The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-19

corporation, inauguTatea among
them in buying and selling what
they need and raise. How are we
to do this9 We cannot do it with
ont organization and Incorporation
am certain. 1t will take the CO.
operation of brains. labor and
money, and without these no enter
prise has ever been established per-
manently and run successfully. In
order to carry out the cooperative
system of buying and selling as it
should be. it is necessary to have a
state agency located at the most
central and accessible point In the
state, Eaud county agency IN ev-
cry county, at least in every county
having railroad or water transpor
tation. Farmers, desiring 10 buy
what they need, will buy from or
order through the county agency;
the county agency buying ffam or
ordering through the state agency,
and if necessary the state agency
buying from or ordering through
the national agency. This 10 one
of the grandest systems OF Coop
GRAFTON, if carried out, in my opin-
ion, ever invented aud inausar.tcd
in this Country among farmers and
laborers. How much cheaper do
you suppose we could buy goods
through and by this system? |
will give you the price of one arti-
Gle bought Yin this manner. The
agricultural wheel has a state or
ganization in this state, and an
agency in operation or about So
Five members OF the wheel put
in one dollar each, sent to state
agent w. d. Clark, Il Berry Block,
Nashville, and got fifty gallons of
coal oil; just ten cents a gallon,and
we are now paying from twenty to
twenty-five cents. We can do the
same thing, gentlemen. if we will
only organize and co operate 10
this matter. There is one thing l
do know, we will never do any
thing unless we make an effort. We
are now entitled to state organiza-
ton, and ought to have it by all
means, but if we can not get
state organization, we can at least
have county agency and co oper-
ate With the state agency OF the ag-
ricultural wheel buying our plows
and other farming implements by
the wholesale; also groceries, dry
goods and anything else We may
need. There is another drawback
to farmers, and the last one,
though not the least that 1 will
mention to-day, and that is the
want or lack of education. As up
GA thu intelligence of the people
depend the stability and perpetuity
of all free governments, we oughs
to demand and labor tor the educa-
ton of our children. The world
has no other energy equal to that
of cultured brain. just let me say
fright here that ignorance iis the
greatest drawback the alliance has
today to contend with. So wake
up and throw off your old sunersti-
tlous garb. and put on the mantle
Of education and raiment of coz per
alton; subscribe for some good al
lance paper and read. Educate
yourselves so that you may know
your duties what is going on IN the
world. Strive with all your might
to educate your children, and we
will soon occupy the position to
which We are entitled. If | had Q
voice so loud and strong that every
tolling and laboring man on the
| face of the earth conld hear me,
and l had only one word to utter, it
would be to educate. / am by ed
ucation like an old lady once
heard of was by tobacco. She was
very old and was su, rounded Ivy a
great many wealthy children and
grand children. They agreed
among themselves to crafty any
three wishes she might make. Sc
they appointed committee to wait
upon her and make the arrange
ments known. When she was fully
acquainted with the arrangements
she said: "My frat wish is that l
msy have just as much tobacco IS
can use in any way I wish, as long
1 live. Then she was told TO make
the second. She replied: Il viii
. take little MORE tobacco Al
fright, make the sbird and last
"Well,' she said 81 will just taxi
: , it all in tobacco" Now, / will jus
; take the most of my own in educs.
ton. In conclusion let me say
e just as certain as we stand togethe
D success will crown our efforts. Hop
: ing to meet you ali at our nextreg
!: nlar meeting ] will make my bow
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