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MESSAGE TO MR.COLONIST -
no longer bo possible to obtain
funds from Co; per it i on sour?, os
with-which to punchase ca- nod
goods and other cor. -edit? ea
that can be raised in the Val
ley. In other words it will be
necessary to expect no assis
tance from the Corporation oven
on a work-credit urogram, This
community must be l;kc any or
dinary farming. community---pro
ducing and processing as much
of its own foodstuffs as possible
As long as the individual fami
lies are purchasing vegetables,
meats, etc., that they can pro
duce themselves, it is an indi
cation that family has not
solved its economic problem..
It is not possible to produce
every bit of foodstuffs required
or needed but to a creat extent
THIS CAN BE DONE.
5. Prom the experience of the last
season-, we now know that the
only safe market in the fixture
will he for crops which are
FINISHED when they leave the
farm. Hay and grain raised for
sale will probably never again
have more than a very United
market.
Vegetables
Berries
But ter
Cheese
Mutton '
Lamb
Poultry
Beef
Fork
Eggs
Mill:
Seed'
And -oth.r produce which it is
possible for you to raise or
prepare for market.
The cannery, the creamery, the
cold storage plant and -the
other enterprises of this co
operative community greatly in
crease the potentialities of
our market. They make possible
the processing and grading which
are sometimes necessary after
the produce leaves the farm.
YOU NEED NOT FEAR nor &IOULL YOU
EXPECT THE CORPOHATIOH TO DICTATE
■WHAT CROPS YOU-SHOULD RAISE. THIS
IS STRICTLY A MATTER FOR COOPERATIVE
EFFORT.
FOIL*?-TOUT PLAT! OF HOSPITAL
GOU d : SAP WITH ASSURANCE
FROM V/ASHIIIGTON, L. C.
From WrsMagton^AC, comes cncour
ugcmcnt to the ilatanuska Valley
Hospital with its 'Four-Point plan
to ro-L3nance the Hospital and con
tinue the work here, according to
:.)r , 0, H-1 rl Albrecht. Dr .Ernes t
(irovrar0 of the Division of Terri
tories and Island Possessions
writes advisir.^; that a conference
was hr Id on Parch 22 which was
•attended by officials of the
Cifico cf Indian Affairs, the 'IIPA
and the A.R.R.C. Hoard in Washin
t-'n to study and discuss the pro
to] oir.s of the 1,'atanuslca Valley Hos
pital. He advised the general feel
ing was most sympathetic and there
is considerable possibility that
the Office of Indian Affairs will
be able to render substantial help
to the Hospital by workin0 out as
extensive an Lospitilization pro
gram for tubercular Indians as may
be possible with existing funds.
Also, it is reported/ that progress
has been made with, the mine contract
and, in fact, it has already been
agreed that a contract will be
drawn up. Negotiations for defi
nite arrangements are new pending,
according to Hr,Albrecht.
Make your plans to fam in whatever
way will benefit you most, taking
into consideration market condition:
and the plans of other farmers.
DECIDE DEFINITELY WHAT YOU ARE GOINC
TO RAISE, both for your own use a.nd
for market.,
DECIDE new how y no are ::oin£ tc fac<
your future. Talk it over with you:'
wife, flake definite plans for pre
paring your food supply and obtain
ing the other necessities which you
can not produce yourself. When the
Security and Development Program
ends, do not bo taken by surprise.
Bo props rodI
If together we are able to meet thi:
situation, it will prove that our
community has its foot on a sound
economic footing and that it is now
building from the BOTTOM UP.