The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-25
Report of she Comm,..
operation of the On
state Grange. "asss.

ou' Co'li'n,tiee on Co-oper,s9
have given this subject a. peIatN
consideration as limited = ufsiql
absence of statistics would e and
Cooperation is a unity of pefaa
some active purpose. bsn .e' 70
power obtained will be in ' * TIE
ton to the number and ip,opN
the forces united. The pbrno .yd
view tiiay be evil OF GOOD 'Po''a
BY cooperation the Stand,.,o -.
Company, of recent orio;a "
small beginning. is TO-DAY S;o..a'
what the whole civilized e"
shall pay for lights, and d. s1d
the Government which gay. ; .r!g
and protects its every iintere, = 'F
BY cooperation few raj.
men, our fellow citizens. are a.
ing greater influence and co on.'t
in this free Republic than b.r " =
600, COO inhabitants. they Lew, %
collect taxes at will, amounts 'a'
millions of dollars annuaTS
under law sanctioned by Cong,..e
which has been corrupted and ~
dered impotent by their shrewd
operative influence. "
Just as the introduction Of =.
arms into modern warfare has,or
PEELED every nation to accent tbs-
as means of self preservation !.
will the introduction of the co.o,.
fative principle, for pufposss seli,.
and base, compel us TO resort r. :
for purposes which are honest. rigb.
and protective. Common se5,.
whispers that the sooner we Learn
the use and application of M,
principle or force the better il NAV
be for us in the near future.
Co operation is indispensable /,
executing each of the purposes l,ii
down in the formal declaration n
our Order; without it not one oi
them will ever be consumrnsted
But perhaps in most localities Or
people are better prepared at pres.
ent and more inclined to take IN
first that which is tangible and
quickest in results, although Of far
less importance as compared with
many of our other purposes-co
operative merchandising or fnan.
cial saving. We commend this as
eminently safe, as furnishing a
money tie to organization, and as
giving present satisfaction and
profit, while at the same time the
great educational work of our Or.
der is going on preparing the mem,
bers for approaching and cooper.
ating in the grander and nObIer
purposes of our Order. We have
never known a failure where the
Rochdale System of Cooperation
as recommended by the Nationa
Grange, was adopted and adhered
10. 1t gives experience which car
ries with it that much needed con
1dence among farmers, at the SAINT
time servering that dependence
tofore existed.
AS we desire to make this prae
teal report, perhaps the tollowIn!
facts and experiences, which hav'
been reported to US, may be 0
greater value than anything which
we might say in that connections
Blue Spring Grange, of WarTei
county, has CO operative store TIA
has been in successful operation TO
more than two years, and has give
entire satisfaction. The Grange
reported as working well, whlc
shows that the store has not de
tracted from the other interests
the Order. There are two Grange
in Warren county, with each CT
operative store in successful operi
ton.
The Union Co operative Assoc
alton, of Henderson county, locate
at Miff1in, commenced bushes
March I, 1851.
Capital. ...... ......... ............N2oIN'
Amount of sales to July 5......... : AS
Goods on hand as per invoice. 2'l5o'
FxDense Of huSipesS 40.
Dividend to shareholders. II per Ger
to non shareholders, 6 per cent.
Hickory Creek Grange, No. -
has Cooperative Store which con
menced business with the pleseI
year, capital one thousand dollar
monthly sales about $3.50
Stone Fort Cooperative Assoc
alton, of Coffee county, loca't
at Manchester, started bushes,
Oct, 1880, with a capital OF sol
which is now increased to abo'
$4,000. It is managed upon II
Rochdale plan and is said to nv
greatly increased the mem'er'h'
and interest of the Oranges engage
the enterprise.
The Farmers Co-OPerah'
Association, No. 81, was organ
lied about II miles South east
Memphis, under the auspices !
Bethlehem Grange No. 81, on Y.
II, 1879. Business operations WEI
commenced Nov. 3rd, 1879 WIZ
cash capital $I,oo5,oo. A clerk ~
manager were selected, lnexps,
enced, yet having confidence 10 !.
entire community. The Kocnu.
svsem as recon mended by :. =
National Grange, WIS taken as :.
basis upon which to frame cons cons.
tuition. For the first five mo"'.
the amount of goods turned 'f'
for cash was $3,645. Olly ao';
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