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the suffering of the settlers
in the drought stricken borth
v/esttra ere a and placing then
in Alaska, but there undoubtedly
was something else in the rrdnd
of the President at that time
which now can be readily sejn
and had these settlers been
wisely selected by experienced
men instead of by women social
relief workers in conjunction
with the various county agents
who w;re naturally interested in
eliminating mis-fits and inexper
ienced farmers. Out of the orig
inally chosen 2C0 settlers, ap
proximately 53 per cent have left
for various reasons, but upon the
human element depends success
and failure, and if each Individ
ual from the start had buckled
down to work, a different story
would be told at this time.
There is, however, no .doubt in
our mind but those remaining good
people v/illmake a profitable
living if they pull together,
and thgy will need no Snodgrass
to guide them neither.
In ono brer.th he advoca tes that
colonists bo allowed to withdraw
from the Cooperating Association
and in the next breath he
stresses upon the need of full
active support of all members.
Th^ latter is, of course, essent
ial in order to succeed, and the
only way' to bind each occupant
of a tract to always remain .a
merber is through the provision
in the contract that specifies
this, and under this provision,
the Corporation can and will
turn over a quit-claim deed to
the occupant of a tract after he
has paid his indebtedness to the
Corporation.
The Federal Government has ex
pended a large sum on'the Mat
anuska Valley proiect, not only T
for the' purpose of alleviating
the suffering of the settlers
from the drought-stricken North
western areas, but also for the
purpose of increasing the per
manent population of Alaska
p.nd to become self-supporting
end to be able to furnish food
supplies in esses 6f emergencies.
If settlors vforo e. 11 owed to with
draw of their own free will'from
the Cooperating Association, per
haps 50 per cent of them would
choose to sell their tracts and
buildings to outsiders who may
not be farmers, or to bootleggers
and others who may engage in
questionable pursuits, which
would, of course, reduce the
crop production, and what would
become of the processing plant,
creamery and other facilities
which have been built up to an
operating capacity of 200 or more
producers ?
hoard of Dire.ctars
Alaska Rural Corporation
Signed: A.A.Shonbeck
SPECIAL SHOW FEATURE
Friday evening before the regular
show at the conn-unity hall.
The fifth grade under the direct
ion of f'r .I.’cVinker -will present
"The Proud Princes?", a folk tale
in the fern of a play. -There are
27 characters in the play. Robert
Smith is property and stage manag
er. The proud princess is a young
lady, who is very proud and re
jects in a most amusing fashion
the hands of throe great kings.
Her father wishing to punish'her
forces her to marry a begger.
Lay’. what a time she has? Tverit
ually she ends in £ kitchen, cry
ing in the king’s soup, and well
-you cone out and see it.
7:45 Friday evening •
LOST
OUT PAIR GOLD RIH ED GLASSES
in blag:: case
IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO
JANELL HILLER