Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-01


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ousl advocate the sch h,esne sc carr yinag 81
acoo operative farm AZ tie head sofS III
Iisctene eass !. Xii, vino. 81 i,
IIwal known en,ertains ths higl,sst re
gard for the priciple of coopesA Ation as 4
Ipractical solution of many social ates
items. co.op peratiye farmin 10 eiatioi
Issyas formed i and sincs hen leghlal
have been held and tie scheni
has fairly prospe gulars articles
lof ofine5rpo oratisn have been dlrraWIIlltu up ai,t
and laolor llii ii slll,er
Epertfc 'lbe ca ploital stock s3nf III
l.corppratio siss liked for lie present 4,
$50. 00o. The government IS vested in#s
Lpresiete ent, vice preside lent, secretary
Itreasursr, and board of directors The
have already secured on,
htownship Of land IL Mile Laos county
with the refusal ofmnre. a payment on
the land has already been made. II j.
proposed to commence active operations
in the spring. a number Of families
Win move UP, form q settlement and
comtaence 10 clear. The land lies on
the shore Of the lake ana is finely wooded
Iwithoa hard maple, walnut, hutternut
| stc. One. sf the first i'm mproyenae viii
be 10 establish 3 saw mill Tie whole
Ebusiness will be carried on after the CO.
Operation plan w hstever work is done
will be paid for at established rates |:
Whatever profits may accrue are shared
by the stock holders. a part Of Tile
domainwill be set apart for the. village
community, All Of the produce and
products Of the farm will, Of course, be
lin common, as the work is all performed
lin common. There will be q community
sore carried On on the cooperative plan.
Naturally al that is purchased by the
members of the community will come
from tllis store, and they will save to
themselves all that extra profit which in
ordinary cases gees 10 midd dleman and 1
privileged class who consider themselves
the aristocracy Of 8 country village by
reason Of the undue gains of. their
business. The plan Of living in . com
nunity will be an improvement on the
established rule among farmers ofihis
country of establishing themselves upon
isolated farms This will then be 4
social gain. The association will not
undertake II a. much % 1rsss They
are sanguine that 81 due care and
prudence ID makiag> the starr they VIII
meet with abund ndant success. IN time
the saw. mill may develop into a stage
factory, for which the ceuntry has plenty
Of suitable timber II Is pronounced to
be first rate farming land a numberso Of
families will 60 M TO the Mile Lacs
farm ID the spring and commence work.
AZ 70 the nature of the governm ent, il
will bs BY the board OF directors of the
association. The sale ef.prod ducts, Tho
purchase Of material !, me operation 81
the store and otherpub bic necessities will
be under the general management All
disputes will Be arbitrated and lawyers
will stand poor shaw. And by reason
of the fact that tbs members of the,
association are sober, industrious people,
temperate and Intelligent, there viii 40,
bo On especially good chance for dsctorss
The stock holders are of vario ots pational,
tiles, none of ien s q people sc large
means. SsIt was NOT intended, indeed .to
be . means of speculation fpfs those Who
are alfsady wealthy tto mil 81 swell lltheiil
capitai, hut rather 4 Il 6hasce for good
industr ions men Who desirs te live
independent lliyes to simproyes tiiei1