Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-28

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'''H Ai'ef t'e company was Formed tbs
matter Va" iuiy discussed and tie prevail
''s 'Pi'''o' a"'"ng Tue farmers was that AZ
'P' was Deihg made TO interfere
"'''' 'i'' Tree course Of Trade and force down
P'''' a. 'in7 ehH Of tne me 10 the detri
'' " '''e P''1ucef' IL vas therefore re-
'"'''' appoint shipping committee Il
"Ae enAfse Oh the business and enable tse
'''''l''' " FORWARD their potatoes direct and
'e0'''' VIC 'n'i cement OF the market, what
49, - might "e' a committee OF three was
AP'"'i''eN I" eaeh OF the three shipping
p'''u' ifesqus Isle carbon aud Fort
r'ifueiu anu run Arrangements at once
''''e :" ior"afu tne STOCK Considering II
ueee''a'y nave some agent at the other
emu Oh ue Ahe the tuli comnlttee decided
'enn non T. T. farkhurst TO Boston and
"'"'r Po'"'' 70 make arrangements for the
SAFE OF 'he STOCK Mr.. Farkhurst visited
4u''t number OF places going even as far
~ "''Aue pm" "here some car loads were
'o'd ana hhAiiy made arrangements with the
fehAnie hfm OF Crockett Bros. and Sanborn
d boston 70 receive and sell all the remain
'"s STOCK ne eject OF this movement on
10 All the farmers oil the Aroo'took Valley
ih"'eu'@t'ly ue agents OF the Consolidated
20 advanced the price PAID at the stations
ha'hen ana 'ried IN every way to discourage
aud break down the movement Df tho
orange but the farmers were not to be
''''y iHghIeheu ana the committee were
KEPT pusy receiving ana forwarding the
large amount OF potatoes hauled to their
STORE -house'' IN inns way some seventy car
loads were shipped from the three stations,
ann ihoush some FARMERS VINO were Wiling
10 receive the beheht OF the movement with
out giving IL their aid received little more
Tor tAelr potatoes thAh the average price
melted by the Hrangers, yet the result
proved that the gross SUM received Tor the
seventy ear loads was far more than could
nave been ohaIned IN any other way
was also demonstrated that
every farmer here who had
potatoes 10 sell received from :" To 70 per
cent more Tor them than he would 1t the
TRANCE movement had not been instituted
The price received was on the whole very
'"u'rhftofy' though the average was reduced
ny ul' a'e7' shipments "hlch suueK COL
lapS'd market he experience gained ana
AIS" "'e N'""'"ee oI in'" own s're"s'n
""'' resources i ""''" n'u'" 10 'u' i"I'"e''
o' WIS 7ecuou' anu 7hou'i II pe neeu''u AZ
''''"le 20 continue operations III Ehe Iu'ure'
the work can be done more Systematically
'"" WI" SKI" "'''er results 'u' FARMERS
nave learned ''''' 'n'Y nc'u "o' "f 1" 'ne
mercy VI "o"'p-oe H'o"opoi'S's' ou' Ois' W
cooperation they can protect theH own IN
tcre't'' ne pecularlty OF the operation
was that the "hole business OF Receiving
shlphns ana selnhg 80 car iosds Vi pota'oe'
was All done IN niue over TWO months WIN
out one dollar OF capital advanced or pro-
N1eh oy the ohi"na orange ine 'oi'i'"l'-
tee was empowered 10 40 Tue BUSINESS An"
tod TO make ther own arrangements IL
was seen at once that many farmers "onid
need part OF their pay at least wien uleH
potatoes were delivered me me'ioers OIL
the committee therefore put theH JOINT note
INTO the freSqne Isle Bank ana are" 'hous-
ana or two to start on ana pald every man
who wanted It : 90 barrel when us pota-
toes were delivered Returns from sales
kept the committee IN funds and at the close
of the business general average was struck
and all shared alike without regard
10 the actual price that each mans potatoes
brought. Thus the man who shipped .sst
when the market Was low received the oene-
fit of the early shipments and best sales II
was plucky operation carried through hy
men without experience IN tins line OF olsi-
ness and agan't the active opposition OF the
Consolidation who placed every obstacle IN
the way of its success IL WAS = little hsrd
on those who shipped early when prices were
good To divide with the late fellows but they
did it without whining. should the opera
ton be repeated frequent balances would De
struck and each receive more nearly "hs'
his stock actually neted' committee was
chosen at the last meeting OF Pomona orange
TO continue the business during the coming
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