Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1917 — SOMETHING IS SURELY WRONG [ARTICLE]

SOMETHING IS SURELY WRONG

When Merchants Are Obliged to Ship in Vegetables. To the casual observer it would seem that something was radically wrong when the merchants of Rensselaer find' it necessary to have cabbage and other vegetables shipped in to supply the local demand, for such is the case. And that something is wrong is morally certain, for to our personal knowledge there was more than enough cabbage grown in this community this year to supply all -local needs. Just where the fault lays is hard to determine,’ yet it is a fact beyond contradiction" that the farmer does not put forth the effort he should to profitably market his produce of this character. And it is also probably true that the local merchant does not take much trouble to locate produce in his local community, when it is so easy for him to have his needs supplied by the commission dealers of nearby market centers. And right here the local newspaper stands ready to render an invaluable service to both the producer and the distributor. Mr. Farmer, when you have a surplus of some product to sell, make the fact known through the want col uumns of The Democrat. And Mr. Merchant, when you want produce, instead of “sending your money away from, home.’’ tell the farmers what you need through an advertisement, and your wants will be speedily supplied. Such an arrangement could be but beneficial to all concerned, as it will bring the producer and the retailer together.