The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-07-04
FARMERS COMBINATIONS.
|HE WHIG" cummends

\ of rhc Cecil Farmers Club,
the Feasibility of organizing
in this county, Il combination similar to
that now in successful operation in the
very cntcrtainin@v toll in the July num-
her of the Century Magazine. Il SYNOPSIS
of which appeared editolially in the Bal
timore sun of Tuesday.
The Iowa combination. is based upon
the cooperative plan, somewhat similar
to the method or form of organ Zation
heretofore adopted by the Changers
| mons. 1t seems. that the refusal If
the local dealers in farmers supplies, 70
sell them needed articles ut fair prices.
and to pay them the market price for
their products. led to its organization.
treated aS individual producers. and de-
trrmined to compel equitable dealing by
the combined force of numbers. in this
respect initiating the example of nearly
all lines of traders with whom from nee
c>sity they were compelled to deal.
The object of their organization was
not to demonstrate any merely specula
tive or economic theory, but simply to
teach local monopolistS. that they as
farmers. could conduct their business as
such independently of any and all of
them.
The 500 farmers who formed this Com
hiuaron. represent Il combined capital of
over four millions of dollars, embracing
farms. contained in an area of about ten
square miles.
After considering carefully. and ma
turing their plans of organization. their
first step was to secure the services of
business manager of integrity and capa
city They secured the right man, and
in ten years their business has increased
from S1OO.OOO To SG24 Dol 90. Last wear
their manager handled for them 14O.3lO
bushels of oats. 22n. 100 bushels of corn.
:I6.:}':3,5 bushels of barley. wheat and rye
$50 bushels. flax 1879 bushels. timothy
sand . 15u L,,.h,l. .o,l . 1r1 fam. y,ir
~ barrels. flour 5.130 sacks. oil oak"
meal 10000 pounds. binding Irvine 30
Inn uounJ. L,rL,J vir, and mills II
uun ,,,,,r1. min f,,d 49, nn norrJ,
'rl,,ic,,in., oI. ia I,,rrol. Iins.el nil 1S
h,roI. ,un,Lor ut, noo fo.t I,tb On ouo
.bi,.Io. ~ uun GRAIN s,.l.. -on most.
$40 n,irt in v,Iu. $40 machinery
~ 4oo sash and doors II 90
This husirn.s h,. Ln.u cnudu,.t.d an
urI,s fo,I,iJ I,o,ro,,.i,,,, nv,,. 81 uou ,+ ou,
vim. .,,J ,rovo,,, ,i,J,,s ,,.,,. ,vcoo,Iin,,
81 uuu Mama nr ,,, fur,l. ,f ,bo ,,,,,,-
,.rv m,v lao ln,rnJ ia ,u, nun and mn
.,,,,.,otio, ,,u l.. c,ntr,,tol vithout tho
u.rittrn consrnt nr = moinritv of tho
r,,n,t,rs Tbrr. mr.. II, rroft. VI,,
Ihr n,rmhnrs lnnl il, i thn fact thar they
receive cash for their produc. ot tbr
highest market price and luy thcir SIM
niles ot tlc lowest wLoIrsnlr uricr, Minis
/ per cent. ud,lrd ia cover rynnnsns
"Dprp Il year." SAYS the Couturv. ..thc
compapv holds general meeting dur-
ing which rrports are made, Cher. *
but little actual husinrss to transact
however, for the members of thp firm
have been Transferring the business duy
hv day all through the wear, There i.
no largo sum of accumulated rrofits +,
no >ur,Ius to trmrt ia neon
latiol. There are no protit, in fine busi-
ness save thr nrolits which orcrue Ia
each individual farmer month hy month
as he buyS his necessorirs NJ wholesale
and sells his proJucts NJ ti.,,rns mil
formlv hirher Than rho surround;ny mari