The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-06-19
FROM LOUISIANA.
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Editor Patron. We are ORGAN.
zeq Tor cooperation under the nam.
r, Nyicne Go operative Association
Gur store is conducted on the R och.
Gale plan. and our success SO far i
oil that could be desired. We com
menced business two wears arc
ne nrst year we did but little on
account of yellow fever, but last
year we did good business and
are stlli doing well. We commenced
on very small scale-the small sum
OF S45; to-day we have a capital Of
$500 and by the Ist of March next
we will command 81. 800. Strange
aS IL may seem to some, we undersell
all the stores in this section of the
country. Our net profits of last quar-.
Ter Were IS per cent This would
look Ike making money too fast to
De honest, but, Brother Patrons. it
looks like giving away a large por
tlon OF our goods when our prices
are compared with those charged bv
the merchants in this section. We
levy small per cent, but turn it
over twice and thrice a month,
which makes it plain how we obtain
the profits we have returned to the
customers.
The merchants here would laugh
at us when we got in a stock of
goods, and say, "The Grange store
mas got another barrel of flour and
par OF shoes" This caused us to
attend to our own business and not
wage war against any person. Bro.
Patrons, here is the plan we adopt:
don't buy anything which our store
cannot furnish, but we instruct our
salesman to order what we want in
the next bill of goods. By this means
we keep our money in our own
hands. This is the building up of
the Order. There is Unity, Attrac-
ton and Charity in this co-opera-
ton. This is our motto and guide.
1t we will take these points into
consideration and study them, we
will find that it educates the young
and old, and teaches morality and
refinement. We hail the general de
sire for fraternal harmony, equitable
compromises and earnest co-opera-
ton as an earnest of our future sue
cess and prosperity.
We had a celebration on the 10th
of May of the anniversary of Kyiche
Grange, which proved successful
and highly beneficial to our Grange.
Members and outsiders were pres
entin large numbers. A speech de-
livered by your correspondent on
Unity, co operation and Attraction
seemed to give satisfaction to the
outsiders, who acknowledged that
the Grange was different from what
they thought it was, and they as til
lers of the soil must Join it. Old
members who had fallen out are re-
turning, and applications are being
received at every meeting.
After dinner, Rev. I. M. VAN
ack was introduced and delivered an
excellent lecture on education. In
my judgment, this is one of the great
means for restoring life in our Order.
Brethren, try it, and publish the re-
suit to the world. 1t will work mir
acles. Truth is mighty and will
prevail. 1t has taken years for the
people and the press to learn that
the principles of the Grange are
right and will result in good to the
whole country.
And now, in conclusion, advise
every Patron, North, South, East
and West, to subscribe for The PA
IRON OF HUsBANDRY. We owe our
success to its teachings; it has no
equal as Grange journal; it is the
paper for the tiller of the soil.
JNo. w. ROBERTSON, M. D.
Gaar's Mill, June 4.