TIIK VALLEY SETTLER in published
every Friday by the Matanuska
Valley farmer's Cooperative
As ociaticn at Palmer, Alaska.
Mng, Editor: Marie Wilson
Subscription r;te3; $1.00 year
Ey mail; 1.75 year
Hailed anywhere; 10 $ copy
Thin paper is insued for the pur
pose of giving information and
news of the Matanuska Valley
Farmer’s Cooperating Associations
work, problems, accomplishments,
end also, news of local .and gen
eral interest; one1 to footer
thq cooperative spirit of the
farmers of the Matanuska Valley.
"FAkKEU'NAIL
Some people receive ’’Fan ''ail",
you 1rnow -- '/here you getn.fanned
by mp.il " ?
Following is a letter from a
particular friend of mine which
I wish, to offer as proof that
some oho really reais the paper;
net just skipping through the
head linos but really absorbs
its contents, how thats what *
call interest and support.
Dear Editor;
As editor of a publication
you have your humble correspond
ent at a disadvantage, VThen ho
makes a typographical error, you
are in a position to pick it over
and dish it out to the public at
ycur pleasure.
Now,so far as I am concerned it
makes little difference how
much you criticize my stylo; but
when you start picking on Nr,
Irwin, I wish to inform you that
he is a friend of mine and keeps
no suppled with cigars.
Therefore, it seems you are tak
ing unfair advantage of our sec
retary when ycu enclose in quota*
hion marks something ho never did
write in the circular letter of
August 3, relating to Experiment
Station Field Day, I v/ould sug
gest you install a better light
in your office or borrow a pair of
"specks." You may bo interested
to know that the majority ox
your subscribers in the co ununity
have received a copy of the cir
cular letter from which you have
misquoted.
hot to change the subject, refer
ring to page 5 of your August 11
issue of the Valley Settler*, I'll
bet Ross Shc:ly was surpris c. to
discover that he has an Ice "will"
on his form.
Just one point "oofore closing.
On pc,go 1 of the seme issue near
the bottom of the first column,
quoting as fellows; (I hope our
secret' ry copies correctly - Its
•r r.lly too bad you some times 6 on11
huvo a secretary ) ’’Each of those
'.peckers can give some valuable
information in connection with
farm problems which would be im
possible for the average farmer."
I rath r doubt if you will b^ able
to persui.de many ft rmers to a rob
w th y >u on that at- 1 . t. If
the scientific information .;oro
in connection with farm problems
which would be impossible for the
average farmers. I rath.,r doubt
if it would bo "valuable 11 to
them. Furthermore, after working
with farmers here for a year,
I feel we have some who arc con
siderably above the average; sc
maybe they -./ill bo able to .under
stand more than for which you
have given them credit.
I hopo your rather bread statement
r.-girding the high calibre of cur
speakers for Station Day ciooa not
fri eight on the farmers who feel
they have an infer ioritj . Com: lex,
for wo want them all to come.
Wo plan to have Mr.Irwin under the
speakers table with a cow boll,
and a hammer. If any speaker docs
talk for more than 15 minutes or
say anythin™ which hr.Irwin cannot
comprehend ( considering Don a
farmer of average intelligence)
he is to hit the bell. ..hen the
speaker hears.the bell he is
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