The Arizona copper camp., 1919-01-25
REGISTER SOLDIERS
FOR STATE ASSISTANCE

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 24.-Regis-
tration of soldiers from this state of
those desiring to benefit by the pro-
visions of proposed legislation de-
signed to furnish them with home and
employment, has already begun. The
registration, which is exceedingly
extent of the relief that will be re-
quired to be furnished by the state.
Arrangements are now being made
to present to the legislature a bill
drafted in conformity with the recon-
mendations of the Department CT In
terror. This act will enable Arizona
men returned from the military SER
vice to settle on state lands, or prop
erty which is acquired for this pur
pose by the Federal government.
The legislature will be asked TO Gre
ate reserve to be known as the
Estate Soldier Settlement Fund" This
fund will be expended in the satisfac-
tory location of each honorably dis
charged member of the American
forces on a tract of land Of sufficient
size to maintain the occupant and
family. In this effort the assistance
of the government will be forthcoming
in accordance with two alternative
plans that have been proposed.
The basis Of cooperation under the
first arrangement is that the state
shall provide the land needed for set.
tlement and the government shall pro-
vide the money necessary to meet the
expense of reclamation subdivision
necessary Improvements and equip
ment. Appropriate arrangements will
| be made to reimburse the state for
the cost of the land.
Under the second alternative the
Soldier Settlement Board, in which
the administration of the measure is
vested, will be authorized to make ac-
tual expenditures in an amount not
less than 25 per cent of the total in.
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provements, implements and stock.
Applicants for land under this act
as contemplated will be required to
enter into contract of purchase which
among other things, will create an eff
fective lien for the payment of the
purchase price Of the land, reclama.
ton costs, improvements and other
charges, II any. The contract will pro-
vide for the immediate payment OF
two per cent Of the sale price of the
property, including reclamation costs
and not less than 10 per cent of the
cost Of farm improvements.
The balance of the amount for the
land and reclamation costs will be
due at the rate of two per cent per
annum for the first four years, and
thereafter in annual payments as pre-
scribed by the board for a period not
to exceed 40 years.
Short term loans for the cultivation
of the land are also provided for. In
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for a farm or $1,000 to be expended
for labor. The repayment of these
sums will be in amounts and times as
determined by the board, but can not
continue over a period longer than
five years.
The purchaser will be required to
take possession and actually occupy
the farm he desires within six months
from the date of the sale. Unless pre-
vented by illness, he WV No required
to maintain his residence on this farm
at least eight months of the year for
five years.
Members of the Soldier Settlement
Board are now making a survey of the
state in an endeavor TO locate enough
land to carry out this purpose. 1t ia
estimated that at least $500 tracts
will be required. These tracts will
vary in size, the dimensions being
loft tn the Judgment of the soldier.