Lower coast gazette., 1914-07-04

70 denress the price of grain. The revolt
against this combination led to the building Oh
$500 farmers elevators and in this way thefe
was brought about better conditions for all con-
cerned.
Another suggestion of his is that farmers
without incorporating might come togetner anu
annoint a committee to look after the different
interests in the community. These committees
could get catalogues from mail order nouses'
learn the prices of all commodities inclad'ng
fertilizers and farm machinery, as well as the
requirements of domestic life and orders could
be made up for these joint purchases If 1t was
the concensus of opinion, or could be mace up
ANYWAY by those who felt like making the VEN
tire. He incidentally refers to the fact and IN
dictates it's truth that the credit system IS the
great curse of the South and leads the farmer
into larger ventures than he can successfully
cope with, with the final result that all the o's-
asters fall upon the farmer and if anything IS
left the middlemen get 1t. he believes that 'he
farmers should combine and with competent
committees negotiate for supplies or for money
where it is needed with the local banks, instead
Of having one, two or three profits for interven-
ing transactions.
Another point is that of the grade OF pro-
duce. It has become a well recognized tact
that ordinary produce, if it can be inspected at
ali. is generally valued on the worst sample
that can be taken from it. Therefore all pro-
duce should be evenly packed as to quality, SO
that any sample taken from anywhere in a lot
Of produce would be representative in its char
acter and not disputive.
Proceeding further as to the matter OF an
incorporation it is so easily done and can or
dinarily be done by a lot Of farmers under the
Guide Of some legal friend at a comparatively
small cost. that it should be done as the best
way to perform some if not many OF these
functions for combined operation in modern
marketing.
In such organizations. if they are OF a scien-
tifc or beneficial character, intended tor the
dissemination of information and for the sug-
gestion of ways and means to accomplish Ger
tain ends, then in Louisiana such associations
do not)reouire any subscribed stock capital. Or
CARNATIONS that do require capital would neces'
sarily have to secure subscriptions OF stock ane
under the present law no corporation can go IN
to operation until $4,000 shall have been paid W
and even then, if $40, 900 should have been palt
I'D. the unpaid subscription becomes a llablllt!
against each stakeholder should disaster COM
in any way to the corporation.
The Assumption Pioneer recently had q 10
of excellent suggestions along this line. Iher
is no finer country in the world than that alon'
Bayou Lafourche from Donaldsonvil]e down
the sea. We were told many years ago tina
among the smaller proprietors along bayo
Lafourche there had not been a forced sale
real estate in a hundred years and about tn
only way that such land became divided up Wa
by succession sales and the division Of the prov
erty among the heirs. During the last twent
wears these farmers along the LafOurche hav
been largely engaged in cane farming. IN
present and recent prostration OF the cane SUI
ar industry has led many Of them into true
gardening and the quantity Of such produce
SO much greater now than it was ~ years az
that they are Immediately confronted with glu
ted markets and inability to satisfactorily dl
pose Of their crops.
The suggestions therein made are to orgaI
ize a corporation in the town OF Napoleonvll
on a cooperative plan and to have there q mo
ern equipped warehouse and packing hous
with switching privileges for the two rallw'
corporations that enter that town. The toy
has also excellent communiod lions by water
Bayou Lafourche and also has a system
gravel roads constructed and still building
that section. There is in the town an ice pa
and a power plant, telegraph connections a
! telephone exchanges. q,
The gist Of this movement lies in the ID
) that the corporation will either purchase o.
! right the product, assert and pack It at
{ warehouse, or handle on q commission basis,
use both systems as circumstances may requ'l
E It is also understood that this concern will ,
dertake to handle every product OF the par
{ as far as practicable, including not only
! truck business, but live stock and the produ
Of diversified farming. It is proposed that
h capital stock shall be taken up in small arnoul
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