Published once a week at Palmer, Alaska, for the Matanuska Valley Farm
ers* Cooperating Association for the purpose of giving news of the
Associations work, problems and accomplishments.
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six months 100 copy
s youR invESTmEn
Menbers of the M.V.F.C.A. have been given an opportunity of paying a
visit to their local Creamery this Friday afternoon in order to sec just
what has been done in the way of improvements. Then, next January or
February when the financial report is read they will have some idea as
to what the cost of improvements included.
of
The Creamery building is about 13 years old and has been many years
hard use. Up to the present not much in the way of major repairing has
been attempted due largely to the interruption of the war which tied up
necessary materials. This year a complete renovating of the interior
the building became a "must" in order to comply with .territorial
of
Health regulations. Nearly all summer
the Creamery has been hampered
with carpenters and painters who had to stagger their time with tnau 01
the Creamery personnel so that normal operations would not be interrup
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ted too much. Fortunately, the construction of new produce facilities
was in progress simultaneously with that of the Creamery so that work
men could be shifted from one job to the other. Creamery personnel are
just as happy as anybody to see the job done, because it moans back to
regular routine with all work days of equal length and regular hours.
Somo have had to work at night or come early and work late—anything to
make it possible to get necessary creamery work done and out of the vicy
of the construction crews. All in all everything was pretty well timed
for bottled milk and cream, as well as plenty of ice cream rolled out
of the plant as if everything was operating on normal schedule. The out
side world could not tell the difference unless they happened into the
creamery and got a glimpse through the open doors oi tho activity
on within.
going
Now—we are ready to throw the doors open so that you can see tho final
results.
VOTE YOUR DOLLARS
In our country the strong ore very rich, the few who command groat econ
omic empires whose collars, rather than the peoples votes, seem to shape
the course and direction of affairs.
the people voluntarily in business for the people, get at
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this matter. They represent the opposite kind of control.
Cooper.* t ives,
the heart of _
To the extent that they are successful, they decentralize rather than
concentreto ownership and control of the economic things thrt people
need, -aid. they provide the opportunity to vote your preference not once
every two or four years but every day that you buy ^ ~
business and life.
the necessities of
If the process sometimes seems slow, you can reflect that things worth
having are worth working and waiting for; and you can look at What .•
farmers in the Middle Most have accomplished in the way of taking charge
of th&ir own petroleum and other vital operations in the. brief span of
20 voars• Joshua K. Bollts, editor of "The Cooperative Consumer,"
published by the Consumers Cooperative association,
Kansas City, Mo.
It’s a common phenomenon in our society for a group to wish to.belong
to something, if possible, to be identified with action which implies
progress. In our daily speech wo recognize this fact when we talk about
the 1-bor movement, the farm cooperative- movement cr a youth movement.
'. o c one
in social
beat these
advantage
to examine the techniques of successful loaders in politics,
reform or in class struggles like labor controversies, we note
loaders either instinctively or by cold-blooded choice take
of the desire of their groups to belong to something.
_ ___H.E. Babcock._