CONTENTS., V 



CHAPTER VII. OBJECTS OF THE UNION A popular mistate 

 Goody-goody members Vivid imaginations Obstacles to be 

 overcome What the Union seeks to do The Union as a 

 school of education 203 



CHAPTER VIII. CO-OPERATION IN THE UNION Co-operation in 

 buying and selling a distinctive feature Co-operative stores 

 Co-operative manufactories Systems of co-operation Forms 

 for co-operative stores How to organize State Exchanges 

 State Agencies Great saving to farmers 209 



CHAPTER IX. SOCIAL FEATURES OF THE UNION Isolated con- 

 dition of the farmer Necessity of social intrecourse Women 

 in the Wheel Social gatherings, picnics and mass meetings. _ 247 



CHAPTER X. Is THE UNION A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION? A 

 popular misconception Shall questions of political economy 

 be discussed in the Wheel? What is politics? The Wheel 

 non-partisan in its character How is it to secure legislation? 

 What do our demands upon law-makers mean? Its influence 

 on political parties Party fealty Great questions cannot be 

 settled by calling men thieves and rascals The importance of 

 united action Party prejudice must go The power of the 

 Press The importance of reading papers devoted to the inter- 

 ests of labor Every man should study political economy 258 



CHAPTER XI. PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF PROMINENT 

 MEMBERS OF THE ORDER See list of illustrations, and pages 



upon which they can be found here appended 284 



Leonidas L. Polk 285 E. T. Stackhouse 327 



Benjamin H. Clover 289 H. L. Loucks 329 



J.H.Turner 291 B.F.Davis 331 



Capt. H. W. Hickmari 293 W. L. Breece 332 



Ben. Terrell 295 E. C. Beddingfield 333 



C. W. Macune 298 Isom P. Langley 335 



Alonzo Wardall 301 J. W. Rodgers 337 



Evan Jones 303 W. W. Prigg 338 



S. M. Adams 309 J. J. Silvey T 339 



Paul T. Davidson 311 W. S. Starr '. 340 



JohruP. H. Russ 312 Mrs. Sophia M. Hardin.__ 341 



Leonidas F. Livingstone 313 John Wilson McFarland__ 344 



Hugh Mitchell 316 C. T. Smithson 346 



T. S. Adams 317 S. B. Erwin 347 



L. P. Featherston 319 S. O. Daws 349 



J. P. Buchanuau 321 John B. French 353 



J. H. Brammier :522 J. W. Reed 354 



Robert F. Rogers 324 J. B. Dines 355 



J. D. Fields 325 Ethel B. Wade.. __:___. 356 



