The Farmers' Union from Topeka, Kansas • 3

THE FARMERS UNION 420 R. E. Kerr, Americus. 391 A. Monroe, Americus.

588 F. L. Maxwell, Americus. 622 John Schwindt, Olpe. Marion Co.

,191 John J. Janzen, Marion. 196 J. E. Loskot, Marion.

515 J. M. Lentz, Marion. 550 Joseph F. Kroupa, Marion.

567 B. V. Higgins, Marion. 654 James Conyers, Marion. 625 F.

T. Pecinovsky, Tampa. 385 W. C. Minner, Lost Springs, 404 F.

J. Pospisil, Lincolnville. Meade Co. 266 W. W.

Ward, Taw. 267 John P. Ballard, Plains. 281. U.

King, Plains. .286 Wm. Thomas, Plains. Mitchell Co. 302 Frank Richter, Cawker City.

366 S. A. Arnoldy, Tipton. 388 John Albert, Glen 422 I. A.

McDonald, Barnard. 437 L. A. Peterson, Simpson. 445 C.

W. Kimerer, Hunter. 447 tV Pnm acv' Tlliio Will. Ottawa Co. John Stauff er, Delphos.

i L. A. Stribling, Delphos. O. W.

Chambers, Delphos. i O. E. Murdick, Minneapolis. 79 80 81 108 109 110 122 125 262 399 405 413 419 421 440 462 467 513 517 558 481 535 549 568 569 573 580 583 610 634 644 658 C.

B. Rotrock, Minneapolis. C. H. Crawford, Lula Graves, Minneapolis.

M. J. Copping, Delphos. J. B.

Buttermore, C. E. Brown, Wells. C. Edmands, Minneapolis.

A. C. Greene, Tescott. L. D.

Folson, Tescott. H. Schmidt, Tescott. F. W.

Kosar, Glasco. W. A. Foster, Bennington. Vergne Jennings, Bennington.

F. Krisher, Niles. M. E. Reichard, Minneapolis.

John.D. Stelter, Minneapolis. -Phillips Co. Thomas Stanley Phillipsburg. Arthur- Knowles, Kirwin.

U. S. G. Willis, Kirwin. O.

Clearwater, Logan. O. Graham, Logan. L. W.

Slinker, Logan. L. L. Kirwin. F.

II. Cook, Kirwin. W. Schneider, Logan. W.

H. Townley, Gretna. B. C. DeBois, Kirwin.

E. Rumbaugh, Republican 449 V. W. Cook, Beloit. 456 Mrs.

A. J. Rittel, Barnard. Co. A.

R. Swan, Topeka. J. A. Mitchell, Tecumseh.

E. Leuenberger, Topeka. Neiswinder, North peka. Sheridan Co. Henry Westerman, Selden, Peter P.

Selden. Joseph Cooper, Hoxie. F. Schlicher, Hoxie. T.

F. Menefee, Selden. L. J. Wright, Selden.

F.E.Bader,-Jennings. B. C. Corrick, E. W.

Christian, Selden. P. D. Clear, Grainfield. John L.

Frye, Hoxie. J. S. Mahanna, Menlo. Anton Baalman, Angelus.

Smith Co. Frank Rypma, Downs. Stevens Co. M. W.

Woodsdale. Geo. L. Bennett, Niagara. I.

F. Ematon. F. R. Brownell, Woodsdale.

Co. T. J. Williams, Caldwell. J.

E. Barthelme, Caldwell. J. U. Shade, Caldwell.

G. Shaklee, Corbin. McPherson Co. Arvid Thorson, Marquette. Anson Titus, Windom.

L. W. Hammann, Conway. Thomas Co. J.

0 Samuelson, Gem. G. W. Wilkins, Oakley. Trego Co.

1 W. A. Doerschlag, Ransom. Waubansee Co. Walter Warrell, Hill.

Washington Co. F. Rodick, Barnes. A. W.

Myers, Barnes. W. R. Haines, Clifton. L.

E. Wisner, Washington. G. J. Wanamaker, Barnes.

V. -M. Hammett, Greenleaf. G. A.

Dolin, Clifton. R. Nelson, Greenleaf IT. Rogers, Barnes. A.

W. Mercer, Greenleaf. Charles Shun, Greenleaf, P. Totten, Clifton. Wm.

Mayer, Clifton. D. V. Linn, Clifton. 460 A.

J. Schellinger, Scottsville. 461 Frank Schurtz, Asherville. 465 Alex Dobratz, Hunter. 466 C.

W. Green, Cawker City. 468 T. W. Neff, Glen Elder.

4fiQ nion T511rIoi 470 Peter Koster, Cawker City. 471 Andrew Cawker City. 472 A. McKenchnie, Glen Elder. 474 A.

L. Bulthaup, Glen Elder. 475 A. G. Logan, Beloit.

476 E. H. Kunz, Cawker City. holders, only, it follows that an ordinary corporation, trust, or joint stock company, co-operation exists only in a limited and qualified sense. Co-operative companies are properly considered when placed under another classification, for their motives are less selfish in their underlying principles.

These principle are the equitable division of profits -among capitalists, workers and patrons concerned in the association. Under these. motives. a harmony is developed not present in the former class of organizations, because the division of earnings is based on three factors, capital, and patron's, where in regular corporal i tions earnings are based exclusively on one factory capital. This point may be brought out more clearly perhaps by the following illustration: A owns $200 worth of stock in a co-operative elevator company, with a capital stock of $10,000.

owns $100 in stock in the company. is non-member selling to the company and is the manager who receives $1,500 a year for his services. During the year, A sold the company 4,000 bushels of grain, sold 8,000 bushels and bushels. Assume that the grain during the, year was 200,000 bushels, at an average; price of 50 cents per on a. 1 cent net margin and the net earnings are 20 per cent, on the capital stock.

What should-each -receive? A and should first re-. ceive the legal rate of interest upon their investments $200 $100 respectively, or $16 and $8. Taking 8 per cent rate, would not share in this because he: had no money in- vested. receives his salary. The co-operative dividend, js then distributed c(n patronage and' service as follows On the patronage of A.

B. 1 and of $2,000, $4,000 and $3,000. To $24, to $48 and to who is la non-member, one-half member rate, or $18; on his service, $18, based on $1,500. To sum up, and receive on their capital and patronage the following amounts: $16 plus, $24, or. $40'; $8 $56; $18 on patronage and $18 on service.

These principles of distribution and earnings are fair, and equitable 5 to all concerned. They, are growing in popular favor and have been confined largely, to stores, elevators and creameries. The point is now reached where laws are passed to embody these principles. Nebraska has passed, a law the foregoing princiJ pies. Wisconsin has recently enacted a law embodying the co-operative ideas in a thoroughly detailed manner.

Able writers, co-operaive workers and law-makers generally agree that the following essential elements must exist in a true co-operative company: First, one. vote for each member, regardless of the number of shares of stock held by him; second, payment of legal rate, of interest on capital invested in the company; third, a dividend on patronage and service equal to one-half received by stockholders. E. Thebiay, in Cooperative Journal. 492 Hubert.

Konzem, Tipton. 539 Roy Oakley, Scottsville. 540 Guy Jones, Glen Elder. Morris Co. 113 A.

F. White, White City. 213 217 259 117 To- 377 378 392 394 397 ,416 .483 ,484 485 490 514 533 645 369 414 464 473 538 459 463 493 543 656 657 668 589 659 '649 367 499 500 505 512 516 518 546 574 -582 60S 618 629 646 Ideal Co-operation Defined. Recently the president of. a million dollar corporation made the following remark: "Thero are as many forms of co-operation as there are religions.

You can never get people together, on co-operation." This man could hardly be called a co-operator in the most acceptable sense in which the, word is now un-derstood. Yet his company contains i features of working together for a common purpose, There is a difference of -opinion among persons worthy, to be classed as co-operators as to what constitutes co-operation, when applied to a company or association. The basic principle of real co-operation has higher motives and Ideals than are practiced in regular stock The object of regular stock com-. panies is solely to create capital to be paid in dividends to. the persons who hold the shares, of capital stock.

No provision, is made for compensating in any degree whatever the per-. sons whose service or patronage the dividends possible. is true of present day corporations, joint stock companies, trusts and other like organizations. Inasmuch as this class of companies shares dividends on capital stock exclusively and among stock 2UU wm. Butt.

White Clt.v. 428 John Swinburn, White City. City, Neb. Rawlins Co. Will F.

Barratt, Tully. G. J. McDongal, Atwood. Republic Co.

Miss Boline Hanson, James- town. G. R. Teagarden, Wayne. L.

A. Haggman, Kackley. -Louis Marcotte, Clyde. Riley Co. W.

N. Vittetoe, Green. Rooks Co. H. E.

Denio, Woodston. W. Smith, Stockton. Winford. H.

Macy, Woodston. C. T. Husted, Codell. H.

E. Reed, Stockton, W. N. Gardner, Plainville. R.

M. Codell. Homer Bull, Plainville. -Leo Baumgartner, Plainville. O.

P. Harkness, Woodston, W. E. Baldwin, Zurich. Albert Blauer, Speed.

H. B. Look, Stockton. C. D.

Wilcox, Stockton W. H. Maddy, Stockton. R. D.

Silvers, Stockton. Harry McNulty, Stockton. P. M. Reeves, Stockton.

E. D. Hanson, Stockton. W. A.

Selbe, Stockton. W. "'F. Vose, Logan. Mrs.

E. P. Pinkerton, Logan. M. Dunning, Webster.

W. L. Edwards, Webster. Rush Co. J.

H. Kreutzer, LaCrosse. Russell Co. E. E.

Marsh, Russell. Robt. Janne, 1 Dorrence. Robt. E.

Kaps, Bunker Hill. Marion Cline, Dorrance. E. Aughenbaugh, W. H.

Sellens, Bunker Hill. W. H. Homewood, Luray. -Ira A.

Glaze, Russell. Saline Co. Chas. Hollis, Salina. G.

F. Salina. Geo. Striegel, Salina. H.

E. Fulton, Mentor. Salina. John Bachofer, Salina. r' Elmer Weber, Salina.

Ed. G. Miller, Salina. "r- H. S.

Banks, Salina. Ira Slonaker, New Cambria F. Baxter, New Cambria. 301 W. T.

Campbell, Wilsey. 383 Fred Roy, Wilsey. i 429 C. E. Fisher, Wilsey.

Neosho Co. 326 C. D. Brogan, St. Paul.

376 R. C. Dixon, StPaul. sb t. u.

uoomes, st. x'aui. K03 NunninV. St. Paul.

364 O. M. Rhodes, Walnut. 562 Archie Kinne, Erie. 647 J.

P. Allen, Erie. 619 Walter Hoover, South Mound. Ness Co. 221 J.

C. Burdette, Ness City. 605 H. L. Mellies, Ness City.

612" B. M. Cline, Ness City. C.l'i A Vi ri nva Mono Pltw 603 641 '509 572 595 640 643 34 432 -433 ,438 443 444 446 453 AlU 477 545 548 488 .489 491 525 ,526 532 537 552 537 584 585 600 648 250 251 252 263 284 291 370 371 33 43 59 131 146 147 187 238 373 406 423 427 613 Dan B. Schaumberg, Bazine.

637 O. E. Becker, Bazine. 638 E. M.

Cooley, 642 John B. Schaben, Bazine. 631 L. E. Jennings, Brownell.

632 Lr. B. Mettlen, Brownell. 650 W. W.

McGie, Ransom. mr-655 R. W. Scott, Ransom. 664 Ed.

Reinert, Riverside. 7 Osborne Co. 247 W. H. Gray, Downs.

257 F. J. Tetlow, Downs. 260 Thos. H.

Easterly, Osborne. 261 D. D. Dillon, Downs. i 264 John Stroup, Alton.

271 B. A. VanGundy, Osborne. 287 T. D.

Thomas, Portis. 289 Orville C. Earl, Alton. 298 W. N.

Tindal, Osborne. 305 H. A. Storer, Alton. 319 Joseph Muths, Tipton.

339 Frank Foster, Lucas. 348 Ira. Portis. 349 Joseph Mick, Tipton. V-T 375 R.

BenwelL Bloomingtori. 389 W. J. Hibbs Alton. CORN IN CARLOAD LOTS.

Brother David McClintock of Brunswick, Nebraska, writes us that his local has several carloads of com to sell. Those wanting corn fcan write to Brother McClintock at above 396 Earl H. Keene, Alton. T).