Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-05-15
The Farmers' Live Stock and Grain
Shipping Association.

LII pursuance 10 Cdll tue ldT III
ers of east Meade county met at
the Belle Meade school house,
Thursday, May 8, at 2 p. m. and
proceeded to organize a Farm
ers' Live Stock and Grain Ship
ping Association under the super
vision of the state organizer, Mr..
Bucklin, of Thomas county, who
explained the operations and
workings of the numerous asso-
Citations now in successful opera
ton throughout the state, time
tried and tested, his home CO.
operative company having been
in existence eleyen years with
good results, also handling coal
and having store. AS the asso-
citation gets older they take up
other lines of industry. To
start small and grow up is the
idea.
Will say here the farmers are
the last to organize, all other in
dustries have been organized
under some system to benefit
promoters.
Mr.. Brannan in the chair-who
we might say will insure the sue
cess of anything if that thing is
possible one of our sturdy
farmers, tried and tested and
not found wanting, trying all
ways to upbuild mankind. Mr..
Brannan being duly elected pres
ident the association proceeded
to organize by electing Mr.. w.
W. H. Walter secretary and
treasurer, one of our solid farm
ers of Meade Center township,
accepting the Office under pro-
test, pleading lack of time. He
will make good man for the act
i've position.
Committee appointed for each
township in Meade county to So
licit members and for sale of
stock in said association, any
amount taken and duly credited
by secretary.
The committee for each town.
ship appointed by the Chair:
Crooked Creek, R. L. Sawyer;
Logan, S. NJ. Bennett;
Fowler, John Randolph;
Odee, Jacob Cordes;
Sand Creek, R: M. Painter;
Meade Center, S. P. Bunch,
C. E. Funk,
Meeting adjourned when all
business was transacted, to meet
at same place at 2 P. m. May u,
Belle Meade school house, Fowler
township.
FOOT NOTES.
Aims, objects and benefits as
explained by State Organizer
Bucklin, who is member of the
Legislature, from Thomas coun-
ty.
Books handed around explain
ing the working of the State
farmers cooperative grain and
live stock association, under
which local organizations work.
They see to it that your grain
and live stock is properly taken
care of at Kansas City or else
where. They are a successful
organization and succeeded after
having every known obstacle
thrown in their way by railroads
and middlemen. Handles the
farmers produce in the interest
of the farmer direct. One mill
lion, eight hundred thousand
could haye been saved last year
by doing their own shipping.
Low estimate of saving on each
bushel of grain handled by local
organization, II cents or more.
Three cents saved at local sta
ton, three cents in commission.
One plan to build elevator.
Another plan, side track, grain
to be shoveled in, inside forty
eight hours.
Self-governing organization.
Penalty to sell to other firms,
or sell and pay penalty, not like
ly at least for any length of time
others would pay more, as they
could not.
Mutual principle of one assist
ing another.
Organizer explained why Kan
sas has no No. 1 wheat, things
have been juggled. Wheat has
been mixed and sold at great
profit, poor and fair sold as No. 2
abroad.
No reason why Kansas wheat