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Vol. 1. 51
Ilcvc-.iber, 251
1938
Palmer, Alaska
5 i opjar
DII/IOND A/1 Y3 PATTERSON
NFXT U.S. MARSHAL
S.cw_ rd— The ap: ointment of Sen
ator James Patterson of Valdez,
an United States marshal for the
Third division to succeed the
present incumbent, O.J.Todd, will
be made near the opening of the
forthcoming session o.f Congress,
said Delegate to Congress Anthony
J.Dimond, this week.
Mr,Patterson, . s IT.S.marshal has
long boon considered a strong
possibility, and now the con
crete statement of the delegate
eliminates any question that
might have oxi. ted.
A. C. KITTS LAY SAYS 3TT TL" R 3
COITE TO ALASKA
A.C.Kinsloy, .•.gent of the Division
of Investigation f the Depart
ment :f tho Interior, is • expo etc cl
to leave for tho south this weok.
He has been over the Territory
investigating lane1., land Improve
ments-, homesteading, mining and
other matters.
He said in Juneau t’v.t the "free
lance" homestc..ders on the Kenai
Peninsula wore going strong with
filings recorded, weekly. He
thought a hundred new; families
a. year might bo likely. At Homer
a new dock is in sight, and there
is good prospect for a road to
market. Goal is available and
fishing helps out the settlers,
men'with initiative, without money
but who arc making the country
thrive. The investigator had
nothing to say aboipt the Matanuska
government Colony.
BUILDING PRAM COOPERATIVES
By J.W.Johansen
If a study wore made of aome of
the leading farm cooperativea of
the United States that have been
in operation for the paat 40 years
and more, the investigator would
be impressed by at least two out
standing factors -
1. The quality of goods handled
by the coopertivej
2. The high degree of enlighten
ment prevailing among the member
ship relative to its cooperative.
When a customer makes a purchase
of a suit of clothes, a pair of
shoes, or some other article and
later learns that there has been
misrepresentation in the quality
and service of the Qoods, he is
dissatisfied and will discontinue
his patronage. At the same time
he will advertise his dissatis
faction among many other* potential
buyers. If, on the other hand,
he finds that the goods sold are
identically as represented, ho
becomes a satisfied customer, vh o
will advertise his satisfaction
among his meighbors. In effect
this increases sales, lowers oper
ating costs for the merchant, and
eventually lowers purchase price
to the consumer. The same prin
ciples maintain for farmers: co
operatives.
No farmers' cooperative ever at
tained any degree of significance
or permanency unless it built up
on the foundation' of quality gcod3,
truly represented, whether those
goods were production goods pur
chased for the farmer or goods
sold for the farmer.
Take for example the California
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