Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-20

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ireland. lilo IL ably assisted by the
secretary, Mr. n A Anderson, q man
Of rare executive ability and Of emil
nent cuuRmon sense Associated In the
also ~ MIR George w Rus
sell. brilliant journalist and editor Of
the Irish Homestead. man who IL 4
practical M we'll ~ poet aud painter, T
Tho ytckpresident of the organization |
Ia Rev. Father Thomas A Ftniay. pro /
fessor 0f economies in the National
University al Dublin. Catholic prleat
who has a most rare and kindly
knowledge Of human nature. combined
with y splendid head for the details %
the business of the co operative oEgani.
Eation
Seldom has 20 we'll balanced = quar-
tot % men been assoc htted together IN
any economic movement They are
in very fact d power 10, the business
regeneration Of rural ireland Practic.
ally all Of the cooperative areieilca IN
ireland have been organized by tho !
A. o. 81 Iia organizers meet with tho
promoters Of q news society and give
Thorn the benefit of the experiences OF
the older societies. They furnish =
see OF rules, advise 40 "a equipment.
install a aystam og bookkeeping and
good business methods, The soeloty
haR a ataff OF skilled, experienced men
who ar organizers, editors and inRpec.
tors ~ Il cooperative Hocietiea mako
F, certain definite reports To u they
constantly 30 for advice and council
/ and over them II maintains . m0at
complete power az audit The fuac-
| ton Of the society Ii TO unity and co
/ ordinate. To inspect. TO audit, to advise.
| ID has been tn achievement to pilot
ali cooperative organizations through
/ the struggles and difficulties inherent
in the Initiation OF tho movement % u.
innate anecsaH. Always and every,
whore the aoulaty Insists on good bust
ness methods. upon the most effective
syetam Of accounting. upon fair and
brpad.lninded dealings with ali con,
enrped. and upon the maintenance Di
The hIRiinai quality In all products
American cooperation must have i
aimilat central society II u u TO be
effective.
During the parliamentary reeesa Of
1895. through the efforts Of this same
statesman, SIR Horace plnnkelt, there
was brought together committee 81
representative men Of various parties
and rfneds. who later presented u pc
tltlon 10 tho government praying fol
tho institution III q state department
which would fuIflI tho functions of i
ministry ot agriculture for Ireland
Theme proposals gro emhodies In j
! law enacted In 1899 and immediately
thereafter the department Of mErlcul
: tura. With Sir Horace Plunkett ~ III
: head. began lta career Of education
) Tha present head Of "tha department
] of agriculture aud technical lnalrnf
! / tion IA IL ii nov termed Ii the Hon
. Thomas w Russell.
Agricultural Wholesale Society.
Al saH but natural the eoaoperatly
I organizations. after they had sMtal
Z ilahed themselves and hegan furnish
: ing product Of high quality. f3un
. that he individual managers Of Oh
7 AanArKtn societies had not faellltia
o Tor obtaining = knonledka IT the ma
b h#t no understand fully The condition
1 In all markets IN which Irish product
might reasonably BE- expected 10 has
u access vas too large i TAX for enc
j scattarad organization to undrrtak
j for II self. Consequently the Irish Al
i riaaitnrai Wholesale society. limlte'
II began business Al fret IL eonfina
. itneff to tfsa marketing Of irish pro-
i. uctg. Later, whan local eoopefatls
i societies found trouble IN ksktln
>. goods of high quality II feaeonab
y pricet. the organization took np q
q junbihg business ~ side Issue NO
j. IL maintains two branches. onsssyegi
Of ID business III performed ~ ~
II bar. aix,sevenshs ~ lie business II M
u kselnK irish goods. About one.third
u the Irish products handled 30 aero
d. the channel 70 England and Heotiaa
o. The heAithfsl growth that has 0eeu
D rad ii the business 81 tbs eonearn fro
sr 1908 TO 1914 Is indicated b. The &
q tswlsk figures: