The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18
OPERATION CROWS
Practical Work of the Grange
Along This Line.

Bone Facts and Figures Taken From
Reports of Cooperative Enterprises
In Several New England States.
Money Saved to Members.
The New England Homestead re
marks that the strong vehicle of CO.
operation is the grange. Maine ana
| Vermont have many local oranges
| with grange stores. There is Il large
| amount of cooperative buying Of
| grains, fertilizers etc. in carload lots
apart from these grange stores. The
famous grange cooperative enterprise
at Houlton, Me. has been before com
mented upon in these columns.
The last report available from this
store covers the period of Dec 10, 1905.
To June 10, 1863 aud figures are as fol
| lows: Flour sold. $lO623: sugar SI.9gJ;
| grass seed. $1l.30o \ summary of the
work thus far this year shows Il bust
ness Of S164.9T4. The running expense
for the same period has been >&.999
Speaking about Connecticut condi-
lions, state Master Hadlcy says that
| much is being doue in the way of as
sociatcd effort. About 4 year ago
Patrons cooperative association WAS
formed and many dollars have been
saved members.
Concerning the situation in Maine.
State Master Stet<on says: In CO.
operative stores there are six that
know Of which will do business of
$250,o0O this year. It is probable that
the stores of which am not Informed
| and the oranges which buy in carload
lots will amount TO as much more"
Last year Massachusetts state grange
formed a stroHg Patrons cooperative
association, which is Il society iucor-
pordtcd under the laws of MaSSachu
sets. with Il capital stock of ST.. 900
Since Jan. the association has made
sales Of 100 cars of grain. L. cars OF
-four and 793 tons Of fprtilizing ma
teriaI, has paid for grain SIS 600. for
-four $4,000, for fertilizer $25 900, for
various other products Il total of soy
eral thousand dollars more. On this
basis it is figured that $1,000 to $1,000
was saved members, on fertilizers
81 ono ON flour ond q 400 ~, ,r,.,i,,
sin f,,rtio, :, bo. hoo,, =, s,,.i,,,. =,
tln f,rrnars in rono,..,I i,,.,..,,,,,lt, ~.
the regular trade has cut profits and
prices somewhat to meet the prices of
tbo ,ro,.,ti,.,, ,ssl,t.,,i..,,
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$500 WI ~ VI Ii "e i''e
Is PEI C'n' iol tniee at"is'
inI - '''i7e III I'i'oue iSi"nu - .urn-
'er MarcIiaht mas Ihe IoiloNlnS 10
say "n'ie we nave never at'ellpteu
any co-oIerdllNe stores Ill hh"ue is
i''nu' our members nave saved many
uohars from the IalhHlar traue caro-