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is necessary for the preservation of the national well-
being. It has now become an established national policy
co-existent with all other policies designed to extend all
possible support and assistance to agriculture. This policy
apparently is further reflected in state legislation and
the combined policy has been affirmed enumerable times
by the Supreme Court "

 Both of the major political parties have repeatedly
endorsed the principles of cooperation among farmers
and have pledged their support to farmers in their busi-
ness organizations.

 44. Q. ARE FARMERS THE ONLY ONES WHO
 USE COOPERATIVES TO SERVE THEIR
 INTERESTS?
 A. No. The business world has found cooperative
principles useful in many ways. Newspapers have their
large news gathering cooperatives; retail merchants
have their cooperative wholesale establishments; other
merchants have their mutual insurance service; banks
have their cooperative clearing house arrangements;
railroads have cooperative provisions for operating union
stations and the interchange of cars. Many other exam-
ples could be listed.

 45. Q. WHAT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS DO MEM-
 BERS HAVE WHICH COOPERATIVE DI-
 RECTORS SHOULD RESPECT?
 A. Members have the right to:
 1. Elect and remove directors of the association.
 2. Adopt and amend by-laws.
 3. Increase or decrease the capitalization; approve
 loans under special circumstances; and adopt
 marketing contracts and other contractual ar-
 rangements between the members and the co-
 operative.