The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-29
Cooperation FOR Farmers
cane Arguments Why Farmers
oheuId Cooperate They Can
ce-opsrats and the Effect OF
Cooperation.
THg AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
EQUITY.
IN l. A. Everltt, indianapolis, ind.)
fpv l. A. EvsrI.t indianapolis. Ind.)

(rnis emblem OF the proposed American So
sie'y o. EQUITY = symnoicai o. prize being On
Tho Image represents Ceres-the goddess OF
grain ami ulage)
The machine must not belittle the engine
that drives II. nor the engine the steam
that propels H. Cftentimes as people look
at the machines and note the great work
they are doing. they do not think or the
steam away back. which makes the
machine useful. The farmer furnishes the
steam for all the business in the country.
He sows. he tills. he harvests. but II he
would stop there the business OF the coun-
try would be crippled. He must market
when all the machinery starts The
products OF the farm flow like life blood
through all the arteries OF trade and give
life 70 the whole body.
Tho farmer creates most of the wealth.
Surely what he creates makes all wealth
possible. He feeds them all and clothes
them all. and he can starve them all. Yet
he has. in the past, been the most help
less and dependent or all The person
who creates wealth should enjoy many Of
Its benefits
Farmers ara doing many things now
because IL has been the custom In the
past. Merchants and manufacturers did
the same way a few years ago. but they
are changing their methods The farmer
may be the last one TO get out OF the rut
but the time has arrived FOR action
Progress. Improvement. new methods.
benefit farmers as we'll ms other classes
~ business men.
Tho cost 20 produce a bushel 81 grain
one year IS about the same another
wear. yet one year !, may bring The pro-
Queer 80 cents a bushel or less and an
other 81 or more. Who can make any
definite calculations on such an uncertain
basis as this9 Here is the secret OF lack
~ improvements on many farms. The
owner IS afraid 20 undertake improve
men for fear prices will be down and
lie ca nnot pay for them What would you
thiak OF a manufacturing business whore
plcy would be worth SIS this year. but
the manufacturer fears he must sell II at
81 ~ Il year while the cost Of production
vas the same7 Farming Is manufacture
i--
Tic consumption OF the various staple
farm products is quite uniform year aft
ri war. whether the producer receives a
fair return or not The family who eat
their loaf OF bread a pie, cake. etc,
daily when wheat is worth f5 cents 4
bustsl. would eat the loaf n bread. the
pie. the cake. etc. just the same II wheat
wae worth 81 per bushel. a profitable
tr rn will not curtail consumption
~ liable prices do not necessa rily
n,san high prices. Some farm products
arc gh enough now but this is the tim,
"a at and keep them profitable Don
hr ~ eived BY false feeling ~ security
CnnC ions may easily work around &
rf.ee~-cent oats. twenty-ccnt corn am
ff;v-t ent wheat. A fair profitable price !
what we want No hardships imposed
but enef1ts besto- "a on every man
woma \ and child.
that and Is the primary source OF nj
wealth. Therefore the owner or the lam
LAS II in his power 10 direct the afair
~ tho world. A great thing to contem
pate
Trusts and corpora tions have bee
FORMED to control certain lines OF manu-
factt~es and commodities. and we predic
will ie beneficial TO the masses In keep
IN. rlices down 10 moderate figures. ant
70 TIE nation by controlling production
10 prevent over production: which mean
deferiing or preventing hard times.
We believe there is yet one source o
great danger TO the prosperity Of thu
country. and IL lies in the uncertainties
surrounding agriculture. No business ma,
be considered healthy that yields such
great profits as 20 induce extrava gance
or ch small profits as result In hard
ehins. and particularly an clement of I'M