THE VALLEY SETTLER is published
every Friday by the hatanuska Val
ley Parmer's Cooperating Associa
tion at Palmer, Alaska.
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This paper is issued for the pur
pos: of giving information and
news cf the hatanuska Valley Ear
ners Cooperating Associations
word:, problems, accomplishments,
also n,v;s of local and general
interest and to foster the co
operative spirit of the Farmers
of the hatanuska Valley.
Tomorrow interested members
of the Ibatanuska Valley farmers
Cooperating Vs social lor. will hold
their annual membership meeting.
Among the items of business
to bo acted upon will bo the eleo'.
tian of a director to replace Carl
? a emuss on, resigned.
-he General lianagor, Secretary
Treasure of the Board and. Account
ant will make their annual reports.
As in the past, members will
he an opportunity to discuss
the various phases and factors
that . fct the conduct of their
business. As stockholders in a
business enterprise it is t’nc
and obligation of the
membership to offer constructive
criticism and suggestions that
\/ill assist thosc v;hon they elect'
or employ to manage that busino s,
to most efficiently carry out the
responsibilities imposed upon
them.
Alien a man is elected by an
intelligent membership to a place
on it's board of directors, it is
because that membership considers
him the best available man to rep
resent it on that board. Ho is
expected to ‘take 'time from his
personal business to. devote to tho
interests of your organization.
It is not fair to give him less
than your 100,1 support. Vith
out that support how can you hold
your management responsible for
3UCC0SS.
A fortunate purchase made
early this week, will enable those
interested in electric washing'
machines, refrigerators, irons,
clothing, etc., to make so le good
buys at the Trading Post.
It costs just as much to fit
a seed bed for poor seed as for
good seed, have •■-our seed test
ed for germination.
Check your farm machinery
and order necessary repair parts
IICU,
Plant every available foot
of ground..next' spring and keep
the weeds down.
kow is a good time to fiprove
your woods pasture by rer. -ving
down trees and dangerous snags.
Ask the Extension Service or Ex
periment Station for the Correct
grass mixture formula to plant.
ALASKA YIELD IS v3eC,0O0,COO
Again proving that uncle sam
struck a bargain •./hen ho bought
Alaska, the 1941 mineral production
of Alaska was -23,195,000 -over 3
tines the amount the U.5. paid to
dussia in the purchasr. T 3 total
value of minerals produced in the
Territory since 1380 is ,'350,000,
000. Gold production in 1941 has
been exceeded in only one year -
1940- since mining was begun in
Alaska, Both government -..id pri«r
vatc entorprisetried to rind and
develop strategic minerals in
cluding tungsten, clirono, antimony
mercury, nivkel and tin. Labor
troubles at Eairban ks shut down
the largest placer operations
for six weeks, otherwise that gold
yield might have exceeded thatof
1940. Trou the Alaska V/eekiy.
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