Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-25
Cooperative Buying.

carving on Ia a practical way for the
| benefit Of its members I system of buy
| ing and selling through which the profits
| of commission and cost of ,ransporta-
ton might be reduced to a minimum ;
and ali the profits or advantages of the
transaction accrue TO it, members. This
feature of the TRANCE Organization has
not been complete success in all eases.
There have been many localities even in
our OWN State, however, where it has
been carried on To complete satisfaction.
There are probably fifty or hundred
oranges in Maine to-day that are operat-
ing stores successfully, or buying flour,
corn or shorts by the car load for their
own members; while the success of the
the patrons C0-operative Association
which not only furnishes goods to sub
ordinate oranges to sch again but also
sells TO members of the order has been
most marked This Association is made
up Of members of the order and the
stock is owned by member, and by
subordinate oranges, of which there is
NO" none ioi sat
Members of the order believe III the
practical cooperative iea'ur" OF the
"rapge as appiieo 10 business matters
VIII ne Interested ID tle experience OF
Dudley Grange N Y in co-opcratiye
huyihg, as gwen III the Rural Ne"
orRer. y correspondent OF that Journal
says that from december y leN'', 10 June
l. 1871 the purchasing agent mas bought
ior tue members OF Duaiey orange Il
traction over S3''oo worth oil gram and
cattle FOODS IN carload lots, consisting OF
the following items: four cars OF corn,
Tour OF wheat bran, on" of oats aud one
c"t'"h-Se'd meal anu AFTER h'Nlng PAD
all expenses Tor iandiing, Including TWO
per cent commission TO the agent, there
was dividend OF nearly hve per cent to
member' on the amount OF their pur-
chaees'
Inc most "utHpokeh opponents OF the
orange ireeiy AUNT tiiit thcrc mas heeh
great REDUCTION OF prices TO all since
the Grange began operations. Add this
diiiiihutioh IN prices [" the other hFc
per cent ana IL VIII MAKE very GOOD
showing 10 say nothing OF the better
4uality OF the gram That TIC members
nave secured as before the "rdn@c WIS
organized IL was inpossIoic L" buy any
NO ana seldom NO oats and similar
grades "i other grams as the majority
Oh buyers were not posted III regard t"
the inherent grades ana consequently
sharp dealcrs kept low or migrated
hihos ana sol" lhem Tor very nearly
what tle hrst grades should fctch.
oie OF the conditions which the officers
OF the Grange had to meet and overcome
III the carrying out OF TINS system OF CO.
operative purchasing was that many of
The members those who stood the most
IN need OF such cooperative heip-did
not nave the ready cash to advance for n
large suppIy"t grain at one time, hence
arrangements were made by W hich the
| Grange could remit fine c,sb to nav az
|, a., nj. e..
'"'S wv" '"' -'''''' o'' '''e Val vi
store'houSc. Inns neeessitatcd deyising
plan for storage Fortunately there
WAS 4 mcmhcr who owned and
III. .;ii .,tu,
''n '''''' va ~ '''''"'"' anu NV
offered to unload store and grind the
corn and other grains for the same price
he char yed dealers. and the food and
H. ..,, ....ta.., ., 49,.
V'"e' -'''"N ~ "or'" '"'''' ''''' sure
Tor reasonable prIre -ju-l enough to
cover actual cost-and see to the delivery
of the sarne and collect tho nav md .,rp
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1t o'oi w Wv a. ''''' '''=o N'eP 's'Ni II
account with members, 50 a. to be able
to figarc out the dividends
In CONCLUDING his occot,nt of 49,. i,
.-,;.-,....,.
'.ios'''- '''''l'9S eApc'""'hi IN Pfac
teal co operation, the correspondent of
the journal from which we have nuoted
,,.l.os tho foi,o,,,i,,, z,,,.,..,o,, It'll
''''N u
are worthy inc ''teh'l"h 81 every mem
Der of the Order;
| Although our system il ss vet far