Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-28 | Page 12 | Co-Op Parley Envoys Arrive

OP CO-OP op bo-op PARLEY ENVOYS ARRIVE I Leaders aders of ot producer and consumer consumer con con- sumer cooperatives from 11 western states tates were beginning to arrive in Salt Lake City Thursday to attend tho the western states social reconstruction recon recon- conference at the Hotel V Utah Friday Saturday and Sunday More than OO are expected from Oregon Washington California I Idaho Utah Arizona New Mexico Nevada Colorado Wyoming and Montana I IThe The conference said sald Grant G. G Wo Woodward dward of Salt SnIt Lake City chairman chairman chair chair- ni man n is to lay the foundation for a national convention of cooperatives t to fie e held in October Objectives Listed The following objectives are arc hoped to be accomplished A system of ot interstate exchange of ot produced cooperative commodities ties Hes establishment of legislation and educational policies to accomplish pUsh adequate finance more expert management and democratic supervision supervision super super- vision set up a a clearing no house se for cooperative ideas for forthe the 11 western states to provide a R. method of permanently permanently per per- rehabilitating workmen who are on relief r to promulgate tate state laws to provide the teaching of af cooperative history principles and practices in school curricula and to interest Organized labor in I sponsoring self help cooperatives to provide a haven for marginal and nal workers Sponsors of the me meeting ting the pioneer pioneer pio pio- pio- pio neer fleer producer cooperatives said Mr Woodward als also expect to set up upa a mechanism to obtain state and federal federal fed ted eral laws to aldan aIdIn the establishment of af cooperatives Cannot Attend Byron Bron N. N Scott California teacher and legislator who has a bill in congress congress congress con con- gress to provide adequate finance and educational education l facilities for cooperative cooperative co cooperative co- co operative enterprises has informed Mr Woodward that he will be anable unable unable un un- able to attend the meeting Hjalmar of ot Santa Barbara Barbara Bar Bar- bara barn Cal Cat is in Salt Lake City to speak in the abs absence nce of Mr Scott He is is an international authority on cooperatives and a director of the chool for economic re reciprocity Mr Scotts Scott's bill biU would set up a aDew anew new flew agency the R E A reciprocal economy administration to be authorized authorized authorized au au- au- au by the president and authorize authorize authorize au au- au- au diversion of a substantial portion of the relief funds to capitalize capitalize capitalize capi capi- activities of ot the unemployed A number of prominent will be speak speakers rs at the conference