4. (continued )
c. a sumption that Mr, Shcely did
not propose to give the :'old
settlor'* a voice in the affairs
of Valley development.
This was followed by a period of
inaction and the Co-op movement
began to drag. Then the curtain .
went up to disclose the " beloved
Dr.Colvin,'" displaying his soft
voice of cncouragqnnnt alike to
both colonists and old settler.
His next impromptu act was to
drag forth his subtle draft of
contracts, clanping down Iron
Keel on c^lon$r tracts, which
would merely set each Colonist
adrift in his old agc--at, or
upon, the word of the General
Manager1 ( whomsoever he might
happen to be' ) if he failed to
approve o.f the frrming abilities,
cct., cf that particular colonist;
forcing h n Into 'the: Cooperative
upon the threat of loss 1 of both
homo and tract --quote, " It is
further mutually agreed and re**
cognized that said promises or
any right, title, interest or
privilege therein is subject to
purchase by the Corporation at
its option at any time the sane
passes by death, operation of law
or otherwise to any person or per-*
sens (natural, corporate or gov
ernncnta1,) ineapable, unable,
unwilling or unfit to comply with
and carry out the requirements -
and provisions of this .Section of
this Contract in reference to said
trust and purpose or who refuse
to do so as determined by the
General Manager of the Corporation.1
unquotef tinless, -of course, he
was submissive to the coercive
rules and regulations as set
forth in the contrant. And this
two years after the colony’s
initial start l
Another sleight-of-bond pronothd
by Dr.Colvin wns the fornr.tion cf
a colonist Council with all doors
barred to old settlers and even
the curtains pulled down to pre
vent then fron peeping. The J
Council was then turned loose
and kept busy on many unimportant
matters ^retaining to colony
life.
4
A Cooperative Association was
then set up with Board members
appointed by the General Man
ager, to serve until such time
as an election night to held.
Of course, a board created by
the General Manager would hardly
be expected to support the afore
said Managerl
In fairness to the General Man
ager it must be admitted'that
the old settlers weren’t entire
ly forgottenJ One old settler,
who failed take any active part
in the settlor’s affairs in the
valloy for the past seven years,
was -appointed to the Board.
But even suejg a Board wasn’t
entirely satisfactory to ...the
‘“anager, nl though" "d 'sufficient
number of Board -’.embers entered
into an agreement vith the ARRC
Board to enable the Gcnrral
Manager to become Agent for the
Cooperative for a period of three
years ( ending next spring.)
After this strangle hold was
applied to the Co-op, With
practically all pantry goodies"
in the hands of t he ARRC and
t he General Manager, an elect
ion for the Co-op Board was?- helct
The result Was a. >ro sleight-of
hand promises ( we wonder v; here
they hide their rpirrors.) At
this time promises dealt with
plans for turniip over the act
ive management of the various
units of Community Center to
1 the Co-op Board.
Meanwhile succeo- ing Ross Sheoly
'was Loo B.Jacobs, whoexpressed
his willingness to carry o\xt past
ARRC promises and began to play
ball with the new Cooperative
Board. Not only was'he accessible
and ready and /illing to discuss,
at all times, matters pertaining
to the Board, but was perfectly
willing for the transfer of all
Civic Center units to the Co-op,
But such "radical ideas" on the
'part of a Geperal Manager was
met with 3torn disapproval and
prompt opposition Of the ARRC
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