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Show FARMERS SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTORS New York. Dec. 10 The high cost of living is put Miuarely up to tho farmers by Sir Hoiaeo. Iiunkett, president presi-dent of the Irish Agricultural society, and originator of the co-operative dalr les movement in Ireland, who Is In New York for a two months' vacn-tlon. vacn-tlon. ' I believe that the Increased cost of living has been caused primarily by the failure of farmers to organize and "lo their own distributing." he told his Interviewers on his arrival. "They are beginning to realize that their Inaction perhaps has been more the cause of high living than the monopoly mon-opoly of Industries by trusts. "Th6 co-operative dairies movement is highly successful There are 9u0 co-operative associations, with a membership mem-bership of about 90.000 producers, and their business during the last year amounted to approximately $15.-000,000." |