United labor bulletin., 1910-11-17

, her business organizations through the
| influence of the paper, and would rec
ommend that every organized state own
and publish its own paper.
Possibly the greatest benefit that the
| Kansas farmers are now receiving, Is IN
being able to buy twine direct from the
state thereby reducing the cost from IL
cents to 6A cents. If it were not for the
fact of the Farmers union organization,
the old, exorbitant prices of twine would
be charged. Hence undoubtedly, mem
bership in the union of Kansas is very
valuable asset at the present time, with
every prospect of rapid increase in
| value
Kentucky has 100000 invested in IL
| produce houses, IL tobacco houses and
storage plants, one flour mill, one ele-
vator and three newspapers, with soo,oVo
additional invested in one tobacco fac
tory. All are prosperous.
Louisiana has taken active and sue
cessful steps to improve rural schools,
create good roads and diversity agricul-
ture. Along with this it has A cotton
warehouses, costing 100000, some OF
which carry stocks of goods. All OF these
enterprises are owned locally, but con-
Quoted under trade association, with a
state business agent as general man
ager The members sell through it, pea
nuts, corn, potatoes, syrup fruits and
rice, at an advanced price, and realize
handsome saving on their purchases
through the same source.
Mississippi has 63 Farmers union
warehouses; These in the main being
in the Farmers Warehouse company-a
million-dollar corporatinn-with head
quarters at Jackson and branch at
Memphis, Tenn.
The president of the Mississippi state
union is also president of the Warehouse
company, and has successfully put into
effect the powers found in concentration
along cooperative lines. The company
has demonstrated the profitable and
practical handling of farm products
along union lines, from the warehouse
to the mills, or consumers. To illustrate:
It handles grain from Missouri union
warehouses, direct to Mississippi custom
ers, and cane syrup from the Mississippi
union warehouses to warehouses in Mis-
sissippi and other states
i 1t has successfully hypothecated Its
warehouse receipts with friendly banks
for all the money necessary to properly
care for cotton loans in each warehouse;
and having sent their agent direct to
mill centers in different parts of the cot
ton world, to make contracts for the de
liveres of cotton, and are making sales
and shipments of cotton direct from in
terror warehouses to representatives oi
spinners.
1t handles salt wagons, etc. in cal
lots, from factories, and has developed q
monthly sale of over 80 car loads oi
-four direct from the mills. Along with
other business, it handles hundreds o1
cars of fertilizers from different compa
MES All methods of the Farmers Ware
house company are based upon prudent
and proven systems, successfully used In
other large corporations; its policy is
broad and comprehensive enough to take
in as stockholders every class of citi
zens, and yet leave the control with the
union.
The bankers of Mississippi are its
friends, and do it's will. while carrying
the burden themselves. 1t believes in
doing business successfully and fully
along a few we'll defined lines, leaving
to the other fellow his own special field
and to that end is perfectly willing fol
| the grain mills to be owned by those
from whom it buys flour. 1t does not at
tempt to monopolize business, but to be
so effective in the sale of farm products
and in the purchase of certain necessary
commodities, that others will recognize il
as the chief factor in these selected
lines
1t also owns the state organ, which
goes to every union member, and whose
editor is selected and appointed by the
state union. This affords a means oi
transmitting quickly, safely and without
expense any matter of common interest
to the organization and is one of the
strongest aids to the organization in
keeping the entire membership in con
stant touch with headquarters.
Missouri has nine cooperative mer
camille establishments, eight grain ware
houses and elevators, which secured for
the grower an advance of from 2 cents
to Is cents per bushei above market
prices for his grain. 1. has 20 cotton
gins and warehouses. By collective pur
chasing it has reduced binder twine from
II cents to IN cents per pound; wheat
sacks from 9a cents to 611 cents each
and has secured wholesale prices on i'm
1t has saved 81 per barrel on flour, BY
buying in car lots from mills. 1t sue
cessfully and profitab1y conducts cream
cries and canning factories.
North Carolina furnishes fertilizinf
material for home mixing at a saving o.
SO to S. per ton. Conducts several co
operative stores, furnishing goods at cos
of service, and saving the union pur
chaser 20 per cent. Business arrange
ments enable members to secure imple
ments at wholesale prices.
1t has in process of construction al
oil MILL tobacco warehouses and cottor
warehouses, and has inaugurated an edu
cational campaign. with view of estab
fishing county high schools where in
struction in agriculture soil improve
ment, and domestic science will be given
, Oklahoma has -four mills at Enid
Woodward and other points, and 23 co
operative associations, handling cotton
, produce and staple lines of goods Con
ducts many clearing houses. and owns
its own newspaper. The state union Of
, Oklahoma has secured remedial and pro
tective legislation along advanced lines
and has materially advanced the inter
ests of the agricultural classes of the
state.
y South Carolina has union newspaper