Palmer, Alaska Dorothy M. Boll, Editor
Published once a week at Palmer, Alaska, for the Matqnuska Valley Farmers' CooperfctijJ®
Association for the purpose of giving news of the Associations' work, problems and
Accomplishments,
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LATE NOTICES -AND HOW THEY ARE HANDLED
Last week when Mr. Eshlinger, our Ch.ief Accountant, called the Valley Settler Office
to ask that a notice to tho effect that the-Dairymen could call for their checks on
Milk Overages at the Co-op Office on Monday, tho Valley Settler was completed ready
to be mimeographed. He was at first told that no space was available, but Then he
informed the Editor as to what he wanted put in tho paper, it was considered import
ant enough to cram it on the bottom of the first page. The Editor then decided that
if the word "dairymen” was lettered in rdther than typed, it might attract more notice.
But to bo sure that no one would miss it, a box was drawn around it.
After all this was done, it was found that it was necossary to adjust tho mimeograph
(for this one page only) so that tho printing was thrown higher on the pgper . This
would insure getting this last lino on tho page.
That we should havo done wasto put out an EXTRA, but time was limited and tho Editor
was alroady late for work in the Egg Room. Tho pap or was behind schedule—-but if it
had not boon tho notice would nevor havo appearod in Friday's issue, becauso tho
notice was phoned to the Offieo lato on IViday* Ordinarily, we hope to have tho paper
in circulation early Friday morning.
WARDS OF THE GOVERNMENT ????
We note wit& interest that Mr. James P. Davis, Director of Territories, and Insular
Possessions, is taking his findings in regard to the dissension in tho Matanuska
Valley back to Washington D.C.
This reminds us of }he days when wo were wards of the government and dependent upon
them. We,had a number of people among us who criod on Undoes shoulder becauso they
could not’have this, that or something else. We don’t moan that there wore no prob
lems hero, but tho gripers made so much noipo that Undo nevor had a chanco to find
out tho truth, Now--thirtoon years lator-ho is digging around for tho truth of tho
situation, but lot us get on with our story.
v7o have groun up now, or thought to had, nnd aro no longor wards of Undo Sam. to havo
passed tho ago of 21 and should bo rosponsiblo for oursolvcs and ablo to copo with our
own problems. TThat to would like to know is just what authority doos Hr* Davis havo
in mixing into any local disputo. Uo point out again that tho Matanuska Valley Far
mers' Cooperating ■Association is a Private Enterprise incorporated under tho laws of
Alaska. Unless tho Association is violating some federal statuo, and no aro not
awaro that to aro, whoro docs he fit into tho picturo? Can the Director of Territories
camo into the Territory and toll a privato businoss to closo up bocauso its competi
tors and othors would liko to havo it do so? If so—Uhoro is Democracy hiding?
From a book on "Legal Phasoa of Cooperativo Associations", Uo quoto— DISSOLUTION
"ASSOCIATIONS arc formed by tho Stato, and tho chartor roprosents an agroemont botTOan
tho Stato and tho incorporators. Bocauso of tho raannor in which corporations arc
croatcd, the Stato has control over thoir dissolution. There aro Stato statues with
respect to this' mattor. Through'unanimous consent on tho part of tho membors of an
Association, it may be dissolved.
"Tho right of tho majority of tho stock holdors or moitbor3 at common law to forqo dis
solution of a corporation against the opposticn of the minority is not so wall estab
lished. Somo authorities hold that the majortty'can Toco a dissolution, thereas a
contrary doctrino has booh laid down,. Cf course, if thoro aro statutory or chartor
provisions on the subject, they ccntrol."
Uc rofor Mr. Davis and othors to the abovo quotation.
Excuso us for being blunt, but sinco wo soom to havo so many bittor ones among cur
midst, wo night just as roll spook plainly. Tho present situation reminds us of
earlier days.
During 1935 ono mombor of tho Butto group of sottlors was all hoppod up and oxeited
for fear tho Khik river would flood his lard whon tho glacier groko. Ho claimed that
there was cvidonco that this he! happened* The surveyors woro .-oiled out end tho
situation was carefully chocked. 'He was assured that :t hud boln many years s.’nee
the rivor had floodod up that far, but ho was still unccnvHo ooniinuod +o try
to persuado all tho othors to givo up their honnutouJ 3 oto -ijr co to j.oo_tol on tho
west sido of tho Matanuska river. ‘ Finally the Butto hajooi a_v5e/s tolu hnr that if
ho was not satisfiod with his lot, why didn’t ho Itovo, bu*- J4e, ho wee.VLJt leave
unless thoy all did. Ho had to stay, because the res; wetllu’u budge, ri.- x:*vod
thcro auwr six years and novor onco saw tho Enik floe 1 has lari.