these items, the price of oil and the handling charges rose in December, 

 making an increase of $69c84 per trip,, a total increase for the 12 trips 

 per year of |838olO„ 



Thus an increase of 10 percent or even of 1 percent in the cost 

 of one type of material means a great increase in operating expenses. 

 This is why we oppose the rise in the price of oilj why we have been 

 unable to consent to the 1-percent increase in market handling chargesj, 

 and why we have requested a reconsideration of the raise in the price 

 of cotton line. We must use our cooperative power to devise methods 

 by which we can obtain materials cheaply. 



By successfully keeping the proposed raise in the market handling 

 charges of 7 percent down to 6 percentj, and by stopping the rise in the 

 price of oil, which in the original plan was to have been 26 percent^, 

 at 16 percent, we have effected a saving per vessel per year of about 

 |8,861,11 in the case of a 135-ton tuna longline vessel and $472o22 in 

 the case of an 88=ton skipjack and tuna boatc We must thoroughly realize 

 how important our organized movement is and strive in the future to 

 strenghten our organization even moreo 



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