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Wisconsin Rural Electric Cooperative Association / First yearbook, 1938
(1938)
Introduction: local cooperative histories, pp. 33-49
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WISCONSIN RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION entirely dependent upon the vast amount of educational work done. This cooperative realizes that cooperatives must be able to match the efficiency of private business. To do this, it need not resort to false economy or the lowering of employees' living standards, but rather by the use of good management. By these means, this Cooperative plans to conduct the enterprise for use rather than for profit. One of the reasons for the success of this Cooperative is the fact that the members take a keen interest in cooperative affairs and constantly work for its progress. This coop- erative also realizes the value of working with other cooperatives and has taken and will continue to take a keen and active interest in the Wisconsin Rural Electric Cooperative Association of which this Association was one of the organizers. PROJECT Wisconsin-8046-Lafayette In point of incorporation the LAFAYETTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, which was incorporated on February 26, 1936, is just a few weeks older than the neighboring Grant County Cooperative. Construction activities in the two projects are at approximately the same stage. The LAFAYETTE COOPERATIVE maintains an office at present in the County court house on North Main Street. Mr. Edward J. Paska is project superintendent and Miss Mary Hancock, office secretary. Here the Board of Directors meet to discuss and solve the problems of the group which has entrusted them with the responsibility of guiding them through this new enterprise. The following men were elected to the Board: SAM BYRNE, President, Mineral Point M. 0. MONSON, Vice-president, Gratiot M. C. HELM, Secretary-Treasurer, Darlington W. R. MCCARVILLE, Darlington LEON ANDREWS, South Wayne R. D. TEASDALE, Shullsburg NEWTON THOMAS, Shullsburg ALBERT NEFF, Warren, Illinois D. T. STUART, South Wayne The contract for the construction of the lines of this project has been awarded to the C. A. Hooper Company of Madison, who started digging holes December 15. The terms of the contract set the completion date at July 15, 1938. Local organization work was begun under the direction of County Agent R. V. Hurley, who later transferred to Dane County. His successor LeRoy Reese, is also much interested and has given valuable assistance. The municipalities of Shullsburg and Argyle have offered their as- sistance in furthering the progress of the organization. A power contract is being negotiated with the village of Argyle as it has the facilities to furnish the wholesale energy and the cooperative spirit prompting them to do so at a reasonable rate. Although construction is just getting under way, the membership roll -of this group numbers more than 400 owners of prosperous farms in the rolling land of Lafayette County. The representative of the Wisconsin Rural Electric Cooperative Asso, ciation, as resident engineer is H. M. Durnin, who has just completed -serving in like capacity on the Rock County Project. 39
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