THE RUKAb NEW-YORKEg 
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MONMOUTH CO. FARMERS’ EXCHANGE. 
On the first page appears a statement 
of the remarkable record of this exchange. 
It has the usual officers of such an organi¬ 
zation, and a board of not less than 11 
nor more than 17 directors. These must 
be members, and are chosen by the stock¬ 
holders These directors control the Ex¬ 
change and elect the working officers. 
Vmong other provisions it is declared that 
all stockholders must ship through the 
Exchange, and shall not be allowed to sell 
to outside competitors unless they receive 
not less than five per cent, more than they 
would receive from the Exchange. Any 
member who violates this provision is to 
be suspended until the directors take him 
back. The working power of such an 
organization will be found in its by-laws 
and we print a copy of the laws governing 
this successful Exchange: 
I. Duties of Officers. 
Sec. 1. The President shall call all meet¬ 
ing's of the Stockholders and of the Board 
of Directors, and preside over the same. 
He shall exercise a general supervision of 
the affairs of the Exchange, sign all Certi¬ 
ficates of Stock and notes, perform such 
other duties as may be imposed upon him 
by the Constitution and By-Laws, and shall 
be an ex-officio member of all committees. 
Sec. 2. The Vice President shall perform 
the duties of the President in his ab- 
sence. 
Sec. 3. The Secretary shall keep the 
minutes of all the meetings and all the 
proceedings, whether of the meetings of 
the Stockholders, Board of Directors, or 
such other records as they may prescribe. 
He shall also conduct the correspondence 
of the Exchange that may be assigned to 
him. , 
Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall receive and 
be the custodian of all funds properly be¬ 
longing to the Exchange. lie shall pay 
all salaried officers, agents and employees, 
and all debts due by the Exchange, as 
directed by the Board of Directors. It 
shall be the duty of the Treasurer to re¬ 
ceive daily from the General Manager, the 
report from the Local Agents, and to pre¬ 
serve the same for future reference, and 
to inquire from all commission merchants 
doing business with the said Exchange a 
statement of all business transacted with 
them through the Exchange at such times 
as he may deem advisable. He shall keep 
the financial records of the Exchange in 
business order, and his books be at all 
times open for the inspection of its of¬ 
ficers and stockholders. He shall report 
to the General Manager all buyers who, 
in his judgment, have not met their obliga¬ 
tions, or to whom he thinks it inadvisable 
to extend further credit, and then the 
General Manager shall not sell to said 
derelict buyer or buyers until the same 
have been satisfactorily adjusted, nor shall 
he sell to any party against the recom¬ 
mendation of the Treasurer. He shall give 
such bonds as the Board of Directors may 
require. 
Sec. 5. The General Manager shall man¬ 
age all produce in the custody of the Ex¬ 
change whether for consignment, sale or 
storage, and under the authority of the 
Board of Directors shall buy, sell, con¬ 
sign or store any such produce. It shall 
be his duty to advise Local Agents to 
whom to consign produce placed in the 
hands of the Exchange; to notify Local 
Agents every morning the prices at which 
goods from his station were sold on the 
day previous, and to see that such In¬ 
formation is disseminated among members 
of the Exchange at the various shipping 
points; and he shall also transmit daily 
reports from Local Agents to the Treas¬ 
urer in accordance with Section 4. 
He shall at all times endeavor to see 
that goods are properly inspected, and 
when information reaches him of any de¬ 
linquency in inspection on the part of any 
Local Agent, he shall at once, either per¬ 
sonally, or through the General Inspector, 
see that said delinquency is corrected. 
Said Manager shall keep a record of the 
total number of packages of goods shipped 
each day from each shipping point, in 
books prepared for that purpose. And 
he shall report to each meeting of the 
Board of Directors each failure on the 
part of the Local Agent to report to him, 
or mail to the consignee daily invoice in 
accordance with Section 7. He is hereby 
empowered and it shall be his duty, for 
good cause, to suspend any Local Agent 
or Inspector until the next meeting of the 
Board of Directors. And upon such sus 
pension, he shall notify in writing the 
Local Agent or Inspector so suspended of 
the grounds of his suspension, and require 
him to appear before the Board of Direc¬ 
tors at their next meeting to show cause 
why he should not be removed from office. 
Upon any such suspension, the General 
Manager is further empowered to appoint 
some one to fill the vacancy created by 
such suspension until such Agent or 
Inspector has been re-instated or his suc¬ 
cessor duly elected. And further he shall 
perforin such other duties as may be im¬ 
posed upon him by the Board of Directors. 
Sec. 6. The General Inspector shall su¬ 
pervise and direct the Local Agent at -each 
shipping point as to the method of in¬ 
specting, grading, and packing all produce 
to be handled by the Exchange; and shall 
see that the standard shall be maintained 
as near uniform as may be, both as to 
grade and package; and shall report any 
delinquency or malfeasance in office on the 
part of any Local Agent directly to the 
President, and General Manager. He shall 
further ascertain as far as possible all per¬ 
sons, whether manufacturers or purchasers 
of packages under the standard size, and 
see that they are prosecuted for manu¬ 
facturing, dealing in, purchasing or using 
same. Said General Inspector shall visit 
each local point not less than once a 
month and at such times and places as he 
may be directed by the General Manager, 
lie shall also report regularly to the Board 
of Directors and perform such other duties 
as may be required by said Board. 
Sec. 7. Each Local Agent shall report 
daily to the General Manager all shipments 
made by his station on that day, the names 
of parties shipping, the number of pack¬ 
ages and to whom consigned, or sold ; said 
reports to be made in such manner as 
the General Manager may prescribe. Local 
Agents shall receive the produce from its 
members and mark same with initials of 
grower on each package, after the same 
have been inspected and branded, and 
notify the General Manager of the num¬ 
ber and kind of packages which he has 
for disposition. The Local Agent shall, 
if the General Manager direct the produce 
to be consigned, mail to the consignee an 
invoice of the number of barrels, or pack¬ 
ages consigned, together with the names of 
the persons who have furnished the pro¬ 
duce, their respective post-office address 
and the number of packages each person 
has in the consignment, and the consignee 
shall make separate returns to each of such 
persons, after deducting the customary 
commission of 10 per cent, for selling. 
From this 10 per cent, the consignee shall 
allow the Exchange 3 per cent., which he 
shall send to the Treasurer of the Ex¬ 
change with a full statement of the source 
from which it arises. Said Local Agent 
shall keep an accurate record of all pro¬ 
duce received by him, the date on which 
it was received by him, the disposition 
made of same, whether sold or consigned. 
Said records be kept in such manner as 
the General Manager may require, and 
such record shall be open at all times to 
inspection to the shipper, or examination 
and verification by any individual sent out 
from the General Office. No Local Agent 
shall be permitted to buy on his own ac¬ 
count for shipment or sale, and satisfac¬ 
tory proof of said Agent’s buying for ship¬ 
ment or sale shall be deemed sufficient 
cause for suspension, or removal. 
II. Brand. 
Sec. 1. One or more regular brands 
shall be adopted by the Exchange for the 
marking of produce handled by it. 
Sec. 2. All packages for shipment 
through the Exchange after being inspected 
and graded shall be labeled ‘•Monmouth 
County Farmers Exchange,” and if No. 1 
grade, or better, shall be further labeled 
with the Triangle Brand, but in no case is 
the Triangle Brand to be used unless 
grade is No. 1, or better. The grading, 
filling and condition of packages shall be 
considered by the Inspector in determining 
the proper grade, but in no event shall 
any package receive the Triangle Brand 
unless it be of standard size and well filled. 
After produce has been delivered to the 
Exchange, inspected and branded, under 
no circumstances shall it be withdrawn 
from the control of the Exchange. If an 
agent shall report to the General office, 
for sale or consignment, any produce with¬ 
out its having first been duly inspected and 
branded with the Triangle Brand, if en¬ 
titled thereto, then such act upon the part 
of said Agent shall be deemed sufficient 
cause for suspension and removal of said 
Agent. No produce shall be received, in¬ 
spected. branded or reported to the Gen¬ 
eral Office of the Exchange for sale, or con¬ 
signment, except it be grown or owned by 
a stockholder of the Exchange in good 
standing unless authorized by the Gen¬ 
eral Manager, and the violation of this 
provision shall be good and sufficient 
ground for the suspension and removal of 
said Inspector or Agent. 
III. Amendments. 
Sec. 1. These By-Laws may be amended 
by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Di¬ 
rectors. 
T HE man who looks for the Red Ball 
on the rubber footwear he buys and 
insists on seeing it can be sure of 
getting “Ball-Band” quality which means 
the best that can be made. Figure the 
cost of your rubber boots on the 
cost per day’s service and 
“Ball-Band" Boots 
are not only the 
lowest priced 
but the ||i' 
best. 1 1 w M * 
loots 
Look for the Red 
Ball sign in stores. 45,000 
dealers sell “Ball-Band” 
Boots. 
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They are true plant foods and soil rejuvenators. They are 
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