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itoraby febnwy 1 1962 the stoufrwe tkibune hgt 38 coop shows great growth in sixteen years it was back in april 1948 that joe karr owner of the feed mill and store in claremont let it be known that he wished to rell his business he threw out suggestions to some of his pat- ions that they form a cooper ative and buy his business the writer who had recently become a member of stouffville coop was one of them the writer knowing something of the ad vantages of a coop spoke to several neighbors including ed gar ward walter symes lewis jones frank chapman ralph taulkner and others and found them interested then the unit ed cooperatives of ontario was invited to send out a field man for further information as a result the hall at brougham was rented and a meeting adver tised for all interested in form ing a coop to take over mr farrs business at this first meeting held on may 31st 1948 a fair number mended and were addressed by dan white and art musgrave of the uco it was decided to apply for a charter and to form ft co op a provisional board of directors was formed consist ing of frank chapman ernest crossland edgar ward lewis jones walter symes allan elli- cott robert malcolm with ralph faulkner as secretary and mil ton pegg as chairman there followed busy months of meetings and of canvassing for members and for loans mr manfred home of orillia and mr roy mowbray were engaged to help the directors with the canvass and they did good work there were meetings to draw up bylaws as there were no standard co op bylaws at that time a lawyer had to be engaged the property surveyed the titles searched and neces sary agreements drawn up the meetings were held mostly in the homes of the directors on july 23rd a meeting in the hall at claremont was held for the 152 members who had paid the s500 membership fee up till that time they received the charter and accepted the by- jaws then drawn up also they elected a regular board of di rectors as follows edgar ward joe farr frank chapman lew is jones ernest crossland he- ber down poy mowbray ralph faulkner and milton pegg at the following directors meeting ralph faulkner was elected sec- jictarytreasurer and milton pegg president by october there were some 200 members and 520000 had been received as loan the to tal price of the business was 60000 which proved to be the 1 ighest price ever assumed as jan obligation by a coop up to that time in ontario mr farr agreed to accept s20000 as a down payment and let the co op take over on nov 1st provided they paid 10000 more in one year and annual payments thereafter the coop directors accepted these terms and were fortunate enough to meet all payments until mr farr was paid in full in novcm ber 1957 the story of clare mont coop during the last 13 years has been one of almost continuous change and improve ment the first change was from diesel to electric power in 1950 when an electric grind er with two 30 hp motors each driving a plate in opposite di rections was installed the big one cylinder diesel that it re placed had frequently given trouble and lacked power in 1953 a larger and better feed- mixer was installed then new hardwood flooring was put in the mill and in the office the store was enlarged and improved in 1956 a larger and better oat roller was in stalled with necessary power shafting and bins in 1957 a new storage building was added to the west end of the mill about the same time a large overhang ing shelter was built along the whole north side of the mill and part of the south side to protect loading and unloading opera tions from rain and snow in 1959 the coop started in the petroleum business large stor age tanks were installed with a total capacity of 31000 gallons i a tank truck for delivery of gasoline and fuel oil was pur chased two grades of gasoline and three of fuel oil are handled in 1961 a new and larger tank ruck was purchased with a capacity of 1400 gallons in 1960 new aluminum siding was put over the mill adding to its appearance and protection both large and small trucks were bought as needed over the years also a large fireproof safe was purchased mainly to preserve the books and records in case of fire or theft accounting ma chines to greatly assist in accur ate bookkeeping were installed the last and biggest achieve ment has been the building of the new store which opens feb 9th and 10th 1962 claremont coop has been singularly fortunate in having good managers al robertson with ken woods as bookkeeper and assistant manager was the first manager having worked for joe farr for some years he was a valuable help in keeping the business running smoothly during the transition period arnold mclntyre became the next manager from june 1951 to september 1952 robert mcdon ald who was bookkeeper and clerk under arnold mclntyre was the next manager from sept 1952 to april 1955 he was followed by herb arbuckle who stayed until september 1958 john mclntyre came next and stayed until september 1961 the above four managers al though each quite different in their ways were excellent man agers and the coop grew stead ily under their management each was promoted to a bigger job with much higher salary which prompted some of the di rectors to say that claremont coop must be a good training school mr george pearsall the present manager shows promise of being equally successful in 1955 the coop entered into a management agreement with uco whereby for the sum of 300 per annum the uco en deavours to supply the co op with competent managers when necessary the coop also re- reives the services of an area congratulations best wishes claremont coop doctor m b dymond mpp ontario minister of health congratulations and best wishes to claremont coop pickering township federation of agriculture president norman lehman secretarytreasurer john power poocxxaocssoiaisssaasssxssssssm best wishes to claremont coop p r wilson ltd lumber building supplies locust hill 0nt supervisor who has the over sight of about 15 coops he attends each monthly meeting of the board of directors and ex amines with the directors each monthly operating statement through his knowledge and ex perience he is often able to give valuable advice and suggestions on policies trends salesman ship business arrangements and management claremont coop has had four area supervisors claude brillinger cliff salmon lloyd ackert and frank tumon rnd they have had in the writ ers opinion an important part in the success of claremont co op the first bookkeeper at clare mont coop was ken woods who served until june 1951 mrs al robertson relieved him on two occasions when he was on holi days robert mcdonald was the next bookkeeper until he became manager in september 1952 william welsh kept books and acted as clerk for some years mrs jack ward was bookkeeper from 1957 to 1959 when mrs ray mccleod was employed and has continued to the present time although there has been the odd error from time to time the bookkeeping has been re markably accurate and efficient complete records are kept of every transaction so that they can be quickly traced back and reviewed if necessary- the men on the staff number ing 7 at present are all local men al robertson has been with the coop since its begin ning over 13 years ago owing to his mechanical and carpen tering ability he has been a val uable help when repair work or carpentry work was needed he and gorden symes have al so been in charge of furnace in stallations frank collins who is in his 11th year at the co op has mostly worked at the grinding and mixing of feeds a job requiring constant care and watchfulness gordon symes also in his ilth year at the co op has served in the mill on trucks as clerk in the store and is now in charge of the pe- trdleum business which he is endeavoring to exapnd gordon chub spenceley now in his sth year with the coop has been the driver of the big truck making the longer trips with feeds fertilizers and supplies he is known for his skill and best wishes to claremont coop dean percy electrical contractor markham ontario carefulness in handling the big jruck and for his willingness to oblige allan redshaw in his 7th year with the coop has served in the milt on the small truck and is now clerk in the store doing his best to satisfy the customers jan bucking and don benson who were more re cently employed work in the tmill and make local deliveries with the smaller truck former staff employees who served for varying periods of time have been awa redshaw mel nor- rish karl norton joe morley george beare and aylmer hood the staff on the whole have worked together as a wellknit team loyal to the best interests of the coop with all due respect to the managers the staff and uco services a great deal of the suc cess of the coop lies in the hands of the directors their decisions regarding policies to be followed whether to stand or to go forward their watchful ness over bills receivable and the operating statements their confidence in and backing up of the manager all play a very im portant part in the coop it is therefore essential that the members do their best to elect good directors men of good judgment who have shown financial responsibility and good judgment in their own business in this respect claremont coop has been fortunate so far in ad dition the following have served or are serving at present alex schneider lloyd wilson ray mond stickwood ken halliday lloyd pugh percy jones ayl mer hood ralph jones cecil disney reg hoskins john hamer and edgar evans the financial progress of cla remont coop can best be shown by a comparison of the first annual financial state ment july 31st 1949 with the financial statement of july 31st 1961 july 49 july 61 net sales 169574 5416559 net savings 3429 19339 patronage refund 2 4 total assets 70758 180585 it is a far cry from the time the first directors used to meet in the old store sitting around a stove under a dim light on nail kegs or on bags of feed or wvgwfrfrfr4 best wishes to claremont coop a c wideman son truckers phone claremont 1g2j3 stouffville 1000 kmjhsmuwyhhkj v t t congbatulations to claremont coop 1ticicc drapes made by quality upholstering corner of kingston rd and windsor dr tickering ont ph yu 20621 seed according to the season to the present time when the directors sit in comfort around a table in a well lighted and well heated room nor will the direc tors now be required to sign a bond to establish credit at the bank making the directors each and severally responsible to the extent of 10000 nor will it probably ever happen that the directors will be called upon to dig down in their pockets and put up a loan of 100 each as a guarantee of good faith as hap pened when hydro power was installed in 1950 many changes have taken place gradually through the years in the busi ness of the coop the coal bus iness has declined but the oil business grown the feed busi ness has also declined because of fewer farmers but the hard ware and general merchandise las increased changing trends are to be expected and the coop must be aware of and ready to meet them in these days when farmers and small business men are be ing squeezed more and more be tween ruthless and powerful big interests cooperatives of fer the best way towards real democratic free enterprise we are solving our buying prob lems we must now solve our selling problems the writer hopes to live to see the day when farmers will process and sell their own meat and milk products through their own co operatives milton n pegg how 70000 farmers own and control ontario coop seventy thousand ontario far mers are members of and own and control 150 local farm sup ply and marketing coops these local coops sell to farmers an nually about 35 million in farm supplies mainly feed seed fer tilizer hardware and petroleum products they also sell for their farm er members annually about 90 million of dairy products eggs and poultry products grains and seeds fruits vegetables and livestock these 70000 farmers own their local coops by reason of the 1 million put up by them to finance the local opera tions the local operations alone represent 8 million in plants mills warehouses and stores in turn these 150 local coops own and control the central pro vincial co operative united cooperatives of ontario this organization in its last balance sheet reported total assets of over 15 million total volume of business re ported by united cooperatives for the year ending september 30 1961 was about 76 million ownership and control of lo cal coops is exercised by far mermembers at their local an nual meeting it is estimated that at least 15000 farm people attend annual coop meetings in ontario each year in december local coops send delegates to the uco annual meeting attend ance of at least 700 voting dele gates is usual at these meetings in other words control of on tario coops works right down the line from the farmer to the local to the central coop whole sale mr ontario farmer is the boss glasgow congratulations to ncwlyweds mr and mrs neil lagrandeur nee beverley dyck and mr and mrs robt evans nee eva francis a miscellaneous show er will be held on monday even ing feb 12th at the home of mr and mrs geo francis in honour of both couples this is your invitation to attend glasgow residents welcome mr and mrs james salvage- and family to the community congratulations to claremont coop the canadian coleman company limited manufacturers of canadas only bonded line of home heating and air conditioning best wishes to claremont coop charles mctaggart general contractor greenwood ph0newh 2535