MATAHJSKA VALLEY FAIR Cont. from pr.go 1
The next mooting of the Fair Association
’"ill he held -in ,tbe Ornn'go^"J,I*,“6n lion dr. y
April 21st. A Board ,of Director s\nill be
Quoted from'thc mfcmhcrship nnfl-'eommittccs
rill be appointed forXthe coaling yqar.
Plans v ill be-discusscd'-and'v hon possible
made for the Fair next fall in Palmer. . -
Secure your membership and .participate in
this nc:rt rooting. One dollar makes you
a stockholder. Let's have a bigger fair
than evcr'boforc. Your help rill be
necessary*, but the effort • ’ill -be' rorth
rhilc. . 0,R. Rasmussen
NOTES FROM AN ADLRE38 GIVEN 3Y
Claude R, Tickard on. March 5-, 1947
at a Statcridc Association of Minnesota
Cooperatives at St.Paul, Minnesota
It has beer, about thirteen years since I
attended my first meeting.-.of farm loaders
in Minnesota, Ever since that time I
look forrard .to meeting 1ith j’ou.-pocplo up
hero -hchcvcr I have the opportunity. I
have found th-.i you Minnesota farm people,
arc earnest and progressive and that you
are alrays anxious to participate in co
operative ' "rogramo t improve youfsocial
and economic■positions. Furthermore, I
Ipgve found you'to bo hapdrorking and
thrifty people.
It ie'itheTOforc, not surprising to me that
Minnesota rural people have*participated
so ".ctivcly in the REA • royrmn and ha.vc
accomalishcd so much in this state sir.co
tho program started n. littlo over olovon
yonrs ago, At that time only 6.8 .pcroent
.~of.vMinr.onote■ fr.rBTs'V.d JB9r.tr.nf station
oloetpic aofVicjo. Toda.'y f;5.7 percent of
...the fapras’ uact electrified;''. Ilinr.'c sot a .HEA
'co-ops arc n^n serving,85,000 consumerp.
'That is''truly ft rfcmarkablc accomplishment
in viov: of tho interruption in the R2A
..construction program caused by the '"or
and tho reconversion.troubles,
Nono of us today, hov/ovor, are thinking
so much about rhat has been accomplished
as of ’-.hat remains 'to be do'nc'. In this
state there arc 80,000 fairofe- v.'hich are ,
umlcctrifiod. In addition, there arc
.many thousands bf rural establishments
such as'schools, - churches,' stores and .
small industries vhicli are greatly in
ncod of this essential* soryico,'
vJo cannot have an Amegelean'standard of
living in rural homes ■'ithoi^t electricity
and rithbut'tho many things that eledtfi- '
city brings, such as modern'lighting,min
ing mater and refrigeration, '7c have cooif
enough.in the last dozen years 'to'knor
that farm hemes have moro. uses for' elec*
tricity than city homes. It is the one
facility v.'hich adds to the •.enjoyment and
handiness.of every member of the family,
but, as fanners kr.ov:, electricity is Much
more than a. comfort pid convenience. It ,
is an economic necessity.
It enables formers to operate in c.n ef
ficient and economic manner.
Tho problems in Minnesota are typical of •
those in tho rest e? the nation.
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