Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-24
SOCIALISM A SUCCESS
Farmers Cooperative Associa.
ton at Rockwell Holds
Annual Meeting.
Does an Annual Business Of
100000 in Grain and
Merchandise.
Nearly 800 Members Attend
Meeting--Successful Experi-
ment in Socialism.


meeting ami the last wears record has
-,
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iissois--Wlsh eosdt business u NY
year 9f nearly 100000 or 100000 more
than lis firs. wear a little more than q
500 900.
: =
over TIE iasi year wiilcn Wa suppose
to be its high tide. The Farmers CO.
Operative SSc;sty of Rocl,vall stands
'''''s : s -
am q !" viiotel 70 'i's
ieisi s"''l'a aiiu eiie increasing coieiic y
ss'ssai s's9iiViisistS' ID 81 MT 'iis
ssc's'ais ai'isouiiesa llie iase 'iisls a et''
YEN Years ~ ei'iii'ae'e illssois the SO
5eiyls ',aa leapec from 's-.''yVv o. spusi-
is.ss , siie piesNiols ssai > - saa y go,
W. y Msis iiss.istsp siias e'is
sNlouiu Iaivls y sN,ei's improve ssiiis. re-
org ailss Wi'sh .he ist" eoM ',po'.e.
MN sl'ans up .i'!s sssai M'.sA .a'l' ssf
sne asseeiaeleh uaa i.oe nope e squal
{ ,iie iesoie q "a Year. iiic ~ VIZ ~
isl'oi'tea ps sile sselssta.s loi tilis ses''
ars ~ r',s'ilS iiuiiapefs so-''p9, ~. -
coroiAs - ING Statement pi i5lesiieise
lsrewil ,hat shouid be increased hsaris
s'o,pV" from lhe iact shal niuSh siaiii
5 az cameron WAS eNciiaiaseu isi i'iei
enahaise, and the iailst' VAS isol isursa
MTG ene business, on ehe a9upie sii'ls
pan waich N lhe associaSieh counts
DOTH pusihs ana selilhs ~ siash any
il'si ciii'.slss' ~ .iis su''t ss'sass ~ ~
seaF' 90 sssas si'e puSiissss ois s'iss
eouote entry pan Wouau s'i'e easl ai
lroacn hsafls ssVo'vuu M elt'alas iiatT
lerllis showing vas fssse'tss't' II lAts re-
Port o. ne ilapi4lliss ana lsssuiss's u "
'nt.s asses.i Last s7af stls' istse pal-
arlce ~ avor or the society was siioVV
Wnien WAS heraideu WIN greau APP
pause. HIS year, ,nru the caftiui
overs ltgti ne eNceiteht poaru ahe the
superb management Of Frank Camp
bell, the manager, the surplus wsft UP
70 SllspVu. q tact That was gratifying 20
the management and ore tnat Was re-
LEVIED With an oNation OF enthusiasm
by the stockholders
1t is worth the while Of anybody TO
spend a day a Rockwell. and especially
when this association meets. Rockwell
is one OF the model towns q the state.
1t ispoted Ter its large numper q pros
Porous churches for its strong temper
ance principles. for its intelligent citi-
zenship. and naturally it would have
municipal system OF waterworks and q
the admiration ard elicit the surprise
of many larger cities.
During the past year the new town of
l1ougherty has sprung up RICH. in the
heart of the territory of the association,
( aud the elenaen, which has been Tn,
! bone and sinew of the association have
/ been the founders Of the new town. and
y regard ii Nth special pride. The town
K of C'artersvilie, on the same new line of
4 the Northwestern, has sprung up and
4 both these tswns, With their elevator
1. companies, have been striving for bust
4 ness and have been successful, and
4 many Of the farmers have taken their
4 grain to the nearest elevator. The pre-
waiting good prices of the past year
have had some effect in increasing th-
i volume in dollars, hut a comparison OF
4 the amounts in actual bushels and
4 pounds show that the volume in this re-
4 spect has. also increased, especially In
Il oats Last wear Vas the first year o.
4 the Came.nn elevator. and this year
shows q big increase from that elevator
which accounts for a large share Of this
4 increase The Rockwell elevator too
has more than held its own and this i,
spite of the new towns.
The origin Of this association has bseI
rehearsed in the meetings and in tn,
! press annually for eleven years. Fs or
Iigin was in the belief of the farmer
about Rockwell that they We're not So
Touring enough for their grain by from
TO 4 cents and that they We're payinl
too much for their merchandise. Whe
J tlles decided to form the association
there was opposition, and this opposi
i. ton was used for years TO keep all in
/. terneine strife subjugated in the BATH
against the. common enemy. They wer
!, told each year that if they did not han
) together as far as prices of their prod
! uce We're concerned they would han
{ separately. 1t is this common appre
henson for individual safety which wa
; the basis of the republic and the origin
ators Of the society We're students of hu
man character and Of history as vel
dentsof the history Of the republic, pro
vided for the annual meeting, whic
!. has for its model the old town meetin
of the New England states Here ever
act Of the board of directors is approve
: or disapproved. and here everything tn
8 board desires to promulgate has il