Consumer Co-ops on the Up.

The article discusses the impact of the growing number of cooperatives in the U.S. as of April 1935. It states that because of the depression, low wages and high prices of commodities, a money saving culture emerged, resulting in the creation of cooperatives. According to Dr. J. P. Warbasse, The Cooperative League of the U.S.A.'s president, about 6,600 cooperative societies exist, composed of approximately 1.8 million people, making up to 365 million dollars. Large retailers have begun to take notice as their profits and efficiencies are affected.