South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-30

at this pit. You can see how much
simpler II is for me 10 come here
and have my agent or broker buy
cost more, because II they are
lighting they can not be raising
wheat or other food. That means
that even these people in Australia
and Europe must be counted among
the cooperators that produce my
loaf Of bread. Yes, and farmers,
and elevator men. and grain brokers
must all be counted in"
You are right" said Mr.. Wall
ing. 1t takes a great many people
10 turn out a sack Of Snow Flake
flour. our milling company is just
one little specialist in a great big
cooperative system"
That evening John told his father
what Mr.. Walling had said about
the bank, the board of trade. and
the milling company as specialists
in great cooperative process. His
father handed him a book and said.
Look this over; you will see that
what you are learning about bread
is true also of other things"
John noticed that the book was
called Wealth Of Nations, and
was written by Adam Smith. At a
page which his father indicated he
began reading:
observe the accommodation Of
the most common artificer or day
, laborer in a civilized and thriving
country, and you will perceive that
the number Of people of whose in
dustry part, though but small
part, has been employed in procur-
ing him this accommodation eX-
ceeds all computation. The wooden
coat for example. which covers the
day laborer, as coarse and rough
as il may appear. is the product OF
the Joint labor OF a great multitude
Of workmen The shepherd. the
sorter Of the wool, the wool comber
or carder. the dyer. the scribbler.
the spinner. the weaver. the fuller,
the dresser, With many others must
all join their different arts in order
TO complete even this hOmely pro-
ductiOn. How many merchants and
carriers. besides. must have been
employed in Transporting the ma
terials from some of those work
men 70 others who often live in a
very distant part OF tho country.
How much commerce and navi "a
ton in particular. how many ship
builders, sailors. saImakers, rope
makers. must have been employed
I'm order TO bring together the differ
ent drugs made use Of by the dyer,
which often come from the re-
hottest corners of the world.
What a variety OF labor. too is
necessary in order 10 produce the
I tools of the meanest OF those work
men To say nothing OF such com
I plicated machines as the ship OF
| the sailor. the mill OF the fuller. or
even the loom OF the weaver. let
MS consider only what a variety Of
| labor is requisite in order % form
| that very simple machine. the
shears with which the shepherd
clips the wool The miner. the
. builder Of the furnace for smeltin2
I the ore. the Teller of the timber
I the burner Of the charcoal 10 bC
made use Of in the smelling house
] the brickmaker. the bricklayer the
1 Ff VI men "a llb dLLtiAA tllE Aatl -A1'
1 the millwright. the fOrger. thf
| smith. must all Of them join their
/ different arts in order 90 produce
! them. Were we to examine I'm the
! same manner all the different part.
| OF his dress and household furni-
| ture. the coarse linen shirt which
he wears next his skin. the shoe.
which cover his feet, the bed which
| he lies on and all the different
parts which compose IT, the kitchen
! crate at which he prepares hi.
victuals. the Goals which ne makes
Use OF for that purpose dug from
| the bowels OF the earth and brought
10 him perhaps by a long sea ans