ANOTHER YEAR ROLLS BY
T1 ore hos been considerable discussion of*
our marketing agroomqnt. Tkis too rill
come in for discussion. A letter shoring
sonc proposed changes hos boon sont to
oach voting-member. Look it over carefully
and be prepared to. coriicnt on it at tho
meeting. Y :u—tho individual member rill
havo to express yourself. '
As usual there rill bo a lunoh sorved at
noon. T7e expect to have a very good turn
out and a very successful mooting,
JTA7
AN EXAMPLE Oc EFFECTIVE
COOPERATION
Hero’s rhat happens in'.the States rhon
farmers get togethor to got. a nor narkot
for their products. This is hor opp Co
op llarkot plan rorked out.
Neighbors rorked together, driven by ncccs
sity, and found a Seattle firm looking for
extra good eggs .that mould stand shipment
to Alaska. In llr. Van Horn’s County, a
for joined in a plan. They'cleaned their
eggs, packed them carefully, leaving out
any doubtful onos. They put .their om
label, tho "Kulshan" brand, on.their om
egg cases. Their eggs gave so much satis
faction, the firm they shipped to "birr
back" rith an extra payment rhOn tho bet
ter quality brought a premium prico.
Thus ras born the idoa rhich' grer latOr
into the cooperative marketing association
plan. Hr, Van Horn ras one rho ohthusod
to the idoa, talked i-t- and pushed- it rhon
cvcr he got a chance, "Chickon" meetings
follorcd in several localities. Local
associations more formed rhich later join
od in the state organization, since be
come knorn the nation ovor.
FRMERS CO O PER A'TE ' FC R
RR0F1T
Farnors cooperate for profit and thore is
no basis for cohflfct be'tooon their or-' !
ganizations ."and other typos of business.
In fact, fryaa cooperatives arc among the
host customers dnerican industry has today
Moreover, they have set nor standards of
quality in marketing products. Many of
their established brand names are hoc?'
household nerds throughout the nation.
Cooperatives and other business enter
prises both emphasize thd profit motive a£
the principal business incentive, 'Tho
profits from the operation is the main
difference.
In the cooperative.the.refunds and final
payments go tonard enhancing the individ-‘
ual profits of farmers. Often referred
to ns a ’’non-profit” Organization,. a co
oncrativo association, by'lar;, cannot,
make a profit unto itself. The chief rea
son uhy farriers associate themselves. into
a cooperative is to enhance their ov/n in
dividual gain.
i. f, r. sims/
DEflTIST r
PALMER . ALASKA
PEARL WHITE LfiUnOIfy
TTiv'rty & freezing —; ,Y\
leather can really play - . V
H.nvoc rith those good linens.
Play safe £ lot us do then for you.
IRENE LEPAK . ,
PERMANENTS
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CLEAN CLOTHES
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OPEN .5,- DAYS A WtF K.
MONDAY-FRIDAY
MARY WITT