The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-07-18
COOPERATION PAYS IN LYON
$500 to Farmers Since Orsaniza-
ton in December.

1
the farmers Of Lyon county since ths
Lyon County Farmers Produce asso
citation was organized In December
More than fifty thousand dollars worth
of business has been done. and the
saving on this business has averaged
about 10 per cent, writes F. B. Nichols
in Farmers Mail and Breeze. There
are now 200 members In this associa
ton and the membership Is increas'
Ing. A. B. Hall, farmer near EN-
poria, is manager
We believe that organization among
farmers is essential, said Mr. Hall a
| few days ago. Almost all other
classes are organized, and II the farm
ers wish to carry on their business
In the most economical manner they
| must cooperate in buying and selling.
We have shown that farmers or
| ganization will pay well. for we have
! saved more than $1,000 month to
| the farmers OF this county since we
| organized"
The association began business In
December with less than so members
but the membership increased rapid
ly, just as soon as the producers Of
Lyon county saw that they could save
money by Joining. Emporia is quite
hay shipping center, and IS cars.
or ass tons. were sold. mostly TO Kan
sas buyers, the first month, at about
81 ton gain over Kansas City prices.
This meant saving to the sellers OF
about 1920. including the other
business that was done, and 1t placed
the new association on a good stand
ing at once.
Since its beginning the association
has sold 1879 cars Of hay. and a good
saving was made on all OF it. In addi-
ton so cars of corn, oats and other
feed have been shipped in for use in
Lyon county, The success of the as
ISOLATION has been SO good that the
members were encouraged to issue
the call for the statewide meeting
OF the hay dealers Of Kansas, which
was held in Emporia, May Is. Five
hundred OF the hay shippers of Kan
sas met there at that time. and or
ganization an association to fight the
increase in hay rates on the Kansas
City market from so to Is cents
ton.
"A commission mans chief invest
ment Is stenographer. said F. NJ. Ar,
mold, president Of the commercial State
bank OF Emporia, in discussing the
change in the rate Besides her, he
has desk and little stationery.
There is no reason that the farmers
can see for the commission men to
crack up their price for handling hay
And the farmers are not going to
stand for it. We have dozens OF let. |
tiers from farmers and hay growers in |
other counties who protest against |
paying nine dollars commission on |
car Of hay, instead of six dollars. The |
success Of the Lyon County associa,
ton has suggested to them that the |
man can be eliminated on !
a large scale
A strong farmers association like |
the Lyon County Farmers Produce !
can help the producers in
other ways besides in selling and buy.
ing. For example. 1t recently adjust. !
ed a dispute between the farmers and |
the Emporia Telephone company. |
When farmers are organized. they |
have q club that compels the public |
service organizations to give them q
square deal
Some men say that farmers cannot |
get together In selling and buying, but |
We have shown. that they can" said |
Mr.. Hall. $50 far we have a fine or.
ganization of earnest farmers, and !
every one is booster We hope that !
we can make our association q step.
ping stone to larger organization to |
get laws to prevent gambling In farm
products.
The Lyon County Farmers Produce
is showing that co.opera.
lion among farmers Is a success. II IL
paying in real money