SECOND NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE CONVENTION - November 11-14, 1920 - CO-OPERATION: A PRESENT OPPORTUNITY

Sep 21, 2026

A 1920 co-operative movement publication focused on convention proceedings and an advocacy essay arguing that co-operation offers a practical path to addressing high living costs. It presents co-operative consumer societies as the first step toward economic self-determination, expanding purchasing power as membership grows. The text frames co-operative organization as a form of spiritual and social renewal, with future potential to unify education, recreation, and broader community needs.

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NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S INDEPENDENT SOCIETIES

EDUCATION AT SUPERIOR

CO-OPERATION

CO-OPERATION: A PRESENT OPPORTUNITY

VITAL ISSUE S

SECOND NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE CONVENTION Cincinnati,Ohio,November 11,12,13,14,1920NOVEMBER,1920 CO-OPERATION:A PRESENT OPPORTUNITYDOES LABOR CAUSE HIGH PRICES?HOW TO BEAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENTTHE SECOND NATIONAL CONVENTION # NORTHERN MICHIGAN’S INDEPENDENT SOCIETIESEDUCATION AT SUPERIOR THE CENTRAL STATES'CO-0PERATIVE WHOLESALESOCIETY PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE CO-0PERATIVE LEAGUE OF AMERICA2 WEST 13th STREET,NEW YORKVol.VI. No.1110 Cents a Copy75 Cents a Year THE CO-0PERATIVE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (Member of the International Co-operative Alliance)Executive Offce:2 West 13th Street,New York An educational organization for teaching the history,principles,methods andaims of the Co-operative Movement and for the propaganda and promotion of Co-operation in America. # CO-OPERATION Formerly The Co-operative CosumerPublished Monthly byThe Co-operative League of America Yearly subscription,75 cents.Single copies,10 cents.Bundle lots are suppliedto Co-operative Societies and to persons engaged in the formation of co-operativesocieties at $6.00 a hundred. This Jouaal is Not Published for Profit PUBLICATIONS OF THE CO-OPERATIVE LEAGUE OF AMERICAHISTORICALPer CopyPer 100 3.Story of Co-operation.........................·.....$.07$3.007.British Co-operative Movement .….. ..· .052.00 10.A Baker and What He Baked(Belgian Movement)....· .051.7519.Bibliography of Co-operation ...·· · .01.50 38.Co-operative Consumers’Movement in the United States.. .073.00“Co-operation,the Hope of the Consumer”—Harris—(papercover book).. ................· .60“Consumers'Co-operation”—Sonnichsen ..··.·····.· .75TECHNICAL 2.Starting Right ...·. ··... .· .021.00 4.How to Start and Run a Rochdale Co-operative Store. .· .104.00 5. System of Store Records and Accounts. ·· ·· .50 6.A Model Constitution and By-Laws for a Co-operative Society .052.50 8.Co-operative Education.Duties of Educational Committeedefined ...............· ·........·... ·.· .10 9.How to Start a Co-operative Wholesale ...............· .10 27.Why Co-operative Stores Fail ........·..·..·......· .021.00 MISCELLANEOUS 12.Credit Union and Co-operative Store ................· .051.75 34.Co-operative Movement(Yiddish)..................· .021.25 43.Co-operative Housebuilding... ................... .05 45.Harmonizing Co-operative Producers and Consumers.... .03ONE-PAGE LEAFLETS (One cent each;50 cents per 100;$2.50 per 500;$4 per 1,000) 1.Principles and Aims of the Co-operative League of America. 17.Do You Know Why You Should Be a Co-operator? 20.Why Loyalty Is Necessary. 21.Cost and Crime of Credit. 22.A Real Co-operator. 25.Resolutions Adopted by A.F.of L. 26.Factory Workers Co-operate. 28.Do You Know About Co-operation in Europe?40.Have You a Committee on Education and Recreation? 44.What Is the Co-operative Movement? MONTHLY PUBLICATIONSCO-0PERATION—(In bundle lots,$6 per hundred). Subscription,per year .................................. .75Associated Magazine,4 pages,first page blank ...............$1 per 100International Co-operative Bulletin .............·· .per year,1.50 CO-OPERATION A magazine to spread the knowledge of means whereby the people,in voluntary organization,produce and distribute for their own use the things they needJAMES PETER WARBASSE,Editor. # CO-OPERATION:A PRESENTOPPORTUNITY Some day in the not far distantfuture,when Co-operation has takenthe place of the present competitivesystem,when men shall secure thethings they need not by struggleagainst each other but by mutualaid with each other,historians willlook back and point out certainbright spots around which crystal-lized the sentiment of brotherhood;and those bright spots will be theco-operative consumers' societieswhich quietly and without ostenta-tion are moving on toward the greatdestiny. Co-operation has been dreamedof by visionaries,prayed for bymoralists

FAQs

What main opportunity does the document claim co-operation provides?

Co-operation is presented as a present opportunity that can replace competitive struggle with mutual aid, helping people secure needed goods through organized consumer societies.

How does the text argue that co-operative societies help with the high cost of living?

It states that the high cost of living is within people’s control and that larger co-operative consumer societies increase the community’s purchasing power, making family income go further.

What future steps does the document say co-operation can take beyond consumer purchasing?

It argues that co-operation can unite people to promote educational, recreational, and esthetic advancements, potentially embracing broader needs.

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