The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-05-15
FACTS AND FIGURES
FOR FARMERS.
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Did all of these succeed in their first
attempts? No, not all of them; mis-
takes were made, but through per-
severance and 'stickability" they are
all now upon solid foundation and
are successful. Their organizations
are growing year by year and they
have effected solid foundation upon
which to base each years activities.
Their plans are not i'll advised
they are a corps of workers having
the same view point, planning and
executing with unity and precision.
Therein lies their success. They do
not go at their business blindly; be-
fore their products are produced they
know they will get a legitimate price
for it, and one which will leave them
a livable profit, because they already
know what the production will be.
They know, when, and the amount
they will market at a stated time;
they have elevators, warehouses, cold
storage plants, and other equipment
necessary to help store their produce
and keep it properly, so that all is not
thrown on the market at once.
Another phase of successful farmer
financing in many parts of our great
commonwealth is cooperative buying
associations. An inventory is made
of the needs Of the respective asso-
citation members, in the lines of ma
chinery, implements, fertilizers, live
stock, etc, then representative OF
the association is selected to BUY
these various equipments at whole
sale prices, either from local deal
er or from the nearest manufactur-
er. BY such procedure these farmers
are able to save thousands of dollars
annually, for the simple reason that
they have gone at the job systemau-
cially, with uRity and in business
like manner, just the same tactics as
used by the banker and the business
man in theirs. In other words, they
have co-operated and organized them
selves for business.
Now, for another question. VIII
the banker and the business man
support an institution planned and
fostered by the farmers? You bet he
will, my friends, the very minute he
sees that it is workable and is good
thing, both with his moral and his
financial support, and most enthus-
iastically with each, for to them it
means another opportunity for good
investment, whereby they can enlarge
their own source Of income.
For centuries in Europe the think
ing farmer h;,; had the cooperation
Of the banker and business man in
their cooperative insurance eompan-
les, and cooperative money lending
agencies they are still in operation
and most successful. Why? Because
they are operated upon business prin-
cipIes: the farmers and land owners
saw the necessity for such an organ
ization, they effected it, and then the
banker and business man came in be-
cause it was safe and sane"
A more recent enterprise fostered
by farmers, into which the banker
and business men have entered, is
the potato curing plants, which are
proving profitable, effective and po'
ular throughout the sweet potato
belts of the South. In some localities
the business men alone, through the
Chambers of Commerce, are building
these plants because the farmer has
been slow to develop them, and be-
cause they are good investments.
Gentlemen, cooperation among all
classes has wrought wonders. shall
not relate each instance, just a rev.
for they are too numerous.
Cooperation won the great war.
Cooperation is driving out the IL
quor traffic.
Cooperation gave US schools and
colleges, and supports churches, char
liable institutions, and has driven out
many diseases of both man and beast.
Cooperation is now giving us good
roads; the latter solely through the
cooperation of the three classes OIL
men before me at this time.
Yes, cooperation has wrought won
ders for the human race, when direct
ed in the proper channels, and II you
want prosperity to blossom, as the
rose, in the future throughout this
great Southland, Mr.. Farmer, MI.
Banker, and Mr.. Business Man, we
must cooperate and organize to stamp
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