The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-12

foster all the.little home industries that
go so far in making home contented
and prosperous.
To create by co operation among
farmers all the benefits of a savings
bank, a retail business and a brokerage
business, which shall be absolutely
under the contr u of the organized
farmers.
To enlist the aid of transportation
companies in fostering and developing
the diversified resources of the farm
eTs in this State.
To earnestly labor to the end that the
farmers may get nearer to the manu-
facturers and consumers thus securing
purer food, better goods and fewer ex
tortions or profits.
To put practical business facts into
the hands of our lecturers and fnd the
means to keep these lectur, s, actively
at work teaching the farmers upon
these lines and the strength of co opera
ton.
This is an age of combinations for
money making, regardless of the
natural interests Of the productive IN
dustries. Self protection demands that
W organize and keep thoroughly in
line with our interests.
The sy stem of business is:
The Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, in connection with the State
Agent, B G West, is empowered and
instructed to establish agencies at Biz
mingham, Atlanta, New Orleans, Mo
bile and such other points as will III
their judgment, prove advantageous to
the farmers of this State. and we
recommend the plan of business IN
operation by the said State Agent at
Memphis, with such enlargements and
changes as are necessary to perfect the
business upon the more comprehensive
lines, and especially authorize these
gentlemen to inaugurate the system
attic collection and sale in wholesale
lots of farm products in line with the
most advanced business methods, and
to submit to each Subordinate Alliance
the following system as embodying the
true business principles.
Each Subordinate Union to establish
a bonded agency, a. a stock company,
purchasers not members of the Order
% have returned to them quarterly
half the net profits, the remaining half
to go into q sinking fund. The gooCs
in stock will be kept insured.
There Agents of Subordinate Unions
to send the products of their Subordi
ate Alliance to and order their goods
through the most convenient whole
sale agents
While recommending the above as
pre-eminently the best method for
farmers, as it has proven a success
wherever practiced, and grown in a
few years from a small business to one
OF the largest and most important en-
terprIses of the world, yet, in order to
reach all farmers We suggest to those
who do not care to go into subordinate
stock company, that they elect a
bonded business agent for their Subor
dinate Alliance who will order the
goods wanted and ship the products of
the Union through to the Wholesale
agent most convenient 10 them. The
wholesale agent will pack the goods in
such size packages Is each purchaser
orders and pack In boxes, 90 that the
Sub Agent will have nothing to do ex
cept to hand each purchaser his goods.
The farm products will be sold by the
Wholesale agent as soon as q fair mar
ket is found and the proceeds applied
as instructed by the shipper. The
Wholesale agents shall give q guarantee
bond t. the Executive Committee for
the safety of all moneys, &c, coming
into their hands belonging to members
of the Alliance.
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