The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-05


sum. A grocer with only 81, 900 capi
tai may do a business of S., 900 in q
year, because he buys more goods as
fast as he sells those in stock It is the
TABOR, the produce, that makes the real
mass of wealth.
HOW IS THE FARMER BENEFITED.
The farmer finds a market for his
produce, buys his supplies at less cost
Crecelving a share of the profits Of the
stOre), finds factories making all kinds
of goods at his door, and finds also
that there is much that farmer can
secure. There is nothing to prevent
the making of cheese, butter, packing
pork, grinding wheat, baling hay, and
his produce may be shipped for him to
the market by the association, even
cotton and Tobacco being managed to
his interest, as he can be just as in
terested in cooperation as the mechan
les. His boys viii learn trades, and
many avenues will be opened to women
THE SAFETY OF GO OPERATION.
No funds will be held in the hands
of any one to a great extent. Material
will be constantly coming in and goods
going out. Any excess of capital can
be held by each member. subject to
assessment when required. The mem
bers are the treasurers, for outside Of
the purchase of material the bulk goes
into their pockets as wages. No bu5i-
ness should be conducted, however
without business safeguards,
FORCING MEN TO JOIN.
AS, under the Rochdale system, the
non member receives a share of the
profits, so should it be in industrial
co operation. If a man is unable to
take a share of stock he can be allowed
to buy at the store, or may be given
work if necessary, for every member
gained is additional strength, and as
the non member will justly be entitled
to his share CASUALLY two thirds that of
full members) he will soon be able to
become a member, and at no cost to
him except to bestow his patronage.
Truly this is demonstrating that man
can love his neighbor as himself, and
the more he loves him the more will
he, himself be the gamer by so doing,
while a new field will be opened to the
widow and the orphans.
CONTROLLING TIM MARKETS.
By wholesale cooperative the owners
! of the cotton, tobacco, corn, and other
| staple crops, can control it's sale They
can crush every attempt of the grain
gamblers to affect prices, and precipi-
tate Black Fridays" upon them at
pleasure. Gould, Sage, Vanderbilt,
| and Rockefeller, combined, could not
compete with the united capital and
labor especially when labor is also the
principal customer of itself, and posses
sing greater purchasing power, and
with more demands and pleasures to
crafty.
MONEY is CREATED. -.
A CO operative association may use
| it's own money. printed for itself, just
as railroads use tickets. This money
can be receivable at its stores, and will
be accepted by the workers as wages.
| It will possess all the power of money
because the wealth of the association is
behind it, and because it is redeemable
at the store. Thus cooperation will
solve financial problem, by giving the
association the use of it's own money
! (may be due bills on the store) while
it's real capital will be used for outside
| business.
| GOVERNMENT AFFECTED
Self-interest will compel the members
| to vote for their business interests. Nc
cOaxing or urging will be necessary tC
teach them how to vote, nor will pOlitiCa.
mountebanks have any field in which
to work In fact, co operation is edu
cational, for it will compel each and al
to guard his own interests, thus afford
ing mutual protection 1t will destroy
race prejudice, lessen the hours ot
labor, increase the wealth of each indi
viduaI instead of enriching few solve
the financial problem, increase the sales
of articles produced, facilitate ship
ments, and even control transpOrta
ton, as we'll as legislation
NOTHING NOVEL IN IT
[ have presented nothing but whar
is seen every day-only have gotte1
rid Of the "boss'-the employer.
have only imagined a number of men
of different trades. putting their little
sums together, working in shop
keeping q store, all buying from the
store, and each selling his goods in the
store. They simply work for them
selves instead of for an employer
Only this and nothing more. No com
munism, no severance of family rela
tions, no feasting at a common table
no "higher life" theories, but a simple
| business system, based on seL3slI1less
| by which one man is willing to helI
others because he himself is helped
No one is wronged, for all can join.
Brothers, please catch an idea
from this. God bless the man who vii
improve upon my suggestions.
Hammonton, N. @.
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