The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-11-10
FLAN TO CON-
SOLID4TE COOPER
ATITlE CRE4MERIES
p-caent N. E. M. p. A., or Similar
Organization, to Act as Bargain
ers in Sale Of Commodity.

Springfield, Mass, Nov. To-. Repre-
sentatives from all sections Of the ter
ritory covered by the New Englane
Milk Producers association, assembled
here Wednesday night, voted to accept
a plan TO consolidate ting co-operativ.
.creameries and marketing organiza
tions in New England as rapidly 1.
/ possible.
The plan provides for the retention
Of the New England Milk Producers
association, or similar body, as a bar.
gaining group, dealing both with the
consolidated cooperative and the pro
prictary dealers.
The committee appointed by presi-
dent George r. Little. following the
annual meeting of the New England
association last January, was empow-
cred by Wednesday nights vote to pro,
coed to draw up a concrete and detailed
plan for the actual merging of the pres
ent cooperative organizations into ono
vast cooperative organization.
This committee reported that it rec
ommends the merging of three differ
ent types OF organizations now exist
ing; first, local cooperative cream
cries. second, .operatively owned re-
gional systems with plants in the
country and distributing facilities in
the market; third, the comparatively
owned city plants supplied by nearby
producer owners.
The committee told the members
that practically every cooperative or
ganization in New England has ex-
pressed willingness to unite in sim
gle vast cooperative enterprise.
The committee, therefore, deems it
wise 70 use the present cooperation IA
a starting point and build up the new
organization on that frame work III
stead Of creating an entirely new or
ganization independent Of them as or
iginally planned.
The committee further stated in it,
report: I'VE, therefore, resolve TO ,on-
tinue operating surveys now being
made in the several market centefs
with view TO the establishment there
in of marketing facilities upon a plan
uniform as to membership, investment,
and methods of operating
with the general system to be devel-
Dped by the amalgsmation or afiilia-
ton of distant cooperative units I'm
der this plan developments will auto
consolidate with the general
and provide a basis Of ex.
pansion in a sound and business like
way.
"The committee believes that pres
mt cooperative facilities should form
he nucleus for the proposed New Eng
and system that the first step toward |
setting up the proposal plan is the
prompt assembly Of existing local or
regional cooperative marketing organ
cations into one general organiza ton. |
IN other words, the program for carry
ng into effect the recommendation of /
he committee in its former report |
'hould be a process Of evolution and
development"
IL was pointed out by DR.. Little. wl.o /
,resided that the central idea Of the 1
proposed universal cooperative organi.
alton in New England is to stop CON-
'etition between the CO.. cooperative
roups themselves
Whether the present co-operatives
viii retain their identity or be lost m
he mammoth cooperative organiza-
ion has not been determined. The CO.
peratives, themselves will settle that
uestion, said Richard Pattee.
The report of the committee was re.
eived without a dissenting ballot. al
hough several present did not vote.
'hirty-eight recorded themselves as
avoring adoption of the report and
the plan to effect organiza-
ion of the proposed new mammoth
cooperative enterprise.