The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-23
J. II. Taylor
Addresses Union
he GIVES HISTORY OF ORGANIZATION
Shows Purpose of the Union and Value That 1t Is
TO the Farmers

the principle was right and the
movement met with success.
I'VE are now in the process of
organizing the farmers so that
the wealth the farmer actually
produces shall be used to finance
the farmer at a reasonable rate
of interest and direct this wealth
produced by the farmer to finance
him instead of having this money
used to finance the commercial
interests and enable the organic
ed business system to exploit the
farmer.
"Then for the pdrchase of sup
piles and implements, the farmer
must cooperate to combine the
buying needs of all the producers
through their own central chan
mel, thereby creating a buying
power which will enable the or
ganization man to get the bene-
fits of better prices.
This jurisdiction of Wash
ington and Northern Idaho has
ibeen operating for a little over
six years. Meeting the opposi-
ton and obstacles expected and
always sure TO arise, the move
ment has prOspered. Over fif-
teen thousand members have been
brought within the organization
and they are all getting the bene-
fits of organized effort.
Better prices have been OBJ
tanned for the big grain products
the hay men are being cemented
together to enable them to getout
from under the power of The ex-
ploI;cr, and in fact every line OF
production is being reached by
organized effort for the mutual
benefit.
zone big thing to be accom-
plished in northern Idaho is TO
standardize the prices for wood
and posts so that the producers
here may be able to get a living
price for their commodities.
What is needed is every farmer
within this organization so that
We can have established what will
be a reasonable, fair living price
for the wood. and posts and when
this is established, every farmer
sticking to it so that there will
be nothing but a white mans
price accepted for the products
and none but a white mans pric-
cd product to be bought.
"The success Of the whole plan
{ here as elsewhere depends upor
the ability to so organize the
farmer and his finances that hC
G. can be financed and thereby re-
= lieved from the pressure of ur-
y gent money need, he can operate
t upon the basis of financial indie
= pendence as other lines of ac-
= tlvities do. This must NEAR
t cheaper money ultimately to th'
e former and reasonable accomo-
dation when he ueeds it. AlsC
d we plan for a system of long tim'
t farm loans on the amortization
lplan whereby the farmer in pay
4 ing his annual interest will boil
pay the interest and also reduce
d the principle. This involves tn
n system Of Landschaften farm
D credits which has made European
- countries great by caring for tn
- farmers.
e "All of the benefits to be de
e rived in these various efforts ar
g naturally for the organized pro
n ducers. The farmer who get
;, in and promotes his organization
p is certainly the one entitled T.
# the benefits of the Organization
and is most naturally the on
S who will get the benefits of or
n ganization. Every farmer o
r character and repute and wor
d thy member of his community
t desired to be within the organiza
It tion and should be in. "
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