The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-13
Farmers ORGANIZATIONS

The Patrons at hu>hndry. NOR" /
commonly known n the National ,
Grange hegan a little more than forrv .
years age m secret order for the pro .
motion ri agricultural interests. II .
one million, with branches m thirty /.
States In recent public address a
leader III the a-sn latipn aid
We the Granger, recognize lhn' IN. grca'
need o. ths uHss d, er,rtvs cooperation which
etu yYi the FARMERS On an equal footing ain he
organized Interests with ~EIcn ,HtS 10 eusnss. Fl
The aims Of this organization appear
to run IA two directions. eConomI, and
political with social improvement a. a
side issue II seeks the establishment
Of a complete COOPERATIVE" system which
will as far ~ posslbir eliminate the
profits of the mIddleman handling the
farmerS' products and the articles
bought 10y him. and asserts that such "a
system will increase the PROSPERITY OF
the farmers and AZ the same time de-
creass the cost ut living Ia the workers
IN the towns and cities For an aS-o-
cla'ion Ia which such tremendous pus-
HihilitIe- are open ~ achievements have
been mighty small Protesting To be
strictly non-politlCal, n concerns Itself
directly and actively With such l"gi-la-
ton ~ Il believes 20 ~ for the interest
81 the farmers IL m"'hud- m thai
direction are described - -rhe creation
of a fay urahle public sentiment and
the concentration uf thai sentiment on
the Legislators What - the differ
enCc between the Grangsr- vino seek
their own advantage AMI he greedy
corporations which they denOunce for
their succrs- along the path of Granger
aspirations l. one group really more
philanIhruplc than th" other Between
the two Stands senator I.OpGr = myth,
the consumer. and II Nh" farmers have
ever shown that imaginary individual a
greater consideration than NJ has re-
crived from greedy corporations the
fact has not vet become common
knOwleige.
Ccn-ul-Grn"ral THNoENE' of Rcrln
recently submitted report pn IN" I'M
perial Union Of Agricultural Societies
IN Germany. and the American Patrons
If Husbandry could easily do much
worSe than To- study with carr thai or-
ganllation. it, PURPOSES and iis methods
II now includes more than - fU'' local
.ncietics with total m.mbership uf
more than /. rSHvH There Is a general
similarity II purpose ~ both 'a-.-s. bit
the German -DcIctY -, identity paws more
attention Ia economic proc "ss'.s and lt-ss
% pnItical progresses than does the
/ American societv On H. present -calr
the German union dates only from lyiS
( when combination was effected IT the
! Inperial mon, orgnniz"d "a loo. and
/ the General Union. "rganiz@l ~ ~.
/ The present srci"ty II admirably sys-
/ te,natized NV divisions nud subdivisions
and by specialization oi Interests.
! The r,Os-ibiiities nf good or Vi evil ~
organi7 alton II the farmers are almos,
equally vast With financial resources
! that would enable them Ia control cot
/ ton. cereals. fruits vegetables and meat
! animals and 10 fN their pTic"s the
/ farmers would have the rest 81 the
reople Of the country almost absolutely
I IN their power and there II no reason Ia
doubt that they would, If they could.
suleczc 90 tn. utmost II u held by
some that ANYTHING even approaching
! a monoroly uf farm I.rU,lucts is imppss,-
bic, yet IL il not impossible that some
combination ~ farmers probably not
the GrangerS. may yet be- able Ia "a
and e. regulate the prices uf many farm
/ products Bv n wise adjustm - Of the
| economies cf~ted 10y organization and
system both producers and consumers
would benefit, but the farmer. A. well
as the niddlcman. who II 10 be- elm
mated has his full share If the prrdr-
tory instinct that has enabled III" rail
road owners. thu manufacturers and the
bankers tn secure the largest share ~
~. enormous iucr"as" IN the country
wealth
All the farmers want j. good chance
~ got their hooks in Some day they
may get u.