Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-20
SPEAKERS TELL OF FREE LIBRARY,
HOME INDUSTRIES AND COOPERATION
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ness that brings its proceeds into the
country and keeps them here. The
effective work of the poultry associ-
alton creating the opportunity for
great expansion in this business was
emphasized by giving examples of
the benefit it has already bestowed
upon the poultry men of the organ
ization. For instance, the assocla-
tion has established a set standard
for all the eggs that are shipped
from here under the association, and
penalties are so fixed that this stan
dard is maintained. AS a result, the
Portland market has learned to look
to this valley for certain high
grade of poultry products and is
willing to pay better prices for them.
Thus the demand is established and
the present question is the build
ing up Of supply to satisfy this de-
mand.
MIR. blanchard for Co-Operation.
Hon. Il. Il. Blanchard was the
next speaker, taking as his topic.
Cooperation" wherein he dwelt
on the absolute necessity of cooper
alton in the building up Of our home
industries. He showed that the
great problem confronting our home
industries is the question of a
means of disposition of our products
in the open market that will still
yield the producer fair share of
the profits, an extensive and we'll
planned system of cooperation Is
the natural and only answer, and is
the simplest solution, for really, CO.
working together and is a natural
rather than an unnatural state. This
idea is further exemplifed by the
fact that our government, which is
based on the idea of bringing each
part into harmonious action under
a common head is successful
working example. Our great trusts
of today are further examples,
wherein men with brains realize
that the greatest efficiency and pro-
fit arise from all possible elimination
of waste. But such consolidation as
this is purely for selfish ends and for
this reason throws certain elements
of the general equalization out of
balance, resulting in a general loss
of cooperation. The selfish abuse
of the tariff is an example of this
which has afforded great chance for
cooperation on the part of the
trusts to the injury of the people as
la whole. But now that such CON
ditions have become established, we
cannot hope to restore the old status
wherein all equalizing was accomp-
lished by competition. We can only
bring back the old balance by estab-
fishing general system of cooper
alton on the part of the producers
themselves, for as matters stand,
the united commission men are in a
position to make their own demands
and force them However, the state
grange has taken up the question
and has a plan Of cooperation which
is designed to bring all the produc-
.ers into harmonious working, and
cause an equalization of the supply
and the demand. This plan II Is
thought will cost the producers in
the neighborhood of per cent Of
the returns, where they now pay the
commission man 40 per cent. The
first step Is the consolidation Of all
the individual cooperative associa-
tions in the state Next, there would
De appointed an agent Tor each
county whose duty would be to
keep track of the production Of his
county and It's relation to the con-
sumption there, and thus effect CO.
operation between the producers and
the merchants Then, according 10
the plan outlined, beyond the local
cooperation effected there would
be brought about a general coop
Grafton between all the counties OF
the state through the agency Of the
various county supervisors or agents
previously mentioned, thus effecting
general equalization of the supply
to the demand
Mr. Blanchard said in part con
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