The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-08

our Commissioner, and the assn
RANGES Of friendship he brln@s u
from them. We thank then for
the umerou pamphlets and IA err
presented us. which give much
needed information.
=. That we accept the general
plan az submitted to us, IN good
faith. to form III future, and -
practicable, the Anglo American
cooperative Trading Company for
the purpose named in their memo
randum and articles of association
us amended. We believe the plan
therein matured is feasible. and
will accomplish, with least delay
and expense and with greatest Sc
curitv, the mutual wishes of the
friends of this movement III both
countries.
"Having examined the official
report and accompanying papers OF
our Commissioner, explaining his
efforts in Europe in our behalf, we
approve his work.
"To our Worthy Master and the
Brother selected by him for this
difficult task we return Il frater-
nal thanks"
The official report and the Mas
ter's circular letter on this subject
were ordered to be printed together
in pamphlet form. separate from
the printed proceedings Of the SEES
sion, for more extensive dlstrIbu-
ton.
In view of the decided and hear
ty action at the tenth session, what
mast be the disappointment OF the
European section OF tins Anglo
American Association, and OF the
friends Of cooperation everywhere,
bv the practical ignoring of the
whole subject at the last session :
In the absence of representation OF
six Southern States, and the failure
of Alabama and Texas to reflect
the views of their constituency as
generally understood, the friends
of cooperation Except IN the most
limited and insignificant sense, not
embracing the principle at all were
in the minority.
The friends of the system of true
cooperation which had been adop-
ted for our order by the National
Grange, feel that the system in I'M
perfect without a general head.
They accepted with much satisfac-
ton the announcement that the
National Grange would occupy the
same relation to the system on our
side which the cooperative congress
of the United Kingdom occupies to
the societies on the other side.
The necessity of such ii head was
forcibly presented bv Bro. Jones IN
his message at the tenth session,
referring to which, he said, "lIun-
dreds and it may be thousands OF
cooperative stores have been es-
tablished in the various States and
Territories of the Union. with
various amounts of share cap
ital. and perhaps as various in
other features and in their for
tunes. They are without IA head
or connecting link, like so many
islands in the sea, and without even
a boat plying from one to the other
without that principle OF unity
which is the life of cooperation
and the guiding star of humanity.
Contrast this chaos and ignO-
rance with the admirable and in
telllgent system we would follow.
L have before me, on a single sheet,
IL bird's-eye-view of the four hun
dred cooperative societies III the
United Kingdom, giving of each
the name, location, number Of mem
bers, purchases from wholesale du
ring the year; quarterly, half, early
and annual sales, in each d part
ment of trade, share capital. re-
selve fund, building and fixed stock
Tor trade purposes, rate OF dividend
per f., amount of dividend declared
to members and amount devoted tC
education. On the same sheet i q
bird's-eye view of cooperation III
England and Wales, compiled from
the Government returns, showing
the financial progress and position
of the cooperation their co opera
tive congress, the head of this sys.
tenn, acts, intelligently: without il
they could take no state action AT
fecting their subordinate ~organiza.
TONS"
The National Grange is EN- nent.
ly well suited to exercise this gen.
eral supervision, care and advisory
direction of such a system; it has al
l the machinery in our State and
Subordinate Oranges necessary
thereto. No work of such inp"r
lance could engage its attention, or.
: IN the opinion of very many. Il