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profitable investment. It was also realized 

 that a company of this description could only 

 attain permanent prosperity by insuring that 

 small OAvners were satisfied with their pur- 

 chases. The continued success of the Com- 

 pany depends on complete satisfaction being 

 given to its customers. 



The profits declared are an ample justifica- 

 tion of the experiment as a remunerative 

 investment. The following copy of a report, 

 drafted at the time the writer was associated 

 with the Company, will indicate the outlines of 

 the organization which, although on a strictly 

 commercial basis, successfully enables the 

 small cultivator to overcome the difficulties 

 of buying and selling, credit and expert 

 advice : 



" A Practical Development of Small 

 Ownership in England, combined with 

 A System of Co-operation adapted to 

 THE English Temperament. 



" The proposition originated by reason of the 

 large demand for small holdings in this country. 

 It was designed to enable small-holders to over- 

 come those difficulties which experience shows 

 most generally confront their operations." 



