Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-05

'esrn Nov Buys and sells.
here could mot pay caah for what they
bought. They had 10 get goods on
credit. Once farmer got Into debt
TO theae retail dealers he seldom got
free from this big mans clutches.
While he was IN this state be was no
better than slave. He was shargee
tremendous prices and had 70 pay bis
interest. myself have been charged
interest on what bought on credit
DC the rate OF Ia per cent, per annum
MY father had this SORT of interest 70
pay while ne wan bringing up bis tam
lily. That Ii where the three pounds
went that II took me siy months 70
earn when started 10 work.
What co-operstion 10 poln1.
.sBut Notwithstanding the arnallneas
cit the holdings. and tina poor soil. con
ditions Id Danglow are improving. ]
never knew IA organization to do sa
much Cor community az the Temple
crune Cooperative Agricultural soct
ETY. Ii doiag for Dungiow. The 30
ci0ty started In u little oneroom cot
saxe on q farm where lived We be
gnn ~ buying manures and later .
few groceries We had fierce opposL
tion IL first from the gombeen man
and traders, ~ fierce ~ any eonmuni
" ever had. Some OF the members
were in debt to the gombaen mon and
had 70 come into the cooperative guar
tors ut night aud over the hack walks
In order to conceal from the gombeeu
man that thsy were members. II
the gornbeen men found out that any
enc trading with them was trading
with us they refused him credit and
issued writ II no owed them"
a Little Democracy.
'.wa wish no one any III. We do
not do business that way. We have
simply, demanded the right to attend
to our own little affairs. We meet In
our little parliament here TO discuss
cur business. We have given some
entertainments which have brought
J ahs people nearer together and given
them 4 good time, This year we or
ganixad an industrial show In which
we exhibited everything which we pro
euced here, including lace and knit
goods. as well as some OF our farm
products. We did this 10 encourages
others 60 make these things, Now
we are looking around TO set some
little local industry started. We need
something or the kind badly 40 that
more money can come into the com
munity. Lace making. knitting and
work cf that kind In important too.
for every little helps here. We are
willing 10 work when We can.
On the UPGRADE.
.rhs boys are learning 10 farm bet.
ter than their fathers farned. We
are raising better cows. and pigs and
chickens. and producing better Gags.
poultry and meat than we ever lid
before. Through our little coops RI.
tive society va have steady market
at good prices for MI we can raise,
We are not rich. for this In not .
rich country. and never can be. Theirs
are too many stones and hogs In Don
egal tor that. but We are doing our
best. and We are going 70 reach .
point soon where every man can 90
up and down Dunglow aud say tina,
ne owes no man anything Co-opera
ton has brought Us together. and w
are all good friends We are mol
fighting with each other any more
We are helping each other. We arr
ssili doing business on q very small
scale, az course, We are poor people
and we must always be that, Theirs
ts no chance for wealth In . ave OF
ssx,acre farra. We raise a little patch
of oats for oatmeal for our family
Most cf "a get enough potatoes %
our little places 70 last ~ through ths
year. We couldn't live without pota
toes. You know the great famine o
Isss. when 30 many died In Ireland
was caused wholly BY potato blight
The children around here are aimos
brought up on potatoes. They ge
mashed potatoes. with little milk Il
II. before they are weanea. They grow
up on II and sometimes have littla
else. Cooperation has helped as y
sell what We hass. and we are doinl
first rate.
cosk ef LIVING.
sfsy purchasing goods direct iron
original sources, THE society has mad
IL passlhls for the poorest farmer d
fsrfiliss his posato pAtck and IN
crease the crop whiek 40 raises. n