Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-12-01

OOLs. n. M LAW hEN
was next to occupy the stand,
and as he was to be followed
by Col. Shepard, whom he re-
garded as the Jeff Davis OF
Texas. promised that he would
be brief. He believed that eve
ny man could learn something
by observation; cooperation is
a question that all farmers can
comprehend; action is what is
wanted; excellence is to be OBJ
tanned in every walk in life; CO.
operation is a united effort Of
many resulting in good to all
interested; by this means sup
plies were obtained from first
hands and furnished customers
at a saving of 20 per cent; a
reduction in railway freights is
another important factor in ia
vor of cooperation. The Bren-
ham cooperative store started
in business on the Ist of Octo-
Der, 1880, on capital ofS3ooo,
in nine months the association
has doubled its capital and saw
ed IS per cent. on purchases to
its patrons; besides this every
stakeholder gets a rebate on
his purchases at the end of the
year. The present invested
capital is $4,000; the store is
full of goods, all of which are
paid for, which is the result OF
less than a years work. We
are now selling goods to mer-
chants in Brennan who
predicted the downfall of
our enterprise in the
outset. Some Jew mer-
chants complained that the
farmers store would ruin them,
TO which replied that they
could find employment at the
plow-handles. Farmers have
an identical interest and they
should foster it; it was no hon
or to any farmer to say that he
had money ia the bank; i'm
mense brick buildings were now
being constructed in Brennan
with planters money placed in
bank on deposit. If planters
would invest their surplus
money in stock in the co-opera-
tive store they would receive a
fair rate of interest on their. in
vestment. 3ilgsii
DINNER
was next announced and the as
semblage did ample justice to
the good things so lavishly
spread before them.
COL. C. B. SHEPARD al
occupied the stand in the after
noon, in which he discussed the
rights Of the farmers to unite
and reap all the advantages
they could thereby; didn't pro-
pose to draw distinctions be-
tween followers of any Of the
occupations, as he believed
each indispensable to the other;
while he would speak more
fully ofthe farmers claims, he
would cast no aspersion on other
calling. Advised parents to
look well to their boys, advise
and respect their interests,
recollecting that they too once
were children; gentle rebuke
and kind treatment was the
best cure for disobedience-too
much kindness was injurious.
Girls were all good-they
couldn't help it; they deserve
no credit for It, however; our
women are the hope of the land.
He regarded laborers of all
kinds as the producers of the
wealth of the country; those
who do not labor are an incu-
bus in the land. No occupa-
was more noble than that of
arigriculturs; less talk and more
work was what was wanting.
We would like to give addi-
tional extracts from Col. Shep-
ards speech, but space will not
premit.
The days festivities closed
with a party at the residence of
Mr.. Asa Pennington at night.
CORRECTION.
As there seems to be some
difference Of opinion or mac
curacy in the published report
of Col. Lawther's speech in
yesterdays BANNER, we give the
colonies version of the particu-
lar point at issue, to wit:
at is no honor to a farmer to
say that he had money in the
bank, they have the brain to use
their money for their own bene-
fit; immense brick buildings are
now being constructed in Bren-
ham with money made off of
the farmer"
In Col. Lawther's remarks he
qualified them by saving that |