, 1882-02-18
Grange co-operasis..

OdHurl "a ~ t'feScut uot'
the Dominion Of Canada than IN the
Cnited Sta.es. In the latter country the
members have devoted most of their at
tention to political and social matters,
while in the former they have given Elore
attention 10 business and economic inter
ests. There are ncw in CANADA nearly
one thousand active sran;es and many
more are oIsaniz NJ. The order IL rapid
ly spreading in Nova Sco,is and Manitoba
IL has organized fre insurance company
and supports lecture bureau 1t has IN
troiuced the system Of cooperation Ia
buying and selling goods that has become
so popular in Great Britain. At first the
Dominion grange employed an agent to
buy and SCI goods, but the success Of this
plan. was hardly greater than III ih;s eoun-
try. About year ago the Dominion
Grange Wholesale Supply company was
formed, and commenced business at To-
ronto 1t has capital stock OF S50, 600,
divided into shares of S25 each The
stock, which is all paid u, is own d BY
local granses or ly e:emieFs Of them Ii
employs n general manager. an account
sui, twrnty-four local saesmen and ship
pers, and ive travelling statesmen or
IL
ments of all sorts of farm products, and
seila standard groceries and dry goods
1t purchases all sorts Of farm machinery
directlyof manufacturers, and keeps heavy
stoeks Of oil, stoves, boots, and shoes.
It's business has increased week by week
since it commenced operations. 1t does
not seek TO make money, but simply to
pay a fair dividend Oh the capital invested
Travelling statesmen are not "drummers
in the sense that word Is used in this
country. Their occupation is thus de-
scribed by Toronto paper: Before the
travellers leave for q certain section they
write to the secrstaries Of the division
oranges in that territory, asking each ts
| name the subordinate gran.ss within ats
division Having obtained these nalnes
each such subordinate grange is notified
that on a certain day a traveller OF the
company viii be with ii, showing samples
Of goods and taking orders. On the day
| appointed the grange therefore meets, and
| there is presented at that meeting the
farmer and his sons, and his wife and
daughters. The samples are exhibited,
and each granger hands in list of what
he wants; and the whole is made in one
| general LIST for that grange The goods
| thus ordered viii be sent to the grangers
| at the wholesale price, which arrangement
| is the merit of the cooperative system.
All such orders are sentin TO the Toronto
supply house, as well as the unsolicited
orders these are classified, the company
here going out and purchasing by whole
sale for cash Where cash is paid d =
there is the usual trade cash discount, me.
tie cooperative company lives ion
grange is forwarded every month ST
ment of the market pr'ces, and ii it
not care, for any reason, to deal thrql n,
the supply house, it may order thrdlA
| its own secretary. 1t is only natural -
such oranges as have stock in the conn mIaso'
should patronize their own institutssailv
bat besides tie interested grangers, Sc al T.,
! al others send in their orders therl 4 b .I y
preference to any other place. Each M .,
| now orders flr goods to the value Of S11s@ S
go or IS, 600 come In: some Of the Op p"' g
are filed from the company's wareh.
teas and 4 few other grocery lines =
cnly stocks kept; others are "picbed n
in the trade vernacular, in the who,
houses; while such lines" as farminNs
plements, sewing machines, coal oil,
are ordered from the manufactures ="
hner!es direct. Arrangements have
made with several manufactures to
specially adapted hines or sizes, the
being the same as in the general N
The goods are shipped freight paidf
the invariable sale rule Is twenty ret
which gives the consignee tine to u
whether he will keep the goods or IAN
notify the company W
The twenty-day basis preserves thar
must inevitably collapse, for whe
company is not enabled to pay cashier
no cash discounts. Orders are filIar
the responsibility Of the individuals
ger, but in this there is little or MI
for the general rule is that the gra al
a man of means and integrity, asij
word and bond are both as good aso
hotes. The initiatory discipline "a
grange is to be credited with this, az
on any hushandnan making appcui
TO enter the grange, it is first ascend
if his moral character is good, vi; "
is "d,inkrr." If he is solvent, :
on, and if he fail in any one tsr
points, he is blackballed. The II
therefore, that make up grange is roi
usua!ly-m the locality of the grsn:all
as the wives and daughters Of I
bamdmeu ar grangers ais. ther
further reason for the ,igidity of
trance rule. No respectable and 4
do farmer viii want tn associate
and his family with tie dishono
insolren-, th.ush insolvency is
means always dishonorri,l., BEN
tar . Il.
...-el q n-L,l r.Il.e -ll..N a laaH. frst
- led, a