The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1883-01-20

r. 1H0". OOHOpcfdllon
America has history. And n
reasoning nor argument so fbrcibl
acts on to the human mind as prif
c pie, as history. fndisiduals, asst
cations, counties, States and n,
tons are making history day b
day, and every day presents char
! ter not made before; every chapte
has an experience in it that wi
, teach, in spite of immediate resul,
to the actors, whether the results /
them are for good or evil; no a,
tempt to hide results or deface tn
history prevents the lesson, an
those who know most are those VIII
know history best.
| Those who understand CO opera
ton with the greatest satisfaction
to themselves are those who know
most of its history. Those seekin.
to know constantly say, 1tell me it
history, that | may have an under
standing of its principles and know
its advantages and learn how it i.
to be DONE
The history of its practical intro
duction into America is mainly with
the Grange. Not that some of the
NEST popular magazines had not
ana have still, continued to set forth
the principle as principle, but i,
was not attempted in any seemingly
possible way to reduce it to prac-
tice until the Grange sent it forth
IN its Declaration Of Purposes; and
began seeking and fetting forth its
history, as means to educate, and
recommended its introduction cen.
trally and locally, having in view
that all be one great whole.
But the Grange knew not its
principle until it got its history. II
got its history because it attem pted
to co operate, and thereby drew at.
tention and renewed its history.
The Grange made its history in
trials of what it, at the time, thought
to be cooperation, and while its
plan for the time wrought good re.
suits and prepared and opened the
way for the introduction and spread
OF the history of cooperation, the
greatest good from these first trials
was in its educational work. Its
plan could not sustain itself and If
was not CO. operation in it's true
sense. But ie educated up to the
necessity of finding a plan that
would accomplish what the GRANGE
by that experience had found to be
possibility; not only did it find if
to be possibility but it educated
the minds of the people to see the |
necessity of self-perpetuating plan
II business for the financial relief
'f the masses, who had not known.
until those first business trials were
made, the difference between the
original cost of what they consumed
md the retail cost to them. Before9
nat trial, the masses did not know
hat sewing machine for which
hey paid a travelling agent one
hundred dollars only ost that aeee
fly dollars. The Grange did
furnish it to the masses fos
ollars, thereby saving the
fty And to day CO. operat.
lrnish the same MACH,
lghteen to twenty-seve;
nd half, and just as GOO
honey by the quantit.
OF been the result Of
machines, nor in
Zip, but it has res
lie masses an
ng their b.
on, avF
nsina
ent.E
ate -
.penses
acturers, ina,
ng. 1t is not c.
achlnes, it is so
, operation will,
III but concentrate
te, remove every cent
Pense, between produ
nsumer, and between q
,er and consumer. This
'nstrated by actual facts
erative business, officially r.
from various Cooperative
nations and reproduced by tn.., :
-eat Light" that lightest every / =,
n who reads THE PATRON OF -
JsBANDRY, which Comes as a ~
eat Light" ia darkness. Initiate -
0 every farmers home. e.
cooperation is furnishing "a in \,
mble -skeln wagons for $40. 90; 10
Factory List price for which IS -
/; single harness,for buggy So 90,
Ills at $I3 to $I4; fine shoes, for
es or gentlemen, at s3.75, retaiis
AS to 81. SO, and cheaper shoes :.
Ike proportion. And any indi l"s
ial can send to cooperation and
these benefits and have shoes COZ
them by mail by the single No
IT they choose, and save money. :
it is much better to start a re. Iali
cooperative store in every the
hborhood and Ter the store send lik,
buy and ship in bulk, and save he
difference in cost of carriage. -
difference within the year save iop
gh to pay all the expense of
business In most localities, en-
g the customer thereby to get olde
s at original cost. dial
operation is not a system of oao
llation; it is not a system to
; money, hence the opposition ,ne'
ose who want to make money. Inc
perfectly esteps speculation cred
ayes to the customer the spec q
RS profits, which is all that the
llator puts his money in busi weel
for, that customers and CON the
rs need not wait for tha MI; iner