Show 1 COOPERATIVE RETAil STORES PLANNED Civic Organizations of N New NewYork NewYork w York Behind Move Mo to Cut Down H. H C. C L. L By Chester M. M Wright N N. N E. E A. A Staff Correspondent NEW YORK March 12 New New York Cit City Is to have 1000 retail cooperative stores store s sIf If the plans of or an organization now be being ing formed are successful Numbered among the sponsors of th the plan are officials of some of the most mot active active ac ac- tive live civic organizations in the city A temporary co committee has f established d headquarters in room ToonE Broadway DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLED This committee charges that New Yorkers pay annually fo for tor transportation of commodities from lower Jower New York to Washington Heights anc and the Bronx because food distribution Is controlled by a small group which prevents prevents prevents pre pre- vents erection of properly placed terminal terminal terminal nal markets The objects of or the cooperators are are se set et forth as being To manufacture and produce as ac faras far faras faras as possible a a. complete line of food tood products products prod prod- by acquiring or leasing a number o of fi l nn plants t or r contracting I for the entire output p pot of ot such plants on a a. basis of ot cost plus fair profit 4 To contract with farmers for direct supply of farm tarm products product To secure a direct and assured supply of milk cream cream cream- butter and eggs by contracting contracting contracting con con- with producers To establish central terminals an and modern warehouses adjacent to rail and water transport To eliminate excessive and unjustifiable ble profits of manufacturer u wholesaler producer d speculator u and retailer tal To establish 1000 or more cooperative retail stores SEE GOOD PROSPECTS The temporary committee believes this big program can be accomplished because be because because be- be cause It believes thousands of ot New Yorkers are ready reay to turn to cooperation for or relief from from the high cost of living The committee says the greater number number number num num- ber of ot manufacturers and producers o ot of food rood products product have reaped an average net pr profit nt of ot 20 per cent during cent during the last few Tew years most moat of ot them on zed that t concerns 5 retailers The s cl committee in m New York says ks are also making from 20 per cent to 30 80 per r cent profit It costs about annually to feed teed the people in New York and its Immediate suburbs The cooperators cooper allege that of this fully tully is an overcharge The Rochdale plan of cooperation is to tobe tobe be 30 adopted in the proposed scheme for New Yorks York's 1000 cooperative stores 5 |