THE VA’L’Y SETTLER is published
o-very i’riday by the Matanuska
'/alley farmer's Cooperating Ast
sedation at Palmer, Alaska,
Jr.g, Editor: Irving Newville
3 ib3cription rates: A.00 year
by mail: 1,75 year
■Vialled a ywhere: ,10 copy
This paper is issued for the
purpose of giving information
end news of the Matanuska Valley
Earner's Cooperating Associa
tion's, work, problems, accomp
lishments, also news of local
and general interest; and to
foster f'o cooperative spirit of
the far: ers of the Matanuska
Valley.
;ds CF KlATaNUSKA valley
EH. ANDREW DOWLING 12SE7th ST.
ANCHORAGE. IN A LETTER APPEARING
STORAGE TIMES LAST
■07—’V
IN THE
MENTIONS A "hint of discontent be
tween the farmers and the Cooner
ative", THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGA
TED BY THE TERRITORIAL FATHERS.
THE. ? IS ALSO A HINT THAT UN
SCHURNEC'S AND AVARICIOUS SCOUND
RELS MIGHT BE WORKING THEIR WAY III
TOCONTROLLING POSITIONS IN THE CO
OPERATIVE. IF THOSE CONDITIONS
EXIST, THE MEMBERSHIP SHOULD B'7 SO
INFORMED , THAT STEPS NAY EE TAKEN
TO KEMO. SAID SCOUNDRELS.
HINTS MIGHT LOGICALLY BE PRE
SUMED TO YEAH RUMORS. IF ALL THE
HINTS AND RUMORS CONCERNING THE
MATANUS. A WERE INVESTIGATED,THE IN
VESTIGATING ARMY WOULD RIVAL THAT
OF FORT RICHARDSON AS A MARKET FOR
MAT ANUS INA MAID PRODUCTS, HOWEVER A
COOPERATIVE FARMING COMMUNITY WOULD
BE FOUND HERE THAT HAD CONDUCTED A
BUSINESS OF A HALF MILLION DOLLARS
DURING THE LAST YEAR. IF TEAT IS
THE RESULT OF DISCONTENT, YE WOULD
WELCOME MORE OF IT.
HE FEELS THIS TO BE AN "oppor
tune time to put the Matanuslca
farmers to a test. Those who are
found wanting (and I understand
they are many) should be given the
choice of getting to work or being
transported bad: to the States
from which they came„ For the fut
ure joed of Agriculture in the Ter
ritory the Matanuska experiment
! must not fail*” QUIT'S A NUMBER OF
i PERSONS ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT IT
j IIAS HOT FAILED, AMONG WHOM MIGHT
! BE FOUND AT LIE.ST ONE SOURCE OF
j i lATA'TUSKA’ RUMORS.
IT IS Eli. DOWLINGS OPINION
| TEAT "The first and worst mistake
I v;a3 that of putting, men into the
Valley who were wholly unqualified
to take the j ctu The pioneer Ag
ricultural development of any
Country requires a strong back and
mind, and willingness to use both
15 hours per day."
18 FAMILIES LEFT THE VALLEY
WITHIN TWO "WEEKS OF THEIR ARRIVAL
AND MANY MORE FOLLOWED THEM DURING
THE FIRST YEAR, IT REQUIRED SOME
THING MORE THAN MERE "willingnes s"
OF THOSE WHO REMAINED TO CLEAN
THE TIMBER AND BRUSH ETC. FROM
4,000 ACRES THAT WERE PUT UNDER
THE PLOW IN FOUR YEARS.
THE LETTER CLOSES WITH "Men
of this Calibre are still avail
able and given any kind of a break
would make the Valleys of Alaska
bloomfl in time-time being the
greatest element Involved outside
of labor."
REFERRING TO THE CAPTION OF
! THIS ARTICLE "Does The Matanuska
i Need a Tonic, or Physic?" IT
; NEEDS NEITHER. THE MATANUSKA CAN
' USE CRITICISM OF THE CONSTRUCTIVE
i VARIETY, BUT NEEDS A LOT LESS OF
THE OTHER-AND TIME-THAT ELE
MENT OF WHICH THERE IS SC LITTLE.
T'.’EEE IS NEED ALSO OF AN INCLINA
| TIOIT ON THE PART OF THOSE SEEHING
: LY WELL I INTENDED PERSONS TO GET
I THE REAL FACTS OF THE CASE INSTEAD
j CP GOING OFF HALF COCKED AFTER
READING AN EDITORIAL FROM S: ML CUT *
SIDE REACTIONARY NEWS PAPER.
NOTICE
Tho Parent Teachers Associa
• tion will meet Tuesday evening Jan
I 21st. The topic v/ill be Music -
: Appreciation vlth Mr. Hcrriman and
i Dr. Albrecht as speakers.
Parents are urged to attend
! to meet the teachers.