La Junta tribune., 1914-02-28
y MATHEW .. DUDcaoN
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: here could not pay cash for what they
bought. They had to get goods on
credit. Once farmer got into debt
to these retail dealers he seldom got
free from the big mans clutches.
While he was In this state he was no
better than \ slave. lie was charged
tremendous prices and had TO pay big
interest. myself have been charged
interest on what | bought on credit
At the rate OF li+ per cent per annum.
Ny father had this sort OF interest to
pay while he was bringing up his fam
ily. That Is where the three pounds
went that II took me six months to
earn when started TO work.
What Cooperation 10 Doing.
But Notwithstanding the smallness
OF the holdings, and the poor soil. con
ditions In Dunglow are improving. ]
never knew an organization TO do So
much for community as the Temple
crone Cooperative Agricultural soci
ETY. is doing for Dunglow. The so
ciety started In a little oneroom cot
tage on a farm where | lived. We be
gan BY buying manures and later a
few groceries We had fierce opposi
t!on at FIRST from the gombeen man
and traders, ar ierce as any communi
ty ever had. Some OF the members
were In debt to the Gombcen men and
had to come into the cooperative quar-
ters At night and over the back walks
In order 10 conceal from the Eombeen
man that they were members. II
the gombeen men found ost that any.
I one trading with them vas trading
with Us they refused him credit and
issued . writ y he owed them"
A Little Democracy.
I'VE 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 psrlia ament here TO discuss
our business. We have given some
entertainments which have brought
the people nearer together and given
them 4 good time. This year We OF.
ganised an industrial show In which
we exhibited everything which We pro
duced here. Including lace and knit
goods. ~ we'll ~ some Of our farm
Z products. We did this TO encourage
others 10 make these things. Nov
&. Ne are looking around TO get some
/ little local industry started. We need
something Of the kind badly 50 that
more money can come into the com
mvniiy. Lace making. knitting and
work Of that Kind 10 important. too.
for every little helps here. We are
wtlliAg 70 work when We can.
On sise Ueos6s.
"rhs boys are learning 70 farm bst'
tss than their fathers fasmsd. We
srs raisins better cows. and pigs and
chieteas. and producing better egss.
poultry and meat than We ever az
bsfors. Through our little coopsra-
tive society ve have . steady market
at good prices for all We can raise.
We are not rich. fof this 10 not Q
rieh eountry. aad never can b. Thers
are TOO many stosss and boss in Don.
eeal for that. hut ws are doing our
bssA snA ve are going 70 reach q
point soon where every nan cas "a
- ard down Dsngiow ssd say that
hs owes 10 man anything. Co-oDsra-
tioa has beoasht ~ togsthsS. ss1 ws
srs al good friends. We ass Dot
Aghting with earh othsr aay ooro.
We ars heipias sach ethss. We ass
stitl doing businsss % . vsry sDall
oeale. oi course. We ats poor DeoDao.
~ vs nsss always b that. TAsss
y - eAasee to- wealth 10 . 1vo q
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u pessitee ~ the poorest fafDee -
bessnise his potato pateA as1 -
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