CO-OPEAATION AND THE FARMERS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2082, 10 November 1885, Page 2

CO-OPEAATION AND THE FARMERS.

II) 1111. KDIIOIt. Sin, — Tn reading " Farmer-" letter »ti c<>operation in Tuesday is*ue, Xoveinbei 3rd, ! I *,a» surprised at "F.umerV classing hnn-elf with the so called dull, -low lot.it MM-iiip .my unpiou-nient for their own good because they don't own sh.ues in the Co cpi i.ili\i!. 1 think "Farmer" mi^tliaic to upeiatioii on the brain. I don't know wh.it p.ut "f the country )u- li\t-> in, but it .ippc.ii-> he uould like to *cc .1 en opirati\e I Htnre in e\ery township, s-o tli.it Iks could ' hlnit up shop fni the storekeeper and the I auctioneers "Fanner" nnwt li.imj wlut I evil a, "down" on them. Lie s.iy- the Co opoi.xtue \sMit-i.ition is founded by f.inm rs fur the pood of f.u men, that they should sell .ill they h.n» to m-11 thiotiffh the (o opei.\ti\o stori-, .uul buy all tliey want thion^'li tin 1 s.une. Now we lu\e .1 co<>p<i itne stoio at lf.uniltoii; the fiiinci h.m lintter and ef»n< to -ell, *,iv -0 01 30 lb^ |)pi week. The Knv/nitf Comp.iiiy in Awckl.md are pinch mm >, in limited (Hi.mtitie-. Wh\ does not tlie Co opnati\e reteiMt fioin the f.nmcr his butter, .mil send it to Auckland in bulk, .md de duct all 0"->ts foi Lite-, to ipi.tntity to each -ender. That would be c.uivnitf «mh wh.it F tlioiißlit the company w.iu foumkd foi, to .m-ist the fiinner to dispose of Ills produce, Hut no, they don't do th.it. They cue little for the strntffclinjf settler. He cm K° to the storekeeper, ol wlnMchi" ple.isps, for .ill they ( are ; there is not profit enough in th.it foi them ; but farmers, the dispi-ed ntorelvceper receive the produce and wild* it to Vuckland, wln'ieas our own store oujjfht to do it. Now ono word for the storekoeper. An "F.nmei* hijs he im fe.itheiing hit!i->«t with hU'2~> awi'.V) \>n cent. I w.n in the co-oper.iti u- the ntliei d.iy, and T asked the puce of an iiiticle thoy h.id in the utore foi It was ho much. I i-.ud, " I- not that u-iy dear?" " Oh no, wo could not hdl it foi h-.<." I went to a .storekeeper, got the -.line article sit 2-1 per cent. le-<s pi ice ! Now wheiedoes " Farmer Vho-tulledback--ciatch)i)(? come »i ? If I dm get un back scratched with the *torekeei>ei f ( » - > pi i cent, les-< than the (Jo operatnn, let the stdrekeeiKM dt> »t, One woid foi the .me tioncei. Allthtpiodncfi Ml 1 * 00-«>por.»ti\e has sold for mo, thoy nu\ei charged n>o luj.t than 10 pei cent for. Anything that I have >ul<i thrush tho u-vutjui^cutVi tj^y H«ver

cli.irxod me morn tli.m ■"> l»T cent. If w«> «<-i • t<. <1» as " F.-innoi " wy*, iniy .ill and sell through theO opprntne, then' would be more sold «l> t'\cty wwik tlun then' is now. You c.vi l»iy all y<>u w.uit fmni the C<>dpcMtnc but to -toll i< aiiDthpr thintf. It is not allßold th.»t glitter ~, an<l the snnie w ith c ) operation. Trusting >'<m can find room tor the hlxao.— l reinun your-* truly, A Fakmkii \\d Sh \u» hoi dkr. Kirikiriroi, N'nvoml^r 7Mi. I«S'>.