Published once a week rt Palmer)Alaska for the Matanusku Valley Farmers'
Cooperating Association for the purpose of giving-news of the Associations
work, problems and accomplishments*
CO MMU Nil Y PLANNING FOP PALMER
It is an easy matter to criticize the other fellow and find fault with his ideas and plan
for the person who just critizes and never does anything is on pretty solid ground as
long as it is not absolutely necessary that something be done, however when the time come
that constructive work has to be done, then the fellow who tried to do ■something has the
best of it, because he tried at least and whether his ideas were good or not he must be
rewarded for having tried.
When one studies history and learns about all of the wasted efforts that has been expend
ed, mostly in vain, to improve conditions for the human race, one wonders that we have
come as far as we have. There is an old saying that the popular beliefs that the mass
of humanity have, are always wrong. This is not quite correct,probably, but it comes near
enough to the truth to deserve great consideration. As the mass of people who populate
the earth are just mostly plain people who never become famous or even known to most of
the others, then it appears that mass thought is the sum total of individual thinking.
If this is correct then it appears that when a change is necessary, that it is also nec
essary to educate and inform the individuals interested so they may become a part of the
movement.
Now all through time there has been a few forward progressive thinking people who have
agitated for change and sometimes the best of them get so far ahead of the common man
that his ideas do not become common knowledge until long after he is dead. The really
effective person is the one who knows how to think out the plan and then educate and or
ganize the mass of the people who can carry out his plan. While Moses was able to organ
ize the people who were in bondage and lead them close to the promised land, he was un
able to get to the promised land or to see his people securly established.
Leaders must be intelligent and know' what they are trying to do for an ignorant leader at
the head of the best organized movement will surely fail in the long run. Leaders must
work for the best interests of his followers or in time his followers will disintegrate
and he wall find that he has worked in vain.
World movements like the League of Nations and the United Nations must follow these
principles to eventually succeed. Nations and States also have to follow the pattern and
even small political subdivisions like Palmer and the Matanuska Valley will have to fol
low a plan of this kind to achieve the goals that they wish to make. Any small group
without any practical experience would surely fail if they tried to lead without the sup
port of the majority of the citizens. And local citizens who have made a success of
their endeavors should be part of the leadership, monetary success is not the only quali
fication for leadership but it helps when the person is fairly well qualified otherwise.
This community surely needs leadership and organization if it is to take advantage of
the opportunities that will surely come our way in the near future. Lets get together
and see if we can't work together for the mutual benefit of all concerned,- but let us
forget the "Star Chamber" proceedings that has caused so many organizations to fail.
•CRR