The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-09

iarmeTs was not for phila nthropic aid
ana government subsidies, but 10,
some sort of organizations which
would enable them to work their own
salvation.
NeighbOr hoo Plan.
IN the second place. cooperation is
basec on mutual acquaintance and un-
Questioned integrity. II is a plan for
q sinan community. for a %neighbOr-
nofM. The operations Of q
tive society must hc limited to the
small section IN which this society is
located. The society must grow out
or the particular needs of d particular
locality. In 1884 when the armer
of France found themselves in difhcul-
ties from which they could see no es-
cape, by reason of the fact that for
eign products from North America
and Russia and other countries had
taken possession of their markets and
When universal ruin was staring them
straight in the face, they turned Spon-
t~aneously to cooperation as a means
of relieving their distress and main
tanning their position in the markets
OF the world. They formed agricultu-
raj societies with no general rules and
no particular uniformity, but it was
noticed that each society was thor
ouShly adapted to the needs of that
particular section in which it was es-
tablished. The kind Of cooperation
that would fit the great truck growing
section of Eastern North Carolina
Woul would probably not be adapted
Ito the needs of the great manufactur-
ing counties Of Piedmont North Caro-
lima. and would probably be absolutely
untitled to the needs Of the great
mountain section of Western North
Carolina. Likewise the cooperative
societies that would be suitable to
W. V~-N --o111 49, - 1850 e.
, nesota. So far as l was able to per-
scnally observe there is no European
authority for a great national scheme
of cO-COeration, and j feel sure that q
great national plan of cooperation for
q country like the United States, about
twenty-one times as large as Germany
!. and with 100 .00O. 900 of people, witt
, all kinds Of different ideas about life
: and business, and all kinds of conflict
ing interests would prove a gigantic
failure. Let us keep clearly in mint
that cooperation in a neighbOrhOOt
problem and that our own good Ok
. North State is perhaps large enough
= for the of our CO-OpeTatlV'
;, efforts.
Democratic Manhood.
: The cooperative societies that W.
7 establish will, in all probability, be 81
: democratic and so clearly fitted to tn
needs of u people that they will TAX
o en- differences of management ever /
y adjoining and snow result
thai are peculiar to the Democrat
i genius ola particular country. III
# meetings Of cooperative societies mus
e be open to the public. and Democrat
$. ~head-voting. "one man. one vote.
ir must be the rule. Many Europea
countries tried the joint stock plan 70
" bringing relief 10 the distressed farm
q ers only to meet with failure in praC
SIS ~ticaIly every instance. because Tn
II Joint stock capitalist plan was not III
s ted to the needs Of the farmers.
Absence Of Profit Seeking and Stand
IL artii1ing of
10 Cooperative societies must alwaH
10 show an absence of profit-seeking Q
a the part of the members of the Societ.
K The members not only insist upo
a square dealing among themselves, bt
>e insist upon giving the public a sQua1
~ deal.
1t Thev believe it is good business
o. ~standardize h products which the
n sell. Everywhere throughout Euro1
n co-operative societies place the
G. stamp upon products and g~uarante
We their quality. The strawberry farnlt
es in Eastern North Carolina who MI
the bottom of his baskets with Sma
$ straw berries and croWns the top WIZ
rs delicious. large, red berries is on
= CulltlS oh htc
al When his crate of aWbeTr
DIS reaches the New York market, II
Ial orerturns the baskets ar
er exposes h trick which the farm
planned. n good. honest nous
lis wife who. in her ignorance. sends
Cd town a couple dozen eggs which.
IN. mistake or intention, include SIX
ed ancient age and loud smell, Is sure
We get a low price for her eggs al
brings about hard feelings between Il
all -archant and herself and the me
n chant and the consumer. If the tarr
in arc Of North Carolina will only stan
rst ar<Hze and guarantee their prodac'
they will certainly secure a, ieas.
nov cent better prices for thear pr
Sucts Sharp dealing IN the marke
Dr. aug Of faTnn products br.nes low pric
OF nyerI,roducdoa and sr4endous was
~ while sqnare deatms and stanaard Ma,
mt n marketing farm pfonuc.s o.u
ny 1ro,tfy decreased prices ana WofI
- 49, r~rL ots and stamp as foolish