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That the purpose of this company shall be to handle the produce 

 of local cooperative producers' associations and of such indi- 

 viduals as may comply M^ith the grading and shipping conditions 

 established by the comj)any or the state : 



That out of the profits of the operation of the company no more 

 than 6 per cent, dividends shall be declared on the stock and the 

 balance shall be distributed in dividends to the cooperators in 

 proportion to the business they do with the concern. 



Resolved, That the State Standing Committee on Cooperation 

 of the ISTew York State Agricultural Society heartily approves 

 and endorses the general principles and outline of the bill reg- 

 ulating commission merchants as presented for their considera- 

 tion by Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt. 



Resolved, That the chairman of this committee be instructed 

 to present this bill to the State Agricultural Society with a recom- 

 mendation that the society do all in its power to further its 

 passage by the legislature: 



Also that this committee requests that the matter be brought 

 to the attention of every member of the state association with a 

 request that the members write to their representatives in the 

 legislature urging them to vote for the bill when introduced : 



And he it further Resolved, That a subcommittee of this com- 

 mittee, consisting of the chainnan and two other members to be 

 appointed by him, be designated to confer with Senator Roosevelt 

 in the preparation of the text of the bill. 



Resolved, That this committee request the ISTew York State Ag- 

 ricultural Society to secure, if possible, a liberal appropriation 

 to furtl].er the work of cooperative movements, looking to the 

 economic production and distribution of food products in the 

 interests of the people of the entire state. 



Resolved, That this committee recommends to the loi>islatiirc 

 of the state that a permanent food commission be created, with 

 power, among other things, to establish markets in consuming 

 centres and do all things possible to promote closer relations 

 between producers and consumers. 



The evils of the present situation of both producers and con- 

 sumers are acute and appalling. The remedy must be radical, 

 comprehensive and lasting. President-elect, Wilson, in an article 



