Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-05-16
A WORD OF ADVICE.

Ii is not certainly expected that an |
organization ike that of the Patrons /
of Husbandry, just budding as it were |
into existence, without experience and |
without sufficient time to mature plans /
for its future operations could, at once,
perfect a BUSINESS SYSTEM that would |
meet, fully, the expectations OF the ag-
r::cultural world. 1t takes time to do
these things, and the members of our
Order must regard the matter in this
light and be patient. If the benefits
they are hoping TO realize are not forth
coming Immediately, they may take it
for granted that two causes, if no
more, prevent it. One is that the Or
der has found it difficult to complete
its business arrangements with manu-
facturers and wholesale dealers. This
was especially so at the start. The
great movement was then looked
anon as an Insignificant bubble ready
10 break upon the slightest touch. But
few, if any, of the leading houses of
the United States believed it would
survive the fourth of decade. that it
was conceived and incubated in the
yeriest humbuggery, and would soon
pass away. Even to this daythere are
persons who think it is destined to run
only short and profitless career, and
that those who are now its enthusias-
tic supporters will become its uncom-
promising enemies in the end.
Not only had the Order to battle
with this sort of skepticism as to its
ultimate destiny, but it was forced to
confront the more serious and compli-
Gated trouble that thousands of bust
ness men could not be made to believe
that their business would not be inter
fered with by its existence. They
seemed to think that it was gotten up
solely for the purpose Of breaking them
down, and of prosecuting bitter war
fare upon other classes. Hence, they
not only harbOred a deep-seated pref
udice against the institution, but they
assumed an aggressive attitude towards
it, bristled up and opened their batter
les upon it. And, in some instances
at least, the contest has been prosecut-
ed without much regard to truth, de-
cency or self-respect. They have turn
ed up their noses, sneered and ex-
hausted all the ugly explosives of our
tongue in bitter and disgraceful de-
nunciations. They have branded the
farmers as ignorant, stupid and inca
pable of attending to their own bust
ness. They have denominated them
''cIOdhOppers, and their sons and
daughters ridiculed for wearing their
plain clothing and for attending to the
rough duties of farm life.
We must not be surprised, then,
that under these circumstances, those
who have had our business affairs in
their hands have not fully completed
their business arrangements. The
wonder is they have done so WE'LL
They have grappled with herculean
difficulties from the word go; and yet
they have buttered many of them
down and achieved results they may be
proud Of They have succeeded in
forming many important business
connexions in various parts of the
country, and day after day witnes SEES
the establishment of Others Thous-
ands, indeed millions, of dollars have
already beer saved to the farmers by
the wisdom and sagacity of their bust
ness plans and operations. 1t would
astonish the farmers themselves If they
could put the figures together and
count up the mighty results which
have accrued in this direction. Their
saving in the purchase of their sup
plies. both in the house and in the field,
have been fabulous. These advantages
will even yet be greater. bound to be,
as experience becomes ripper and bust
ness plans are more fully matured.
But still another difficulty. The
members of our Order have not had
the time to comprehend and to put into
execution the advantages already ac-
crued to them. They need experience
and practice, which they will acquire
in due time. They must not be CEN
sured and ridiculed if they do not in
the twinkling of an eye grasp the en-
tire problem of the business feature of
our order. They have the same guam
tity of brains that other classes have,
but they NAV not hive the same amount
of experience.-Grdnge Outlook.