The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1906-06-09
Cooperation OF Farmers.

to the point, which should interes
all farmers.
That all other industries are in al
active state of cooperation, i eyi
dent to every reader, and that thes
are successful in their interests is al
so evident. That every manufsetud
er and labor union sets their priee oil
their own products. whether ma
chinery or labor producing it, every
body knows to be true. Also tn,
merchant, the school teacher, doc
tor, lawyer, etc. The farmer is thu
only one lett out in the cold, and ty
cry other person sets the price on IT,;
products of the farmers labor, AM
all the resistance he makes = : 4
state of affairs is to howl. 49, e
Mr.. Estes asks, whose faunisitlh
then he enumerates the various in
terests concerned, as each being part
ly to blame, not excepting the farm.
er himself.
The way look at this matter is,
that the farmer is the only one to
blame. Opposition is the life OF
trade, is an old adage whose day is
past. Now every up-to-date bust
ness is organized on the cooperative
plan, and only that succeeds. What
is there to hinder the farmer imitat-
ing the example of all other success
full enterprises. 1t is very Emmon
saving "Oh, the fool farmer ~, not
sense enough to organize" Is that
the truth. Does it require less sen
to farm than it does to pursue az
other avocation2 claim that t
up-to-date farmer has to study ana
understand a greater variety of in
terests than in any other business
under the sun, consequently it can
not be a lack of common sense. Caa
it be done, and would it be sue
cess from a farmers standpoint ?
That's the question.
Farmers organizations have come
and gone, grange, wheel, alliance,
etc; each did good for time, but
they did not live? What was the
matter? | reply they were organized
on an improper basis. Selhshness
was the basic principle. lwillenun.-
crate the conditions:
LIST. A secret society, none but
farmers eligible.
I'd. A fight against all other in
dustries, and especially all organized
ones.
Sd. All ran into politics, ard tried
to break up the old parties.
Now brother farmers, do you think
it possible for us to accomplish all
1R6iffria II dbte ff9fgn s F,Ossry to monopo-
lie every othef flustry1 An old
saying, and true one, is; "A man
has enough to do to attend strictly
to his own business, and let other
peoples alone. "
Another thought wish to present
is this: That on the prosperity Of
the farmer depends that of every 9th
err interest. Is it possible' Is the
farmer on whom everybody picks,
the base of allprosperity? He is. He
raises the raw material that leeds
all mankind and the animals, and
that clothes mankind. If the farm
ers organized would strike and not
sell their products, the world would
starve in a month The farmers pro-
ducts are the only ones that
the world cannot do without,
then why should they allow every
body to set the prices on their good,
and nearly always at much less thar
cost of production. No other indus
try could live that way, and the only
reason that the farmer can, is that lac
raises his own living, the great ma
iority of them living on the bare ne
cessities of life, with few or none Of
it's Injuries,
If the prosperity OF all other clast
es is dependant on that of the farm
er, ought they not be interested i
their own welfare? 1t would be tt
promotion OF their best interests.
This brings me to the point at j.
sue. Can farmers so organize ani
cooperate, and make it success fr
themselves, and at the same tire
help every other industry, organizd
or not; also every person individl-
ally, make better conditions for T.
cry honest man, be he laborer, merh-
ant, professional man, banker, &c.
answer, they can. Hello, haysfdl
Are you going to put thezqld pol
farmer on the top of the z & z PIE?
Hey?" That's it.
Well, my friends, it you canuet
somebody on top that will be iei ed
at only for his honesty, the W, Id
will be much better of, and moi ly
will be the loser except those no
make their money dishonesty.
The American Society of Equiol is
the organization that can accompBh
all this, and more. We claim tat
the A. S. of L is as much for the n
terest of the business man in tom |
or city, or laborer in factory, minor
shop, banker or professional manls |
it is for the farmer. Equity is re
principle upon which IT is organic
and great care is being taken to is
tain this grand principle The cd
en- rule is its motto, "do unto otIrs
as you would have them do 4 10 |
you" The rule of greed is elimis IT.
ed, and the rule Of right establisl ID
Organization is the only ting