THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the Matanuskc
Valley Farmers Cooperating associ
ation at Palmer, Alaska.
Mng. Editor: Mario Wilson
Subscription rates; Ol.OO year
i>y mail; 1.75 year
Mailed anywhere: 10 i copy
This paper is issued for tho pur
pose of giving information and
news of the Kntonuska Valley
Farmer's Cooperating Association's
work, problems, accomplishments,
also, nows of local and general
interest; and to help foster
the cooperative, spirit of the
farmors cf the Uiatanuska valley.
The VALLEY SETTLER wishes to oxr
tend tho Season's Greetings to
ovary mombor of th- I.'c.tnnuska
V: lley Farmer's Coopcrr.t5.nr
dissociation r.nd to every subscrib
er. ‘ o are cspocir.liy glad to
add best wishes for prosperity
and happiness with the arrival
of a now year and all that the
future appears to hold for each
and every on? cf us.
..ny thing worth having is worth
•■orking for and it looks like
we have something very worth
while to i-ork for; r home and
security forthe future.
COOPERATION
Following is the beginning of
an article which should be of
educational interest to the'
members of this .association.
This article is copied from
literature published by the Farm
Credit Administration at Y.'ashin -
ington D.C, for the benefit of
Farmer's cooperatives all over the
country. Several members in t’n,
Valloy hav_ ask for such infor
mation of this kind. This, art
icle will be continued from
week to week until it i3 finish
ed and I hone the members will
enjoy It.
MEMBERS HAVE DEFINITE RELAT
ION TO MAN A GI.EET
Since you have a share in both
the ownership and control of your
association, you have important
rights which give you the pri
vilege of taking active part in
the management of the association.
To be effective, these rights
must bo exorcised, otherwise you
have no voice In management, and
control is taken fiver by the
board of directors and manager.
The successful management of your
cooperative is based on the in
telligent and active cooperation
of you and the other members with
the board, and with the employees,
each group doing its own part to
the best of its ability.
Members both own and control the
association. They also are its
patrons to the extent that they
market their commodities or pur
rs, supplies through it. It is to
’their 'interest to see that the
management of the association is
as capable and efficient as it
is possible to make it. Their
control of management is exer
cised through their represonta-'
tivos on the board of directors.
Thus it is to the members' inter
est to elect thoroughly qualified
individuals as directors. In the
event that members are'dissatis
fied with any director, they may
remove him from his position for
cause in accord v/Ith the State
law under which the association
was organized.
In or^cr that their members may
take part more actively ir. the
selection of the board of directors
and bo more directly represented
on the board, some of the larger
cooperatives of the centralized
typo have divided their operating
areas into districts. I'c-r.bers
then elect representatives to the
board of directors by districts.
(Continued next week)
ANNOUNCE! 'ENT- - - BESIDES
BENS Pd OCHA” SUNDAY HOE
WILL BY A CANDL'D LIGHT SB
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