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THE VALLEY SETTLER is publisher:
every Friday by tho ^atanuska
Valley Farmer’s Cooperative
Association it. Palmer, Alaska,
Kng. Editor: Mario Wilson
Subscription rates: fl.OOyear
by nail : 1,50 year
nailed anywhere : 10(^ copy
This paper is issued, for the pur
pose of 0iviuc information and
ncv;s of tho I.Iatanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association’s
work, problems, accomplishments,
and s-lso, news of local and gen
eral interest; and to help fort
cr the cooper...tivc- si irit of tho
farmers of the Ha tanuska Valley,
It appears that the tdme has cone
to again express some of thfe pol
icies of this paper or the bene
fit of a few dissenters who may
read it.
In the first place, this paper
is published, "for the purpose
of giving information and news
of the r.V.F.C.A's. work, prob
lems, accomplishments, and also,
news of local end general inter
est; and to help jester the co
operative spirit of the farmers
of the Matanuskc. Valley". This
is the established policy.
Anyone wishing to write an art
icle i'or publication in the VAL
LEY 3ETTLER ccnolying with this
policy, may ho so. Any article
writ con to destroy this organi
zation, create discord or in any
way harm the farmers for whom
this paper is printed, will not
receive consideration.
During the past nine months
since I have been Editor of this
paper, it has never once been
censored by the Alaska Rural Re
habilitation Corporation or any
member of that organization or
by any other person or group of
persons. No one in the general
office knows what will appear in
this paper until it is printed
and available to every subscribes
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This paper is for the exclusive
benefit of the farmers of the
Matanuska Valley, for the prod
ucers, those engaged in agricul
ture .
The formers of this Valley are
earnestly endeavoring to build
a permanent cooperating organi
zation despite obstacle's of many
kinds. It ill becomes any person
who may deliberately try to inter
fere with its progress. It does
not require brains to tear dovm,
but it docs require both brains
and considerable consclentious
thought to build.
There are those who have no int
erest in farming, several who have
relinquished all rights to member
ship in the Colony by withdrawal
from their farms thereby also
losing their privileges to have
a part in the cooperative move
ment. These people fool they, too
should control policies of the
valley although the best which
can be said of them is the term
"parasite", as wo firmly believe
they hope to become political big
shots and feather their own nests
at the expense of the earnest,
none s t, f armer.
At the annual ^meeting held 'Wed
nesday, somo“^suggested that the
editorials in this paper were a
lot of "Corporation" ideas cram
med down their throats.
It is true this paper has printed
upon request, many announcements
for the Corporation. As this pa
per is the accepted medium of ex
pression, why shouldn't we get in
formation to every one concerned
through its' pages?
As Editor and a farmer in this
valley, I wish'to state that 'the
editorial page, like any other
paper, reserves the right to ex
press only personal opinions of
the Editor.
Too bad all radical critizers with
malicious intensions to destroy,
could not become constructive
workers with helpful ideas.