Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-24

FoyneA. County Limerick, ireland. -
We here Just been In the presence Of
tho beet board OF bankers that We evar
500. Thay arc all what tho Waii
street. clerk would call 'rubes." they
are 'hay-seeda. They are farmers
Who, III you know. must not be con-.
fused with agriculturista When we
think III American banks and bankers
We think of tho buildings which hare
the finest fruIlta Lid town and III the
men who also put up the finest fronts.
We think of RIirawd tallera who never
tell anything: OF cashiers who are
constantly upon the point OF refusing
cash To those who need II most; Ut
boards of directors who sit In softly
naFpesed nooma on upholstered chairs.
around polished Clrcasslan walnut
tables The Irish bankers we have
Just seen wore mud.bespattored
CLOTHES They sat Ia pine fioored
room, on rough chairs, around d rough
table upon which smoking, smelling
kerosene lamp cast o dim light that
was almost d shadow.
Business Eefors History.
In our search for all that 10 good In
rural organization, we landed last
night IN Limerick. Limerick IN b
mighty interesting city, founded BY
the Danes thousand years ago: o
city which Cromwall's forces could not
enter untll the plague and starvation
had conquered tho defenders who
could not be conquered BY the sword:
4 city which til 1880 withstoed q
aieRe by King William. who was BAT.
Died because the women OF the city
fought with tbs men. city whence
came the wild geese who few from
Ireland 10 Spain and other southern
lands 90 they might indulge their war
like taateR which could NO longer be
exercised In ireland.
nut Just now more important than
historic Limerick 10 the modern viii
iage OF F'oynes with its egg marketing
society and IT. farm credit aaaoeia-
tinn. 80 Go Foynes we came this
afternoon through d driving rain over
40 miles OF the slne Irish roadways
which d days heavy rainfall can onis
soften Into slight allppariness. We
are under the guidance of Al. MI, Rid.
die, an organizer and inspector of 90.
operative societies, employed by the
Irish Agricultural Organization SO.
.ciaty: q bright. eager. energetic,
tantfui Iriahman who, after Ions
study and years or hard work In co,
operative societies throughout Europe,
knows cooperation from A 10 z.
Farmers Who Are Bankers.
AT seven o'clock on this rainy nigh,
we found six az the seven members oil
the loan committee assembled In the
village clubhouse. Here are ats
shrewd but kindly Irish gentlemen
who know their business thoroughly
Some OF than have driven miles
through rain and wind. All are serv,
inw without pay. One Ii the manager
III q little sawraill, previously, q as,haal
teacher; another III nm intelligent en-
member Of the Royal Irish constable
larry one operates successfully q
large rented farrns one Ii Il raiser oI
btI1GGh MAAWN&k GAU - " EAMN Hs4MA&AGt
but. M heart. good natured farmer
who IN evidently q believer In eliscrest
kindilness concealed under apparent
harshness: one Ia d clerk in mer
camille establishment Tho secretar,
In q retired school teacher with Eoos
working knowledge of accounting ans
business methods
How They Work.
The Inspector had previously lookef
over NIL the books and accounts aud
had made memoranda OF transactions
which needed explanation aud ar do
lfnquenaies calling for comment
some of the cases called viii serve nj
Illustrations of the character OF the
leans made AZ well IA OF the meshod
of inspection employed. They are II
iastfatlve also or the attitude of the
committee toward the borrower.
John o'Rrien had taken four years
lin which to repay loan OF IL pounds
The books showed that immediately
upon the repayment OF this hrst ioar
another loan had been made to him
no the inspector the second lcal
seemed loan 10 enable the borrowul
10 repay the previous loan. and con
i sequsnsiy unwise and contrary 10 TIL
/ rules. rho COMMITTEES showed. how
ever. shmt thu mans slowness lii ia
4 paying thu FIRST soAn wns dua % sAel