The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-03-11
North Waldo Pomona.

Granite grange made appreciative response
The report of oranges followed, but only
i've responded as follows: Morning Light,
Monroe. c. C. Clements, Holding good meet
ings, doing good work and going along all
right Granite, Searsport, A Stinson, "Gran-
lite is all right, has taken in eight new members
since we met before, is reviving its interest and
last Saturday night the last note was paid on
the hail. we paid for it in three years and we
feel rather proud of it." Northern Light,::W.
Chase 81 think Northern Light is all right and
1ourishing right along" Sunrise, Albert Cole,
I'VE are still living, taking in new members
and doing well others, we think" O..
Gardner, Harold Clements 80. Gardner is in
prosperous condition doing well and going
along all right"
May W. Bussey then installed as lady
steward. Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. York were in
stalling officers Proceeding with the routine
of business it was voted to procure reduced
rates on the B. & A. from Winterport to Pros
oect on May 5th if the management will grant
them. On that occasion the State Lecturer,
". j Thompson, will address the meeting and
good attendance is desired. Remarks by
mona A. Stinson, W S. Littlefed D. M. Kim
ball, c. c. Clements, R. L. Clements, w. j..
Matthews and others occupied the remainder
of the morning session.
Recovering after most satisfactory din
ner had been disposed of, five applications were
received and baoted on and the degree of Po
mona conferred in full form by the regu-
iar officers. The question for the day, Re
solved, That the greatest hindrance to the
l-aly .Nf, ont
rather than lack of capital was ably opened
by Past Master w. S. Littlefeld, who said in
part 81 do fully believe that lack of manage
ment, rather than lack of capital has more to
do with the average farmers success or failure.
When l began | had both lack of capital and
lack of management and have held my own
pretty well. | think that shifting from one
kind of business to another has more to do
with our success or failure than anything else.
We will say that begins with sheep a
speciality and after a time wants to change
and sells out and goes into the dairy business
and then after few years sells out and goes
into the potato business, and then, perhaps,
branches out into something else. When he
makes these changes he has to sell at loss, for
changing from one branch to another entails a
loss We have instances in our town where
people have begun in the dairy business and
have stuck TO it from one year to another.
These people have made greater success than
would have been possible if they had changed
capital, never saw the time yet but what any
one could get all the capital he neeas &c work
with, and | believe that in of failure,
lack Of management is the rather than
lack of capital.
D. NJ Kimball spoke on the negative and
neld his arguments well in hand, saying in
part; Il am somewhat at a loss this ques-
ton. Here we are, both of US, handicapped by
want of management and lack of capital. To-
day he has some capital he can fall back on
and still live. He says he never saw the time
but what anyone can get all the capital he
needs to work with. Yes, but he must pay in
terest on it, and taxes as we'll When | was
young offered to buy $4,000 farm and
put ne on it and take mortgage | refused,
and where would have been today with the
interest and taxes all these years? claim it
IS not safe for to launch out large, and
II he does not launch out large he cannot make
much of a success. The question is lack of
capital. Take the man without capital and in
ten years see what he will have. He will be
lucky if he has what he started with. Once in
while man with determination can rise
above it, but most of them don't pay more than
Is cents on the dollar l have been trying for
month to buy horse and would like to find
an honest man with horse to sell. But says
we have all got to have capital to start with or
We cont get great ways"
q. II. \ ork: The brother tells you that if a
man starts out without dollar he must be a
thief or rascal to succeed. l have seen many
Of ten years be lower than the beasts, while on
the other hand have seen men start out with
out a dollar but the debts that cucumber them
and at the end of ten years be an honor to the
State of Maine. NAH must have honesty and
with ability to grasp the opportunity he cannot
fall He must be practical, have scientific
methods, must improve his focks and herds
ana II he does this he will succeed. Our State
Dairy Inspector tells us to establish a COW test
ass@elation and know just what we doing.
ttraD NJ 9 tx.
VIII rot adopt scientific methods They are so
o!9--ashioned they don't want the sunlight of
prosperity to shine"
4 L. Clements: Il think that some can have
Al the capital they want and never make
sue cess, while others will succeed with little
eapital. and believe this is owing to the man
agerlent- One way to manage is to buy in
larger quantities. Most of u.s. for instance can
tell now much grain we want to feed; then
ttub together and have it brought in by the
carload and save the middlemen's profit"
Mr.. kimball: "How can a man do this with
out capital? Most of US get in debt for grain"
Mr.. Clements: Hire hundred or SO and it
would more than save what the interest would
amount to- pay per cent interest and save 20
per cent profit"
Mr.. Lttlefeld: "If Brother Kimball lived in
Winterport he would find that the leading
grain store does cash trade"
w D. Thompson: "All the great fortunes
nave been piled up through good management.
- d man possesses good management he can
not fail to succeed"
N. l.. Littlefeld thought there was a good
chance to hit both sides: at seems to be
pretty well divided between those who can
manage well and those who can't. Give him
ten thousand dollars and see what he will do
With It The man who has the money in his
rFonsers is the best off. Why if had had ten
thousand dollars to start with | should have
been worth million by this time. Of the
majority of young men there are few who
nave much money. They buy what they can
and get in debt for the rest
H. Clements: This reminds me of man
who wanted to buy mill He was asked how
much money he had to invest in it, He said
$4,000 Then what do you want with mill?'
Give me the capital, that is what we are all
working for l have been trying for 35 or 40
years to get the capital While wont 90 in
at lerrth to tell you what are the most paying
branches | think the biggest profit is in poui-
Try. But say, give me the capital and i will
try and learn how to manage it, but can tell
better after get the capital
G. c. Clements again read the question as
there seemed to be tendency to depart from
It and said. (Which will we have more capital
better management? Which would the
brother rather give his boys, more capital or
better management"
G. H. Clements: 'tIf they had the capital |
would risk the management. It is pretty hard
for man to start empty handed He has
ar1 10 bno, ,pla ba hoe