VAUFY GTTLCh is published
,. e_ ;/■ Friday by the Mat anus ka
'■’-Floy Farmer's Cooperative
Association at Valuer, Alaska.
I.Inp. F/iitor: Marie Jilroji.
Subscription rates: '1.00 year
by mil: 1,75 year
Mailed anywhere: 10^ ccpy
This paper is issue.’ .for the pur
pose * of ;ivin,_ information and
news of the yatanuska valiey
F ar?r»o r s 1 Cooperating Association h
work, p rob lores, accomplishments,
and also, news of local and peri
oral interest; and to foster
the cooperative spirit of the
farmers of the Mat anus ka. Valley,
Alr.ios1 any adult; j erson can ro
ue mb or when a " Coopsrative" was
a rbubtful experiment, largely
bccau".o Its membership was com
pri sc’ efi farmers.
Tcday, the organized ft.rne r1 s
Ccoperatives throughout the United
States are by far the rest suc
cessful labor organisations in
existence under the American flag.
And why arc they successful?
Because they learned by hard ex
pert ;nce and a largo amount of
cash, that Ay mutual assuming
of rosr Qiisibility, striving to
ward one goal, arc! backing to
the limit a representative board
ccnscicnciously elected; would
brin_ financial gain and power.
1'any pioneer cooperatives went
broke because they were not pro
perly financed or because the
representative board were a
i;roup cf swindlers, another big
difficulty in the ca^ly days of
Co-ops, war competitive Corpora
tions who delibe-ratly ruined
the Co-op by f' ir -oars or foul.
"Big Business'1 caul'' net toloratc
coop coinpctit i ;n.
Today there are producer and
consumer cooperatives, but in all
the main purpose is to serve its
members.
After the members began assuming
responsibilities each investigat
ing and finding the weak spots,
and then working out a feasible
plan that would work, they began
to nake money.
Soon Cooperatives began working
together. The dairy producers
of Idaho began working with the
dairy producers of California to
put across their marketing pro
gram in an efficient manner.
Beneficial legislation was obtained!
in the same manner.
Then specialized Co-ops sprung up.
lodaj wc readily recognize Cali
fornia bruit Growers, hundreds of
Milk Producers Associations, Egg
Producers in the majority of
States, Tobacco Growers in the
South, national Fruit and Pro
ducers, National Wool Marketing
Associ. and hundreds of others'-.
But in all suoccssfeil organizations
of this kind, the membership con
trols the administration.
LOCALS
Mrs,Robert Klein is up and around
again after her serious illness,
'friends v/aitod anxiously when I.'rs.
Pi lem entered the hospital with a
ruptured appendix.
Export nodical attention and caro
has delivered Pns.Klen again to
her hone and family. She says
she feels fine.
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
GIVES DANCE
The Natanuska Valley Civic Associa
tion is planning a public dance
in the Palmer Community Hall on
April IS, The xDroccods from this
dance will go toward furnishing
the people of the valley with a
splendid program and entertain
ment on "Colony Day" Since every
nc will be interested in this
program, all should be on hand to
attend the dance and contribut to
the fund. Our Civic Association
is really assuming civic responsi
bilities, are we behind them?