CHAPTER III 



THE U.K. CO-OPERATIVE COMPANY 



Although The United Farmers Co-operative 

 Company, Limited, has been incorporated since 

 February 7th, 1914, a very hazy idea as to its 

 independent existence still exists in the minds 

 of many, and it is variously misnamed the 

 U.F.O., the U.F.O. Co-operative Company, and 

 so forth. From the beginning, however, it has 

 had a separate existence, quite apart in point of 

 law, from that of the U.F.O. In accordance 

 with plans already mentioned in Chapter II, 

 the U.F. Co-operative Company was incorpor- 

 ated with provisional directors in February, 

 1914. The original applicants for incorporation 

 were W. C. Good, Fred Luck, R. J. McCormick, 

 W. T. McCormick and John Bowers, all farmers 

 living in the County of Brant. George Keen, 

 Honorary Secretary of the Co-operative Union 

 of Canada, without charge looked after the 

 legal and clerical work, prepared the by-laws 

 and secured the charter. 



The scope and purpose of the United Farmers 

 Co-operative Company is stated in the following 

 terms in the articles of incorporation : 



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