Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-30

standard Guano &c
ro.., -. 'on c.. 47s t tons, Hi ssss. :
cs ssaf :, s''ss i'slsA, III ,,a,, ''',oss,
Net pror. So. Aso5s.so |
Cash psoft '..sal sss;sx.,, tim. sales. a :
I Due vbAr ~. 2,21s.g7
Al these goods were n ~,s paid, A.s7.ss
the try ana It is interesting to H.
facto TRANSPORTATION cost is 70 trs note that
c e.sa IN all our farm operatjo us'y consd-
freight charges, factory, s11aaMao n,
ls,la7.So
ro u",l's 10 the fact that our MSl,sS.n
po.ssn became exhausted h.oa supply Of
ocesr :, mat were sunk in the A y Two
,,"s. II we were to get NOR. .a a.,astic
.h;nn , .sAe the risk of having gre sS'.s we
sh'pped and having them arri,. esn goods
mechanical condition nv. I've IN poor
manager erred in permittins ,s Your
80 80 os shipped However, it was , ss0os
~ a..epung these goods or none .na vase a.
manager believed that tho ana the
would rather suffer a little incon members
'hah TO be deprived of the uooa. sMefce
potash for such goods could NJ. "lsh in
chased from any other sour. ~ ~ pur-
were ABOUT ten cars received in h.a "ere
cnanical condition. We were .s u me-
maze an adjustment in some ~ W.. 10
cases. but as yet not all Of tho.. 0,ese
most OF the members considered the
question from reasonable view no;n.
ou' others are very much dissatisfied ans
IN 1act one of them has written 49, an.
the Farmers Union does not a;,. -
local a rebate they will never INV en-. ns
the Farmers Union again. This memnsr
does not understand that he did no, hm,,
any fertilizer from the Farmers, 1rn,o..
but that his agent, who is the rana
OF the Farmers C.ion, simn,v a.
ranged place for the member in ou.-
ton to buy the goods, and he should y.
dissatisfied with the company or e,se
visit his displeasure upon the ma,,aor
for permitting these goods to be shinnoa
This member also forgets that tho a,,.
ployer must stand behind the emnov.s
and assist him to meet and solve the va
rio1s problems arising constantly. A,cne
the manager is powerless, but with the
loyal support of all the members Of me
company the manager will become
business force that none can resist
LOCAL UNION TRANSACTIONS.
Cars Bushels
Grain, on css ,
Fertilizer, l li7'sSa' 4 :
Hay, Ala N
olheF eTdHsdcliohSs 10,e00.0
s550,670.0
This amount Of business was transa Ct
ed by 43 unions. The remaining union
failed to report although repeatedly re
quested to do so. I would advise tina
the bylaws be amended to the effect tina
no union is entitled to representatio
without first sending in their annual re
port.
The amount Of business transacted i
potatoes as noted is s1S9,6l942 Unde
normal conditions this amount woul
have been doubled. and this would hay
brought the total up to $3.50,
The Aroos.ook Potato Growers Asst
citation and the Central Maine Co-opers
tive Association were organized befol
the Farmers Union, and while both {
these unions affiliated with the Farmer
union they do not act with the feders
ton. The business of these two unior
will amount to at least $loO,cOo.0O Wei
we in possession Of all the business I
the combined unions it would reae
nearly 100000.
COOPERATIVE STATE LAW.
New York State has cooperative la
and the farmers have no corporate
fee to pay the State or franchise tax.
The Farmers Union and all the afiilia
ed bodies are organized under the co
poration laws Of Maine. the same kind
a law under which large business CO
Germs work. For incorporating the v
rious unions we have paid the Sta
s1650.OO. This is 66 unions at $500 eac
Our annual franchise tax amounts
$4,000 per year which is $500 for ca
union.
During the year l have attended
meetings. the greater portion OF the
being Grange meetings. This W
brought about because of the fact tn
at the last annual meeting OF I
State Grange a committee of three "
appointed with instructions to me
with the executive board of the FAR
ers' Union. One joint meeting "
held and the manager was INSTRUCT
to prepare a letter to be sent out
all the Oranges in the State call
their attention to the fact that
Farmers Union of Maine desired
work in close touch with the membe
This letter was first forwarded to
State Master and was approved by
State executive board. After this
ter was sent out 1 found it impossi
to attend all the meetings as reque
ed.
However. good results were brou
about and now the Grange and
Farmers Union are working for
common purpose having In view t
all agricultural societies should W
as one.
The Farmers Union is deeply sci
BILE OF the fact that it was because
the Grange that the Union has b
a success from the start. All the S
ordinate Oranges opened wide Il
doors that the Union might enter.
have had the use Of their halls
In fact at times we were allowed
traordinary privileges. and when
future history Of the Farmers Un
l.. x,,r;<+a, tho GRANGE If Maine