Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-10


amount Of present profit in order to
demonstrate his loyalty to the con-.
Germ and to secure ultimate success.
The situation, however, no longer
arises where cooperation has become
fairly established. s@s z5'fts n r. -
In the very beginning of the organi-
zation q frank statement is made and
prospective members are informed
that the competition of privately
owned buyers will be such that they
will be offered larger profits than the
cooperative concern can offer them
and that unless they are ready to go
into the cooperative enterprises and
to agree to bring all their products to
it irrespective of the price which 1t is
offering no organization can be sue
cessful. The fact that the high prices
which will be offered them in compe-
tition are but temporary is fully ex-
planned and experience shows that
when the farmer understands what
the situation is likely to be he is very
ready to enter into an agreement to
market all of his'produce through the
cooperative concern. 4
81 Quality and Control. j. r. 4 .,
Another characteristic common to
all cooperative organizations which
we visited in these four countries is
that where the society is a marketing
concern it insists upon the highest
quality and in order to get it exercises
absolute control over the acts OF its
members 80 far as these acts contrib
ute to the quality Of the product. Such
a successful dairying institution as the
Trtfolium dairy Of Denmark has most
rigid rules to which all members must
subscribe. There must be monthly
inspection by the veterinarians repre-
senting' the society; q COW found to be
unhealthy or defective must be with
drawn; the slightest illness on the
part OF the COW must be reported and
the milk kept separate; detailed re-
Quirements a. to ventilation. cleanli-
ness. handling Of milk and milk cans
must be observed; the milk of cows
which have not been inspected must
not be mingled with those which
have: milk must be cooled within one
hour after it Ia MIXED In order that
meteorological growth may cease;
cans must be cleaned in a certain
way; In fact everything is done which
can be done to improve the EQUALITY OF
the milk and the butter and other
products handled by the Trifolium
dairy. 55s KS. T. i I& . s. I.
:5 Central Association Needed. N
e Experience In these foreign coun.
tries has also demonstrated that no
local cooperative concern is sufficient
unto itself. The manager of q CO.
operative egg marketing institution in
northwestern Ireland may know all
about poultry raising and egg produc-
ton, may be skilled in the art of pack.
ing his, eggs, and know something In
general about marketing. It is impos-
sible for. him, isolated as he is, to
know from day to day where there Is q
demand for his product. As a result 1t
is found necessary in Ireland to have
these cooperative concerns atliliated
with the Irish Wholesale Society. with
headquarters at Dublin. 4g II. .ss
The same principle exists In Ger.
many but is worked out in another
way. The necessity Of federation IL
recognized, however, in all countries
although the way in which the local
organizations are affiliated into q cen
trail organization varies under the con-
ditions Of the various countries.
IL Europe's Unanimous Verdict.
Europe's cooperative message u
briefly to this effect: 4s,; y
y /. Cooperative societies cannot be
dividend paying concerns. All profits
must go to the producers as additional
price for goods delivered. ,f
2. Each member must vote once
and only once regardless Of his fnan-
cial Investment. IA y,
3. Each member must make q con-
tract to deal exclusively with the CO
operative concern and must refuse to
take advantage OF unfair competition
on the part of the cooperative socie-
TVS competitors. =.s<. II
4. All members must unite to pro-
uuce q prOuuct u tno AAenos' poeeAos0
quality. ~ III AL zy.-&5.7I
The various local societies must, for
efficiency and self-protection, unite IN
one central federal association.
s. The man who manages Co
operative concern must be man Of
high ability and the directors must
pay him a big mans salary.