Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-02-03
Farmers Cooperative Re-
views Its Past Year and
Makes Plans for 1888.

With a good attendance both after
noon and evening the Askov Cream
cry Association closed its books on
a satisfactory years business, even
though the production dropped from
a total of 344,279 pounds of butter
fat made into butter last year to a
total of $4,000 pounds this year.
Patrons received total of S131 ,871.9
for their butterfat in 1886 as COM
pared to STA, 989.35 this year. The
average net price of 1886 cents per
pound paid this year, however, was
higher than last year when but 1924
cents was paid. The total manufac-
turing and general expense per pound
of butterfat this year was 2.212 cents
as compared to 2.114 cents last year.
Election of Officers.
In the annual election of officers,
two, Chris Morgensen and P. Simons-
gard, declined reelection. Mr.. Nor
gensen has been president of the
board for the past few years and Mr..
Simonsgaard has served as a direc-
tor NJ P. Nielsen was chosen presi-
dent; Clemmen Christensen, vice
president; Chris FrederikSen, Secre-
tary-treasurer; l. A. Ecklund, Alvin
Jensen, Werner Clausen and Carl K.
Larsen, directors. Mr.. Larsen and
MIR. Clausen are new members on the
board, Alfred L. Nielsen is the but
termaker.
Good Discussion.
During the discussion session it
was decided to pay out 10 the patrons
the 1888 equity reserve fund. That
will be pro-rated to them on March
20. Five per cent was set aside for
an educational fund and $1622 made
last year was voted to be placed into
the equity reserve. 1t was also de-
cided to raise the fees of the secretary
from Is cents per statement per
month to 20 cents.
Max MacMillin, county agent, spoke
a few words of greetings to the
meeting and complimented the as
semblage in the way it conducted its
meeting, saying that in true coopera-
tives the members should know about
the business of their association. Mr..
Macmillan talked on the dairy cow
and said that if dairymen would
keep better cows and feed them bet
ter, they could keep fewer in num-
ber
The speaker also stated it is ap-
parent that All Club will be or
ganized here at some time in the
future Mr. MacMillin's office, which
has been in Pine City, will soon be
moved to Sandstone, he advised
Evening Program.
Besides serving a good dinner at
noon to those in attendance at the
meeting the creamery sponsored a
program, lunch and free dance in
the evening. 1t was apparent that
the efforts of those who took part
in the reading, singing, acting and
musical numbers were appreciated
and the free lunch and dance were
much enjoyed to end successful day
S. A. Striegl, secretary of the Pine
City creamery and director of Land
" Lakes lOI ILLS
rendered an instructive talk on CO.
operation in the evening. Mr.. Striegl
said that cooperation isn't intended
nor is it expected to take the place,
entirely, of proprietary business. He
gave the history of the present cap
italistic system and traced it through
the machine age to where the wealth
of the producers became concentrated
in the hands of a few individuals.
The stage is reached, it seems,
when the chief motive is production
for profit rather than production for
use, said Mr.. Striegl. Some figure
on how cheaply an article can be
made and how much it can be sold
for. To carry on such system some
have to exploit others and that has
led to the starting of cooperatives.
In conclusion the speaker told of
how the Land O'Lakes started in the
marketing field with an uncharted
route ahead and now stands in the
best financial condition in its ex-
istence.