The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-03-19
American Society Of Equity
A Brief Sketch of Its
Origin and Prospects.

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Equity is a national society at Indiana
polls, Ind, called the Nation Union,
with one or more branches, called Local !
Unions, at every pOstOtfice in the coun
try. There are state organizers and |
district organizers whose duty it is to |
organize the local unions and to keep
them organized They are paid sal
ary and required to make the interests
of the society their principal business
the same as the agents Of Insurance
companies have beeu doing
There are over 5000, 900 farmers in
the United States. ana the members of
this society will soou resh ~, immense
number. Each member will he u crop
reporter, through the secretary of his
union, on Slanks furnished him There
is an official paper, Up-to-date Farming
and Gardening, that will be issued four
times month and will go to each mem
Der. 1t will contain summary of all
the crop reports and a report on mar
kets with advice and Recommendation
about marketing.
1t will be the duty of the board of
directors to fix minimum (lowest)
price on each crop when produced
based on the production and con-
sumption. This price will be expected
to hold good until another crops raised
1t will not prevent any person from
holding their crops for higher prices, if
in their Judgment they will be higher in
the future. also an advance will be al
lowed monthly of about 1c a bushel on
wheat, Ic on corn, etc, to equal inter
est, shrinkage etc.
The system of crop reporting, when
the American Society of Equity is in
working order, will be the greatest ever
undertaken or accomplished, while the
bulletin or paper going tc every mem
Der once a week will give them all the
same advice at the same time so they
can all act as one man in marketing.
This will be in great contrast when the
farmers in one state don't know what
In fact the farmers on the east side OF
town don't know when the farmers or
the west side are going to market.
REASONS FOR THE SOCIETY'S S SUCCESS
This is the age of combinations ant
cooperation. Every other business o
any Importance is cooperating Cap
ital co-operates, so does labor TIL,
farmers are the only large class who ar
each doing business Independent OF thu
others, and each are working agains
the other instead of holding his neigh
bors up Farmers want to co-operat
now. There is a great sentiment a.
over the country for cooperation, an
, it has been growing for years Ther
are many local cooperative societie
scattered in the various states now, bu
at best they can accomplish but little
: because of the competition of people j
the same lines who are not workin
with them. In country such as our
and business such as farming, Cove
ing every branch of the business), co-ol
Grafton must be national to secure d.
finite and maximum results and mus
embrace every commodity they produce
Such is the plan and scope of the Anne
lean Society of Equity.
Give close attention to this statemen
Farmers are first hands for nearly a
the commodities that make up I'll
wealth of the country and the worl
That is, they have the goods first tho
- produce them Therefore, they are
a position, if cooperating, to put M
- price on them they choose. If the
would ask $500 bushel for whea
" s.. 90 a bushel for corn, so cents pour
for cotton. 81. 90 pound for wool an
~ all cooperate to secure these prices, Il
balance of the people must pay them,
starve or go without clothing. The fla
mers' goods are absolutely necessary
"A The business of the world, TO the ii
"A and comfort of people and animals
Mr.. Farmer, You may now realize t
o. position you occupy in the worlds
40 dustries. Goods as much desired
yours should be sought after instead
being thrust on the public as in the pai
W. Stop marketing for only week and
ite convenience will be experienc
as throughout the world; another week a
distress would be widespread; a mon
re- and you would bring every industry
no no the country TO the verge of ruin, Thi
,n' of these things. Think of the odir
- that has been attached to your busine
Think of the sentiment in the towns a
cities against you, when the bootblac
sing,
tie When Rube comes TO town
at He is sure to be done brown.
eu- Then consider the power you hold
i'm make your own terms with the rich
les. and most influential, even to preslde1
rse and kings Give MS Il fair portion
DR.. the farmers as members of the Amt
-, oo,, SOcia+v of rnuitX and we will on