THE VMLLEY SETTLER is pr'•Usher. O'-ury
Thursday by the Matanus'en vai ley a armors*
Cooperating Association .t : ;.ii or. Alaska
Managing Editor, Mrs, V. rna Eastnon
Subscription rates: ?j JO voar
by nail: I.,50 year
Mailed anywhere: 10a copy
Reporters: Mrs. Lecn-rd 'j-ergan
Mr s. Wax t o r H xr. r. t cy
Mr. Franc: ?. Heavy
This paper is issued i'ov t \c purpose of
giving information ana nows of the Mrtan
uska Valley Farmers: Co a.,, rat -ng Associ
ation's work, problens, nccompiiohnouts
and also news of loco* an ’ a.a-.oral in
terest; and to help foster tie coopera
tive spirit of the farmers of the
Matanuska Valley. __
VTHAT "TEE CO-OP_CORF. .-H HHEHHHT
MEMNS TO YOU -
And so they made an agremont -
The Co-operating Association needed money
to operate. The Government had put the
money in the hands of tin uu’oor' non to
use for this purpose. <*rl so the first
step in the agreement vra.s to ar rtjif.o the
financing of the Cooperating As oeiat on.
In the normal course of sun incur it became
necessary to males advances to tiv. fame*s
on produce brought in for ii sir hut ion ar.d
sale. There vorc the custom ry routine
expenses of operat .ng a s- —vno pur
chase of physical ecu* nt < nd merchandise,
sal aides, etc. The Ccrpovat icr, net i iv, ior
tiro Cooperating .association ns the managu
meat ard sales agency, agreed to hrr.dl c the
financing.
Then it he car., e obvious that from time to
time it mould he necessary for the Corpor
ation to turn larger grants of money over
to the Cooperating Association in erdor
for it to opeiate successfully. 5c r exam
ple, this year the »s30cirticn ac us money
to finance tue crops of its members.
znd so for the use of these moneys, ti.e
Cooperating association nrs .agree l to pro
tect the Corpora ion until, such time as
the full .nfohtodness to the Corporation
cun be liquidated- Tnpj rave agreed tnat .
until that tine the association vill:
first. ref; in ; Coo ^crati vc.
Second, ooitor no fumes from any one but
the ' Go■vpprfl.v-; n, except with the
assent of the Gorp:ration.
■Third, acqu'.re n< ne- m inis'tries or On •
terpvi scs without the approval c-f the
Corporation,
jfeurth, In general to follow business
pol.i -ius rni activities that are not
unfricnc i.y to uio st.ccvssfvJ. carrying
ou cf * no mutual d€ &iro3 and ains
of the Corporation and Cooperating
Association •••• to make it possible
for wor thy rod quali - ted persons, to
acquire a hone fox thorite.Lt os and
thoi r fa.rilies ... and en.ioy the
honofi.03 ... on r ccoperative oasis
in econo.once with adequate standards
of .rimerican citizenship.
(Kent reek How the Corporation acts as
Sales Agent for tin; Cooperating Assn.)
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THEY • fLE WGAKIKG FOE US - - -
EuiE'-g the six weeks Siflce the Co-op Board
has seen eioctclj they have teen together
PS pi cohy, working for the Cooperating
Association, t^-n tn.iss.
They have had e*ght meetings nth every
o:,e of the seven neuters present and tak
ing an active part in the discussions.
Fu.rthon.iorc luring that tiue between meet
ings, the meubjrs of the board have acted
on uumsrour invest! gating committees to
lot.rn the vorrings J our organization so
as. to intelligently -briny about improve
ments and worth-v.hilc changes.
They have studied the creahery, neat de
par t,*e no and Trading Post, and other enter
prises of tue cbm-.unit y - They have taken
o definite stand, or. the saJ as brogran of
the organization. Ti.oy arc noc just raark
ir.- tine. They are- doing something about
the tliings that need changing.
And ocsides the regular meetings, they hav
entertained a group of Anchorage business
urn and '-omen, .showing then the facilities
of the corn .uni ty; and they themselves made
a goo'd-ri 11 ti .p to anchorage durin ■ the
Fur neudezveus.
These i..on —ho;, vc nave elected to represer
us, are working for us. They are devoting
their time and .energy in a whole-hearted
effort to make th<' hrtauiuska Valley Cooper
ating Association a-truly successful pro
ducing and marketing association to serve
a—a.ska .veul. *■ ** *