George F. Chipman - a prairie cooperator
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2012-10-02
Authors
Kisiow, Elaine
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The editorial views of George F. Chipman, Editor in-
Chief of The Grain Growers' Guide, 1911 to 1935, regarding
the Cooperative Movement in Western Canada from
1911 to 1916 were determined through the utilization of
qualitative historical research methods accompanied by
quantitative content analytical techniques. The editorial
columns of The Grain Growers' Guide became an acknowledged
platform for the discussion of the Cooperative Movement and
those aspects George Chipman believed were crucial to the
agrarian prosperíty of praírie farmers.
George Chipman's premise for strong cooperative
development in the West stressed the many economic aspects
of cooperation. Specifically, producer cooperation among
farmers, as opposed to consumer cooperation, was promoted
in the editorial columns of The Guide. Chipman's emphasis
on economic cooperation over the idealistic or ethical
features of the movement, was highly evident in editorials
throughout the six year period. Between 1911 to 1916 George
Chipman developed for himself and the readers of The Guide a
practical approach toward the successful establishment of the
Cooperative Movement to the benefit of the agrarian community
of Western Canada.
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cooperation, Chipman, George A.