The VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the ’ atanuska
Valley Famer's Cooperating ^.ssoc
iation at Falmer, Alaska.
Vng. Editor Irving Fewville
Subscription rates: 1.00 year
By Mail: <1.70 year
Mailed anywhere: .10 copy
This paper is issued for the
purpos od giving information
and news of the i atanuska Val
ley Farmer's Cooperating Assoc
iations work, problems, accomp
lishments, also news of local
and general interest; and to
foster the cooperative spirit of
the Farmers of the Matanuska Val
ley.
A ?!CTE PROi.I THU AUDITOR
Upon completion of my audit
I wish to congratulate the Bor.rd,
the -.-.anugonont and the Lent) er ship,
one raid all on the good work acc
ompli shod during the ponied I hap
pened to review, I.'ost surely you
are all capable of as nuch success
in the future and here is ny wish
to you all that you may succeed
in surpassing yourselves at least
100/i, Lack of success from now on
would bo exclusively the fault of
yourselves,
Also I wish to state that I
an not a relative of any of the
onrd Henbcr3, nor of the Lanagor.
None of then had I ever net before
I cane here.
Sincerely,
F.L.Kcrzio.
Tacoma - Olympia, .'/ash.
Col.Otto P.Ohlscn, Tuesday
night, opened his remarks to the
members of the Matnnuska Valley an
nora Cooperating Association with
the statement,!II have nn.vr had any
apprehension as to the sue ess of *•
this Cooperating Association. The
only thing necessary for continued
success is to cooperate.'1’
Ho stressor the need of in
creased production of clean, fresh,
* . * i
well graded farm produce; c»f
coordinated and cooporativo ores
control. He advocated the increase
of storage facilities in the int'->..
crest of orderly marketing.
Col. Chison recalled his ob
servation of cooperative effort a
r.iong farmers along a railroad with
which he was connected for many
7re„rs in the northern states, be
tween St.Paul and Seattle.
Prosperity came to the cooperative
coi minitics, but generally failed
to appear among farmers o Schild
not cooperate. He spoke of liis ef
forts to induce farmers to settle
in this part of Alaska, and to es
tablish a farmers Cooperative in
the Hatanuska Valley several years
a_o. Kw rehearsed the stages of
development in the progress of the
present project from the time of
its inception to the prose: £ day.
Col. Chl3on commented on the
fine financial statement made to
the members at this meeting and
added, “It indicates good standing.
l.
RIGHT OF WAY STAKFD TO I iTAJTTTSKA
The right of way of t) 3 ha tan- .
uska VClcctric Association was ex
pected to be staked across the ha- -
tanuska this afternoon.
A few right of way easements
have net been received at the H.S.
/ . office. Won't hold v. c instr
uction of the lino by failure to gel
these in with your applications for
no bershio.
KCVICKERS TO HOVE TO A, OHORAGE
Virgil llcVickor has resigned
Ilia position as tcaclior in the Pal
ncr school and will to..eh in Anch
orage •
U‘.ri»,McVickera otateu th.at
their stay /in P airier has ho on r.:ost
pleasant and that they leave v/ith
deep regret, they will r A ..ays feel
Paine r tc bo their Alas?to hone.
The I.icYickers expect to novo
to Anchorage shortly aft r the ' at
anuska Valley Fair.