The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-25
COOPERATION PRODUCER
ALLIES WITH CONSUMER
Alr. baker, Of Louisa, Tells His Brother
Farmers How to Knock Out
nc M{dlIcmxn

Competition on the one hand with
its tremendous waste and combines,
on :hc other, create alarming condi-
tons. People everywhere are convinced
chat an Improvement in our present
commercial and industrial system Is
both necessary and possible. These
convictions are forced by the condi-
lions We are all up against" every
day OF our lives. All persons who be-
neNc in self government and that every
man should have just portion OF MI
values created by his own efforts
shouid arouse themselves to the ab-
solu;c necessity OF Immediate action
An INVESTIGATION by the government
revealed that, under tho old system
az marketing, what the consumer paid
II Cor, the farmer cot ~ cents. while
The m!ddlcmcn got 5S cents Secretary
Of Agriculture Wilson said OF this
system: THE farmer does not get half
the Price the consumer pays The far
mer IS not benefited by high prices
The niddlcmcn who step In between
The producer and the consumer are the
people who reap the benefit" Tho
R"ckoalc Cooperative System as prac-
ncr IN European countries and which
Is lt ms introduced rapidly into the
Ialier states md Canada, changes this
u UIEc. business men OF farn.;rS by
tlNip. them = business system. .Ther
can now do their own business OF mar
Tic money The middlcincn CHARGED
This plan is: one man. one vote. re-
eurd!css OF stock owned. and thus no
controlling interest, 8 per cent interest
only is paid on shares OF stock in tho
company. but after the expense OF
running the business all profits are di-
Nidcd among members ia proportion TO
amount OF patronage. For instance III
YOU are 4 member OF a produce sell
me association organized on this plan
you ship Your farm products To II.
me day your shipment arrives il is
GRADED, ANA YOU are sent Il check pay
ing YOU market price only. with 10
commission deducted. These, product,
are handled 10 the very hest advan-
tase, stored in your own cold storage
pla nts. for winter prices, retniled
through Your own retail store, sold In
carload lots on the hest markets In
tae country. etc. The company keeps
record OF all business. the simmer
Keeps his record OF ali shipments, the
retail buyer in the city keeps his rec
ORC OF all purchases: at the end of a
quarter, SIX months, or n year as the
board OF directors elected by YOU shall
decree. tho books shall be balanced.
ana AFTER taking out the expense OF
running the business and & per cent
interest on stock invested, balance Of
proIlts shall be divided between Tho
farmer, shippers or members in the
N'"'t4"' anu tHc icthli buyer OF con-
sumer in the city. The Advantages OF
TINS system are manifold and easily
seen.
u ties a string to both producer and
consumer by having them share I'm the
FRONTS, II brings them closer to"crhor
man any other known system cutting
out all OF the middlcmcu II is tho
iHiEE the consumers of tho cities arc
looking for, ana when introduced In
any city the labor unions, etc. urge
,hei' members TO stand by il to n man
II Is your company. the rnanaremcut
are salaricd, there IL no Incentive for
thein 10 report undue shortage or
bre"kagc. Under this system both tho
seller ana buyer keep tab on the Of
hcefs, clerks, etc. and If accounts do
no correspond II is shown in the act :
ticment This insurcs safety from dis
honest employees, but the creates, az
All advantage is that they went into
ouslhess believing they could operate
on smaller profit than tho otbrr
fellow, they figured on as close q ma
i.ln AZ possible to make cxpens.s
WIN this plan you operate on the s;,n.
prohi as the fellow I'm opposition ncroas
the street and no price cutters 10 hubt
All rioftS arc in the concern az n 70
serve fund until the end OF a h,,sinass
period. when settlements arc made
Many cooperative stores arc IA
operation In the United States alrcadv
using this Hystem. there are over $50
IN the one State of Minnesota. The T.
~. and c. L. OF a. indorses this Man
above all others, and is introducing Il