Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-26

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Sec'y Territorial Grange.
TO PATRONS OF MONTANA:
Now tlldt.the crops are near all gathered
and the hurry of,the season about over, it
attention to the duty they owe to their
Grange and to the order.
1t is time to begin to consider the benefits
of cooperation. The many advantages that
may be realized the most feasible plans of
placing our Order upon an independent ba-
sis, and OF considering the manner and
means Of building up our business agency
and cooperative stores. That we may soon
commence to reap some of the financial
blessings which we all expect, and for which
tn Order~was created. God helps those who
help themselves perseverance and pluck
will accomplish anything within the reach
of man, and, if we will only enter. into the
work, united with a determination to- win,
success will attend our efforts.
Throughout the States the matter of Bust
ness agencies seems to render entire salts
faction. In looking over the reports of
State agents East, l find that thousands up
on thousands Of dollars have been saved to
the Patrons, and the Order is everywhere
encouraged and prosperous. -
I WIZ glvea couple OF Instances, copying
exact words and figures, to show Patrons in
this jurisdiction the benefits accruing from a
united effort and hearty support to a bust
ness agency.
Report of State agent of Indiana. $40
tai business for the year as shown by our
records. amounts to $3l0, 5SO,6S, of which
amount $4l 900 was for boots and shoes,
$35,764,53 for groceries, $l,547, Sc for coal
oil, $S,710,2S for clothing, $4,000 for stoves
and tin ware, $2,4l4,95, for shelf hardware,
So, l5l ,6s tor dry goods, $l56, 19l, 9S, for ag-
ricultural implements and. miscellaneous ar
ticles, and $43, 800 for sewing machines.
"We feel warranted in saying that there
has been an average. net saving OF SO per
cent. on purchases made through the. agen-.
cy. There has been furnished through the
agency 1,O96 sewing machines at a discount
of 80 per cent, asaving OF $4,000 on one
class of articles. All goods furnished have
given satisfaction with but, few exceptions
In Dakota the Order. is young and suffers
many OF the disadvantages that we do, but
last year they made an effort for an expert
ment, and here appended is the agents re-
port: 1.-Two headers delivered $205, a saw
ing of $$115; three dozen corn planters, $45
saved two cultivators, $3.50 saved one
sewing machine, $45 saved one dozen forks,
SIS saved. Total amount invested, $595.
The amount saved, $340, making a saving
of more tlian one-half to the Patrons"
Now, i Patrons in this Territory could re-
alize the force of the. above showing and
could be induced to make one shipment
through our business agency next spring, it
would give greater confidence in the utility
of the Order, and encourage the hopes of
those who have grown 1ukewarm, besides
it may be the means of permanently estab-
fishing a business agency, through the aid
Of which we may no longer be at the mercy
eof the middle man, or f~ip-peny-bit stock
jobber, and enable us to cut loose from the
credit system which IS the laboring mans
curse, For it is this system these enormous
profits n commissions, these credits and
inequalities in prices that is running the BUSH
ness of the country and retarding the gem
eral prosperity of the farming community.
At the late annual session of the Terrific
rial Grange a business agent was elected.