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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 05, 1959
Page
6
A historic overview of Saskatchewan co operatives tracing roots to the Rochdale pioneers of 1844. The piece outlines four principles of cooperation, lists cooperative types from consumer to production, and notes impact on 1958 province services worth $560 million for 500000 members.
The Co operative Mutual Benefit Association organized in 1940 offers funeral expense protection up to 4000 for Saskatchewan residents aged eight to 49. It is non profit, funded by a $325000 in assets and $308000 in reserves, with 1300 claims paid and offices in the Wheat Pool Building Saskatoon.
The Co op Hail Insurance Company formed in 1947 by farmers to apply cooperative principles to hail coverage. John C Davey guided early efforts as secretary manager. The company is member financed with assets owned by insureds and has paid over 400000 in cash dividends while adding more than 500000 in members credits and reserves. Premium income in 1959 reached 883000. Re insurance covers all risks, some via Co op Fire and Casualty Company. The business relies on hundreds of agents active in cooperative work and is governed by 12 directors who must be members using the company facilities. The firm emphasizes service improvement and maintains its own hail adjusters.
Ambition to self supply and manage co operatives requires knowledge and faith for all members. Rights and responsibilities in administration demand preparation for committee members staff and the largest possible number of members to exercise those duties.
Northern Saskatchewan trappers can expect a strong season as beaver mink and squirrel populations are high and lynx are abundant due to plentiful rabbits. Demand for long haired furs rises with lynx popularity. many trappers have already begun lines aided by robust camp trade and plentiful fish and game. A pamphlet with season dates regulations and pelting guidance is available from Prince Albert.
A local resident failed to set his clock back Saturday night and arrived at church an hour early on Sunday morning. He works for a news media urging the public to remember daylight saving time, making the error more awkward.
Total assets of marketing and consumer co operatives in Canada rose from 481.9 million dollars in 1957 to 506.8 million dollars in 1958, a gain of five percent.
Tyrian purple, the famed ancient dye, is produced from shellfish and valued for its rich color and historic prestige. The statement emphasizes the biological origin and historical significance of the dye.
The piece extols Saskatchewan as the banner province of cooperation, detailing a long history of cooperative action from creameries and grain pools to consumer stores and credit unions. It highlights the Wheat Pool, Co operative Wholesale, medical co-ops, community halls, and social services funded by member participation, portraying co‑ops as meeting cradle to grave needs and shaping a unified, ethical society.
Co operative Fire and Casualty Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament in June 1952. Capital came from coast to coast cooperatives under the Co operative Union of Canada. By 1959 eight months premium income reached 2 710 000 dollars, up 80 percent from 1958. The mutual company offers auto fire personal property liability theft and fidelity insurance with branch offices in Moncton Winnipeg Edmonton Calgary and Vancouver.
The boards of Le Conseil de la Co operation Sask. extend best wishes to co operators worldwide. Founded in 1946, CCS includes French speaking cooperatives in Saskatchewan’s Cooperative Union and Credit Union League. In 1959 directors approved a full time secretary treasurer and set offices in Saskatoon to advance French speaking citizens' cooperative aims.
The text argues that cooperative principles guide economic objectives as a hallmark of a free society, accepted across occupations and positions. It emphasizes broad public recognition of cooperatives as part of a free economic order.
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