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Franklin County Farmers Union 

 Albert Pratt, Pres., Wilton, Me. 



Fryeburg Farmers Union 

 A, O. Pike, Pres. Fryeburg, Me. 



Kennebec Valley Farmers Exchange 

 A. H. McKenney, Sec, Madison, Me. 



Farmers Union Grain and Supply Company, Waterville 

 E. E. Austin, Manager, Waterville, Me. 



Brooks Farmers Union 

 Robert M. Stiles, Sec, Brooks, Me. 



Kenduskeag Valley Farmers Union 

 E. C. Fogg, Sec, Bangor, R. F. D. 



Morning Lig'ht Grange 

 Frank P. Clement, Sec, Monroe, Me. 



THE BUYING OF SUPPLIES. 



Early in the work of organization there was a demand for 

 supplies, such as flour, grain, feed, poisons and other articles, 

 and during the winter of 1912 an occasional car of grain was 

 bought and distributed at a substantial saving over the regular 

 retail price charged by the dealers. As the number of exchanges 

 increased and the demand for supplies became greater it was 

 determined to in soime way locate a central supply house 

 through which the local exchanges could purchase their supplier. 

 It was also decided that there must be from $20,000.00 to $50,- 

 000.00 capital. All of the exchanges were of recent organiza- 

 tion and were raising or trying to raise sufficient funds with 

 which to properly conduct their business locally. A number of 

 them were busy raising capital with which to build potato 

 houses. Therefore it was useless to undertake to raise money 

 to engage in the wholesale grain business. 



Waterville appeared to be the most central point and the 

 mills of the firm of Austin & Haines the most desirable. Aus- 



