The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-03

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altstic influence is being constantly
brought to bear on them that gives
them strength Of character to resist
the siren voice of designing men,
who are, when opportunity offers.
whispering into their ears sweet
the surface, but the under current is
full of IFS and and's that are meant
to have an influence on the listener
that arouses q spirit Of jealousy and
distrust In him that causes him to
look with suspicion on every move
ment originated for his betterment.
by men who are directly interested in
his welfare almost as much as their
own.
Extension Of Cooperation.
While the increase in membership,
during the past year, was very salts
factory to me. it did not, however,
keep in pace with the extension of
our cooperative effort. in establish
ing new cooperative business enter
prises and Strengthening the oFGani-
cations already in operation whose
capital had to be increased to meet
the requirements or increasing bust
ness. While others. though not in
creasing their capital stock very ma
terially, increased the amount of their
paid. up capital, by selling more stock,
which enables most OF them to do
business along the outlined plan OF
doing business that constitutes one of
the underlying principles Of success
full cooperation as adopted by the
Farmers Union: Namely, doing bus
mess on cash basis only; which is
doing business. Allow me here now
to say to you that there never was q
more oppOrtune time for the cooper
alive enterprises of Kansas that have
been doing a credit business to make
the change to a cash system than now.
is. <ey<
see every Farmers Onion enterprise
in Kansas firmly established on q
cash basis as speedily as possible.
Mitchell County Leads.
Mitchell county leads in the extent
OF It's cooperative endeavor, doing a
business to the amount of near $780,
V0O this past year. Osborne stands
next to Mitchell. with Lincoln. Rocks,
Ellsworth, Phillips, Russell. Ellis, Jew
ell. Cloud, Ottawa, Neosho and a string
CT others that are just starting. and
with bright prospects of becoming
greatly successful in the near future.
The number of cooperative elevators
installed and put in operation during
the past year exceeded my expecta-
lions. They more than quadrupled that
of any previous year.
Vast Volume OF Business.
The volume of business done by our
cooperative business associations this
past year, is of such a magnitude that
1t is hardly believable, especially when
one takes into consideration the fact,
that the Farmers Union Cooperative
movement in Kansas is only a few
years old, am fully convinced that
the total amount of business done by
all our Farmers Union cooperative as
sociations will go beyond $s0.0OO.00O.
Co-Operative Organizations.
The following named cooperative
business associations organized and
conducted by the Union have made re-
mess operations for the year 1914:
The Ellsworth County Farmers CO.
operative Union, Ellsworth. Kan: the
Farmers Union Elevator company,
Hays; the Farmers Union Corpora
tive association, Delphos; Farmers
Union Business association. Erie;
Farmers Grain and Live Stock COM
pany. Blue Rapids; Farmers Union
Mercantile company, Kirwin; the
Farmers Grain company, ST. Paul: the
Farmers Union Cooperative Manufac-
turing and Mercantile association,
Spearville; the Farmers Grain and Sup
ply company. Spearville; the Farmers
Union Shipping association, Natoma =
the Farmers Union Elevator company,
Soldier; Miltonvale Live Stock and
Shipping association. Miltonvale; the
Farmers Grain and Mercantile COM
pany. Gorham; Clay and Washington
County Business association. Clifton;
the Farmers Union Mercantile COM
pany, Walnut; Pioneer Business asso-
citation, Bogue; the Farmers Store.
Barnard: Central Union, MOreland; the
LenOra Mercantile association, Lenora;
the Farmers Union Cooperative asso-
citation, Greenleaf the Farmers Union
Mercantile company, Bushong; the
Gretna Grain and Mercantile company
Cretna; the Farmers Union Co-opera-
tive association, Girard; the Waldo
association, Waldo: Farmers Union
Cooperative association. Minneapolis;
the Farmers Union Mercantile COM
pany. Americas; the Farmers Union
Cooperative association, Webster; the
Farmers Union Grain and Supply as
ISOLATION, Courtland; the Lost Springs
Farmers Union. Lost Springs; the Os-
borne County Farmers Union Coop
erative association, Osborne: the
Mitchell County Farmers Union Co.
operative and Mercantile association,
Beloit: the Farmers Union Mercantile
association, Logan; the Long Island
Mercantile and Shipping association.
Long Island: Powhattan Farmers
Union. Powhattan; the Hanston Farm
ers' Union Cooperative association,
Hanston: Farmers Grain, Stock and
Mercantile company, Marysville; the
Farmers Cooperative Store. Stockton
Farmers Cooperative Business asso-
citation, Republic City; the Linn Coun-
ty Farmers Union Cooperative asso-
citation, PleasantOn; the Farmers Co.
operative Manufacturing and Mercan-
| tile association. Lucas: Farmers Union
Cooperative Cream Station, McCrack-
en-: the Cooperative Mercantile asso-