The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-03-22
LAND FOR SOLDIERS
---H0W TO OBTAIN IT
LOCAL BUREAU HAS INFORMA-
TION SOLDIERS SHOULD
HAVE NOW

l. lie lOllOWluS clTculdT leIloT S0uI
out by the department of the inter-
ior tells how soldiers may obtain land.
L. F. Parsons Of Moscow. has the in
formation and applications. The cir
cular follows:
@. What do you mean, work and
homes?
A. Just this. There is a bill now
before Congress asking for an ap-
preparation of $10O.0OO,0O0, which, if
passed will enable the interior de-
partment to begin work at once de-
veloping cooperative farm settlements
Tor soldiers and sailors in all or near
ly all the States.
@. Who will get the farms?
A. Those who create them by
working on draining, clearing. irri-
eating and improving the lands.
@. Will all get farms?
A. That depends on the amount of
land reclaimed.
@. Is this plan only for men who
have been across?
A. No. 1t is for all of the men
who have worn Uncle Sans uniform
in the great war
@. Where is this land located?
A. In practically every State in the
Union there are large areas of this
land. There is dry land in the West
that needs water, which can be pro-
vided by building dams and canals.
In the east are large areas of cut-over
or logged-off timber land, from which
it will be necessary to blow the
stumps and clear off the under-brush.
In the south is large amount of cut
over land and swamp land which must
be drained.
@. Could I get a job near my old
home?
A.Probably you could. These pro-
posed settlements are scattered all
over the country, and it is planned to
have one in each State, if Congress
provides the money for construction
@. How about wages?
A. You would be paid fair wages
by the government while doing this
work-just as good wages as you
would be able to get in outside work
of like character.
O. Would I be enlisted?
A. No. This work is only for men
who have been honorobly discharged
from the service.
@. What kind of work is it?
A. The government will have work
of all kinds in connection with these
settlements, from the highest technic-
al and clerical positions to that of lab
orer.
@. Now, how about getting home
out of this?
A. After you have helped build the
dams and canals, or cleared the cut
over land or stumps. or built the
bitches to drain the swamp land aft
er you have helped to erect houses
and barns, built fences. constructed
roads, and laid out town sites, built
cannerieS, warehouses,
schools, etc.; after you have, in fact,
actually reclaimed the land. the gov
will allow you to pick out
one of these farms planted in crops. |
@. Does the government give me
this farm for nothing?
A. No. And you wouldn't want the |
government to do it. The plan is to
for you to pay for your farm |
lone in small payments over a long
,erm of years, with interest charges
At the rate of per cent per annum.
@. How about stock and farm i'm
A. 1t is planned that the govern
nent will also furnish you with the
necessary stock and farm implements,
o be paid for by you in small pay
nents spread over several years.
@. Where will l get the money to
make even these small payments?
A. You should be able to save the
mount of the first payment out of
our wages while working for the
government helping to build these
ettlements.. The balance you should
q able to pay from the proceeds from
he sale of your crops.
@. I think should like farm life,
ut I don't like the idea of being too
ar away from other people.
A. It is the plan, if Congress passes
he bill now pending before it, to build
that are known as community set
ements, each containing not less
ian 100 farm homes surrounding
own, so that you will have near
good roads over which to
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