Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01
The WARBLER AND THE INDEPENDENT

vidnal. We are apt To be impatient and
rather diSheartened. ii rot discouraged.
but All we have IL G0 tO brush away the
cobwehS Of diS"coara-ciAcnt and become
almost hilarious with optimism. II ID r.
rall and reflect on what We have really
accomplished in less than a wear uniel
the most adverse circumstances
Some slip "HOg-Tie."
While some have slipped the hog tie''
contract most 81 them have returned
bringing others with them "a the hog
trough where they stand at least one
foot in II. cnioying it, blessings.
We asked that III Judging the results
IF the Unit Marketing System with
those Of the independent sales agents
That the farmers Tx not - narrow mind
rd 20 look through one hole with both
owes at The returns II two crates " let
rucr and favor the independent sales
lgeat-if in oEl Instances he has @ot.
ten better prices. hut to glance along
the entire cooperative horizon of the
system. aud. like business men. give
credit for Ill benefits NJ cooperative
marketing. c~0-0nrrative planting. 60
operative seel huving. cooperative buy
~ az crates, seed potatoes. eating pD.
atceS. apples. peaches. grain aud other
commodities direct from producers III
ar let's thereby saving thousands uf
collars 10 lis members. We asked n
comparison II IN returns and AN con.
htionS If TIC past year under 90 opera
i've with those Of either or all OF the
tx preceding wears under competition.
hr results are beyond hopes or eNperta-
ION and III t-ffbatss f.lr,.r sns- ....-T
ration the fact that the independent
alrs agents have done far better by
heir following Than before the Unit
Marketing : stem was operative.
These comparisons will show:
!. That more !. .. Il. sales were made
Hd more cash was distributed in WI
aileS last wear than in amy previous
hrec wears.
second That practically the
anne alaount of rr luce was handled
or less than half the expense Wy
preN iouS wear.
Third. That our employees. including
he sales manager are aIl from among
iur own members and no salary exceeds
$50 per month.
tOurth. That our various packs are
rapidly becoming standardized and con
SequcnJy recognized. thus facilitating
'ales ~ advanced prices and minimiz
'ng complaints and establishing conf
leuce.
Al these results had htrn accomplished
indcr ordinary circumstance il would
have been " splendid record but they
we're accomplished i'm spite Of the great.
- handicap and odds.
Io those who say that Wy " class far.
nters are n0l business men. tn those who
@3l that they wll not stand hItchrl io
those who Say that they are nui Iuyal
hose who ~ay thai thtv are not honest
I hurt back lt them with defiance ;hat
when the auditors report az the Oh WIN.
ISOLATION consisting OF - t,prwrltfer
pages was taken back ~ the u units
ANA read ~ them I'M their n director
moi one member Of a single unit i'm the
valley even suggested going into thr
hands If a receiver 0r into bankruptcy,
lut. on the contrary. they unanimously
agreed that these were the obligation. WIZ
l farmers organization and that while
mere was no individual responsibility
lr liability that there was Y moral wv
legation un them aii. that their rr hin
rs "a farmers organization was IL stake.
mat tho creditors had extended ore lit
n COED faith and thaj they would pick
MP the load and walk 3I with II ANA
they did -. They rallied ID the needs
"f their Unit Marketing System
They bought stock III This dcfmct con
Germ ior cash. They loaned their enc !it
hy giving pcrSonai ro,cS 10 be discount
WI III tn banks. WITH IVA order IN deduct
the amount from future proceeds nf
sales pa the in>tailmcnt plan. The.
loaned money rs the Unit Marketing
system AZ bc paid when convenient. Tn
IN 'crS ana employees. God bless them.
wdItcd for their >alarirsHuntii returns
Just one sensation after anIthcr. Mr..
came i'll.
Tine property vi Tho Unit Marketing
system n noX mnincilmhcrcd- that il has
paid ITS y per cent guaranteed dividend
ga rs preferred sock. that ITS own cx-
pcnseS ami obligations incurred are al
paid and most oi THE load IL Inherited
has been lifted. that III, capital stock ~
now worth PR and that il has about
~ coo cash IN the bank. with which IN
lct the good WORK 40 on
Our enemicS. or. + should saw. our