Editor
^AIMIR .ALASKA Dorothy K. Bell,
Published every Thursday at Palmer, Alaska, for the Matanuska Valley Farmers’ '
Cooperating Association for the purpose of giving news of the Associations fork,
Problems and Accomplishments,
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\ * ’’ f THE STRIKE IS CRAMP 3BG OUR STYLE. V j\ ‘ 1
7:e are very sorry to have to do this, but due to the prolonged Maritime Strike the
size of the Valley Settlor will have to be reduced until more paper is forthcoming.
By,cutting to the present size wo can hold out another month or perhaps a little long
er by getting more in Anchorage. However, there is not very much to be hod there.
In order to reduce tho size of the paper, it has been necessary to reduce practically
all the ads to the minimum amount of space possible. Just as soon as more paper ar
rives the size of the Valley Settlor will bo restored.
’~c have some new supplies in the way of colored ink coming too that wo had hoped to
be able to uso for Christmas, but it is very doubtful if they will arrive.
7FY LID THE GROMtET REEFER CARRY POTATOES?
According to a listing of tonnage of supplies which the Grommet Hoofer brought to
Alaska this past week, there were 18 tons of potatoes and onions aboard. Ju3t how
rony of these tons were onions we do not know, but it would be a safe guess to say
that not over half of that amount might be onions. Doesn,t it seem strange that a
boat which was supposed to carry only the most necessary items should be allowed to '
bring something of which wo have plenty—especially since these wero listed as for
Anchorage? Here we ore out of fruit—out of canned milk—and dozens of other items
that wo need and either do not produce here or produce in limited quantities; and
potatoes,of which the Talley is supposed to hnvo produced 1400 ton, arc given valuable
space.on a relief ship.
hot; long must te endure this strike?
'To have had boat strikes before, but nothing that compared with this ono—at least
not in the last eleven years. To make matters even worse, this strike’came at a time
when supplies wore nono too plentiful 4t the beginning of the shutdown. It has long
been a custom of merchants and buyers in Alaska to keep warehouses well stocked —
and this has boon especially true during the fall of tho year; but due to war condi
tions pur supplies wore being curtailed before the strike. Last .spring and all sum
north!) Co-op bought every available sack of feed they could, but this was not enough,
.it the time that the Grommot Reefer docked with more feed aboard, our warehouse was
getting pretty bare. In fact there was plenty of room for a dance on tho main floor
of the warehouse. A shortage of livestock food morns loss eggs and less milk. It
moans butchering of livestock end poultry that should be kept for production. No can
only hope that tho strike is either settled in Seattle or that some other avonuo of
shipping is foundr-or our cupboards may look like "Old Mother Hubbard’s."
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INVITATION TO BID
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HAULING COAL
The Mat am.1, ska Valley Tanner s' Cooperating Association, Palmer, Alaska, will
receive Bids up to five (5) o’clock p.m., December 6, 1946 for
"'RICE PER TON” for Hauling Coal from the Zvan Jones Coal'Nine at Jonesville,
Alaska to the Power Plant and Dormitory in Palmer, ■**laska, from January 1,1947
to December 31, 1947.
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The M.V.F.C.A. reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
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Present all bids to Mr, J. L. Ray, Fiscal Agent.
E.E. Harriss
I General Manager
MA.TANUSKA VALLEY FARMERS’ COOPERATING ASSOCIATION