DOROTHY M. BILL, Editor
PALMIR, AL- SKA
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blished every Friday at Palrnoj:, Alaska, for the Mitanuska Vaiioy Farmerfi* Cooper-'
ing Association for the purpose of giving novrs of the Associations Work, Problems,
nd Accomplishments.
SUBSCRIPTION BY MAIL per Year $1.75 BOX $1.00 Singlo Copy 10if
ARE UE GOING TO KEEP OUR CO-OP
There seems to bo n general tendency among Co-op members to say ns soon ns any part
of the Co-op fails to function as it should--Rent it out. T7hy rent it out? If the
party renting it can see a future in the businoss—than v;hy cannot the Co-op members
and management make a go of it? Is it not possible to find the difficulties a
and correct them instead of simply letting the other fcllovr do it?
It may be that vre are trying to do the impossible in keeping tvo Co-ops under the
same management. That is—tho consumer's co-op And tho producer's co-op at the
present time are under one head. The producer*s,however,'arc tho only ones who have
a vote and they therefore control tho Consumers part also, looking at‘this situation
from one angle that does not look fair. But let us take another look. Should the
consumer's co-op have equal voting privileges nith the producer’s part of it, they
could out-vote the producers and in that tray rould Be in a'position to institute
measures that might be very harmful to tho producer. All producers are also consumers
and therefore have an interest in tho consumer's part of it nhilo all consumers are
not producers and could not alnays understand the problems of the producer.
Some other plan might be rorked out in the future rherc the tuO could be separate and
yet co-operate rith each other. Until such plan is uorked out, honover, the present
one seems the only plan,
’o idea of renting out everything,houever, just bccauso it is not efficient non, is
very poor nay of solving a problem.
FOR TERRITORIAL
SENATOR
VOTE FDR
HAROLD 17. ( Tubby) GRIFFEN
Attornoy it Lau
Dillingham .Alaska
Sccretnry
Bristol Bay Chamber of Coramcrco
Member -
Choggiung Democratic Conmittoo
MY PLATFORM
Li A Permanent Public Health Program
2,More Ronds and Airfields
3i Better Educational Facilities
4i Fight the Freight Rato Increase
5i A Balanced Budget—Alvays
6i Aid to Returning Veterans
7. Relief on Gold Mining Tax
FOR TERRITORIAL SENATOR
VOTE FOR
H/.ROLD TT. { Tubby) GRIFFEN
Attorney'at Lair
Dill inghnm, Alaska
The above ad is a paid advertisement and docs not necossoriiy reflect the opinions
or political viors of the Editor or publishers of this paper.
Members of the'Association may rondcr vhy more is not published about the meeting
'old on Friday, but'the Editor fools that many of our problems arc better not
.ired to the public. If this paper v/orc strictly a Co-op paper for tlio purpose of
disseminating information to tho members of the Co-op, then the information vould
be printed.
Tho Edifior vas glad the question arose as’to tho advertising in tho Valley Settler
and other questions in connection vith it. It is only this vay that fcufih.' * : :
questions can bo claarcd up. The people have a right to knovr hov different units
of the Co-op arc operated.