Thursday, July 25, 1912.]
THE CAROLINA tlNlON EARMEft
Eage Threft
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CO-OPERATION OP BANKERS *
and merchants with *
the FARMERS IN MARKET- *
ING THE CROPS OF 1912.
Pi'esident H. Q. Alexander.
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We can produce but one of the sta
ple money crops in any one year;
herefore it must supply the demand
ef the world for twelve months. As
Pearly as possible only one-twelfth of
the
crop should be marketed in any
PPe month. This would be feeding
c market without glutting it.
This method of marketing would
be
easily adopted in the handling of
en-perlshable crops if the farmers
ere out of debt and all crops grown
a cash basis. But the majority of
rmers are burdened more or less
^eavily with obligations that must
p met, and the percentage of mort-
Sed farms is increasing each year.
^Pops are
PPedit
grown very largely on
j,, extended by the time mer-
. and bankers. This ought not
a case, but it is. Farmers will
^cver become financially independent
prosperous as long as they are
P^es to the credit system,
g under present conditions the
ble marketing of crops is possi-
tj by and through the co-opera-
^be creditor classes, the j)ank-
and merchants. Is it not a strange
Ppfiat
'PPal condition, that the non-
w li,U 1 LI vH| LildL LXl^ IXLrlX
the classes are the creditors of
the of the country, while
It j^^^^'Pcing classes are the debtors?
^ P condition that will not be
until the farmers put them-
Pcts^^ position to price the prod-
the their labor and wrests from
to tu^°P'PPoducing creditor classes,
ever^x^^^tent, the privilege of pricing
flniou both raw material and
“'“'■''i product.
P^ark agree that gradual
over-suplying the
be^ Pte demand will enure to the
'^lll ^ the producers. All men
Plso admit, and experience
Prov
ity ^t, that agricultural prosper-
PPd *^°P^otes every other industry
of the farming class
all business.
tloj^ W brings us to the ques-
^anke b® to the Interest of the
^bh th^ merchants to co-operate
fort ® farmers in an organized ef-
^Plieve gradual marketing? I
that every wise business man
be decm^^ ^ 1^^ the long run
^^'adiioi ^bly to his interest to secure
b^obucts.
^Popig. the prosperity of his home
Patrojjj people who will in turn
bis business and make it
lor marketing and good prices
fonioti^ P^®bucts. He will thus be
I
sperous.
^bd to appeal to the bankers
aid i^^^*^bants of North Carolina to
the gj. ^ ^O'Operative movement for
^*'Pp8, t marketing of all farm
t'ave ®ud that we may not
biark^^^^^^^ prices from congest-
actlop That definite and united
, beby taken along this line, I
' the Qf * ^Pon every County Union
bf Say „ to appoint a committee
the of the leading farmers
bi
bank Union, to meet with
^bpaty t merchants of your
^bd to discuss this matter
plans
Of fi? of co-operation,
kg be points to be considered
bPs of time on obliga-
K ” ma+ tiuio uu uuiiea-
1 ^ ^oangj^^^^^' volume of money to
ateregj. farm products, rates of
^et ^„^P*'ebou8e facilities, etc.
otig^^^ counties take this action
k^br cou^^^ report results through
cblon ti., ■*'
that
V other
^bd fallur,
th^ del^ come to your aid. Do
A ^ special sessions of
^t Once necessary and
papers and The Carolina
your success may
counties: and in
e, that other counties
LAND MONOPOLY.
The increase in land values in the
United States in the last few years
has made it very nearly impossible
for a person of common means to get
foot-hold, and they have no prospects
or hopes of ever obtaining it as long
as the present methods of landlord
ism exists. The unrestricted methods
of land monopoly and unchecked
greed of land speculators are mainly
the cause of the confusion and dis
content, the social unrest and dis
order that prevails. A large number
are on the move all the time, discon
tented and disheartened, trying to
find a foot-hold. The concentration
of land by land speculators has
brought about greater hardship and
oppression to the common class of
people than anything else, depriving
them of homes, and by so doing has
caused confusion, and the incented
to all kinds of vice and dissipation,
disrupting society, engendering class
distinction. That land should be
monopolized and controlled by the
few to the detriment and oppression
of the many, was never intended.
When the land of Canaan was di
vided, it was ordered that each should
have an equal share, and it is more
necessary now that this command
should be observed, because of the
greater number of people and lim
ited amount of territory. Land is
the basis and foundation of all sup
port, and life is dependent and could
not exist without its support. From
the above it is not only right but
just and proper that every one should
have an equal sharing with the means
so necessary for their happiness and
prosperity.- A great portion of the
best land is in the control of the land
speculators, and they are still reach
ing out, and if there is not a stop or
check to their greed, they will soon
own it all. Pass special license tax
on land speculators, similar to many
other trades and professions; place
a limit in amounts to the individual
needs and impose a graduated tax
on all over that amount, which would
cause them to unload their surplus
holdings and forever puf a stop to the
iniquitious greed of a few persons
to own the earth. And it will be
well to establish a maximum limit
to rents.—Texas Co-operator.
MT. OLIVE LOCAL, No. 1869.
Mr. Editor:—Some of our fellow-
members are wishing to know some
thing of the progress of our local or
ganization, so we wish to use a small
space in your columns in which to in
sert the following notes:
Having organized May 6, 1911,
with only a few faithful members,
our Union has been W9rking under
steady improvement, and now pre
vails with a membership of sixty-
four; there being forty-six male and
eighteen female members, nearly all
of whom are “paid-up’ ’and in good
standing. A majority of the mem
bers are getting the best results of
making nearly all purchases of'fer
tilizer and groceries through the
trade channels of the Union.
We are glad to note the progress
of our sister Unions and want to feel
that we are one of the many spokes
now constituting this great wheel of
progress. We believe that the Union
is here to stay. It is the very thing
that we have been needing so long,
and now all that we need to do is to
put our shoulders to the wheel and
all push together with all our might.
We want every farming man to take
sides with us in this great work. We
cannot but prosper if we do our very
best as brother farmers.
Our meetings are held promptly in
which much interest is manifested.
Besides the transaction of business
we have lectures from different mem
bers of the Union on interesting top
ics such as different methods of
planting, working and harvesting of
chops, and crop rotation.
We want to stand fast, remaining
loyal to our duty, working constant
ly in that which is good, and show to
the spectator that we are a band in
separable for the noblest work.
We are glad to announce that the
next County Union Meeting will be
held with our Local, September 3,
1912. We are hoping to have an able
speaker for the benefit of the public.
Fraternally,
COMMITTEE.
Northampton Co., N. C., July 11,
1912.
HERTFORD COUNTY UNION.
Hertford County Farmers’ Union
will meet with Union Local at Union
on the 2 6th day of July. Dr. J. M.
Templeton and Dr. H. Q. Alexander
will be with them and address the
public on the warehouse and other
plans of the Union work. Everybody
is invited. Northampton, Bertie and
Gates County Farmers’ Union will
please send a good delegation.
J. H. EVANS, President.
P. D. SEWELL, Sec.Treas.
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