Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-02-25
MEETING TO ORGANIZE.

III A meeting of farmers interested in
Forming a Farmers Exchange, was
held in Woodstown last week, and
|Asteps taken to effect such an organ
|ization.
John G. Borton was made chairman
and Carol Petit, secretary. About
one hundred farmers were present
from Woodstown, Salem, Elmer, Null
lica Hill. Quinton, Daretown, and Mon
roeville.
Mr.. M. w. Ingling, manager of the
Monmouth County Farmers Exchange,
at Freehold, explained the manage
ment of their exchange very fully Mr.
Ingling in the course of his address
said that since the cultivators of land
had by educating themselves at insti-
tute meetings, the Grange and agri-
cultural associations, become learned
enough to make two potatoes grow
where but one grew by old time meth
DDS, system of cooperation among
farmers is spreading all over the
country and wherever properly man
aged the farmers have received higher
prices for their products with less
cost than by selling to the local buy
ers. Should the farmers Of Salem
county decide to form an exchange,
Mr.. Ingling advised them to put at
their head man of good business
qualifications who thoroughly under
stands the occupation of buying and
selling. Don't make mistake
charged the speaker, "by putting the
wrong man in that responsible posi-
tion. Be loyal to each other and to
your exchange and your success will
be sure. The chief manager at the
general Office keeps in close touch
with his agents at the different load
ing stations all over the county, and
by phone or telegraphic communica-
tion with dealers in different cities,
the prevailing prices of potatoes, ap-
pies and other products are known
to the manager who notifies his agents
SO that the farmer, by selling through
the exchange, gets all that honestly
belongs to him. In the experience of
the Monmouth Exchange the farmers
rallied twenty-five cents more per
barrel for their potatoes than they
would have received from the local
buyers. If you are going to stand
together under this system you are
going to put the local buyer out"
The chairman was authorized to add
to the soliciting committee the names
of those that he thought would be help
full in perfecting an organization.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Ingling's
address a vote was taken on organi-
zing an xehange in Salem county,
nearly all present voting for the ex-
change. Subscriptions for good lot
of stock were taken, and committees
appointed for each shipping station
to solicit, farmers to take stock
The following were appointed a
committee to solicit subscriptions for
stock at five dollars share: Woods
town, Carol Petit, John G. Borton,
Samuel A. Ridgway; Salem, Richard
Ware, Charles Hires; Quinton, Jos.
Plummer, J. Kelly, William Hackett,
B. Gilman; Daretown, Miss Jessie L.
Colson, Cooper Coles, Thomas New
kirk; Elmer and vicinity, Clifford Fit
craft, John Woolman, R.. Mcfarland,
John Moore, Newton Moore, Asa
Moore, and George Horner.
It was thought best not to limit the
exchange to Salem county, but try and
get the grangers of this whole section
interested. Mr.. Ingling said there
was no limit to the amount of business
an organization of this kind could do
In about ten days the secretary was
instructed to call another meeting,
when the committees will report, di-
rectors be elected, and other needed
business attended to.