in January and expects around 4 million to move into consumption early in the year. Dealers held back poorer stock, while late keeping rarities may bring good prices in April to June. Market steady for good stock despite slow demand and ample supplies.
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Chicago
Apple
Labeling Strawberries Aimed To Expand Markets In Missouri
W W Stevens advocates labeling strawberries as quality backed to open markets. Ed Roark backs labeling for quality stock only. L Barrett from Kansas City Southern Railway discusses fertilizers. J Carly of Carthage and W D Cowherd support Missouri Strawberry Exchange ads with The Packer links. Government inspection discussed by D C Rogers. no action taken. Big 4 sales managers plan meeting at Sarcoxie February 19 to address inspections and 2500 car outlook.
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W. W. Stevens
United States
W. Ed.Roark
L. Barrett
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Barrett
S. McQueen
Wheaton
En van T. Stillwell
Packer
J. Carly
Chamber of Commerce of
Carthage
W. D. Cowherd
Corly
Missouri Strawberry Exchange
D.C. Rogers
Bureau of Markets
Association
Rogers
Ing
Sarcoxie
Missouri
A. F. Karbe
Neosho
W.D. Cowherdy Purdy
W. Ed. Roark
Anderson
New York Fruit Market Prices Mixed for Varieties
News from New York reports varied prices across B-grade and extra fancy apples. Demand for bushels moved slowly while studiously steady for Idaho Jonathans at about 1.75 and Michigan McIntosh near 2.75. Extra fancy Delicious large fruit ranged 3.75 to 3.85, Romes 2.50 to 2.75, Winesaps 2.75, Jonathans 2.75 to 3.0, with discounts of 26 to 30 cents per box for fancy and choice items.
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New York
Idaho
Michigan
McIntosh
Margowsky Creditors Call Meeting In Cleveland
Cleveland Feb 12. D Margowsky who ran a poultry and eye house at 747 Main Street failed to attend a creditors meeting. Local dealers owed about 4200. Creditors sought his attendance to discuss the debt but he refused to appear. Margowsky & Co operated the business at the same address.
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Cleveland, O
D. Margowsky
Margowsky & Co
Joe Margowsky
Margowsky
Offers Settlement in N E Ellis Debtor Case in Pittsburgh
N E Ellis of Connellsville Pa held a creditors meeting Tuesday at the Pittsburgh Produce Credit Association rooms. He presented a statement showing assets about 16000 with 7000 in bad accounts and about 30000 in liabilities. Creditors discussed a proposed 25 cent on the dollar settlement and consensus favored acceptance, though no final action was taken yet.
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Pittsburgh
The Produce Packer weekly newspaper sample offer
Aside from the edition of The Packer devoted to the commercial production and marketing of fruits and vegetables, this excerpt mentions a separate weekly weekly newspaper The Produce Packer carrying market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool furs and more. A free sample copy will be mailed upon request.
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Packer
Produce Packer
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S. G. Rubinov
Aroostook Federation of Farmers
Farmers’ Fertilizer-Buying Association
Ray .C. Gary
S. G. Rubinow
Ozark F. G. Assn
Fale
Fruit & Produce Trade
Torney’s
MINN
Potato Assn
Kindelphian
N. E. Ellis
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