Published once a week at PalmerjAleska for the Matenuska Valley
Farcers’.Cooper-ting Association for the purpose of giving news
of the Associations work, problems and accomplishments.
HIHRT flLRSKfl HEEDS FOR OEVLLOPmEIIT
Almost every day some prominent person comes out with a statement as to what Alaska
needs to assure its proper development, some have very fine ideas and they.really
sound goody however, not very many people in the Territory get very excited about
most of the ideas. Perhaps you wonder why, well it seems to the writer that the
main reason is because most /'laskans are rather independent and they feel quite com
petent to handle their own affairs, after all l'nost of the development of Alaska has
been done'by ,thesp same people and they should feel proud of their accomplishment.
Some of the newcomers seem to- feel that we are missing a lot by not being like the
people are where they came from, if this is true, one might ask then why did you
leave the place that seems so wonderful to you? Somehow we feel that the people
who are always talking about the people and their superiority "back home" are not
very well settled in Alaska and their comments are not important. Of course anyone
might make the mistake of coming to the wrong .place, possibly a place where they are
totally unfitted to live in. If this should occur, then why not fold up your tents,
as the Arabs do, and silently steal away.
We especially like the people who are agents of some mighty school of thought who
come to reform us and to tell us how we ought to do to get on the right track and do
"RIGHT". Our experience has shown us that many times these people succeed in creat
ing situations that are apparently, for the progress and development of the country
and people, but many times it turns out that they were either ignorant of the things
necessary to accomplish the things that they desired or were just exercising over
developed egos,.
In conclusion we think that Alaska will develop just as fast as conditions justify
vd thout any hi-falution promotions. Our way of life may not be perfect but it is
satisfactory to a majority of the people of the Territory. So we should plan and
seek to accomplish ideas that appear to be for the best interests of the Community
but do it in an orderly way and try to do things in which the majority of the people
can and will assist.
CRR
inCORPORflTIOn HEAR MG held
The hearing before Judge Dimond in the District Court in Anchorage took place last
Friday, the 22nd. A petition containing the names of 113 residents of Palmer was
presented. .
Viola Daniels, Editor of the Valley Frontiersman, was the principal witness testifying
for the proposed incorporation. Jack Maze, Manager of the local bank, backed Miss
Daniels in asking for an election to determine whether the people of Palmer want to
incorporate. Under cross examination by the opposing Attorney, Herman Ross, Miss
Daniels stated that Palmer needed to incorporate in order to formulate plans for the
growth of the town.
John Gore was the only witness called to support the anti-incorporation petitioners
by Ross, he explained that most of the opponents felt sure that the petition did not
contain enough signatures and that it would not be acceptable.
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