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Mr. Powers, occupied the position of Acting 

 Manager during which negotiations for another 

 general manager went on. Finally Mr. H. B. 

 Clemes, who had had long and extensive ex- 

 perience with Gunn's Limited, was chosen, and 

 Mr. Clemes took charge after the annual 

 meeting. 



Frequent changes of management were not 

 the only difficulties which the United Farmers 

 Co-operative Company had to face. There 

 was the perennial difficulty of finding and keep- 

 ing good men in the various departments. 

 Bookkeeping difficulties were also encountered, 

 not unnatural in a business whose growth had 

 been as rapid as was that of the United Farmers 

 Co-operative Company; and a special auditor 

 was appointed by the directors during the 

 summer of 1920. The work then begun has been 

 continued, so that at the time of writing it is 

 announced that the accounting is entirely up-to- 

 date and accurate. If the position thus gained 

 is maintained one great danger will be effectually 

 guarded against, and it is to be hoped that the 

 management will leave nothing undone to 

 maintain the present very satisfactory situation 

 in this respect. 



Inasmuch as no decision had been reached by 

 the Board of Directors in regard to the change of 

 constitution recommended by Mr. Good, the 



