653 



Coinage, By U. S. involves change from gold 

 to silver standard, 366. 



— Demands of advocates of, 363. 



— Difficulties <l question of, 381. 



— Expediency of, 380. 



— International not probable, 366. 



— Justice of, 376. 



— Position of European nations in regard to, 



366. 



— Proper method of studying the question, 



382. 



— Results of uncertain, 365-382. 



— The monetary "question oi the day," 

 .363-366. 



Loinage, law of 1834, 357' 



— Law of 1873, 358. 



— I.aw of 1878, 361. 



— Silver, in U. S., 362. 



— Silver, discontinued by Latin Union, 362. 

 C:olleges, Agricultural (see Agricultural Col- 

 leges), 39. 



Commerce, one law of, 127. 

 rommission Business, a trust business re- 

 quiring state regulation, 155. 



— Fraudulent practices in, 154. 



— Fundamental wrong in, 154. 



— Laws regular ig, 152. 



— Proper metluids of regulation, 155. 



— Unsatisfactory condition of, 152. 

 Commission Mercliatits, 152. 



— Attacks on by fainiers, 154. 



— Competition among, 155. 



— Conflict in duties of, 153. 



— Duty of, 152. 



— Folly of accepting advances from, 157. 



— How to get a good one, 156. 



— Impropriety of dealing for his own ac- 



count, 153. 



— Profits of, 156. 



— Sales of to themselves, 154. 



— Should be confidential agent and friend of 



the farmer, 156. 



— Their old methods, 153. 

 Commodities, relation of to silver and gold, 



369, 625. 645. 



c'onimon Schools, Agriculture in (see Agri- 

 culture in Common Schools), 

 oniprtition, all men compete with all others 

 for the possession of money. 101. 



'■- -Mways results in combination, 127. 



— .Xn element in all exchanges, loi. 



— As conducted by merchants, 102. 



- Diflerent kinds of. 104. 



- Fconomic science assumes it, loi. 



- Haw it operates, 100. 



— The public press will not properly inform 



iarniers, 103. 



- Cuiversal in its effects, 100. 

 Competitors, cost of learning about them 



must be borne cooperatively, 104. 



— How the farmer can inform himself about 



them, 104. 



— Knowledge regarding them the most im- 



portant for the farmer, 36. 



— • <Ji the farmers, who they are. 103. 

 Consumers, importance of stimulating de- 

 mand, 37. 



Cooperation, altruism in, 279. 



- .\Itruism in Great Britain, 281. 



- .-\Itruism not a safe foundation for cooper- 



ative enterprise, 280. 

 ■ '^operation, among farmers, 602. 



- Among farmers in U. S., 44i- 



- Among farmers in Europe, 604. 



— Among others than farmers, 605, 609. 



Among farmers, result of same forces that 

 produce cooperation among business 

 men, 282. 



- Arguments for identical for all forms, 439. 



Cooperation, a sign of excessive competition, 

 20S. 



— Benefits of in California, 524. 



— Californian, effort of to form Trusts, 462. 



— Definition of as used in this volume, 204. 



— Desirable only as it increases comforts of 



membership, 210. 



— Development of in different countries, 435. 



— Distributive, 205. 



— Economic gain illustrated by an example, 



259-267. 



— Economic gain sufficient to justify, 258. 



— Essential to a successful fight with nature, 



128. 



— How induced among the California fruit- 



growers, 443, 447-451- 



— How regarded by Socialists, 203, 261. 



— In California, 434, 435. 



— In California; degree of altruism in, 440. 



— In California; relations of wealthy pro 



ducers to, 440. 



— In California ; some experiences of, 440. 



— In California, special interest of. 438. 



— In Great Britain, statistics of, 607, 608. 



— In marketing; conditions oi success in, 



525-526. 



— In marketing dried fruits, beginnings of 



in California, 473. 



— In marketing dried fruits ; conditions 



leading to, 470, 473. 



— In marketing dried fruits, methods of in 



California, 473. 



— Leaders of in California. 435-438- 



— Likely to begin among least prosperous of 



the class involved, 210. 



— Most common forms of, 204. 



— Motives of identical with those of trusts, 



440. 



— Natural result of excessive competition, 



207. 



— Nature of, 202, 203. 



— Of classes, 438. 



— Of farmers, difficulties of identical with 



those of cooperation of capitalists, 439. 



— Popular ideas of possible gain by often 



exaggerated, 257. 



— Proper field for altruism in, 280. 



— Relation of to Socialism, 428. 



— Salaries paid by, 438. 



— Should not be based on sentiment, 210, 211. 



— Ultimate success of not improbable, 527. 

 Cooperative Banks, 605, 6og. 

 Cooperative Business, compensation of sal- 

 aried service in, 250-255. 



— Fair compensation with honor, the best 



assurance oi fidelity in management, 256. 



— How at a disadvantage compared with 



competitive business, 249. 



— Impossible without some risk, 218. 



— Influences to be guarded against in, 255. 



— Managers of may be largely compensated 



in honor, 254. 



— Managers of not generally respected, 255. 



— Must assure itself of support before start- 



ing, 211. 



— Must be transacted by a corporation, 207. 



— Personal expense of managers of, if in 



cities, 253. 



— Requires adequate capital, 209, 229. 



— Results when capital is inadeq\iate, 209. 



— Some kinds not safe for farmers, 214. 



— Successful only when intelligently man- 



aged, 213. 



— Success 01 depends on personal equation 



of membership. 206. 



— Will not he sustained if inconvenient to 



members, 212. 

 Cooperative Corporations, effect of good 

 management on credit of, 225-227, 



