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(lo) The placing of the purely commercial part of the in- 

 dustry in the hands of competent men whose interests are con- 

 nected with those of other members of the association. 



(ii) Spraying by power outfit, co-operatively, will in most 

 cases be adopted. 



(12) The manager and the better growers among the pa- 

 trons will have every inducement to stimulate the less progres- 

 sive members to better work." 



I have tried to present to you in this paper some of the essen- 

 tials necessary to the business success of cooperative enterprises. 

 I hope I have not said discouraging things, but feel strongly 

 the need of a careful consideration of these before you take 

 any plunge which may mean much to you individually, and to 

 the fruit interests of the state. There is an old Italian proverb 

 which reads: "Those who go slowly go far." I feel that this 

 is good advice to follow in the organization of a cooperative 

 fruit growing and marketing association. 



The preface to Bulletin 18, of the Ottawa Department of 

 Agriculture, contains the following statement: ''The true spirit 

 of cooperation must be recognized and accepted by those who 

 propose to embark in the enterprise. The mere form of co- 

 operation will not be sufficient." 



The spirit of the movement is evidently upon us. Coopera- 

 tive organizations are on every hand. The tendency everywhere 

 is to form societies which shall secure for the man who pro- 

 duces, a just share of the profits from his labor. The "new 

 farmer" must be a business man and not a waster of resources 

 given to him to handle and develop and to do this he must join 

 forces with man and nature. Study cooperation, analyze every 

 phase of the movement, compare the different plans now in 

 operation before you begin, and then go ahead and perfect an 

 organization which shall be of such far reaching results and of 

 such lasting good to the community that anything yet started 

 in this State will not begin to compare with it. 



Mr. Merrill : Mr. President. I have been interested in 

 cooperation for a good many years. What Prof. Hurd had 

 to say has simply confirmed me in the opinion that has been 

 growing upon me for years past. I would like to have some 

 man assign to me a good reason why men whose interests are 

 identical should not act together. It is a policy that has formed 

 combinations of great business interests, but it is difficult to 



