pi; no to bav< a minium of 30
cro3 Cl:; •ad on ovory frra if
on >wa just how
quickly tbi cr.n b 1 n but m y
i*: iv o r close to that•amount
-1 • r n, nt.
nor or , s arc being planted
this y ■ r nb with the incro- sc
in livestock fron natural Orovth,
m'r dairy products will bo
av;liable f or th^ market, This
applies to poultry and meat pro
ducts os well.
Actually, when v/c think, that all
this has happened in only four
y„, rs, we hr.v ruch to be thank
ful for and if it continues the
future is bound to be even bo11or.
Yet, with all the. e accomplish
ments t". ore is, of course, much
mro to do. As you know, the
Matanu. lea /alley Project has
been attacked in almost every
c ivrbl: manner. The Manage
ment by the Corporation has been
severely criticiz The people
have bar. critizod for almost
every conceivable thing that
could h v. been dene. The thing
which i" rot
_acmg crougnt out
Is ITT- r tFTro arc rimy good
people hero, v.'orklnp htre. The
Manag'eriont has mode lots of mis
t- lees but progress has boon and
Is b.ing mb To.., It is exceedingly
difficult to dispel the fact thrt
this is net c. gigantic fiasco.
That there is even a chance that
this Colony v/oulcl succeed is
hard to impress upon some people.
I have just returned from a trip
t-> Washington. I was busy with
affairs pertaining to this Qolory
all of the time — running from
office to 'fifico to got matters
of public land, rural clcctrif ica
tion, future finance and policy
of the Matanuska Valley in shape,
Matters in Washington move for
ward very .-slowly under the old
orgmiaed. departments. They arc
extra or reful to see that every
thing i: in proper s] ape before
passing juf .pa nt.
I know that my efforts will not
have b .r. in vain for I impressed
theso men with a picture of
existing conditions and v/ith ti e
fact that the Colony is not, aa
yet, entirely r.olf-rupp rting
and. that the Feeler; 1 Government
cs have a posponsibility in .
th hatanusk; Valley Project.
Lt this time I an not able to
toll you that any further funds
are forthcoming for the oper tion
o.t the Project after the pros .nt
."enies arc expanded, but I do know
that s. me very imp rtant steps
rregress wore made and I in
tend to keep right an working so
th t wo will get what we no-cd,
I fe_l very optimistic 'that wo
will bo able to secure-- net the
am unt of money we would like to
have-- but enough to continue the
cn.ration of the utilities su:h
as the- Cannery, Creamery, Eatchciy,
If uch is the case, I can see no
rea. on why th sc in the Valley
who are determined to stay her..,
make this their homo and work with
that in view, cannot succeed.
In the pr.Gt a certain authority
has been allowed the Corporation
as to the expenditure: of the
funds. Budgets were estimated
and submitted to cover the
amounts necessary for cert in
projects but when a project had
run over this amount they had
allowed the Corp. management t ■
use the funds frn other projects
to make up the deficit. But this
pclicy has boon changed. They
are definitely limiting the ID n
agoment of this Corp. and the
Board of Directors to definite
amounts and not allowing, without
special authority, the transfer
of $uncl3 from one activity to
another. Changes in the law under
which the V/PA operates make it
imp sriblc for them to make further
grants or loans to this Proj ct.
Yet, I fool certain th me arc big
men in Washington who' will not
lot us down in this Project if we
do our part and work together.
Another important principle 1
f und to be more evident in
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