The independent., 1903-04-23

Rising City, Neb.; Walter vrooman,
Trenton, Mo-; Alon 0. Wardall, To-
peka, Kas.; John Armstrong, Concord,
Okla. VIM. Butler, Pennington, N.
M.; E. S. Swift, Grass Valley, Cal. !;
Leo Vincent, Boulder, Colo; G. j.
Lamb, Dryden, Mich.
Otis S. Allen, secretary.
Trustees-W. d. Gilpin, Topeka
Kas.; secretary Alliance Cooperative
Insurance Co.; James Butler, Topeka,
Kas.: secretary Farmers Cooperative
Grain and Live Stock association; G.
B. Hoffman, Enterprise, Kas, presi-
dent Kansas Milling Export Co.; John
w. Breidenthal, Kansas City, Kas.,
manager Banking Trust Co.; H. N.
Gaines, Topeka, Kas., editor Farmers
Advocate; S. H. Allen, Topeka, Kas.,
jurist; c. Vincent, Omaha, Neb., edi-
tor Central Farmer
1t is incorporated under the laws of
Kansas for term of SO years and not
being organized for profit has no cap
ital stock. Its objects are as follows:
LIST To teach the principles of CO.
operation and its advantages when ap-
piled to fraternal, social. educational
and business transactions.
"2d. To enroll and get together far
mers, laborers, business men and wo-
men, in all honorable ayocations of
life for the study and application Of
cooperative principles in business af-
fairs, which will enable them to secure
the same advantages that are obtain
ed by labor organizations in all their
various branches and the benefit of
association that is received by organi-
zations in all other lines. 1t will go
further; it will aid all existing organ
izations by teaching them to apply
cooperative business methods in a
way that will greatly sinure to their
benefit by showing them how to be-
come stockholders and part owners of
the business in which they are en-
ployed.
Gas means to accomplish the above
purposes, local SCHOOLS, county insti-
tutes, state and national assemblies
will be formed for the study of all
business problems affecting the inter-
est Of its students. Teaching will be
done by means Of printed lectures
mailed to the instructors of each To-
cal school at least once a month or
oftener If deemed advisable. Also by
oral lect and the publication of an
official PAPER and official departments
in one or more papers. Each student in
good staining shall be entitled to a
copy of the official paper or copy Of
a paper containing an official depart
ment until the school publishes it's
own official paper; then the official
paper shall be furnished. said stu
dents or scholars. The lectures will
be diversified, covering the leading
and essential industries and business
avocations, such as
Cooperative shipping.
Cooperative selling.
Cooperative manufacturing.
Cooperative insurance.
Cooperative stores.
Cooperative banks.
Cooperative ice plants.
Cooperative packing houses.
Cooperative mining.
Cooperative dairying.
Cooperative telephones
and other industries where co-opera-
ton can be applied to advantage"
Although the latter part of the Sec
ond paragraph smacks of Judge Gross
cups 'peopleization" scheme of over
coming the trust evil-with which The
Independent is not much In sympathy,
because joint-stock ownership is at
best only make-shift solution-yet
this school can accomplish a grand
work, especially among the farmers,
by making them acquainted with the
various ways in which co-oneratiYe