The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-04-30

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each and no one can purchase more
than $50 shares, thus the stock hol-
ders invest from ten to five hun
dred dollars, but remember each
stakeholder has only one note. In
this way men and not money con-
troll.
Are we successful j. often asked
by the non reading man. Let u see.
Six years ago Co-Operative stores
were opened in Minneapolis. starting
with three companies operating sew
en- stores as basis. Now these
people can boast of III stores OPP
Grating in Minnesota. Wisconsin. n.
Dakota. =. Dakota, Illinois and Mis-
sour. They have "A paid up capital
| tho water of ~ 5000, 900. The Rock
dale system of England. has demon
strated for more than 30 years that
the COOPERATIVE system is the only
salvation for the farmer.
All over the south we are daily
showing what organized effort and
Co-Operation will do and is doing.
Stock is sold to folks living in
trading distance of one of the stores
Men and women vote no money
Fixed dividends are paid on stock
ara each patron member gets bach
the profit on his own purchase in
dividends. paid semi annually or
odaiterly.
Men Tho manage our Co-Opera-
tive stores are learning where to
buy their supplies. learning that the
best place always Is the factory. if
factories refuse to sell t. Us, then
We are forced to make things for
ourselves as we are doing IN many
places.
Let me illustrate bv telling what
the Farmers' Union is doing in
Tennessee. We own % cotton ware
houses. with gins and seed houses
attached. selling large quantities
direct from the warehouses TO mills.
We own and operate seven peanut
warehouse. one peanut recleaner
plan; a; ,IoHe-yiiis. which alone cost
$4,000.
We own and run Is Union Stores.
We have factories, canning fruit.
making chairs. and other finished
products. One chair factory turns
out 500 chairs each day. The Far
mers' Union of Tennessee. were fore.
ed To make these chairs in self pio-
tection. These chairs are as good
a. any made III the United States
and are sold 20 per cent cheaper
than other firms sell the same qua
lily of chairs.
The Officers of State Tennessee
Union secured from the bankers as
sociation of Tennessee the recog
milton of all Farmers Union ware
house cotton receipts as satisfac-
tory collateral for loans. at a rate
of per ecu. per annum, when the
recognized rate was per cent and
10 per cent.
The Farmers Union of Tennessee.
with Missouri, Arkansas anc Miss
i>sippi. established successful 'ot-
ton company AT Memphis. through
which il negotiated one loau q. two
million and four hundred thousand
dollars. t2.i00.000.O
Tennessee is only one of the thir-
" states that is doing things in the
correct way.
| We as farmers must organize and
IC,-Operate If we wish to come to
our own.
You may ask what mean by our
way.
We want the children of the
farm Ia have all the necessities and
some of the Injuries of his city
cousins.
We demand that the farmers sons
and daughters have the same advan-
ltages for liberal education. We
demand that all educational insti-
ltutions change their attitude toward
country life and no longer use teach
ers. text books aud all other wrong
influences 10 ruin agricultural IN
tereStS.
Prof. Martin has made the fol-
lowing other speaking appointments
IN this county:
Tuesday night April 80, Chapel
Gan.
Wednesday night MAY Z. Sugar
Grave.
Thursday night Nav 2, Walnut
Flat.
Friday night MAY Sd. haywood
Saturday night May 4th. High
land.
Monday night May 6. Turner's
vile.
Tuesday night Nav Z. Moreland
Wednesday night Nav s. Huston.
Vile.
Thursday night Nav Q. Mckinney
Friday night Nav 10. Hubble.
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