Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-13
WILL CONTINUE TO COOPERATE

Editor AskOv American:
At first thought not to answer Mr..
Mosbak's lengthy criticism of my let
| ter, but when | came to the last SEN
tence, that there was no lOOphOle for
me, neither in court nor in public
opinion in this case, | could not let
it go at that. In the first place | am
not trying to find loophole, as
don't believe it is needed. If both
sides are properly presented, | think
it would be mighty hard for the as
ISOLATION to get any lawyer to take
this case. | have not only asked legal
advice in this matter in Pine county,
but also i'm the Twin Cities, and they
! tell me the association has no grounds
! for action, as the association in real
ity broke faith with the members
first.
AS you say, Mr.. Mosbak, you were
in the old country at the time the
association was organized, | take it
for granted that you were not aware
of the card sent to all members under
date of Oct. 9, 1884, which reads as
follows: Several of our members
must, for various reasons, sell part OF
their rutabagas during the fall and
present market conditions make il
impossible for them to do so without
breaking their contract; and as Land
OLakes is severely handicapped in
building market if Obliged to guar
antee a minimum price much higher
than the price paid by private deal
ers; therefore does the marketing
committee, after serious cOnSfdera-
ton, hereby declare: That until fur
ern Rutabaga Growers Association
may sell their rutabagas to authorized
dealers at any price that said mem
bers are willing to sell at
Now, Mr.. Mosbak, does this net in
effect really say. until further notice
shift for yourselves, do the best you
can, and my sin against the assOcia-
ton was really not in breaking any
contract. but merely selling to a deal
err that certain officials of the associ-
alton did not like, and in a court case
would have no bearing. and in regard
to public opinion, Mr.. Mosbak. | be-
lieve if vote were taken in this
community about carrying this case to
court you would be in the minority.
Now. Mr.. Mosbak. | fully under
stand the handicap the association
was in last year for not having stor-
age room enough, but you should also
consider the handicap of the different
members. last winter when the assoc
citation could handle the roots and
did not get enough. was at time
when we in this neck of the woods
were snow blockaded and the roads
in and around AskOv were scraped
clean of snow. hence if we wanted
roots i'm we would have to haul part
way on sleigh and the rest on wagon
or truck AS far as paying a penalty
to the association. don't see why |
should | don't feel | even owe it an
apology. but | am just as much ill
terested i'm cooperation. and will
take quite a number of shares in an
association warehouse. provided we
can swing the deal of getting can
ming factory in connection with it.
| believe canning factory in Askov
would be of everlasting benefit. 50
why not go after it. when it might &c
possible to get federal aid to put it
across.
Well. Mr. Mosbak and officers OF
1.-THE association. | am willing to call
it quits" any time, and had hoped
it had died out during the winter. but
it seems as someone always likes to
stir up in things. but let us all for
give and forget and work for CO
operative canning factory in Askov.
A P. JENSEN.
ASkov, June 10, 1885.