The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-22


ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10.
Editor Patron There never ba.
been a meeting of the Association
and Directors of the Southwestern
Cooperative Association with Sc
much life, and spirit ID hope in !,
as the one just held this October
Never has there been such enthusi.
asm manifested as was III its mem.
bers when they saw from the de.
tailed report of the General Man.
ager, T. !. Carver, at New Orleans
the surprising success in the man
agement, and the growth and the
results of the business, coming from
50 small beginning, and beginning
at a time that involved it in two
years of the most complete official
embargo to business in New Or.
leans, because of the scourpe in
1889 And more. they now from
the results see more clearly than
ever before the advantages: and
they see positively that co-opera-
lion only needs to be practiced to
BE success, and to surely give the
customers all the profits in business.
which il Joint stock copartnership
or individual business Gas we have
always heretofore been accustomed
to) gives to the parties forming the
copartnerShip OF conducting the in
djviduaI business. And thew see
now another point never before so
clearly before their minds. which
makes the success the more surpris-
ing, that the advocates of co-ope-
ration, who have labored constantly
for it and undertook to establish if
i'll the country localities and in the
great central cities, were, in their
understanding Of its benefits TO Gus
toners, IN advance of the masses Of
the people, and that they have had
the double task upon them of car
Trlng on and managing the bust,
ness of the Association as well
as to become the educators of
the people. In both these under
taklngS the members of the Associa
ton expresses their surprise at the
success and rapid progress made
by 50 few to labor and so little to
begin with. Beginning, as fact.
with name and principle, and
mere nominal capital.
they see now the Association
with standing, occupying a position
OF respect, and through its man
ayers, gaining the confidence O.
those having produce to be con
signed for sale to the great centers
ct trade and have gained position
IN the supply trade from country
ana smaller town dealers. This is
truly very encouraging and with
great hopes expressed they go home
10 work as never before for coop
Grafton.
They find encouragement in the
ISct that the Association is untram-
meiIed by debt. There are some
dividend certificates out. issued for
olVdends declared in 1878 to Gus
.ooers, these they recommend be
taken up when called for in certif-
cafe OF interest hearing stock.
INey are encouraged in the fact
&Saln that there IS dividend now
." hand undivided which, in the ex-
e,c'se Of their best judgment, they
P'ace tor the present to increase the
'1P'fal stock Of the Association.
and TO the end thar there may
'e NJ liabilities created they
:. = "IGeS0l0ea, That the Managers of
INC southwestern cooperative AS
Soci2t'on shall not send out any
IN hand
, " hstever may be sent otherwise
therefore, becomes individual bust
NESS and individual risks. and, in
ib" h. IT.; II It brings in profits it may
'T III IT olvidual profits.
mere is unanimous opinion
@,nong them that the true policy
u. 1iu 'ns one that is safe to all, is for
r, ~, customers to send up their accu-
OF money to the Man
t. 1sS 10 be placed on deposit ready
MI meek upon for all bills. That /
a r,HeS the Association a power,
Ia ~~ enables the Managers to get the
rowest prices on all articles, no
n r'as'er what, and it keeps the t
tnpn ,ey turning aud the oftener it is
nv net the better for all.
mo- ane custom of retaining the
and Ci' e at home till the goods arrive
thu . .: remit keeps it idle part of
rron, ''ne' prevents the Managers
o,, 'l oolng as well for their Gus
rsa, 9,S as If it were an established
fnad 'ney always are in plentiful
rons. >' Unless that is done, you
N vs. ,n recognize the fact that the
nc" a',agers have no funds unless they
7rsa INDIVIDUAL funds or establish
Dasa ppon which thev can do bust
AM Neither of these things can
tb1 one' IN view of consistency. ask
q -, -. TO do, unless they allow them
err oack into the old custom of
q nan do business for him,