The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-15
INDUSTRIAL UT0pIAr0RLABOR
New Plywood Plant, One
OF Most Unique of Coop
Projects. Starts June |
STEADY EMPLOYMENT FOR ESQ

I MIN j run %
who had either put up cash or
pledged sound notes for their
81 900. The sudden death Of Mr..
White and the rising costs Of
establishing the plant made II nee
essary TO raise the venture to
s7pe. 600. with 7ss stakeholder
members. all Of whom NJ one time
or another helped construct the
plant and will work in the mill
when II opens-
A. ~. Olson. one Of the found
ers. has been vice president and
acting president since the death
Of Mr.. White. and Chas. l. Reberg-
er In secretary-treasurer.
Friendly. smiling. candidly frank
and creator Of 4 pleasant. whole
some atmosphere about the entire
organisation. In Mr.. Roy L. Nc
CHM. general manager = the one
BOSNIAN Of the works.
Mr.. McCinn was formerly with
n. r. Smith Lumber and Single
Co.. and 10 widely known TO hum
dreds Of Tseomans.
lawyer IL Guide
Back Of the scene 10 Mr.. John
r. NcCuteheon. who has had some
10 years OF practical experience IN
running cooperative and mutual
companies In the electric and wa
ter fields. Mr.. Accutcheon il the
attorney who has guided the cor
porate venture through all the
hurdles. kept II practically on q
cash basis and kept the confidence
Of each member secure In the COM
pany A. well ~ in each fellow
member.
You walk into the office and
practically everybody seems ready
to tell you the facts. No hushed
atmosphere Of secrecy. under
ground deals, or complex organ
ixation. Just . honey sort Of feel
ing that you are In q place where
everybody works and everybody In
happy. Like . town hall meeting
OF old.
A PURE DEMOCRACY AT
WORK.
PRAISES Workmea
About all the praising that Mr.
McGinn will do IL To candidly tell
you Puget Sound Plywood Coop
erative 10 made up Of one Of the
finest groups Of solid, hard work.
ing. Cod-fearing scsndinsvisns TO
b. found anywhere. and. In all.
they represent the finest class of
working people IN tho world.
The enterprise amply cannot
fan with backing Of this kind. and
the very system Of organization
practically ASSURES q lifelong job
even II the profits become less
for everybody.
II in A. near q depression-proof
industry a. can be found, for the
hourly labor wage allowed each
member. which Is as closely gesred
to the prevailing union labor wage
structure ~ possible, can vary
with changing times without .
strike vote, board meeting or q
quarrel.
Unions Not Banned
No attempt b made to keep the
members from joining unions.
II il kept hefore the workers
that this Ia A. nearly q perfect
Shsngri-La for labor ~ can be
found In oil the world, for really
labor owns its own employer.
The simple system viii work on
pulp mills. sawmills. railroads.
steamship lines or chemical plants,
they say.
Probably the whole enterprise
will 20 A. p. Of l.. this summer.
and the opening wage scale will
follow that paid In all other ply
wood mills In the Northwest. Sell
ing price Of the plywcod will fol-
low exactly the trend Of the whole
industry. II will become q men,
Der Of the expert plywood group
and all other trade associations
on equal footing with the rest.
How They Use Profits
Profits. beyond the wage and
expense level. either will be split
as individual dividends or left q
help build up working capital. pa,
state. city. county. federal sns
profits taxes-just like any other
corporation
But there are no $40. 600 q veal
men on the payroll. Nobody. b,
virtue OF stock ownership. get
more than the rest.
In perfect candor. We were told
Of the rising material costs an,
4 Inv ht<u tot = Aba1A lump 1AtA
Of capital TO pay for machinery
Realizing the need OF q dependsbl,
log supply. the cooperative onl,
last week went to Mr.. L. T. Muir
ray. the Northwest's biggest in
dependent logger. and borrowe'
500. 600 cash to tide them over
A good deal for Mr.. Murray an,
q good one for the cooperative
and the first profits will 20 Z
smortixing the loan before any
body draws a dividend.
Structure Ii Simple
And. when the current log short
age is over. Mr.. Murray will hsv
q dependable outlet for his cost,
precious peeler logs which hi
giant Diesel tractors gingerl
bring down from the foothills {
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