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VOL. 10 Palmer, Alaska
CO-OP • TIOT-ES
:382EEREHtP, NOTICB:
'■he first session of the next stockholders
ruarterly meeting trill be'held in'the Com
munity Building of Falincr, Alaska,'at 8:00
f.i . on Saturday, November 1, 1947. 'The
meeting rill be open to votion nqmbcrsj
^robational members and their families.
Katanuska Valley Farmers’
.- Cooperating Association
, ,i Harold L. Thuma,Secretary
The Co-op is negotiating ."ith an Alaskan
firm rrhich rill be able'to do tinning of
cans and Dairy utensils. This is somo
• thing that has not been possible hereto.-.,
fore. If this can- be dono during tho
rintcr season, ro may be able to have the
t;ork done at a reasonable figure rbich
rill result in considerable saving to the
Dairymen.
POTATO TRICES CP AGAIN
The price of potatoes on the.Seattle mar
ket rose 10^ last reek or to £4.10. Ais
bears out the market forecast that the
rc-action of last reek ras due to too
sharp a rise or Market speculation. Tho
price is' nor rising at a sloror rato.
The Co-op filled an order of potatoes on
Wednesday cf this reek for 2-p tons at
05.50, The purchaser stated a definite '
preference for potatoes in the Co-op bags.
The Creamery building received some nor
roofing this past reek.
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C.OFC HERRS PLRI1S
OF fl.R.R. FOR FlREHflLL
& I.TiPRjVEO SERVICE.
Ninty-three persons wore served Turkey’’
Dinner at a special Chamber of Commerce
meeting held in Charlie’s place on Thurs
day of this reek. The special lUriteheon
was held for the ourpose of meeting with
Col O.P,Johnson and some Of the'Depart
ment Heads of the .Alaska'Railroad to hoar
thoir plans for improved-Rail service to
Palmer.
Recently O.P. Johnson, Manager of the
.Alaska Railroad, made an offer to the.,..
Matanuska Valley Fire Association of the
construction of a Fire Hall in connection
with a new Railroad dormitory, nothing
definite was done about the matter- at the
time. Therefore,’ .a special meeting was
called by the Matanuska Valley Chamber of'
Commerce to hear the plans more in detail.
Col. O.P. Johnson told those present that
Secretary Krug and his Assistant Warne
were very much interested in the develop
ment of Alaska and were anxious to have
the assistance of the. A.R.R. in this pro
gram.
There §re many problems to be worked out,
Col. Johnson said, in connection with the
improvement of the R.R. and its service.
Among these was the large number of claims
made on lost and damaged goods. He called
on Mr. Mucker of the Accounting Depart-,
ment of the Railroad give a little moro
information on the difficulties encoun
tered. Cont. on page 5.
OCTOBER 31
HALLOWE'EN NITE 7:00 P. M. - -1:00 AM.