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Show CTtie Friendlu Path Bu IDALTER L IJ J ROBINSON j j! could see evidence of the use men have made of "brains, organization nnd intelligence," and he would doubtless doubt-less be hopeful of greater co-operation, particularly in marketing, in order that farmers might get more for their products, though consumers would pay less. , In home, business and Industry, co-operntlon co-operntlon Is the one word to keep In mind. It means not only nil easier path to success, but a surer mud to joy. $ by the Wheeler Syndicate, tno.) CO-OrETUTION T EARN to co-operate. The lenders In everything of con-stqtr.nce con-stqtr.nce who tire getting abend are not doing so by their own Ktuhhorness. They have come to recognize that tlie greatest amount of good can only be accomplished by persuading others into in-to following them along the logical putbwav, rather than In trying to fores' them like cattle being driven into their pen. There Is nothing new In co-operation. Wise men have lecognl.ed Its linpi r-tance r-tance and recommended it toothers for eges. Put for the co-operation ot men. the pyramids would never have been built and without the co-operation of u woman, Columbus would not lime started on bis memorable trip. One hundred years ago John Skinner, Skin-ner, editor of the "American Farmer." in discussing the future of farming, t rged co-operation In order that Ihe Industry might succeed and assure agriculturists more pleasure In I fe. He said: "Farming In the future will no longer be a matter of brute force. It will he a business for brains, orgunl-xulon orgunl-xulon and Intelligence." If he could return In thin world now and see the wonderful progress n agriculture since he last looked upon cur wavln.a grnln fields and cool ineud-ws ineud-ws of hemp and com. he would understand un-derstand more cleaily than he did a 'ntury ago that co-operation was the j-TPSt way to win. tin rvery hand he |