The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-10-28

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merchant for sack CT sugar doe
the buyer set the price? No, the sci.
er does that. II he goes to the rae
tory for a hoop of cheese does tbs
buyer set the price? No, the sci ei
does that. If he wants wagon tn
seller makes the price not the buyer
and so on down the entire list when
IL comes to supply the farmers wants
but when the farmer becomes the
seller, what is the result, the system
is reversed, the buyer sets the pric
and the seller accepts 1t just as reg
ularly as he paid the price when the
| seller made It. A farmer has a sic,
900 bin of wheat to sell, mind you,
he is the seller now he hunts up or
sends for a buyer. The buyer comes.
the seller says to the buyer what Is
wheat worth? So 1t is with oats, hay.
potatoes and nearly every product
the farmer produces. Imagine rail.
road agent saying to a prospective
passenger presenting himself at the
ticket window: What will you give
us for taking you to Salt Lake? How
ridiculous. Two methods, one ridicu.
lous and the other right. The ra =
way is right. The seller should make
the price and for it to permit the buy.
er TO make 1t would be ridiculous. II
is more ridiculous for the farmer TO
let the buyer make the price, for the
farmer is offering for sale the primal
need of man food. Something man
must have or die while the railroad
Is Offering nothing more than service
his article for sale Is not early so
important. The prospective passen-
ger could walk and still live. Yet the
business methods controlling the less
valuable article enables 1t to set his
pr'ce and get 1t while the business
methods of the farmer permits the
buyer to set the price on an article
that is much more valuable and which
man must have or die.
Now, cooperation could and would
put the farmer on the same business
basis as the rest of the avocations by
reversing this method and Fighting
this wrong by letting the seller in.
stead of the buyer set the price on
farm products. Again, | believe co.
operation could and would reduce the
expense of marketing farm products
at least one-half there would be anoth.
er great benefit.
Fourth. There could be a saving 70
the farmer in the purchas'n cf farm
implements, sacks, wire, etc. and as
they grew and became stronger IN
The purchase of household supplies
this however, you will find to be OF
minor importance as you get better
acquainted with all the details.
Firth. In order for cooperation to
become the powerful success it could
be- 1t Will be positively necessary for
hem to get out of debt. No body of
men can successfully compete or be-
come great If they are constantly in
debt to or near the limit of their
credit. Ccope alton will soon teach
them they must get more out of debt
and stay more out of debt. This in
Itself will be no small benefit.
Sixth Cooperation will teach YOU
farmers that much good can come
rom helping your neghbor, it will
broaden your views as to correct bus
ness methods, it will tend to remove
rom your minds that great impedi |
nent to your progress, suspicion. Co.
operation will not require you to turn
over all your interest nor spend all |
FOUR money for its benefit. You can
'etain 80 per cent in your own hands.
he organization will not obligate YOU
or more than 3 per cent for its SUP.
'ort, so you see you cannot loose hut
small per cent even II the bush IS
hould fail. Since your risk is so
mall and the benefits so great you
an easily afford to give the organi7a.
ion your wholesouled support.
Now, what have you got to do to
ucceed. First you have got to have
he very best ability at the head.
len that can shoulder responsibility
nd carry 1t. Men who through their
pen, fair honest, straightforward
Methods will inspire the confidence
nd Loyalty of the members. You must