Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-28
IN INTEREST OF FARM WORK.
Dr.. SisbltF Speaks al Glen Burnie
Discussion FOlI0ws--Mr. Wssgt-
man Rspressnss Short Line.

man MANANN&AA AANit LtANt
DR.. Augustus stabler, Of the Uni
ted States Department. Of Agricul-
ture aud director Of farm demonstra-
tim work in Maryland, was the prin-
cipal pc aker yesterday afternoon at
meeting Of the Anne Arundel Coun
t. Produce Exchange. in Glen Burnie
Hall, Glen Burnie, this county.
The topic Of DR.. Stabler's speech
was Principals Of True Co.opers-
ton. He said that TO have success
ful Exchange such rs they were
starting there were certain definite
principals TO build upoh. First, the
life and success lay In the manage
ment and basis upon which the Ex-
change was founded. there must be
absolute cooperation, the members
must be bound IS a close unit to the
Exchange. he said that it mast be
co operation and not corporation
The members must vote not one vote
TO each share Of stock, but one vote
q each person.
He quoted Sir Horace Fidnkett, Ct
ireland, who said that the idea of
Exchange based on votes, one vote
for each share If stock, was like 3
creamery exchange, where q man had
one COW and fifty shares Of stock and
another man had fifty COWS and one
share. The man with the fifty shares
MIXED the nan with the one share.
Every one must have some actual in
tert ct in the profits, the employees
should be on a salary, but that they
should further share in the dividends
based upon their salary. Tbs idea
being 20 pay the stockholders a fair
interest upon their stock, but to pay
the real dividends tC the farmers do
ing business through the Exchange
GRO rata with the amount Of business
that they DO.
He said that the greatest exam
pie OF cooperation was the country
OF Denmark, where the entire
country was cooperative on bust.
ness, education and patriotism. and
that where the peasantry Of Den
mark had been almost poverty
stricken, by this widely developed
plan they we're now man for man,
the wealthil farmers in the world.
He said that as soon as the Exchange
was started end doing well that the
paid agents Of corporations, etc.
would come amongst them with
schemes that looked plausible but that
their purpose was to break up these
exchanges, that the members should
not consider Offers for a little higher
price 20 do business outside OF the
exchange as they were done only TO
break IN upon the CO operation an1
eventually put II out Of business, and
that conditions would then be worse
than before.
Buy through the Exchange and
give the Exchange the profits. He
said that If the members needed
money, that they should 90 to the
banks, that the hiring Of money for
business purpj ses was identical 20 the
hiring Of hands to till the soil. The
speech was we'll taken and many
questions were asked and answered
along these lines Mr.. Ennslls Wag-
man, representing the Annapolis
SHIRT Line. mad an address in which
ne declared that the railroad was glad
and willing to cooperate with the
farmers in regards 20 transportation.
The committee on organization
brought in It's report and IL was decid-
ed TO hit while the iron was bot and
a committee Of five prominent farm
ers were elected TO draft the consti-
tuition and bylaws, to report at the
next meeting. which was called for
Friday, March 6. at 2 p. m. The
capital stock issue was agreed upon
"a $40, GOO, with 1000 shares at So
per share. Fiity-ons Of the farmers
present subscribed to the stock. II
was evident that there will be no
difficulty In securing the $50 600.
This is one Of the best movements
towards the development Of the agIi-
cultural interests Of our county aud
IL IL works out as we'll for this Ex-
change as IL has for others, II should
be a great boon to the entire county
All those interested in the matter Of
the Advancement Of our county should